Description
We love these affordable EVH Wolfgang Guitars! Boasting the style and massive sound Eddie Van Halen is known for, the Wolfgang® WG Standard Exotic features all-new exotic wood options for players with distinguished taste.
Offering many of the blazing features as its more expensive brethren, the Wolfgang WG Standard Exotic features a basswood body with special “comfort cut” forearm contour for maximum playing ease, along with attractive masked-off natural body binding and an elegant and bold ziricote top. 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 WG Standard also features an oiled neck back finish and a 12″-16″ compound radius baked maple fingerboard with rolled edges, 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays.
Dual EVH® Wolfgang humbucking pickups mounted directly to the body increase vibration transfer, resulting in sustain for days on end. Two black knurled control knobs have been dialed-in to Van Halen’s exacting specifications – the smooth-feeling 500k pots make it easy to find a unique sound while retaining the crisp high-end sparkle of the Wolfgang pickups. The EVH-branded Floyd Rose® Special bridge and R2 locking nut consistently keep the instrument in tune through the deepest whammy dives and horse whinnies.
Decked out for playing performance and comfort, the Wolfgang WG Standard Exotic Ziricote also features a black headstock and black chrome hardware.
The baked maple neck and baked maple fingerboard offer increased stability, crystal clear, bright tones and exquisite style with its warmer hue and beautiful grain definition. Roasting the neck and fingerboard removes moisture from the wood, making it more resistant to humidity shifts and warping.
Not all humbuckers are created equal. Direct mount EVH Wolfgang humbuckers with Alnico 2 magnets are hotter and harness Eddie’s scorching signature lead tone that captivated the world of rock ‘n’ roll in the ‘70s and ‘80s. These pickups deliver rich harmonics, cutting highs and snarling mids in spades.
Humidity and temperature fluctuations wreak havoc on a guitar’s neck. With the truss rod adjustment wheel placed at the heel of the neck, you (or your guitar tech) can quickly insert a 1.5 mm Allen wrench between the strings for seamless neck relief tweaks on the fly.
Eddie Van Halen was the first player to popularize the innovative Floyd Rose locking tremolo, even advising Floyd Rose on his early designs to integrate round disc finger-type tuners that you would see on a cello or violin. Now universally embraced, our EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo features our EVH logo stamped on the bridge plate, zinc alloy saddles and a zinc alloy sustain block. The double-locking design allows you to lock your guitar in tune at the R2 (41.8 mm) nut and at the bridge, resulting in excellent tuning stability and sustain throughout your most aggressive pull-ups and dive bombs
GENERAL
Model Number
5107002522
Series
Wolfgang® Standard
Color
Natural
Number of Strings
6
Orientation
Right-Hand
BODY
Body Finish
Gloss Urethane
Body Shape
Wolfgang®
Body Material
Poplar
Body Binding
Masked Off Natural Body Binding
Body Top
Ziricote
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
Neck Pickup
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
Pickup Color
Black
Controls
Volume with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone
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
Maple
Neck Construction
Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Thickness
.790″ at 3rd Fret & .880″ at 12th Fret
Neck Finish
Oiled
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
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® Special Locking Tremolo
Hardware Finish
Black Chrome
Tremolo Arm
Floyd Rose® Special Locking
Tremolo Block
Zinc Die-Cast
Tuning Machines
EVH®-Branded
Control Knobs
Black Knurled with White Indicator
Switch Tip
Black
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Strap Buttons
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
