EVH Eddie Van Halen Wolfgang FR Special Floyd Rose Electric Guitar

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Along with its direct-mounted zebra humbuckers and rock-solid graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck, this Wolfie Special features a Floyd Rose tremolo.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Basswood body Big, warm midrange tones
Floyd Rose locking tremolo Stays in tune through dive bombs or light vibratos
Maple fretboard Delivers a bright, snappy sound
Quartersawn neck Strong straight grain; sweet tone

Over 35 years of Eddie Van Halen's experience, knowledge and experimentation have been distilled into the Wolfgang Special. Tested, tweaked, and refined on the road, this purebred music-making machine places the same highly responsive performance and sound in your hands. With stunning style, giant sound and high-speed playability along with player-oriented features, it's ready to crank out some serious rock.

The robust graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck--carved and rolled to EVH's exacting specifications--supports a speedy 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard, facilitating energetic riffing and blazing leads. Twenty-two jumbo frets take every bend with ease without affecting the instrument's natural tone, allowing every note to ring true. The crystal clear Custom Designed EVH Wolfgang Humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the basswood body, supplying girth and sparkle, as well as near-endless sustain to power chords and melody lines. The rock-solid EVH-branded Floyd Rose Locking Trem combines with the Floyd Rose Locking nut to maintain precise tuning, no matter how insane your whammy-bar histrionics get. The EVH D-Tuna retunes to Drop-D and back with strict accuracy at the mere flick of a finger, making this the only guitar you'll need onstage (your tech will thank you, trust us).

Every component of the guitar has been selected and positioned for high-speed playing. The low-friction volume knob lets you perform speedy violin-like volume swells with ease while read more the tone knob resists easy turning--avoiding unwanted tonal shifts as your picking hand flies furiously across the strings. The EVH DNA injected into this monster of a guitar makes the Wolfgang Special is a hard-rocking machine that begs to be unchained so you can tear it up! Available in three new finishes.

Features:

- Basswood body
- Direct Mount Wolfgang Zebra Humbucking pickups
- Maple neck and fingerboard
- Low-friction volume knobs
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- Series: Wolfgang Special
- Body Material: Basswood
- Body Finish: Satin Urethane
- Neck: Bolt-On Quartersawn Maple, Wolfgang Backshape
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Urethane
- Fingerboard: Maple, 12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Frets: 22, Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose Locking, 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Tuning Machines: EVH-Branded
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Bridge: EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna
- Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount Wolfgang Zebra Humbucking
- Middle Pickup: Direct Mount Wolfgang Zebra Humbucking
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickups, Position 3. Middle Pickup
- Controls: Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot), Tone (250K EVH Bourns High Friction)
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic
- Hardware Finish: Black
- Strings: EVH Branded (.009-.042 Gauges)

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-856-9801
Email: consumerrelations@evhgear.com
Web: https://www.evhgear.com/support

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