Road-tested in arenas around the world, the Wolfgang® Special is a purebred music-making machine, designed with stunning style, giant sound and high-speed playability.
The Wolfgang Special features a basswood body with an arched top and a robust graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck. The neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s exacting specifications and features a hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the back. Primed for high performance, energetic riffing and blazing leads, the 12″-16″ compound radius ebony fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and pearloid dot inlays. Truss rod adjustments have also never been easier thanks to a spoke wheel conveniently located at the base of the neck.
A pair of flagship custom-designed EVH® Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the body, providing dynamic yet articulate voicing, as well as endless sustain for powerful chords and melody lines. A sturdy and dependable EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut work in tandem for precise tuning even with extreme changes in pitch, while the EVH D-Tuna® retunes to drop-D and back with strict accuracy at the flick of a finger. The volume knob with treble bleed circuit has a 500K EVH Bourns® low friction pot for smooth swells and a tone control knob with a 250K Bourns high friction tone pot that prevents accidental tone shifting.
FEATURES
- 25.5″ scale length
- Basswood body with arched top
- Graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck
- Neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s specifications with a hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the back
- 12″-16″ compound radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and pearloid dot inlays
- Convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment spoke wheel
- Direct mount EVH® Wolfgang® Alnico 2 bridge and neck humbucking pickups
- EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and R2 locking nut
- EVH D-Tuna®
- Three-way toggle switch, EVH volume control (500K EVH Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with treble bleed circuit and tone control (250K EVH Bourns® High Friction Pot)
- Available in Miami Blue with black body binding, color matched headstock and black hardware
GENERAL
- Model Number:Â 5107701568
- Series: Wolfgang® Special
- Color:Â Stealth Black
- Number of Strings:Â 6
- Orientation:Â Right-Hand
BODY
- Body Finish:Â Satin Urethane
- Body Shape: Wolfgang®
- Body Material:Â Basswood
ELECTRONICS
- Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
- Neck Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
- Pickup Color:Â Zebra
- Controls: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot)
- Pickup Switching:Â 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: HH
NECK
- Neck Material:Â Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Construction:Â Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Thickness:Â .805″ at 3rd & .890″ at 12th Fret
- Neck Finish:Â Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: Wolfgang® Backshape
- Scale Length:Â 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius:Â 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Fingerboard Material:Â Ebony
- Number of Frets:Â 22
- Fret Size:Â Jumbo
- Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R2 Locking
- Nut Width:Â 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
- Position Inlays:Â Black Dot
- Truss Rod Nut:Â Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
- Truss Rod Wrench:Â 2.5 mm Hex
- String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
- Headstock: EVH® Wolfgang®
HARDWARE
- Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
- Hardware Finish:Â Black
- Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
- Tremolo Block:Â Brass
- Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
- Control Knobs:Â Black Knurled with White Indicator
- Switch Tip:Â Black
MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons:Â Oversized
ACCESSORIES
- Case/Gig Bag: Optional EVH® Wolfgang® Hardshell (p/n 009-0916-000); Optional EVH® Black Gig Bag (p/n 022-1512-006)
- Included Accessories:Â Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual