EVH 5150 Series Standard Electric Guitar - Ice Blue Metallic with Ebony Fingerboard

High-performance EVH Electric Guitar
The EVH 5150 Standard was built for high performance. But what did you expect? It was designed by Edward Van Halen himself! The 5150 Standard's basswood body yields a growling, mid-forward tone that pairs perfectly with its muscular Wolfgang Alnico II humbuckers. Thanks to a graphite-reinforced, quartersawn maple neck, you'll enjoy rock-solid stability, while a compound-radius ebony fingerboard enables exceptional speed and comfort. An EVH-branded Floyd Rose tremolo equips this solidbody electric guitar for reckless twisting, bending, and dive-bombing, while a D-Tuna gives you instant Drop D tuning. The EVH 5150 Standard has a kill switch for mind-blowing stutter effects and a low-friction volume pot for super-smooth swells. The eye-catching black hardware and matching hockey stick headstock add the perfect final aesthetic touches to this shining machine.




Quartersawn neck for stability and playability
The neck is one of the most important aspects of any instrument, which is why the 5150 Standard features a graphite-reinforced, quartersawn maple neck. Besides looking good, the straight grain of quartersawn necks is significantly more stable than plain-sawn necks and less likely to warp, twist, or shrink. Beyond that, this guitar’s compound-radius fretboard goes from 12 inches at the nut to a comfortable and flat 16-inch radius on the upper frets, ensuring easy chording down low and lightning-fast playability up high. The guitarists here at Sweetwater are awed by the incredible, unfettered playability supplied by the 5150 Standard.






Wolfgang Alnico II humbuckers yield classic EVH tone
The 5150 Standard comes outfitted with EVH Wolfgang Alnico II humbuckers. Superhuman chops aside, Eddie forged his unmistakable sound through incessant tinkering with guitar parts and pickups. To achieve his signature tone, Eddie paid particular attention to different pickup windings. The 5150 Standard’s pickups are the culmination of his experimentation. They nail Eddie's classic tone with muscular lows, singing highs, and snarling mids — all the essential elements of EVH’s elusive brown sound.




Floyd Rose tremolo for twisting, bending, and dive-bombs
The 5150 Standard boasts an EVH-branded Floyd Rose tremolo. First gaining popularity in the 1980s, the Floyd Rose’s locking design keeps your guitar in tune, even if you like to perform extreme pitch pyrotechnics. You can force the whammy bar all the way down to the guitar's body for psychotic dive-bombing. No matter how much you abuse it, you'll maintain your tuning stability, thanks to the Floyd Rose tremolo's locking design. On top of that, you can easily switch to Drop D tuning, courtesy of the 5150 Standard’s D-Tuna.





EVH 5150 Standard Electric Guitar Features:

Designed by rock legend Eddie Van Halen
Resonant basswood body yields a growling, mid-forward tone
EVH Wolfgang Alnico II humbuckers deliver muscular lows, singing highs, and snarling mids
Kill switch allows you to create mind-blowing stutter effects
Low-friction volume knob enables even-volume tapering for smooth swells
Graphite-reinforced, quartersawn maple neck provides rock-solid stability
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard allows for exceptional speed and comfort
EVH-branded Floyd Rose tremolo allows for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing
D-Tuna tremolo device gives you instant Drop D tuning
Convenient neck-heel truss rod adjustment thumbwheel
Eye-catching black hardware and matching headstock

Tech Specs

GENERAL
Number of Strings6
Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
BODY
Body TypeSolidbody
Body Shape5150 Series Standard
Body MaterialBasswood
Body FinishSatin Polyurethane
ColorStealth Black
NECK
Neck MaterialQuartersawn Maple
Neck ShapeModified C
Neck JointBolt-on
Radius12"-16" compound
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Fingerboard InlayCream Dots
Number of Frets22, Jumbo
Scale Length25.5"
Nut Width1.685"
Nut MaterialFloyd Rose R3 Locking
HARDWARE
Bridge/TailpieceTop-mount EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with D-Tuna
TunersEVH-Branded Gotoh
ELECTRONICS
Neck PickupDirect Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucker
Bridge PickupDirect Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucker
Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
Switching3-way toggle pickup switch, kill switch
MISCELLANEOUS
StringsNickel Plated Steel, .009-.042
Manufacturer Part Number:5108001568

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