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EVH Eddie Van Halen Wolfgang Special Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Sonic Boom

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Manufacturer's Description

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.

Specifications

  • 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)

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for EVH. This Eddie Van Halen is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.