Guitar of the Week 20: This EVH is CRAZY!!

#evhgear #gotw #guitar #guitarist
#evh5150 #killswitch #eddievanhalen

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[ThrockMorton]

Fun fact, Eddie used to have his pickup selector flipped like that because when he would go to tap with his right hand he would always knock it to the neck pickup so he just flipped it. :)

[mattdylan]

Ah yeah beautiful guitars i love em i need em, cant live without em no!

[thomashansson]

October - April is fret sprout season in Sweden. When it reaches -25/30C in December/January, you reach for the ones with fret edge binding. ; )

[jodyferguson]

A D tuner won't work properly with a floating Bridge that's all there is to that

[KennethMcMurry-hs]

What a slick looking guitar I really like that finish

[Hubblereach]

Just bottom it out with the claw steve so it's just barely bottomed out and wham, d tuna sorks

[elevenAD]

Kiesel also only use quarter sawn necks, Jeff truly believes the wood is worth the extra cost.

[thegaindane]

Looks great. I would prefer the top on that one to be more either burl or flame on the whole top. But I like it 👍

[uziforyoutosay]

They should have made this model with rbw stripe, wb stripe and wb circle….not some crap slime or pink, it’s not a fan boy thing…but homage to Eddie. I did purchase a blk satin, plays nice, but I have a Wolfgang special rbw, early version with the striped headstock and maple fretboard, EVH best guitar.

[alfromplymouth]

Hey Steve, love what you do, I just wanted to add my very basic knowledge of wood, I believe when quarter sawn wood is called more stable, it is in reference to expansion and contraction as it refers to moisture content, less fret sprout and I am sure more structurally sound in reference to bow, as the grain is tighter closer to the core, especially in force grown forests. But I could be wrong.

[michaeleaster]

My "old man crankiness" is the color of the kill-switch... it is an angry pimple. Imagine that beauty with a black kill switch, or even light brown to match the body. Fun video!

[vincenta]

I have two EVH guitars
The frankenstrat
And a Wolfgang special w mods (kill switch)
The quality of these guitars are unparalleled for the price point. I would put them up against the $3000 guitar any day.

[jmartini]

Yeah man cool. I have one in Stealth. Very cool. And Wolfgang pups are my favorite factory wound pickups. They have a really cool tapered burn on the end of their signal. Thanks Steve. P.S Red zone or no zone.

[JTB--]

I had the Purple version of this guitar. The neck was nice and I really liked the Hockey stick headstock. Pick Ups sounded good and should please most EVH fans. But I eventually got bored with this guitar. The kill switch is fun for a while at first and then you don't care about it that much. The D-Tuna was a pain in the Arse. Hit or miss getting it right. Guitar also went out of tune a lot. This guitar made me realize I'm not a big fan of the Floyd Rose guitars. Especially having to constantly tune them and changing the strings is a real effort. All my guitars are PRS hard tails now and a few have the whammy bar for a little Whammy action. I Would still recommend this guitar to EVH fans who like the Whammy Dive Bombs and Kill Switch stuff. Endless Fun!

[andystarcher]

What are you using for your guitar sounds.

[Brycereigle]

Hey, that’s the Feldman model!
Haha sorry, had to!!! 😂

[resington]

Quarter sawn with carbon fibre reinforcement rods for the best necks ever! More companies should do it.

[titanandrews]

I have the 5150 in Stealth. Love it! Would like to see Wolfgang and the new SA-126 review as well. ;)

[patrickz]

I own that one in the Aqua Burst finish. I flipped my 3-way.

[smithfield]

Great review, agree with you on evh pickups great sound, love their wah pedal too