{"id":1892,"date":"2021-02-07T20:34:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/?page_id=1892"},"modified":"2022-05-16T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:59:03","slug":"vhii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/vhii\/","title":{"rendered":"VHII"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1892\" class=\"elementor elementor-1892\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85b4180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85b4180\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0b793\" data-id=\"ca0b793\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b2beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12b2beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb4fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb4fab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349df02\" data-id=\"349df02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fe73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04fe73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>VH-II<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21f8d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21f8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 This is an updated revision of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhlinks.com\/vbforums\/threads\/51955-The-Charvel-VH-II-An-Appreciation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original VH-II thread<\/a> was done by &#8220;Jimi.&#8221;\u00a0 Recent edits done by Jimi, Don W., and the Guitar Historical Archives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16810fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16810fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1458812\" data-id=\"1458812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86ae5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d86ae5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The VH-II, modernly called &#8220;bumbleblee&#8221; or &#8220;bee,&#8221; is one of Eddie&#8217;s most famous guitars and was initially featured on the VH-II album.\u00a0 The guitar had an ash body, maple Charvel\/pre-pro neck, fender-style tremolo, and clear-bobbin Mighty-Mite pickup.\u00a0 The VH-II later had an early Floyd Rose prototype tremolo with some humbucker and neck changes as the years went by.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceec63a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceec63a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5665b21\" data-id=\"5665b21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8784483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8784483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1908\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg 363w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7b52b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7b52b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eee9a50\" data-id=\"eee9a50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0707e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de0707e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Prelude:\u00a0 Neck, Pickups, Tremolos.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8798f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8798f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Although there are fewer changes when compared to the Frankenstrat, the VH-II did have changes people often forget about.\u00a0 There are three different necks, five pickups, and three tremolo changes throughout the VH-II lifespan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5019d28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5019d28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-294fed6\" data-id=\"294fed6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d04a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39d04a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>*Necks*<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba08961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba08961\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e933ceb\" data-id=\"e933ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b1861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7b1861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1908\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg 363w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e217d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e217d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/black-headstock-grover-jackson-karl-sandoval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black headstock Early Charvel pre-production neck<\/a> possibly made by Grover Jackson in 1978. Ebony fretboard dots.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79b970\" data-id=\"d79b970\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155cf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"155cf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blackwhite-Frankenstrat-neck-on-VHII-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2231\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blackwhite-Frankenstrat-neck-on-VHII-1.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blackwhite-Frankenstrat-neck-on-VHII-1-227x300.jpeg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e38b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e38b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/maple-maple-boogie-bodies\/\">1977 Maple\/Maple Boogie Bodies<\/a> neck by Lynn Ellsworth. This neck was originally on the black\/white incarnation of the Franknestrat and destroyed while attempting a Floyd Rose FRT-1 nut install for the VH-II.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is the only known photo of this neck on the VH-II.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e788a0\" data-id=\"3e788a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abd1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1abd1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1910\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2.jpg 517w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158e205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158e205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/knotty-headstock-10th-fret-bloodstain-boogie-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boogie Bodies &#8220;Knotty&#8221; neck<\/a> made by Lynn Ellsworth in 1979.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e42fd\" data-id=\"01e42fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57f85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b57f85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg 303w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122c18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"122c18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/kramer-pacer-lawsuit-strathead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1982 Kramer Pacer strathead with sanded logo neck<\/a>, as previously seen on the Frankenstrat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45b7656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45b7656\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-635ad58\" data-id=\"635ad58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0e3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0e3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pickups<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-263822a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"263822a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1032b14\" data-id=\"1032b14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e0328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e0328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1915\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0eee98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0eee98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Unknown black humbucker when first received in fall of 1978.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7e001e\" data-id=\"c7e001e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c61cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74c61cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1960\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f19cfbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f19cfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Unknown zebra pickup during Europe tour.\u00a0 October, 1978.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a105e\" data-id=\"25a105e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3206fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3206fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1901\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins.jpg 404w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb41882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb41882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Clear-bobbin Mighty Mite, as seen on VH-II album photoshoot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee7c9b\" data-id=\"3ee7c9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b769f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b769f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1903\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted.jpg 396w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc9fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc9fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cream Dimarzio Super Distortion, as seen on 1979 Japan World Tour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5341269\" data-id=\"5341269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522327f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"522327f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1902\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981.jpg 591w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4cc7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4cc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Unknown pickup seen disassembled in 1981.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7709d7\" data-id=\"d7709d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de391f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de391f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg 303w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c315e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c315e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Unknown black melted humbucker that&#8217;s believed to be the same cream PAF (melted) originally seen on the Frankenstrat in 1981.\u00a0 Ed used a sharpie marker to black out the pickup and rings.\u00a0 This photo is from 1993.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a562f49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a562f49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bd19a\" data-id=\"40bd19a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52f2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52f2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tremolos<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1115279 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1115279\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cde09da\" data-id=\"cde09da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16d369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b16d369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1901\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins.jpg 404w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01af82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01af82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Fender Style tremolo during photoshoot and fall 1978 tour in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eaa33c\" data-id=\"7eaa33c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42ac3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f42ac3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1934\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan.jpg 540w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a80e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a80e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagefloydrose.com\/home-3\/frt-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Floyd Rose FRT-1<\/a>, the first ever Floyd Rose put on Eddie&#8217;s guitars, as seen in Japan 1979.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c93ef1\" data-id=\"3c93ef1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cc63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0cc63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg 303w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e728a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e728a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Mid-late 1980s German Floyd Rose (gold), as seen in 1992 Japanese photoshoot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34cfbbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34cfbbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d123db\" data-id=\"0d123db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a95b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85a95b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>From the Beginning (Fall, 1978)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c07f524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c07f524\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c74627\" data-id=\"0c74627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbe9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cbe9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1915\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4850a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4850a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ed recieves the black\/yellow Charvel in the fall of 1978.\u00a0 Above is Karl Sandoval standing next to him, one of the supposed builders of the guitar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35e5207 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35e5207\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e189eab\" data-id=\"e189eab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be6eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be6eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIstudio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1916\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIstudio.jpg 413w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIstudio-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2dfba0\" data-id=\"d2dfba0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8debe9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8debe9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval-close.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1914\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval-close.jpg 414w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIKarlSandoval-close-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74aa0f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74aa0f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5224851\" data-id=\"5224851\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364aac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"364aac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The VH-II guitar is essentially a copy of Ed&#8217;s Frankenstrat while it was in its black\/white incarnation: the stripe design on the front is nearly identical, Charvel body also made of ash, neck is a Boogie Bodies cut by Lynn Ellsworth\/Grover Jackson, one hum\/one volume configuration, vintage Fender-style tremolo.\u00a0 The main differences lies in the fact that the pickup was rear-loaded (no pickguard) and had a factory finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c131bff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c131bff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf07de\" data-id=\"5bf07de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30a6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a30a6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-neck-black.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1904\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-neck-black.jpg 405w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-neck-black-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252c7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252c7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>However, one major difference is the back of the neck is painted black, as shown above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1202100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1202100\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-773fbe8\" data-id=\"773fbe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4623aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4623aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIheadstck.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1913\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIheadstck.jpg 322w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIheadstck-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a757fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a757fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp; VH-II Bee has an early Charvel logo on the headstock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-217e03f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"217e03f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef81181\" data-id=\"ef81181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"220b89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1963\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-4.jpg 375w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-4-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ddfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1ddfcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The first time VH-II is seen live is during an European tour in October 1978.\u00a0 Van Halen would support Black Sabbath and do their 1st headline show at the Rainbow Theatre in London.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d0952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44d0952\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e68bbd\" data-id=\"1e68bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376db8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"376db8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1892 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS02LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-6.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1965\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1965'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, supporting Black Sabbath, Stuttgart (Bad Rappenau) Germany Oct &#8217;78, 7810003, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS0zLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-3.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1962\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1962'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, 1st Headline Show, Rainbow Theatre London Oct &#8217;78, 7810004, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS01LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-5.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1964\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1964'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, 1st Headline Show, Rainbow Theatre London Oct &#8217;78, 7810004, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS00LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-4.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1963\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1963'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, supporting Black Sabbath, Stuttgart (Bad Rappenau) Germany Oct &#8217;78, 7810003, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1961\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1961'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, supporting Black Sabbath, Stuttgart (Bad Rappenau) Germany Oct &#8217;78, 7810003, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"376db8d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bee with Fender trem 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3ZhbmhhbGVuZ2Vhci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9CZWUtd2l0aC1GZW5kZXItdHJlbS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NmRiOGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-with-Fender-trem-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1960\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1960'>\n\t\t\t\tVan Halen, supporting Black Sabbath, Stuttgart (Bad Rappenau) Germany Oct &#8217;78, 7810003, \u00a91978 Robert Ellis\/Repfoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0223c20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0223c20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0870c63\" data-id=\"0870c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2adcf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2adcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>VH-II Album Photoshoot (November 1978)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76873f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76873f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6836cc2\" data-id=\"6836cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a796a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a796a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When the boys get back from destroying Europe, they take part in a photoshoot for their upcoming second album. Ed and the VH-II are featured on the inside sleeve on the back of the album.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b901333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b901333\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2cb90a\" data-id=\"a2cb90a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea93e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ea93e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-1.jpg 597w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-1-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e554ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e554ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8065f26\" data-id=\"8065f26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372cd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"372cd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1908\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2.jpg 363w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-photoshoot-2-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48fd18f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48fd18f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed9d21\" data-id=\"7ed9d21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9775dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9775dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIclearbobbins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1983\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIclearbobbins.jpg 629w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHIIclearbobbins-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8c00f3\" data-id=\"a8c00f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8666f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af8666f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1982\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins-1.jpg 404w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-clear-bobbins-1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0beaa4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0beaa4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For the photoshoot, Ed replaces the reverse-zebra humbucker with a clear-bobbin Mighty Mite.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5c491\" data-id=\"5b5c491\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe99c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe99c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Clear-bobbin-example-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1981\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Clear-bobbin-example-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Clear-bobbin-example-1-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975d072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975d072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Example of another clear-bobbin Mighty Mite.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caacb3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caacb3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d744b3\" data-id=\"7d744b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca602ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca602ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>1979:\u00a0 New neck, Floyd Rose FRT-1, Dimarzio Super Distortion<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99b639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99b639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ed installs an new &#8220;knotty headstock&#8221; Boogie Bodies neck, an all creme, Dimarzio Super Distortion (<i>with a vintage PAF magnet<\/i>) and a prototype Floyd Rose FRT-1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ab76b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10ab76b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4748ab\" data-id=\"a4748ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25475c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25475c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90814de\" data-id=\"90814de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9d14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef9d14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1920\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2-1.jpg 517w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-with-FRT-1-early-2-1-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa23ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aa23ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above is the <a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/knotty-headstock-10th-fret-bloodstain-boogie-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knotty headstock Boogie Bodies neck<\/a> made by Lynn Ellsworth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c931de7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c931de7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0543746\" data-id=\"0543746\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b108f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4b108f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1934\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan.jpg 540w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-Body-1979-Japan-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b842ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b842ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The VH-II now sports the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagefloydrose.com\/home-3\/frt-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Floyd Rose FRT-1<\/a>, the very first Floyd Rose ever given to Eddie and also the first prototype production Floyd Rose model ever created.\u00a0 Due to the unit being rushed, no chrome is on the tremolo.\u00a0 Therefore, the FRT-1 unit rusted very quickly.\u00a0 Also notice the cream Dimarzio Super Distortion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79cee96\" data-id=\"79cee96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12eb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a12eb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-headstock-1979-Japan-tour-578x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2000\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-headstock-1979-Japan-tour-578x1024.jpg 578w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-headstock-1979-Japan-tour-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bee-headstock-1979-Japan-tour.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddb07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddb07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;Knotty&#8221; headstock Boogie Bodies neck with Floyd Rose FRT-1 locking nut.\u00a0 Notice the 1-5\/8th locking nut sits on a 1-3\/4th width.\u00a0 String retainer is probably brass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-800d056 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"800d056\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e38d360\" data-id=\"e38d360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab9bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aab9bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d179d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d179d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bea37c9\" data-id=\"bea37c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec5dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ec5dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-687\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2871-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4f715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4f715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In this ironic picture during the 1979 Japan World Tour, you see the VH-II sporting the Knotty headstock neck.\u00a0 Next to it is the Frankenstrat with the VH-IIs old Charvel black headstock neck!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f844835 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f844835\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c6b4d\" data-id=\"78c6b4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0757f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0757f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1-243x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1-243x172.jpg 243w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-1979-World-Tour-Guitars-1.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f66d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2f66d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>From left to right on stage during the 1979 Japan tour:\u00a0 Dragonsnake, VH-II, <a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/frankenstrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frankenstrat<\/a>, Dean V, Music Life guitar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8a5d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a8a5d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c0241\" data-id=\"12c0241\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79aef4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79aef4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1979-Japan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1899\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1979-Japan.jpg 276w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1979-Japan-104x300.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc968e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc968e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above you see a blood stain on the 10th fret, hence why the &#8220;Knotty neck&#8221; is also called the &#8220;10th fret\/bloodstain&#8221; neck at times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e90ac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e90ac4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4606cb3\" data-id=\"4606cb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d55f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d55f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ed-with-VH-II-people-on-stage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2004\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ed-with-VH-II-people-on-stage.jpg 320w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ed-with-VH-II-people-on-stage-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-578bfbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"578bfbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0af34c\" data-id=\"d0af34c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f88cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f88cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>1980:\u00a0 No change<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f37121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f37121\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82149c2\" data-id=\"82149c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcb512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bcb512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1903\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted.jpg 396w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-FRT-1-rusted-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8785b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8785b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Although no parts were changed in 1980, above you see the Floyd Rose FRT-1 now significantly rusted due to the lack of chrome plating when the unit was received.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b05ba2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b05ba2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25a6de\" data-id=\"c25a6de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a33c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58a33c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-thin-headstock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1909\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-thin-headstock.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-thin-headstock-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0b3182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0b3182\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-892fadd\" data-id=\"892fadd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7159f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7159f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Notice how thin the Knotty headstock is.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-067fb67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"067fb67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a17172c\" data-id=\"a17172c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3608717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3608717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1897\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-3.jpg 442w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-3-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb2f93\" data-id=\"3eb2f93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a435d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54a435d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1896\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-2.jpg 464w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-2-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3d8c25\" data-id=\"b3d8c25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f56ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f56ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1895\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-1.jpg 474w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EddieVHII1980-1-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99a55f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99a55f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051c7c9\" data-id=\"051c7c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0f89ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=50vi6TycEh8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5b11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5b11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The only known live footage of the VH-II is seen here at the Pink Pop Festival in Geleen, Holland:\u00a0 May 25, 1980.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74fc19e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74fc19e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad89db5\" data-id=\"ad89db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c69e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c69e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Grover Jackson incident leads to VH-II retirement\/dissembly\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9776dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9776dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ed played the VH-II on three world tours and seemed to use the guitar on the album &#8220;Women and Children First,&#8221; but Ed soon disbanded the VH-II guitar over frustrations and legal battles with Grover Jackson.\u00a0 Grover created Charvel VH-II clones without Eddie&#8217;s permission, the incident would deteriorate the Charvel relationship.\u00a0 Ed would eventually partner with Kramer Guitars in 1982, leading to the way to the largest guitar empire of the 1980s.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cca500a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cca500a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aece905\" data-id=\"aece905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff427d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ff427d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Charvel_1982_strat_san_dimas_evh_van_halen_vhII_graphic_w-1024x716.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2141\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Charvel_1982_strat_san_dimas_evh_van_halen_vhII_graphic_w-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Charvel_1982_strat_san_dimas_evh_van_halen_vhII_graphic_w-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Charvel_1982_strat_san_dimas_evh_van_halen_vhII_graphic_w-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Charvel_1982_strat_san_dimas_evh_van_halen_vhII_graphic_w.jpg 1465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b21ca5\" data-id=\"4b21ca5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb49d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb49d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/guitar_charvel_1984_san_dimas_vh_graphic_b-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2142\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/guitar_charvel_1984_san_dimas_vh_graphic_b-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/guitar_charvel_1984_san_dimas_vh_graphic_b-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/guitar_charvel_1984_san_dimas_vh_graphic_b-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/guitar_charvel_1984_san_dimas_vh_graphic_b.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b11bae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b11bae4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc846d9\" data-id=\"dc846d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fbffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89fbffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above are examples of Charvel VH-II clones made by Grover Jackson in 1982, although he started making them earlier.\u00a0 This ultimately leading to a cease-and-desist by Eddie Van Halen which eventually ended the Charvel\/Boogie Bodies\/Ellsworth\/Jackson relationship that originally sparked Eddie&#8217;s earliest and most famous guitars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6cd027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6cd027\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35cc1d1\" data-id=\"35cc1d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8b152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe8b152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-Unchained-guitar-next-to-others-FRT-1-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dabc80b\" data-id=\"dabc80b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a23ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a23ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1902\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981.jpg 591w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-Disassembled-1981-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086b0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086b0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The VH-II is seen disassembled in 1981 next to Ed&#8217;s other various guitars.\u00a0 The rusted Floyd Rose FRT-1 is removed and the pickup is replaced.\u00a0 The Knotty neck is also removed.\u00a0 This is the last photo of the VH-II until a Japanese photoshoot in 1992.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faad5ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faad5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb37aea\" data-id=\"eb37aea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985be11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985be11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>1993:\u00a0 Last known sighting, various changes.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4498e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4498e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af3e5bf\" data-id=\"af3e5bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c01314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg 303w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3874d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3874d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above shows the last incarnation and sighting of the VH-II.\u00a0 It now features the Kramer Pacer strathead neck previously on the Frankenstrat in 1982, a gold German Floyd Rose, and an unknown black humbucker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1db197a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1db197a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39851a\" data-id=\"f39851a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89b9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b89b9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Franky82-with-sanded-Pacer-neck.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1898\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Franky82-with-sanded-Pacer-neck.jpg 297w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Franky82-with-sanded-Pacer-neck-111x300.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7701824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7701824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Kramer Pacer strathead neck, as seen on the Frankenstrat in 1982.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a50b829\" data-id=\"a50b829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac02bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bac02bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992.jpg 303w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VHII-1992-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508f17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508f17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Same Kramer Pacer strathead neck, now on VH-II with black tape striping it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b79a8b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b79a8b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df8a535\" data-id=\"df8a535\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e47f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3e47f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2041\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front.jpg 489w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7418d43\" data-id=\"7418d43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c00dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c00dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2040\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front-2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-Bee-front-2-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b71b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b71b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Notice the German gold Floyd Rose with unknown black humbucker.\u00a0 The pick-up ring was originally creme, but Ed colored it black with a marker!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a4b254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a4b254\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f4c5b4\" data-id=\"3f4c5b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428ce88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"428ce88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-bee-back.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2039\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-bee-back.jpg 563w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1992-bee-back-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47b6f33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47b6f33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e1d63\" data-id=\"a0e1d63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8b961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8b961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>2004:\u00a0 VH-II gets buried with Dimebag Darrel<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-604cdb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"604cdb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85761d1\" data-id=\"85761d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a455b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a455b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-with-Dimebag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2177\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-with-Dimebag.jpg 350w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-with-Dimebag-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc3cff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc3cff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c185ec4\" data-id=\"c185ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce89e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce89e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The VH-II guitar was buried with Dimebag Darrel, former guitarist of Pantera, in 2004.\u00a0 Dimebag, a huge Van Halen fan, met Eddie a few months prior and asked for a Charvel VH-II replica.\u00a0 Dimebag&#8217;s favorite Van Halen guitar was the VH-II.\u00a0 Upon hearing of Dimebag&#8217;s tragic death which involved a shooting at a club, Eddie attended Dimebag&#8217;s funeral with the actual VH-II guitar and placed it in Dimebag&#8217;s &#8220;KISS&#8221; Kasket donated by Gene Simmons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77e6dfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77e6dfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f31def\" data-id=\"0f31def\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f4fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58f4fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-casket.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2174\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-casket.jpg 728w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-casket-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f30c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f30c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above shows the final resting place of the VH-II, resting peacefully in a KISS Kasket personally donated by Gene Simmons.\u00a0 It&#8217;s unknown what the VH-II looked like upon being placed in the coffin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e616e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e616e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2087cee\" data-id=\"2087cee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c54b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44c54b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-at-Dimebags-Funeral-next-to-Zak-Wild..jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2176\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-at-Dimebags-Funeral-next-to-Zak-Wild..jpg 594w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eddie-at-Dimebags-Funeral-next-to-Zak-Wild.-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772fca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"772fca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Above is Eddie talking at Dimebag&#8217;s funeral and taking a shot with Zakk Wylde (Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist), another fellow guitarist and friend of Dimebag Darell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ba20e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ba20e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cad726\" data-id=\"6cad726\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b755da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b755da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ed-with-Zakk-at-Dimebags-funeral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2200\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ed-with-Zakk-at-Dimebags-funeral.jpg 612w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ed-with-Zakk-at-Dimebags-funeral-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a151a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a151a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211642f\" data-id=\"211642f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046e245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"046e245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-grave.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2184\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-grave.jpg 384w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dimebags-grave-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d1b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1d1b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Darrell Abbott\u2019s funeral service took place at the Arlington Convention Center, and he was buried in the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b535549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b535549\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92704cb\" data-id=\"92704cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4079d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4079d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/abbott-vincent-paul-grave.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2182\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/abbott-vincent-paul-grave.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/abbott-vincent-paul-grave-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"249c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Vinnie, Dimebag&#8217;s brother, died in 2018 and is resting next to Dimebag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-965f29a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"965f29a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d454bb7\" data-id=\"d454bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29f014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29f014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Check out the following articles discussing the Dimebag\/Eddie relationship in more detail:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhnd.com\/2014\/12\/08\/dime-was-an-original-he-deserves-the-original-eddie-van-halen-on-dimebag-darrell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.vhnd.com\/2014\/12\/08\/dime-was-an-original-he-deserves-the-original-eddie-van-halen-on-dimebag-darrell\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/eddie-van-halen-dimebag-darrell-guitar-buried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/eddie-van-halen-dimebag-darrell-guitar-buried\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VH-II \u00a0 This is an updated revision of the original VH-II thread was done by &#8220;Jimi.&#8221;\u00a0 Recent edits done by Jimi, Don W., and the Guitar Historical Archives. The VH-II, modernly called &#8220;bumbleblee&#8221; or &#8220;bee,&#8221; is one of Eddie&#8217;s most famous guitars and was initially featured on the VH-II album.\u00a0 The guitar had an ash &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/vhii\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VHII<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":280,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4628,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892\/revisions\/4628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}