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Van Halen’s Guitar Washington Bound
You know that guitar Eddie Van Halen used during the band’s 2007-08 tour with David Lee Roth? It’s going to have its own gig at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
The axe going to Washington is a red, white and blue guitar, dubbed “Frank 2” that is a replica of the original “Frankenstein” guitar Van Halen played for more than three decades, according to CNN. Van Halen retired “Frankenstein” in 2006.
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“The museum collects objects that are multidimensional, and this guitar reflects innovation, talent and influence,” museum director Brent Glass said. “The guitar moves the museum’s instrument collections into more contemporary history.”
In other words, the guitar rocks.
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