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Rating And Reviews: EVH Wolfgang Special

Flat-top edition of EVH's USA Wolfgang. EVH Floyd Rose tremolo unit with EVH D-Tuna. Basswood body with Maple veneer top. Includes SKB EVH Striped Case.

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"EVH has perfected guitar craftsmanship!!!" submitted February 24, 2011

By a customer from gmail.com
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Musical Background: Intermediate, Active Musician, Recording Specialist
Music Style: Christian Rock / 80's Metal / Contemporary
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Sound: This guitar has amazing sound for the price. It is a work of art. Sweet mids and highs with a nice clean crisp bottom end. I have never played a guitar with so much tonal control out of one volume knob and tone knob. I have an old Johnson JT-50 combo amp with V-Tube technology. Just amazing! I play my strat on level 4. It sounds really good. I plug in the EVH Special on the same settings. Not only is the sound warmer, it maintains it's bite,and I can feel the speaker flutter in my chest with the mids. Feature: Floyd Rose EVH Brand Tremelo is indestructible. Even has good back pull. Suppose to be non floating tremelo, but you can get it to squeal with slightly pulling up. D-Tuna took a while to get set. A few adjustments to the bridge and the intonation is spot on. A quick push in, and your back in E standard. Again, spot on! Locking nut is nice, but I still have to tune more than my Strat. My Strat is nine years old though and is broken in well. The case it comes with is strong with a lock, and is beautiful. When I first got it I just wanted to display it in the case. Ease of Use: Once you get it set up, the string broke in, and an understanding of the Floyd Rose system it is a piece of cake. I had never had a Floyd Rose before, so It took some study. A manual would have been nice LOL. Quality: The craftsmanship is beyond my expectations. I tend to baby it, because I feel like I am holding a piece of Rock N Roll history in its evolution. Basswood Body, AA Birdseye Maple top N neck, Bolt on neck, overseen by EVH. Stainless Steel Frets. Come On. This guitar will be rocking when I am rocking in my rocking chair. Value: I bought this on B Stock. Tobacco Burst. 999.00. I looked this thing over with a magnifying glass. Had many guitarist and musicians check it out. I have no idea why it was B-stock, but who cares. Locally these sell for 1,329.00 period. plus sales tax 6%= 1,408.74 plus another twenty bucks in gas. Total $1,408.00. I saved over $400.00. Guitar could sell for 1,500.00+ easy. Exceptional Value!!!!!! Manufacturer Support: Never had to use, but in the past Zzounds has been very responsive. The Wow Factor: It is as sexy as a guitar can be. Especially in the case. You have got to get one. If you love Rock / Metal, it is a must have to complete any tonal sets you can Imagine Overall: I have Gibson Les Paul studio, Epiphone SG, Fender Strat (American Standard), Michael Kelly Acoustic / Electric, and a low end Gibson Acoustic (400.00 low end for Gibson). For under 4 grand, I have any nice playable guitar a guitarist would want. If I had to choose between the EVH Special and the rest, I would have one guitar.
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"EVH Wolfgang" submitted May 12, 2012

By Russ L in Abita Springs, LA
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Musical Background: 20+ years playing, studied music in college, though a hobbiest now.
Music Style: Hard rock, metal, classic rock, blues, touch of jazz.
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Sound: The sound of this instrument is incredible through high gain amp settings. The sustain is really good and the tones this guitar gets are very nice. It's also really easy to control the tone through judicious use of the volume and tone knobs. Dial it back and it'll clean up nicely. The pickups are a touch too hot for great clean tones though, but I didn't buy this guitar to comp chords in a jazz combo. I bought it to play rock, and it does that quite well. Feature: Neck/body fit could have been better, but otherwise the construction of the guitar is pretty nice. All the hardware is top shelf stuff, and the electronics are really good. Good enough to make me start shopping to upgrade one of my other guitars. I don't love the volume pot (frictionless model) but otherwise I couldn't be happier. And once set up properly, the D-Tuna works as advertised. I love going from standard tuning to Drop-D and back without having to even slow down my playing, much less stop and tune. Ease of Use: Once the neck alignment issue was sorted out, this guitar is incredibly playable. The neck is fantastic and feels already broken in. Supposedly the stainless frets aren't supposed to wear like nickel, but I haven't had it long enough yet to have an opinion on that. The weight and the way the guitar hangs is pretty close to perfect. Very comfortable. Quality: Other than the mentioned issue, the quality feels very high. I don't regret not spending the money on a USA made Wolfgang. Value: It's definitely worth the money. This is the most I've spent on an instrument and couldn't be happier. Manufacturer Support: It's Fender. The Wow Factor: The WOW factor is way up there. The finish, the hardware, the sound.. all a notch above what you'd expect from a guitar in this price range. Overall: I purchased an EVH Wolfgang Special from zZounds about 2 weeks ago. The good: First off, this is a beautiful instrument. The tobacco sunburst finish is absolutely stunning. The body shows a lot of interesting detail in the finish and the neck is amazing. The neck is incredibly playable and the sound this guitar gets is beyond words. Van Halen could have quit when DLR left and Eddie would have had an incredible career designing and building guitars. He knows exactly what he's doing. The Bad: The neck on mine wasn't installed perfectly straight when it showed up here. The high E string was was hanging almost off the fretboard. Loosening three screws on the neck and moving it fixed it though and now it's pretty dang close to perfect.
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"Love it! I looked for a new guitar for 3 months before I actually plaid this." submitted April 27, 2011

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Sound: Has everything I was looking for. It screams with purpose. Clarity, sustain and TOP shelf sound. It’s so effortless to get piercing harmonics out of this baby. Feature: The Neck was the icing on the cake for me. I’ll explain it like this: the neck will not make you a better player here is how I will explain it: if you play golf there are certain types of clubs that are better than others and better for specific players. If you match them up correctly there is a noticeable improvement with the golf player that is fit up correctly. This is how the right neck is for the right guitar player for a sometimes specific flavor of music. For me between the stainless steel frets there size and the actual build/quality of the neck “I not only like paying it more than any guitar I have ever had or tested over the last 3 months of shopping, but it lets me also play a bit better in the way a golfer plays better with the perfectly built and matched up golf club. Also, first guitar I had with a floyd rose; Its solid fun reliable stays in tune and best of all on this guitar I am for some reason not afraid to put my hand on it or bump it “this used to be a big reason I never liked playing with a Floyd rose in the past”. Also love the drop D tuna; I actually use it more than I thought. Value: I looked and did much research - this guitar is built with all the quality parts the more expensive model is. And EVH as I have lead is TOP shelf quality in every details and part of the instruments. The Wow Factor: I think this EVH that's made by fender is so much more appealing than the previous ones made by other manufactures. I think its unique but mainstream at the same time its like venal ice cream with the fixings - people identify with it try it love it and it has enough zazz that they NEVER forget it! and allays want more!
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"EVH Wolfgang Special: the ultimate guitar you will ever own!" submitted September 22, 2011

By a customer from att.net
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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: rock, blues, country rock
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Sound: Just test drove my new Wolfgang special and it really is a righteous guitar. The pickups are absolutely effortless in tone, and power: impressive design by eddie! This axe is a rockers dream axe, and you'll never not have enough power when your music needs it as this baby delivers bigtime! Unplugged this guitar has high resonance and across all pickup selections you dont lose any clarity or definition. The volume and tone pots are extreme man, way super smooth and the best response Ive seen. Feature: Super stainless steel vintage style frets are fabulous as is the birdseye maple neck. Now the neck is really something as its as smooth as a prom queen's thighs. Very balanced guitar, and the floyd rose is spot on, it does not go out of tune period! Drop D tuna is cool feature and works flawlessly. I was a little leary about tuning issues but the guitar has proven its worth. Ease of Use: Easy, effortless playing guitar! You really have to play this thing to get its full impact. Quality: I have never bought any EVH gear ever until I bought the Wolfgang Special. Ive seen ED rave about how much heat he gives final assembly technicians on YouTube. I can tell you that my guitar proves his point as its utterly flawless in construction, and perfectly setup and ready to play right out of the box. Its nice to see that at least someone is minding the store when it comes to putting out good product for our hard earned money. Value: For the money, its a great buy! I know there are other offerings on the market, but a wolfgang comes down to what you really want. I wanted a guitar that had the balls, to not fight me, and give me the tone when I want it. The Wolfgang delivers it all! Manufacturer Support: Support is provided by FMIC, and they are easy to reach by phone and they do answer you questions. This guitar is backed with a lifetime warranty! The Wow Factor: I ordered my guitar with the tobacco sunburst finish and its really nice! I personally like to see wood finishes and this one is really choice in my opinion, and very classy! Overall: I bought this axe as my main new axe, and even though I really hate the hassle of dealing with a floyd rose, I will say that its worth it for this guitar, because I wouldnt do it for any other! My band is a rock/blues band and this axe works perfectly for our style.
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"Can't go wrong" submitted March 19, 2013

By Paul Boatner in Lake Village, AR
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Musical Background: Been playing for awhile. Play at home
Music Style: Old school rock some new metal
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Overall: I have done alot of research on alot of guitars. I asked myself what would i want in a guitar, and the wolfgang has it all and then some. I got the stealth and it sounds and plays like no other guitar i have had ( Ibanez, Gibson, Jackson ect) If you want quality and great feel and tone look no further you won't be sorry!
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"Nice playing right out of the box" submitted May 2, 2012

By Glen P in Jerome, ID
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Musical Background: 30 Year musician. Guitar drums vocals
Music Style: Mostly rock
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Overall: The EVH Wofgang that I just purchased is a players dream. The axe played great right out of the box. Pickups are quiet, action feels great and the guitar is beautiful.
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"Great Guitar!" submitted August 22, 2012

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Overall: First I'd like to note the negatives! This guitar came shipped to me in completely unplayable condition! I don't mean it could've "used" a good setup I mean it was actually unplayable. I also got no manual or documentation of any kind so thank goodness for Google to help me figure out how to setup the d-tuna since I've never used one before...lol. The locking nut was unlocked, the strings were not even remotely tight (all just floppy loose) and the neck was loose and sitting a little crooked in the pocket making the strings uneven on the fretboard. That being said, after spending some time with it and doing a complete setup and adjusting the d-tuna properly this is the best playing guitar I've ever played hands down! I've been playing guitar for the better part of 30 years and have never felt a neck as good as this one. I've always told everyone they would bury me with my Carvin but now I'm not so sure. This guitar just begs to be played and when I have it in the case I can hear it calling my name...lol. I've never written a review on anything I've ever purchased but felt compelled to do so on this guitar because of the condition it came in and the product it has become. I mean come on guys if we're paying 1,400 dollars for a guitar at least make sure it's setup from the factory and not just a bunch of parts quickly thrown together to get it out the door. Although it didn't bother me to much because I knew I would be doing a complete setup anyway since it was a new guitar but I couldn't help but think that somewhere out there there's a little boy "or girl" saving their money as we speak to buy this and they should be able to play it when they take it out of the box........just sayin!
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"Awesome guitar and Awesome company to buy from!" submitted September 4, 2012

By jim s in AUSTIN, TX
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Musical Background: playing for fun, 10 years
Music Style: rock, blues, metal
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Overall: This guitar is just like most people are saying in their reviews. Easy and fun to play, can get almost any sound you would want. It's very hard to put down! very addictive. Plus, with zZounds play as you pay deal, it sweetens the deal. Fast shipping, easy payments, excellent buy!
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"Wolfgang Special Stealth Black" submitted November 3, 2012

By Nathan K in Brevard, NC
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Musical Background: 25 years recording and performing musician
Music Style: Rock
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Overall: Let me say this: Even the most expensive guitars require a bit of tweaking to get them the way you want and this beauty was no exception. It is a beautiful guitar and had zero blemishes on the finish. It just screams cool right up my alley in matte black finish with all black hardware. I am not into goth but I love black. It has a basswood body, maple neck, ebony board and the dtuna on the Floyd Rose. It does not skimp on the real features we want the USA version for except it is a flat top and does not have the quarter inch maple top. That's ok by me. After I set it up it plays and feels great and the sound is well, EVH. The pickups are very articulate and push hard but retain great note clarity. The neck and bridge buckers are well matched and it's actually the first guitar I've owned that I actually like the sound of the neck and bridge pickups when on together. Harmonics are so easy and it's got a bigger than life sound. The neck is comfy and the hardware looks like decent quality. There was a quality issue though, the nut and washer had fallen off the output jack threads. When I found them in the case I found out the nut wouldn't fit the threads! On a $1300 guitar, really? I mean the but just slipped over the threads like a washer would. I had to switch out another nut in it's place. To me that's unacceptable. But everything else was good, real good. To my surprise, this guitar was made in China, I thought i was buying a Made in Japan, but apparently they switched to China. That's not a bad thing, at leasrt in this case, except for the output jack thing. The guitar is a bit overpriced but I suspect the case is part of the price tag. The case is bulletproof, very nice. All in all, a real good guitar, get one.
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"Overpriced crapola!!!!!" submitted April 4, 2013

By E J in Princeton, NJ
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Musical Background: Playing for 30 years.
Music Style: Rock
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Overall: The pickups stink and it is difficult to remove them. If you want to install different pickups, you either have to shave down the metal on the pickups and/or rout out the pickup hole in the guitar to make it bigger so the pickup will fit. The Floyd Rose is mediocre and the d-tuna pops out when you dive bomb with the guitar tilted even just a little bit down. Mine had fret buzz and fret issues at the first 4 frets. I had Paul Unkert, the guy who built Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrats, set it up and it is still crappy. This guitar should cost 500 bucks tops!!!! Maybe not even that much. Buyer beware!
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"Wolfgang Special Stealth Black" submitted November 28, 2012

By Nathan K in Brevard, NC
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Overall: Alright, let's get the negatives out of the way. First, I was expecting a Made In Japan model, this was made in China. I wish guitar manufacturer's and sellers could be a bit more forthcoming about where what they sell is made especially when dropping substantial amounts of money on music gear. Second, the output jack nut and washer were missing when I took this guitar out of the case. I found them in the case. Why? Because whoever was on the production line put on a nut that was missing threads and it didn't even have threads on it. It just slipped loosely over the jack's threads. That's just inexcusable and I almost returned just on principle for that fact alone. No way should a guitar costing well over a grand have something like that slip through QC. Ok, I'm done ranting. Now, the finish was superb and everything else was fine except it had an average setup done to it. I have adjusted everything to my liking and it also required a tweak to the truss rod. The sound and feel are excellent, the neck is crazy good feel and profile. The pickups are nicely balanced so the highs are smooth, not ice picky and the bottom end is round and definitely not boomy. Harmonics are pretty easy to get. The trem seems to be good quality and holds tune very well, though i wish the fine tuners had a bit finer thread to them, they seem coarser than I've seen before. The guitar is heavier than I expected which is good, it does not feel like a toy and the weight is nicely balanced, no neck dive. It's a great looking guitar. Overall, it is a really nice guitar. Not worth the $1300 price tag but it does include an awesome case so that helps justify the price a bit more. I would recommend the guitar to anyone who plays any style of music but it's really not a metal guitar. I'm glad I bought one but won't buy another Special.
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