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 QM features a basswood body with an arched quilt maple top and a robust graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn baked 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 baked maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and black 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

• Basswood Body with Quilt Maple Top: Basswood offers full, rich tonal response with warmth and sustain, while the quilt maple top adds elegance.
• 12"-16" Compound Radius Baked Maple Fingerboard: Innovative design for comfortable chording and seamless bending, with bright, snappy tones and resistance to humidity shifts.
• 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.
• EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Trem, R2 Locking Nut, and EVH D-Tuna: Professional-grade double-locking design for ultimate tuning stability and dynamic tremolo action, with the ability to instantly drop from E to D and back. Attractive Binding & Color Matched Wolfgang Headstock: Body binding and Wolfgang headstock color matched to the body add style.

Specifications

General:

• Model Number: 5107701596
• Series: Wolfgang® Special
• Color: Solar
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body:

• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Body Shape: Wolfgang®
• Body Material: Basswood
• Body Binding: 1-Ply Cream
• Body Top: Arched Quilt Maple

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 Baked 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: Baked Maple
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R2 Locking
• Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Side Dots: Black
• 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: Chrome
• Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
• Tremolo Block: Brass
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic 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