In 2005, Fender and Eddie Van Halen joined forces to develop the EVH® brand of guitars, amplifiers and musical products. For the past two decades, EVH has been producing equipment that could only come from such an iconic pairing—elegantly designed and precisely crafted with both highly technical players and beginners in mind. This year, the company is cementing their place in rock and roll history with brand new additions to their 5150 series of amplifiers and inimitable Wolfgang Series.
5150 Iconic Series Amplifiers
5150 Iconic® Series 60W 2X12 Combo ($2,499.00 AUD) This combo features two channels with an extra voicing on each for even more versatility. The Green channel boasts an overdrive button to run from clean tones to increased gain, while the Red channel’s burn button adds a fiery crunch that’s ideal for blistering leads. Each channel houses its own gain and volume controls, allowing for level-matching the volume when switching between the clean and high gain channels. The channel two noise gate’s quick attack suppresses any hiss while ensuring all staccato riffing is articulate and crisp, not choked and choppy. The Boost control allows you to add another 10 dB of foot-switchable volume to your tone and 8dB of front end gain — perfect for ensuring your solos cut through the mix. The control panel also includes shared EQ (Low, Mid and High), global resonance and presence knobs to adjust the low- and high-end aspects of your tone and a global reverb control to add the perfect amount of bounce and decay for any room. Available in Black and Ivory.
5150 Iconic® Series 15W 1X10 Combo ($1,399.00 AUD) Punching above its weight, this combo features two channels with an extra voicing on each for even more versatility. The Green channel boasts an overdrive button to run from clean tones to increased gain, while the Red channel’s burn button adds a fiery crunch that’s ideal for blistering leads. Each channel houses its own gain and volume controls, allowing for level-matching the volume when switching between the clean and high gain channels. The control panel also includes shared EQ (Low, Mid and High), global resonance and presence knobs to adjust the low- and high-end aspects of your tone and a global reverb control to add the perfect amount of bounce and decay for any room. Other features include a one-button footswitch, effects loop, dual parallel speaker output jacks and a ¼ power switch to reduce wattage—allowing you to crank the amp and still preserve tone but without destroying your neighbor’s solitude. Available in Black and Ivory.
Available April 2023.
Wolfgang Special
Wolfgang® Special, Maple Fingerboard ($2,199.00 AUD) 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 back finish. Primed for high performance, energetic riffing and blazing leads, the 12”-16” compound radius 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. Available in Satin Surf Green and Sonic Boom.
Available February 2023.
Wolfgang® Special QM, Baked Maple Fingerboard ($2,399.00 AUD) 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 caramelized 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. Available in Purple Burst.
Available February 2023.
Wolfgang Standard
Wolfgang® WG Standard ($1,349.00 AUD) The Wolfgang® WG Standard boasts the same style and massive sound Eddie Van Halen created. Offering many of the blazing features as its more expensive brethren, the Wolfgang WG Standard has a basswood body with special “comfort cut” forearm contour for maximum playing ease. Its bolt-on baked maple neck with graphite reinforcement rods hold strong against the ravages of temperature and humidity, while a conveniently located spoke wheel at the base of the neck makes for quick and painless truss rod adjustments. Designed for comfortable playability and speed, the Wolfgang WG Standard also features an oiled finish on the back of the neck and a 12”-16” compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard with rolled edges, 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays. Available in Absinthe Frost and Battleship Gray.
Available February 2023.
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