A Son And A Guitar Named Wolfgang

Eddie Van Halen has been designing a guitar with Fender. The instrument is called "the Wolfgang.”

From Eddie Van Halen reinvents the guitar by Denise Quan:

After years of wearing down metal frets and having pieces of his guitar rip off or malfunction during shows, Van Halen says he's built a guitar that even he can't destroy. On the Wolfgang, frets are fashioned of stainless steel, and metal gadgets are custom-made by a company that specializes in medical tools. Sections of wood are left unpainted so the instrument can breathe and age -- "like a Stradivarius," the 54-year-old musician explains with a degree of pride.