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We could give you 5,150 reasons why the EVH Wolfgang Special is an outstanding solidbody electric guitar. But if you really want to be convinced of the WG Special's worth, pick one up right now. Trust us, when you get your hands on it, you won't want to put it down. This high-performance axe starts with a purebred basswood body that's the perfect conduit for its tone-infused, ready-to-rock EVH Wolfgang humbuckers. The WG Special's maple neck offers a just-right feel, while its compound-radius ebony fingerboard ensures a lightning-fast playability that's downright addictive. You also get an EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special tremolo ? a must-have piece of hardware for stadium-worthy hard rock. Black knurled control knobs and a sleek satin urethane finish top off the Wolfgang Special.





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The consummate performance-centric electric guitar





If you're searching for the perfect platform for your fretboard wizardry, you're in the right place. The Wolfgang Special is the axe of your dreams. The WG Special exhibits a growling, mid-forward acoustic tone centered around a solid basswood body with enough definition to cut through a hard-rocking band. Beyond that, the WG Special features a bolt-on maple neck with a nice, oiled feel and a fast-playing compound-radius 22-fret fingerboard.





Scorching-hot, direct-mount EVH Wolfgang pickups





The EVH Wolfgang Special comes equipped with direct-mount Wolfgang humbuckers. These scorching-hot pickups offer a first-class ticket to Edward Van Halen's elusive tone. We'll give you fair warning: plug this solidbody electric guitar into your high-gain amplifier of choice, and you'll be bowled over with singing highs, snarling mids, and fat lows ? a.k.a., the legendary brown sound ? with all the amp-punishing output you can handle. The WG Special includes a volume knob with a treble-bleed circuit to maintain shimmering highs at low settings, plus a tone knob and a 3-way pickup toggle switch.





Rock-solid EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special tremolo





No self-respecting EVH disciple can resist King Edward's trademark squeals and dive-bombs. Accordingly, the Wolfgang Special is set to stun with an EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo. Whether you give it a slight nudge for a subtle vibrato or abuse it for full-blown pitch pyrotechnics, you'll experience the same response and tuning stability that you'd expect from a Floyd Rose. On top of that, you can easily switch to Drop D tuning, courtesy of the WG Special's D-Tuna. We've subjected the WG Special to a fair share of aggressive treatment here at Sweetwater, and it hit the ground runnin' ? it's rock solid all the way.





EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar Features:


Solid basswood body exhibits a growling acoustic tone with loads of mids


Comfortable bolt-on maple neck boasts a nice, oiled feel


Fast-playing compound-radius 22-fret ebony fingerboard


EVH Wolfgang humbucking pickups deliver singing highs, snarling mids, fat lows, and plenty of amp-punishing output


Volume knob includes a treble-bleed circuit to maintain shimmering highs at low settings


EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo enables whammy abuse with rock-solid tuning stability


D-Tuna tremolo device gives you instant Drop D tuning


Black knurled control knobs and a sleek satin urethane finish