Based on what I know, and filling in some spots with what I've been told......Strat78 wrote:Yeah, I think the 32uf Rifas sound best for the screens, but those NOS Plessey's look so damn cool, oops, wrong forum.I did that stripe diagram years ago over at Halen.com, before I came to my senses.
Well, given you are doing a VHI "inspired" paint job, it does not matter how you do it up, plus let me guess, your putting a floyd on it too.
However, If you do go ahead and subject the world to yet another stripy (unplayable in public) Franky knock off, go with KNE's Franky body cut, Callaham bridge (though it appears that Ed's was a cheap Tokai bridge), musikraft neck (paddle headstock so you can shape it yourself correctly). Then again, just skip the Franky copy and do a less obvious tribute to VH classic gear like a WII practice bomb effects rack.
It's trully a shame that the Azusa 0022 body fell into hands of a sleazy crook, if only KNE could have had a shot at replicating it then we all would have had access to the nearly exact Franky body shape.
Azusa 22 was won on Ebay by Frankenstraat. Who paid a dear penny for it, got it, took all of the appropriate measurements so he could dupe it, and sold it a month later for nearly the same price or a little higher. Unless someone knows better, that's where 22 is now. There have been statements that the owner also has Eddie's Beak Jump neck and his plan was to marry the two together. Which is a cool concept.
Azusa 28 (sanded down, with "Mary Kay" on the elbow contour) was loaned to Mitch at KNE, who did his study and measurements - and it's what he now sells as his Azusa Body. That body was sent back to the owner, who sold/traded it to Scott at Musikraft, who I think owns it still? And his Frank is based on his study & measurements of the same body Kyle had. Though admittedly, the two are just a hair different, call it artistic interpretation.
I think all of the above is correct unless someone can chip in a correction.