EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard – Sonic Boom

A Shred Masterpiece – The EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard in 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.

25.5″ scale length

Basswood body with arched top

Graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck

Neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s specifications with hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish

12″-16″ compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays

Convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment spoke wheel

Direct mount EVH® Wolfgang® bridge and neck humbucking pickups

EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut

EVH D-Tuna®

Three-way toggle switch, EVH volume control (500K EVH Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with treble bleed circuit and tone

control (250K EVH Bourns® High Friction)

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 EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd 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 strict accuracy at the flick of a finger. The volume knob with treble bleed circuit has a 500K EVH Bourns® low friction pot for smooth swells and a tone control knob with a 250K Bourns high friction tone pot that prevents accidental tone shifting.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body: Arched Basswood
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Body Shape: Wolfgang®
• Body Binding: 1-Ply Cream
• Body Material: Arched Basswood

Neck

• Headstock: EVH® Wolfgang®
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
• Neck Shape: Wolfgang® Backshape
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
• Neck Thickness: .805″ at 3rd & .890″ at 12th Fret
• Fingerboard Radius: 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Side Dots: Black
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Number of Frets: 22
• Truss Rod: EVH®-Branded with Wheel
• Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
• String Nut: Floyd Rose® R2 Locking
• Nut Width: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R2 Locking

Hardware

• Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
• Tremolo Block: Brass
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic with White Indicator
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
• String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
• Tremolo Arms: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
• Strap Buttons: Oversized

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
• Neck Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Controls: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot)
• Switching: 3-Position Toggle
• Position 1. Bridge Pickup
• Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
• Position 3. Neck Pickup

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual
• Truss Rod Wrench: 2.5 mm Hex

Manufacturer: EVH
Model: 5107701572
SKU: I729445-N-1-WHXB
UPC: 717669905248

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