Eddie Van Halen reinvents the guitar

Courtesy CNN.com - Entertainment  Wed, 02/04/2009 - 06:53

After years of wearing down metal frets and having pieces of his guitar rip off or malfunction during shows, Eddie Van Halen says he's built a guitar that even he can't destroy.

On the Wolfgang, frets are fashioned of stainless steel, and metal gadgets are custom-made by a company that specializes in medical tools.

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This is the guitar I want! I

Posted by Kingsdown mattress on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 05:10.

This is the guitar I want! I already have a Fender and a Gibson but think this guitar is so cool.

WOLFGANG FENDER

Posted by HTBW on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 12:28.

Check out http://www.htbwmedia.com for more on the FENDER WOLFGANG including a picture and an interview with Eddie himself

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