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EVH Wolfgang Special, Ebony Fingerboard - Deep Purple Metallic

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Wolfgang Special, Ebony Fingerboard - Deep Purple Metallic

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Wolfgang Special, Ebony Fingerboard - Deep Purple Metallic
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Wolfgang Special, Ebony Fingerboard - Deep Purple Metallic

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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, Deep Purple Metallic or Ice Blue Metallic finishes with a matching headstock. The Burgundy Mist Metallic model features black body binding and black hardware, while the Deep Purple Metallic and Ice Blue Metallic models feature cream body binding and chrome hardware.

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 urethane finish on the back
• 12"-16" compound radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and pearloid dot inlays
• Heel-mount truss rod adjustment spoke wheel
• Dual direct mount EVH® Wolfgang® humbucking pickups
• EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and R2 locking nut
• EVH D-Tuna®
• Three-way toggle switch, volume control (500K EVH Bourns® Low Friction Pot) and tone (250K EVH Bourns High Friction) control
• Available in Burgundy Mist Metallic, Deep Purple Metallic and Ice Blue Metallic with matching headstock

Specifications
SERIES: Wolfgang® Special
BODY MATERIAL: Basswood
NECK: Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Hand-Rubbed Urethane
FINGERBOARD: Ebony, 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
FRETS: 22, Jumbo
POSITION INLAYS: White Pearloid Dot
NUT (Material/Width): Floyd Rose® Locking, 1.625" (41.3 mm)
TUNING MACHINES: EVH®-Branded
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
BRIDGE: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®

PICKUPS:
Bridge: Direct Mount Wolfgang® Humbucking
Neck: Direct Mount Wolfgang® Humbucking
PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
CONTROLS: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot), Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot)
CONTROL KNOBS: Speed
HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
STRINGS: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
CASE/GIG BAG: Optional EVH® Wolfgang® Hardshell (p/n 009-0916-000); Optional EVH® Black Gig Bag (p/n 022-1512-006)

Specifications


Active EQ: No
Body Colour: Deep Purple Metallic
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Material: Basswood
Body Shape: Wolfgang
Body Type: Solid
Bridge Design: EVH Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo w/ EVH D-Tuna
Bridge Type: Tremolo
Case/Gigbag: Purchased Separately
Celebrity Model: EVH Wolfgang
Controls: 1 Volume w/ Treble Bleed Circuit + 1 Tone
Country of Origin: Mexico
Features: Black Knurled knobs w/White Indicator / Brass Tremelo block
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
Fret Profile: Jumbo
Fretboard Radius: Compound 12-16"/304.8-406.4 mm
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Included: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual
Instrument Size: Full
Neck Body Join: 4 Bolt w/ Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Body Join-Fret: 17th
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane – Hand Rubbed
Neck Material: Maple - Quartersawn
Neck Shape: Wolfgang Backshape
Number of Frets: 22
Number of Pickups: 2
Number of Strings: 6
Nut Material: Floyd Rose R2 Locking
Nut Width: 1.625 " / 41.3 mm
Orientation: Right
Pickup Brand: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HH
Pickup Type: Humbucker(s)
Scale Length: 25.5" / 648 mm
String Gauge: .009 - .042
String Type: Steel
Switching: 3-Position Toggle
Tailpiece: Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo
Tuning Machines: EVH Branded Gotoh

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I owned the wolfgang standard before this one. The neck and tone were phenomenal on it however I fought forever keeping it in tune. So I thought I would upgrade to the wolfgang special and found this one. I put some thought into it before buying it and decided to go for it. I'm glad I did. Everything that was great about the standard is 10 times better on the special. The neck isn't as nice looking as the baked mape but it is definitely more stable. On the standard if you went from sitting to standing, you could hear the strings changing tune. With this one you don't. The pickups seem different to. They have the same great tone but a little more crisp and they don't weaken at high volume as I've found with other guitars. The frequency stays pretty much the same at high volume as it does low. I found that very impressive. The bridge on the special is much better quality. I've had zero trouble keeping it in tune, even after heavy play on the trem bar. Honestly this is probably the best guitar I've ever owned or played. I'm happy I bought it and would highly recommend it to anyone who plays rock or metal, even the heavy blues player. It has a tone of its own and is super responsive to harmonics with a ton and I mean a ton of sustain. You don't have to be a van halen fan to appreciate this guitar.
Posted by Derek on Jun 19, 2021
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