Eddies Bumble Bee

[Diamondmosh]

I was watching this doc on HBO : Bitching the sound and fury of Rick janes
The guitarist was playing the black and yellow bumble bee it was on soul train
His first big album 1978 any insight would be great ie did Ed bite this guys style or did he copy him?

[Jedi McFly]

I saw this footage recently too. I believe this was one of the VH style Charvels that were being sold around that time - part of the reason why Ed abandoned the bee and caused issues between Ed and Charvel / Grover Jackson.

If Ed striping guitars was inspired by anybody it was more likely Chip Kinman of the Dils, a contemporary of Ed's that put electrical tape on a white Les Paul.

[ziggysmalls]

I saw this footage recently too. I believe this was one of the VH style Charvels that were being sold around that time - part of the reason why Ed abandoned the bee and caused issues between Ed and Charvel / Grover Jackson.

If Ed striping guitars was inspired by anybody it was more likely Chip Kinman of the Dils, a contemporary of Ed's that put electrical tape on a white Les Paul.

I can't find it on Youtube or anywhere but you can see the aforementioned guitar and striping in Cheech and Chongs Up In Smoke during the battle of the bands. I know Chip says Eddie stole it from him but VH1 was released in Feb 1978. Up in Smoke September 1978. So obviously VH1 was recorded in 1977 and its likely Up in Smoke was filmed early 1978.

Who knows who got it first. We do know who popularized it

[wombattt]

I was watching this doc on HBO : Bitching the sound and fury of Rick janes
The guitarist was playing the black and yellow bumble bee it was on soul train
His first big album 1978 any insight would be great ie did Ed bite this guys style or did he copy him?

I remember that…he played it during Superfreak…I remember at the time thinking the guitarist looked out of place in Rick James’ band. I also recall thinking he was copying Eddie’s look and guitar.


Here he is on Merv Griffin…

[Dave's Dreidel]

That just looks so wrong.

[Pasadena Plexi]

Around this same time Cameo released the song Candy with a wicked Ed type of Solo. At the time it was so brutal to hear Ed's style on a cool pop hit.

[rockyvanheineken]

Unrelated, but the story of a party happening at Sharon Tate's house the night she was murdered is false.

Rick James claims he was sleeping off a hangover, skipped a party, and thus avoided being murdered. It ain't true.

[LAD-1972]

Original post:
https://twitter.com/van_halen_army/s...645579777?s=20

Apparently he liked Ed’s knee pads, too!

[Dutchie5150]

Mick Mars from Motley Crue ended up owning that Bee, but he hated the think paint and clear and had it sanded back to bare wood.

It now looks like this...

[Sam Vs. Dave]

I believe Derek Smalls started the trend in 1967 with the Thamesmen.

[87GNX]

I can't find it on Youtube or anywhere but you can see the aforementioned guitar and striping in Cheech and Chongs Up In Smoke during the battle of the bands. I know Chip says Eddie stole it from him but VH1 was released in Feb 1978. Up in Smoke September 1978. So obviously VH1 was recorded in 1977 and its likely Up in Smoke was filmed early 1978.

Who knows who got it first. We do know who popularized it

Up in Smoke was filmed in May and June of 1977.

Van Halen I was recorded in October of 1977.

[fudd]

Up in Smoke was filmed in May and June of 1977.

Van Halen I was recorded in October of 1977.

But the guitar was stripped before they recorded.


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[Jedi McFly]

Up in Smoke was filmed in May and June of 1977.

Van Halen I was recorded in October of 1977.

First known images of the striped Frankenstein were August 1, 1977.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

I believe Derek Smalls started the trend in 1967 with the Thamesmen.

[87GNX]

First known images of the striped Frankenstein were August 1, 1977.

Yup, so we definitely have a very short time frame to work with. It would help if we knew how long before Up in Smoke filming the guitar was striped. In Van Halen Rising, the first mention of the Frankie being striped was actually done with electrical tape. The Up in Smoke guitarist had electrical tape strung across his shirt. Can't say for sure if the guitar was painted that way, or was using electrical tape