![Vito Bratta, of the group White Lion, performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, May 29, 1989](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT6YGDHvbExZVsictqQ3sg-320-80.jpg)
“It was all automatic Eddie Van Halen comparisons. I wanted something different”: Vito Bratta explains why he switched from Stratocasters to his iconic Steinberger
The shred trailblazer recalls how links to EVH's Frankenstein – and a fondness for high-tech gear – prompted his switch to a headless alternative in the '80s