EVH Eddie Van Halen Wolfgang Special Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Sonic Boom
Road-tested in arenas around the world, the Wolfgang® Special is a purebred music-making machine, designed with stunning style, giant sound and high-speed playability.
The Wolfgang Special features a basswood body with an arched top and a robust graphite-reinforced "bolt-on quartersawn maple neck. The neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s exacting" specifications and features a hand-rubbed urethane back finish. Primed for high performance, energetic riffing and blazing leads, the 12”-16” compound "radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays. Truss rod adjustments have" also never been easier thanks to a spoke wheel conveniently located at the base of the neck.
A pair of flagship custom designed black EVH® Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the body, providing dynamic yet articulate voicing, as well as endless sustain for powerful chords and melody lines. A sturdy and dependable Rose locking nut work in tandem for precise tuning even with extreme changes in pitch, while the EVH "D-Tuna® retunes to drop-D and back with strictaccuracy at the flick of a finger, with a low-friction" volume control for smooth swells and a high-friction tone control that prevents accidental tone shifting.
Spotlight-ready, the Wolfgang Special is available in a variety of finishes with matching headstocks, single-ply body binding and black or chrome hardware.
- Series: Wolfgang® Special
- Body Material: Arched Basswood
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Quartersawn Maple with Graphite Reinforcement,
- Neck: Wolfgang® Backshape
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Fingerboard: Maple, 12”-16” Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Frets: 22, Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose® R2 Locking, 1.625” (41.3 mm)
- Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
- Scale Length: 25.5” (64.77 cm)
- Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
- Pickups: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking (Bridge & Neck)
- Pickup Switching: "3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup"
- Controls: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot)
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic with White Indicator
- Hardware Finish: Black and Chrome
- Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Case/Gig Bag: Optional EVH® Wolfgang® Hardshell (p/n 009-0916-000); Optional EVH® Black Gig Bag (p/n 022-1512-006)
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| SKU | EVH-5107701572 |
| UPC | 717669905248 |