EVH Wolfgang Standard Exotic Ziricote Baked Maple Fingerboard

What we say:

The EVH Wolfgang Standard WG model is a highly engineered slab of rock built to exacting standards but priced very affordably so that all musicians looking for a slice of Eddie’s vision can join the party. This model has a tantalising slice of exotic Ziricote on top of the body for a beautiful upmarket look.

As we know, the EVH Wolfgang has been designed from the ground up by iconic Rock guitar maestro Eddie Van Halen. This model retains much of the style and operation of the more expensive models and it’s good to see that Eddie’s influence and famously rigid quality-control standards have been applied here too, not just the top dollar models.

This flat bodied beast has a Basswood body (Ed’s specific preference for tone) and contains a pair of Wolfgang humbuckers designed by Eddie himself. These puppies are certainly hot but not excessively so: they bite and sizzle but can clean up nicely, too. They are directly mounted to the body (no pickup rings) to transfer more energy and vibration from the wood to the pickup. This helps give Ed the tone he loves.

The EVH-branded double locking tremolo is stable and expressive, as you’d expect from the original dive-bomb master!

The neck is a speed freak’s dream: slim and comfortable with a great 12-16” compound radius fretboard to allow easy chording, mammoth stretches and uninterrupted tapping frenzies: the Wolfgang has been designed from the ground up as a pyrotechnic acrobat’s dream axe! As an added bonus, the neck is made from Baked Maple, something you don't often see at this price. Baking the Maple makes the wood lighter, drier and more resonant.

This affordable guitar is an excellent all rounder with performance and tone to spare.