The original guitar that launched the line, the EVH Wolfgang® USA unleashes pure, unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll power.
Since its launch in 2007, the EVH brand has had one mission – to take the tools Eddie Van Halen uses to create his groundbreaking guitar work and place them in your hands.
Over 35 years of innovation and experience were injected into the creation of the original Wolfgang USA, which continues to unleash pure unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll power, titanic sound, speedy playability and stunning spotlight-ready style.
“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.”
The Wolfgang USA features a basswood body with arched either a big-leaf maple or 5A flame maple top, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck with graphite reinforcement, 12″ – 16″-inch compound radius ebony fingerboard with 22 vintage stainless steel frets and mother of pearl block inlays (dot inlays on Stealth), direct mount EVH Wolfgang USA zebra humbucking pickups, three-way toggle switching, volume control with 500K EVH Bourns® low friction pot with treble bleed circuit, tone control with 250K EVH Bourns high friction pot, EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking tremolo bridge with EVH D-Tuna® and EVH-branded Gotho® High Ratio die-cast tuners with white pearloid buttons.
Experience ultra-speedy plability, colossal sound and classic looks with the Wolfgang USA.
Features
- Basswood Wolfgang Body with Big-Leaf Maple Top and Color Matched Headstock
- 12″-16″ Compound Radius Ebony Fingerboard With 22 Vintage Stainless Steel Frets and Pearloid Block Inlays
- Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang USA Humbucking Pickups
- Versatile Switching & Control Layout
- EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Trem, R2 Locking Nut and EVH D-Tuna
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Stealth Gray |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Wolfgang |
Body Material |
Basswood |
Body Finish |
Satin Urethane |
Neck Material |
Quartersawn Maple |
Neck Shape |
Wolfgang® Backshape |
Neck Finish |
Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
|
Fretboard Material |
Ebony |
Number of Frets |
22 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Mother of Pearl Block |
Fret Size |
Vintage Stainless Steel
|
Fretboard Radius |
12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
|
Nut Material |
Floyd Rose® R2 Locking
|
Nut Width |
1.625″ (41.3 mm)
|
Neck Pickups |
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® USA Humbucking
|
Bridge Pickups |
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® USA Humbucking
|
Controls |
Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot)
|
Bridge |
EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
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Tuners |
EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
|
Strings |
EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
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Case | Included EVH® Wolfgang® Hardshell (p/n 009-0916-000) |