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

• Bolt-On Quartersawn Maple Neck: Offers a bright tone with more control. Quartersawn grain for strength and stability, less prone to warping or splitting.
• Graphite-Reinforcement Rods: Flank the truss rod for increased neck stability.
• Wolfgang Backshape: Thicker profile for those who prefer a fatter neck. .805” thickness at 3rd fret, .890” at 12th fret.
• Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking Pickups: Hotter pickups with Alnico 2 magnets, deliver Eddie’s signature lead tone with rich harmonics, cutting highs, and snarling mids.
• Versatile Switching & Controls: Three-way toggle switch for bridge, both, and neck pickup selection. Volume knob 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 Trem: Professional-grade double-locking design for ultimate tuning stability and dynamic tremolo action. EVH D-Tuna for instant drop tuning from E to D and back.

Specifications

General:

• Model Number: 5107701568
• Series: Wolfgang® Special
• Color: Stealth Black
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body:

• Body Finish: Satin Urethane
• Body Shape: Wolfgang®
• Body Material: Basswood

Electronics:

• Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
• Neck Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
• Pickup Color: Zebra
• 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 Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: HH

Neck:

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
• Neck Thickness: .805" at 3rd & .890" at 12th Fret
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
• Neck Shape: Wolfgang® Backshape
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R2 Locking
• Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
• Truss Rod Wrench: 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: Black
• Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
• Tremolo Block: Brass
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
• Control Knobs: Black Knurled with White Indicator
• Switch Tip: Black

Miscellaneous:

• Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Strap Buttons: Oversized
• Case/Gig Bag: Optional EVH® Wolfgang® Hardshell (p/n 009-0916-000); Optional EVH® Black Gig Bag (p/n 022-1512-006)

Accessories:

• Included Accessories: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual