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The EVH Wolfgang Standard delivers the massive sound and road-tested durability befitting an electric guitar legend like Edward Van Halen. A stripped-down version of Ed's personal stage guitar, this solidbody electric boasts a basswood body ? the perfect sonic match for its muscular Wolfgang humbuckers. Thanks to a baked, graphite-reinforced maple neck, you'll enjoy rock-solid stability, while a compound-radius fingerboard enables exceptional speed and comfort. Built to King Edward's exact specifications and intentionally positioned against the guitar's body, the Wolfgang Standard's dive-bomb-only Floyd Rose lets you mimic Ed’s signature trem work with ease. If you want the cradle to truly rock, strap the Wolfgang Standard across your shoulder and you'll be shredding all the way to Mean Street.





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Rock-hard, hard-rock construction





Right from your first rapid-fire lick, you'll know that the Wolfgang Standard is "the one." Its basswood body resonates with a warm, mid-forward growl and a defined character that really cuts through a mix. The Wolfgang Standard boasts a baked, graphite-reinforced maple neck and a fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard, ensuring easy chording down low and lightning-fast playability up high. The guitarists here at Sweetwater are awed by the incredible, unfettered playability supplied by the Wolfgang Standard.





Serial ICE2302264


Serial ICE2302264


Formidable Wolfgang humbuckers





The EVH Wolfgang Standard comes outfitted with direct-mount Wolfgang humbuckers. Superhuman chops aside, Eddie forged his unmistakable sound through incessant tinkering with guitar parts and pickups. To achieve his signature tone, Eddie paid particular attention to different pickup windings. The Wolfgang Standard's pickups are the culmination of his experimentation. They nail Eddie's classic tone with muscular lows, singing highs, and snarling mids ? all the essential elements of EVH’s elusive brown sound.





Dive-ready Floyd Rose tremolo





The Wolfgang Standard boasts a top-loaded EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special tremolo. First gaining popularity in the 1980s, the Floyd Rose’s locking design keeps your guitar in tune, even if you like to perform extreme pitch pyrotechnics. When push comes to shove, you can force the whammy bar all the way down to the guitar's body for psychotic dive-bombing. No matter how much you abuse it, you'll maintain your tuning stability, thanks to the Floyd Rose tremolo's locking design.





Serial ICE2302264


EVH Wolfgang Standard Electric Guitar Features:


Designed by rock legend Eddie Van Halen


Resonant basswood body arms you with a growling, mid-forward acoustic tone


Direct-mount Wolfgang humbuckers deliver muscular lows, singing highs, and snarling mids


Baked, graphite-reinforced, quartersawn maple neck provides rock-solid stability


Compound-radius fingerboard allows for exceptional speed and comfort


EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special tremolo allows for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing


Convenient neck-heel truss rod adjustment thumbwheel


Eye-catching black hardware