EVH Striped Series 5150 Electric Guitar-Red/Black/White

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.

General
Color:  R/B/W "5150" Striped Pattern
Country Of Origin:  MX
Orientation:  Right-Hand
Series:  Striped Series
 
Neck
Fingerboard Material:  Maple
Fingerboard Radius:  12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Headstock:  EVH® Hockey Stick
Neck Construction:  Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish:  Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Neck Material:  Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:  EVH® Modified "C" Backshape
Neck Thickness:  .790" at 3rd Fret & .810" at 12th Fret
Number of Frets:  22
Nut Material:  Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
Nut Width:  1.685" (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays:  Black Dot
String Nut:  Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
Truss Rod:  EVH®-Branded with Wheel
Truss Rod Nut:  Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
 
Body
Body:  Basswood
Body Finish:  Gloss Urethane
Body Material:  Basswood
Body Shape:  5150™
 
Hardware
Bridge:  EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
Bridge Mounting:  2-Point Modern
Control Knobs:  Black Knurled with White Indicator
Hardware Finish:  Chrome
Neck Plate:  4-Bolt Standard
Pickup Covers:  Black
Strap Buttons:  Oversized
String Trees:  Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
Strings:  EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Tremolo Arm:  Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
Tremolo Block:  Brass
Tuning Machines:  EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
 
Electronics
Bridge Pickup:  Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
Controls:  Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit
Pickup Configuration:  H
Switching:  None
 
Measurements
Fret Size:  Jumbo
Scale Length:  25.5" (648 mm)

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