About Mykie Frankenstein

Mykie Frankenstein blends western motifs with gothic intrigue. He weaves haunting tales of isolation and regret resulting in an sonic journey across dusty prairies under a pallid moon.

Who I am

I'm a musician from Northern Colorado. I write music that leans both goth and western and perform several instruments in my albums. I'm in a rockabilly band that will hopefully soon have a public release. I've also worked several times with Jessica B. Kelly & the Void Conspiracy.

Social Media

I enjoy making friends on the internet. You can find me on Mastodon and on Bluesky. I still have an account over on Twitter but I only log in a few times a month.

Instruments

I own several guitars, but these are my primary recording guitars

Gretsch 5420tg in Cadillac Green

Modified with a set of TV Jones T-Armond pickups and a customized pick guard depicting Frankenstein, and strap locks. I'd like to replace the tuners with locking tuners but I'm hesitant to drill out the holes to fit them.

Baritone Barncaster

A Telecaster style guitar I built from (ethcially) reclaimed white oak that had previously been the floor of a semi-truck trailer with a cap that was sourced from the floor of a boxcar. It has a set of TV Jones Starwood pickups. Made in America, save for the Gotoh tuners.

1950s Noble Accordion

I've got a blue Noble accordion that I performed throughout Walk the Earth. I mostly use it to record big chords to fill out the sound of my music. I'm not sure what model it is, but maybe I'll eventually remember to find out and update this page.

Steinberger XZ-25 Bass

This is the guitar that I've had the longest. It's a white five string headless bass that I bought in 2004. The XZ models seem to be pretty rare these days and I've only ever seen two in total on Reverb. It's unmodified other than I've replaced the strings once.