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High-performance players searching for a high-performance guitar owe it to themselves to get up, grab an EVH 5150 Standard, and rock out. Trust us, you won't want to put it down! Designed by Edward Van Halen himself, this solidbody electric guitar boasts a resonant basswood body, which pairs perfectly with its muscular Wolfgang humbuckers. Thanks to a graphite-reinforced, quartersawn 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 5150 Standard's dive-bomb-only D-Tuna-equipped Floyd Rose lets you mimic Ed’s signature trem work with ease, along with giving you instant access to Drop D tuning. This axe also has a killswitch for mind-blowing stutter effects and a low-friction volume pot for super-smooth swells. From Main Street to Mean Street, if you strap a 5150 Standard across your shoulder, the cradle will truly rock.





Rock-hard, hard-rock construction





Right from your first rapid-fire lick, you'll know that the 5150 Standard is "the one." Its contoured basswood body resonates with a warm, mid-forward growl and a defined character that really cuts through a mix. The 5150 Standard boasts a graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck and a fast-playing compound-radius ebony 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 5150 Standard.





Formidable Wolfgang humbuckers





The EVH 5150 Standard comes outfitted with direct-mount EVH 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 5150 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. This solidbody electric guitar also includes a low-friction volume knob, a high-friction tone knob, and a momentary killswitch for scorching-hot stutter action.





Dive-ready Floyd Rose tremolo





The 5150 Standard boasts a top-loaded EVH-branded Floyd Rose 1000 Series 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. On top of that, you can easily switch to Drop D tuning, courtesy of the 5150 Standard's D-Tuna.





EVH 5150 Standard Series Electric Guitar Features:


Designed by rock legend Eddie Van Halen


Resonant basswood body yields a growling, mid-forward acoustic tone


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


Killswitch allows you to create mind-blowing stutter effects


Low-friction volume knob enables even-volume tapering for smooth swells


Graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck provides rock-solid stability


Compound-radius ebony fingerboard allows for exceptional speed and comfort


EVH-branded Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo allows for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing


D-Tuna tremolo device gives you instant Drop D tuning


Convenient neck-heel truss rod adjustment thumbwheel


Eye-catching chrome hardware and matching headstock