You Can't Buy a Woody; You Have to Make It Yourself

Like most guitarists of my generation, one person was so far past everyone else he didn't even have to try. Edward Van Halen redefined rock music and the guitar. I always loved his Kramer 5150, and I always wanted to make a guitar like it. But anybody can paint. I wanted to do something different, especially since he has copyrighted the paint scheme! So I built Woody, my tribute to Edward and the original 5150. It's made from three kinds of wood; Ebony, Maple and Padauk. I used a router to inlay the stripes. It came out much better than I expected.