{"id":2550,"date":"2021-07-26T22:24:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/?page_id=2550"},"modified":"2021-07-27T01:37:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T01:37:55","slug":"ibanez-destroyer-shark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/ibanez-destroyer-shark\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibanez Destroyer\/Shark"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2550\" class=\"elementor elementor-2550\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db4341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db4341\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02c223b\" data-id=\"02c223b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b243aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b243aa\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-353b858 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353b858\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cbf399\" data-id=\"5cbf399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0885a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0885a\" 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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1975 Ibanez Destroyer (later turned into &#8220;Shark&#8221;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-c348775 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c348775\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08ce878\" data-id=\"08ce878\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c1163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3c1163\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"357\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catalog-photo-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catalog-photo-2.jpeg 357w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catalog-photo-2-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-30a29c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30a29c8\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629e41f\" data-id=\"629e41f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4218b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4218b\" 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<p>The Ibanez Destroyer was used on multiple songs on Van Halen&#8217;s debut 1978 album, such as: &#8220;Running with the Devil,&#8221; &#8220;You Really Got Me,&#8221; and Jamie&#8217;s Cryin&#8217;.&#8221;\u00a0 Ed would later borrow Chris Holmes&#8217; Destroyer to record parts of the &#8220;Women and Children First&#8221; album.\u00a0 In essence, Ed&#8217;s destroyer was a vital instrument early in his career.\u00a0 He used it during his club days starting in 1975, and the guitar can be heard on some of the most iconic Van Halen songs on the first 1978 album.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Below are the various incarnations of Eddie&#8217;s 1975 (model 2459) Ibanez Destroyer.\u00a0 Ed, along with Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P., received some of the very first destroyers imported from Japan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-adacf86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adacf86\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d2b1b\" data-id=\"d6d2b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d23939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d23939\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs-768x404.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2c942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba2c942\" 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<p>Stock, with white speed knobs.\u00a0 Ed&#8217;s originally came with amber colored knobs (most likely).\u00a0 The white speed volume\/tone knobs are on the earliest photos of Ed with the guitar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-9e48a9c\" data-id=\"9e48a9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229126e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"229126e\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"523\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer.jpeg 523w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer-258x300.jpeg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2fd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a2fd7e\" 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<p>Painted white, with strat knobs from his <a href=\"http:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/1961-fender-stratocaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1961 Strat<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-0a326e8\" data-id=\"0a326e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcc0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebcc0c8\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1-213x300.jpeg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde6f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde6f3a\" 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<p>Heavily modified into &#8220;The Shark,&#8221; a decision Ed would later regret due to removed wood affecting the sound.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-298f42b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"298f42b\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45af975\" data-id=\"45af975\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f583793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f583793\" 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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Guitar Specs<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-2be5da2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2be5da2\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da0c95\" data-id=\"6da0c95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e926c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e926c35\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"364\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Catalog-photo-destroyer-364x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Catalog-photo-destroyer-364x1024.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Catalog-photo-destroyer-107x300.jpeg 107w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Catalog-photo-destroyer.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-6952db9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6952db9\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-009d804\" data-id=\"009d804\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccee934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccee934\" 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<p>These guitars were made in Japan at the Fujigen factory from 1975-1979.\u00a0 \u00a0The body wood was made from Japanese &#8220;Sen&#8221; and referred to as &#8220;Sen Ash.&#8221;\u00a0 However, Eddie Van Halen and Chris Holmes both originally thought they were made of korina due to the advertisements Ibanez used, but &#8220;Korina&#8221; was just the name of the finish.\u00a0 It features an epoxy finish which easily chipped, and most of these guitars you see today show extreme chipping over the years.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The pickups were Maxon &#8220;Super 70s&#8221; and featured &#8220;Star&#8221; tuners.\u00a0 Ed would eventually replace the tone\/volume knobs with ones from his stratocaster.\u00a0 The guitar features generally characteristics of a Gibson Explorer:\u00a0 Set neck construction, 22 frets, fixed bridge, etc.<\/p><p>Something very rare about Ed&#8217;s destroyer is the neck joint.\u00a0 Ed&#8217;s destoyer was an extremely early version with bulkier set neck joint when compared to later 1975 versions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>More general information found at <a href=\"https:\/\/ibanez.fandom.com\/wiki\/2459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibanez Fandom<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-c411f90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c411f90\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b309912\" data-id=\"b309912\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00191a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c00191a\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Very-early-1975-Ibanez-Destoyer-with-different-heel-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Very-early-1975-Ibanez-Destoyer-with-different-heel-1.png 612w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Very-early-1975-Ibanez-Destoyer-with-different-heel-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c693c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06c693c\" 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<p>The earliest 1975 Destroyer neck joint, above.\u00a0 This is what Ed had and is very rare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-a0ec97a\" data-id=\"a0ec97a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413d29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"413d29f\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destoyer-with-later-heel-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destoyer-with-later-heel-1.png 612w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destoyer-with-later-heel-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70caac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70caac6\" 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<p>Most 1975+ destroyers heels look like this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-2c9ebdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c9ebdd\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0ae15\" data-id=\"fd0ae15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526b9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526b9d0\" 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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tuners<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-f63a20d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f63a20d\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132ec8d\" data-id=\"132ec8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888067e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"888067e\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"551\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Star-Tuners.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Star-Tuners.jpeg 551w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Star-Tuners-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af8be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af8be3\" 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<p>Stock versions with with &#8220;star&#8221; tuners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-6f37a11\" data-id=\"6f37a11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce5d51c\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Schaller-D-tuners.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Schaller-D-tuners.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Schaller-D-tuners-300x153.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee12542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee12542\" 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<p>NAMM prototype destroyers came with Schaller D tuners.<\/p><p><em>Thanks to Allen G. for the photos.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-36681e9\" data-id=\"36681e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0acbe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0acbe3\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"488\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-destroyer-asterisk-tuners.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-destroyer-asterisk-tuners.jpeg 488w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-destroyer-asterisk-tuners-300x233.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b45841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b45841\" 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<p>Above you see Ed&#8217;s shark with what appears may be very rare &#8220;asterisk&#8221; tuners on the three bottom.\u00a0 However others say they are simply West Germany Schaller Minis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-9333db1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9333db1\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b55bc\" data-id=\"73b55bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5938f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5938f57\" 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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Pickups<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7806b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7806b69\" 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<p>Ed would use the stock Super 70 pickups until he modifies the destroyer into the &#8220;Shark.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-5d243d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d243d4\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8fa41\" data-id=\"3b8fa41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b966e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b966e7\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-catalog.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-catalog.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-catalog-300x240.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97a0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97a0b0\" 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<p>Above you see the different variations of the super 70 pickup seen in the stock destroyers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-ee4118e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee4118e\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1b941c\" data-id=\"d1b941c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db664b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db664b4\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2725\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-2.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-3159441\" data-id=\"3159441\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f443259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f443259\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickup-1.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-49bc7d5\" data-id=\"49bc7d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeba36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eeba36f\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickups-from-1978.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickups-from-1978.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickups-from-1978-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Super-70-pickups-from-1978-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-74fa128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74fa128\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb2b9\" data-id=\"7bbb2b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efef88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4efef88\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ibanez-Destroyer-bare-wood-with-strat-knobs-768x404.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e2c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e2c1e\" 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<p>Above is one of the earliest known photos of Ed playing the guitar prior to being painted white.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-514b7d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"514b7d7\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41aa459\" data-id=\"41aa459\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00312c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00312c2\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"523\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer-1.jpeg 523w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/white_destroyer-1-258x300.jpeg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a3d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a3d05\" 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<p>Painted white &#8211; notice he replaced the volume\/tone knobs with ones from his stratocaster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-634da2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"634da2f\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e05b35\" data-id=\"2e05b35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0242cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0242cab\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"345\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shark-live.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shark-live.jpeg 345w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shark-live-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7c904a6\" data-id=\"7c904a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e9dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97e9dad\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1-2.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Destroyer-1-2-213x300.jpeg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-e8f02ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8f02ce\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d938c59\" data-id=\"d938c59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51868a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51868a\" 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<p>Ed eventually cut up the destroyer and turned it into the &#8220;Shark&#8221; which it is most known for now days.\u00a0 Ed replaced the nut with a brass version, removed part of the body, changed pickups, and of course striped it with his famous red\/white scheme.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this dramatically changed the tone of the instrument in Ed&#8217;s disfavor.\u00a0 In fact, Ed disliked the sound so much he asked Chris Holmes if he could borrow his to record the &#8220;Women and Children First&#8221; album in 1980.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-8a928ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a928ad\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e887054\" data-id=\"e887054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f936973\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"323\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brass-nut-on-shark.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brass-nut-on-shark.jpeg 323w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brass-nut-on-shark-121x300.jpeg 121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bfe6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03bfe6b\" 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<p>Comparisons of truss plate, and notice how Ed placed a brass nut when converting to the Shark, which perhaps greatly affected the tone as well.\u00a0 <em>Thanks to Allen G. for the photo and info.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-96a1d61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96a1d61\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ba6c7\" data-id=\"c1ba6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5e1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5c5e1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=MWriwIGM4Vk&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-6d3252c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3252c\" 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<p>Doug Anderson sold the first Ibanez Destroyers to come out of Japan:\u00a0 Both of them going to Ed and Chris Holmes.\u00a0 Above is a video of Doug discussing Chris Holmes&#8217; destroyer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-ce794b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce794b3\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cfb1c6\" data-id=\"7cfb1c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2bad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e2bad6\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"645\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5F807798-eddie-van-halen-borrowed-former-w-a-s-p-guitarist-chris-holmes-guitar-for-women-and-children-first-album-mean-man-documentary-bonus-sequence-streaming-image-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5F807798-eddie-van-halen-borrowed-former-w-a-s-p-guitarist-chris-holmes-guitar-for-women-and-children-first-album-mean-man-documentary-bonus-sequence-streaming-image-1.jpeg 645w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5F807798-eddie-van-halen-borrowed-former-w-a-s-p-guitarist-chris-holmes-guitar-for-women-and-children-first-album-mean-man-documentary-bonus-sequence-streaming-image-1-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-ef5608b\" data-id=\"ef5608b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744bfb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"744bfb9\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Van_Halen_-_Women_and_Children_First.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Van_Halen_-_Women_and_Children_First.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Van_Halen_-_Women_and_Children_First-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-1ff8866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ff8866\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-234f809\" data-id=\"234f809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d6dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86d6dfb\" 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<p>Above is a photo of Chris Holmes&#8217; destroyer which is identical to Ed&#8217;s when they first received them.\u00a0 Chris painted his the salmon color, and this guitar was used to record parts of the &#8220;Women and Children First&#8221; album.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-8ef2a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef2a35\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caa6c14\" data-id=\"caa6c14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a99786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7a99786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=dxfysrDRhpw&amp;t=1185s&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-62b85c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62b85c0\" 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<p>Later in the concert you see Ed playing the Shark\/destroyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-fdcb989 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdcb989\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff87bf3\" data-id=\"ff87bf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab6827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ab6827\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wolfgang-instagram-pic-of-shark.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wolfgang-instagram-pic-of-shark.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wolfgang-instagram-pic-of-shark-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wolfgang-instagram-pic-of-shark-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1843319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1843319\" 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<p>Above is a recent photo of Wolfgang Van Halen holding the shark in its current state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-fb1b4fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1b4fe\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39349dc\" data-id=\"39349dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dff60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dff60b\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"765\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vanhalenoldschoolflyer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vanhalenoldschoolflyer.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vanhalenoldschoolflyer-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-cd20619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd20619\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349cf06\" data-id=\"349cf06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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