Description
Description
When Eddie Van Halen introduced his famous red, white and black striped 5150™ guitar in 1984, he never would have fathomed the thousands of copies it would inspire. But then again, Eddie has made a career of being copied in every which way imaginable. EVH proudly introduces a new Striped Series 5150 model based on his original instrument, featuring his distinctively striped 5150 motif and single humbucker setup.
The Striped Series 5150 has a basswood body identical to the original, with a bolt-on quartersawn maple neck featuring a comfortable modified “C” profile, hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the back and unique “hockey stick” headstock. The fast-playing 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets, black dot inlays and a convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel.
The 5150 is also fitted with a custom-designed EVH® Wolfgang® alnico 2 humbucking bridge pickup, delivering the perfect amount of power and articulation with sweet sustain and thick chunky rhythms in a perfectly balanced EQ curve. A custom designed EVH-branded low-friction volume knob provides for unmatched performance and even-volume tapering for the smoothest volume swells.
Decked out with a rock solid “dive bomb” certified EVH-branded Floyd Rose® bridge, the locking tailpiece features fine tuners for each string and a patented EVH D-Tuna® for switching back and forth from drop-D to standard tuning in an instant.
With its quintessential red 5150 hologram numbers and star decals, the Striped Series 5150 is a high-powered, high-performance machine that’s as kickass to look at as it is to play.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | EVH Striped |
| Artist Name: | Eddie Van Halen |
| Product Color: | Striped Red, White, & Black |
| Factory Setup: | .009-.042, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | 5150 |
| Body Material: | Basswood |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Urethane |
| Body Notes: | 5150 Hologram Numbers |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane |
| Neck Shape: | EVH Modified C |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| Headstock Veneer: | EVH Hockey Stick Headstock With Matching Striped Paint Job |
| Nut Material: | Floyd Rose R3 Locking |
| Nut Width: | 1.685" (42.8mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Compound 12-16" (304.8-406.4mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | EVH with Star Decal |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | EVH Wolfgang Humbucking Direct Mount |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume with Treble Bleed Circuit |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna |
| Tuning Machines: | EVH-Branded Gotoh |
| String Tree: | Bar |
| Fret Wire: | Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Steel |
| Knobs: | Black Knurled with White Indicator |