EVH Striped Series Frankenstein vs Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"
The EVH Striped Series Frankenstein and the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat" are both electric guitars.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.35% — somewhat different
EVH Striped Series Frankenstein
Evh · electric guitar
Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"
Hohner · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$854.89via Reverb
The EVH Striped Series Frankenstein is a hand-built replica of Eddie Van Halen's legendary self-modified "Frankenstrat," one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable guitars in rock history. It faithfully recreates the guitar's distinctive red, white, and black striped finish along with its unconventional mix of components that Eddie Van Halen assembled himself, reflecting the DIY spirit that helped define his groundbreaking playing style and tone.
One of Prince’s mainstay guitars that he has been using since the early 80’s is the Hohner MadCat Telecaster, a Japanese made Fender Telecaster copy. These were designed in the early 70’s and later H.S. Anderson sold the rights to Hohner in Germany. Production stayed in Japan but with the Hohner logo. The MadCat had a 25 ½” scale, two single coils and a fixed bridge with a maple body built with a walnut strip down the middle. The front and back were book matched maple with fake tortoiseshell binding and a leopard print pickguard and plastic pickup ring. The proximity of the bridge pickup to the bridge itself produced a unique tone that had the perfect honk for funk causing Prince to fall in love with it. He owns several examples of these, most of which have had the neck replaced at one point due to him wearing them out.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- Funk