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 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 black 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, with a low-friction volume control for smooth swells and a high-friction tone control that prevents accidental tone shifting. Spotlight-ready, the Wolfgang Special is available in Burgundy Mist Metallic (new), Deep Purple Metallic (new), Ice Blue Metallic (new), Ivory, Satin Primer Gray and Stealth Black finishes with a matching headstock. The Burgundy Mist Metallic and Satin Primer Gray models feature black body binding and black hardware, while the Deep Purple Metallic, Ice Blue Metallic and Ivory models feature cream body binding and chrome hardware. The Stealth Black model features cream body binding and black hardware. Includes: Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar (Burgundy Mist Metallic) - Tremolo Arm - Hex Keys - User Manual - EVH Lifetime Limited Warranty Specifications: Color: Burgundy Model / Series: EVH Wolfgang Special Orientation: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Body Type: Solidbody Body Shape: Doublecut Body Material: Basswood Guitar Finish: Satin Neck Material: Maple Neck Construction: Bolt-On Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane Neck Shape: Wolfgang Backshape Scale Length: 25.5 (648mm) Fingerboard Material: Ebony Fretboard Fingerboard Radius: 12 to 16 Compound Radius (304.8mm to 406.4mm) Number of Frets: 22 Fret Size: Jumbo Nut Material: Floyd Rose R2 Locking Nut Width: 1.625 (41.3mm) Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel Headstock: EVH Wolfgang Bridge Type: EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna Hardware Finish: Black Tuning Machines: EVH-Branded Gotoh Pickguard: None Control Knobs: Black Speed Switch Tip: Black Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking Neck Pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking Controls: Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH Bourns High Friction Pot) Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1: Bridge Pickups Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups Position 3: Neck Pickup Pickup Configuration: HH String Material: EVH Nickel Plated Steel
The Wolfgang Special is the lower-end entry of the Eddie Van Halen signature Wolfgang guitar made by Fender under the EVH brandname. Unlike the higher-end version, the Special does not have a carved top. Produced with both maple and ebony fretboards, depending on the finish.
Years of Production: 2010 - present
Design Elements: Floyd Rose locking tremolo system with EVH D-Tuna, two humbucker pickups, dot inlays
