Lots of you wanted a single location to check out the "making of the 5150" guitar pictures.
I've got them up and ready for your review. Look on the left side of the blog and click on the "5150 - Start to Finish" photo album!
Or, just click here!
Enjoy!
Van Halen hit Dallas for possibly the last time Saturday night (9/25/04). Overall, the show was killer! The best way for me to explain it is to list what I didn't like, because as big of a VH freak as I am, the rest was fantastic!
Could of done without:
#1 Playing Human's Being. Who cares about this song? I guess the guys do, but it was a stop down to me.
#2 Sammy playing his "Capricorn" and "Eagle's Fly" songs solo. We all know Sammy has a life outside of Van Halen, but during the Van Halen show, I'm not interested!
#3 Opening with "Jump". I know...I'm a purist and this is the song that sealed VH's mass appeal audience, but come on! I guess it could of been a lot worse and they could of played "You're No Good"...
#4 Seeing Eddie drunk and not being able to understand him. I've idolized this guy since 1978, so of course I'm setting myself up for failure, but I hated seeing him this way.
#5 Eddie not playing one of his "Frankenstein" guitars. He started the show with one of his eBay Charvels (the black and yellow one). Played 2 other Peavey Wolfgang models, but didn't once bring out any of his red/white/black striped guitars. Really suprised me because he has a Wolfgang painted up this way and its obvious he likes playing them.
I'm sure I could nit pick the show to death, but I was in heaven. The highlight of the show for me was hearing them nail "Unchained". Its the best song they ever recorded, so hammering it out live is pure greatness for me.
Get to the show. You may never see them live again!
If you saw the show, click on Comments below and share your thoughts.
Lots of people wanting to check out the guitar Mike Wolverton and Jeremey built!
Here's one click for you to see all the postings about the 5150!
My station's biggest concert event of the year is called Bone Bash. 3 bands played before the headliner, Cheap Trick.
In front of a crowd of approximately 30,000 in Downtown Ft. Worth, I was able to debut the 5150 beauty Mike Wolverton and Jeremey put together for me. Big thank you to Paul (Van Halen Guy!) and his band, XES Whiskey (check out their site for a bunch of Bone Bash concert photos) for the opportunity and of course Musicyo.com!
Check out these pictures!
Look at that crowd!
On stage with XES Whiskey!
Good full stage shot!
Good riff pose!
The best way I can describe this guitar is to remember how much I loved my first bike I got from Santa...there is just something special about it!
Mike Wolverton from VintageKramer.com and Jeremey (custom guitar paint - Axewerks) have done a fantastic job on this guitar!! Make sure to check out their sites and the other guitars they have completed!
She made her debut at a local bar last night (9/9/04) with great success and look for more info early next week about 40,000 plus that will see this in action over the weekend!
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View Finished Body
View Full Guitar
The finish work on this guitar is amazing. They did amazing work on the details. Check out the cigarette burns on the headstock, the worn "belt" marks on the back and the worn paint on the butt from the arm rest!
Yes, it plays as well as it looks!
Check out Mike Wolverton's progress on my dream axe!
The picture to the left is the model he is duplicating; Eddie's 5150!
Here's a few pictures of the progress so far. I cannot wait to get my hands on this machine!
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This girl should be finished in about a week...more pics to come!
I've recently met an EVH fan that is more of a freak than me. Paul "the Van Halen" guy is probably what I would of become without my parents getting me off to college. He is a rep for Charvel and he let me know about this about a month before it happened...
Paul's band, XES Whiskey kick serious arse. Check them out live. Paul's love of the guitar and all things Van Halen is on display around D/FW!
Anyway, Eddie signs on with the '80's shred machine company Charvel. Anyone that wants to know what I want for Christmas, my Birthday or any other reason....check this out!
For more fun, check out the pictures of Eddie building limited editions from his kitchen (go down and click on Guitar Building Photo Gallery)!
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