The result is a bulletproof and beautiful tonal giant of a guitar that takes whatever you can dish out and then asks for more. As the VH tour kicked off in the fall 2007, Eddie pushed every aspect of the Wolfgang's performance capabilities to the absolute limit, playing various Wolfgang prototypes every night on virtually every song.
As the tour roared along, Eddie changed and adjusted components and specs until he was satisfied with the Wolfgang's sound, feel and looks. To prove that it was battle-worthy and could survive the road, performance data was collected from every gig for months and months to establish and confirm consistency and durability.
This is what makes the Wolfgang the culmination of Eddie Van Halen's endless pursuit of outstanding tone, durability and consistency. Available to the public beginning in January 2009, the EVH® Wolfgang guitar is built to his exact specs and has every single feature of the Wolfgang guitars he himself plays onstage and in the studio. It's exactly what he uses. "Everything that I've built, destroyed, stumbled onto, learned and experienced is in this guitar," Eddie Van Halen said. "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.
Specifications:
BODY
Body:Basswood
Body Shape:Wolfgang®
Body Top:Arched 5A Flamed Maple Top
Body Binding:Multiple Body Bindings
NECK
Number of Frets:22
Fret Size:Vintage Style Frets
Position Inlays:Block Position Inlays
Fretboard Radius:Birdseye Maple 12” to 16” Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Headstock Binding:Binding on Headstock
Neck Material:Quartersawn Maple
Fretboard: Ebony
Neck Finish:Oiled
Nut Width:1.625" (41.3 mm)
Scale Length:25.5" (64.8 cm)
ELECTRONICS
Pickup Configuration:H/H
Bridge Pickup:Custom Designed EVH® Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup:Custom Designed EVH® Humbucking Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching:3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls:Master Volume, Master Tone
HARDWARE
Hardware:Chrome
Bridge:EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna®
String Nut:Floyd Rose® Original Locking Nut
Switch Tip:Black Switch Tip
Tremolo Arm/Handle:Floyd Rose® Original Tremolo Arm
MISCELLANEOUS
Unique Features:Hard mount pickups; Magna Coatings paint, 2 Graphite neck reinforcement rods, Schaller® chrome string retainer, EVH® D-Tuna, square jack plate
ACCESSORIES
Case/Gig Bag:SKB® Case with molded stripes
Control Knobs:Black Plastic Knobs
