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Play the Same Guitar Used by a Fretboard Legend!





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The EVH Wolfgang solidbody electric guitar is built to deliver the goods on any stage; that should come as no surprise, given that the man behind this impressive axe not only designed it ? he put it through its paces every night during Van Halen's last world tour! Built to Eddie Van Halen's exact specifications, the Wolfgang gives you absolutely awesome tone, practical playability and comfort, and the kind of stunning looks you'd expect from a world-class guitar. From its high-quality pickups, hardware, and controls to its gorgeous, top-notch tonewoods, the Wolfgang is made to rock in style!





Road tested by Eddie himself





To say the EVH Wolfgang is "road tested" would definitely be an understatement! Wolfgang prototypes were put through a full year of tortuous in-concert road testing by Eddie on Van Halen's triumphant 2007-2008 world tour. As the tour played out, Eddie tweaked specs and components until he was dead-sure about the Wolfgang's tone, playability, and visuals. The result is a bulletproof and beautiful guitar that takes all the abuse you can muster and then comes back for more.





It's exactly what Eddie plays





The EVH Wolfgang guitar is built to Eddie Van Halen's exacting specifications and sports every last feature of the Wolfgang guitars he himself plays onstage and in the studio. "Everything that I've built, destroyed, stumbled onto, learned and experienced is in this guitar," says Eddie. "Every aspect and component of this guitar has been examined and upgraded to the highest standards possible ? stainless steel frets, double-potted custom-wound pickups, five-piece binding on the matching body and headstock, custom-made signature tuning machines and Floyd Rose bridge, new low-friction pots, and the list keeps going. We left no stone unturned."





Mouthwateringly gorgeous





From its basswood body and luscious 1/2-inch-thick arched AA flame maple top to its quartersawn maple neck and buttery ebony compound radius fingerboard, the EVH Wolfgang just screams quality ? and that's just the tonewoods! This dreamy guitar is made for serious playing, with dual graphite reinforcement rods in the neck, a Floyd Rose Original locking nut and EVH Floyd Rose vibrato, and ? of course ? powerful EVH humbuckers. The controls are top-notch, too: you get a handy 3-way pickup selector switch and Bourns low-friction volume and tone pots for total control over your tone and volume. All the components come together to make a guitar that looks absolutely stunning ? and plays even better.





EVH Wolfgang Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


Designed and road tested by Eddie Van Halen himself!


Basswood body with ached AA flame maple top


Floyd Rose Original locking nut


Dive-bomb-only D-Tuna-equipped Floyd Rose lets you mimic Eddie's signature trem work with ease, along with giving you instant access to Drop D tuning


SKB hardshell case with molded stripes