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EVH Wolfgang Standard QM Electric Guitar - Trans Amber

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Quilt Maple Top, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Floyd Rose Tremolo - Trans Amber
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Tone, Playability and Killer Looks

Built to Eddie Van Halen's exacting standards, the EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM is brimming with playability and ferocious tone. And it's supremely eye-catching, thanks to its gorgeous quilt maple top. Dual direct-mounted EVH Wolfgang humbuckers yield a distinctive woody character and ample sustain. The Wolfgang's 1-piece bolt-on maple neck is reinforced with graphite rods, ensuring maximum stability and resistance to temperature and humidity. An EVH-branded Floyd Rose Special tremolo and locking nut maintain intonation — even after extreme dive-bombing. The EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM reflects a commitment to quality worthy of the extraordinary guitarist it's named after.

A rock machine that's built for serious fretwork

At Sweetwater, we've been consistently impressed by EVH guitars, and the Wolfgang WG Standard QM is no exception. From its basswood body to its maple neck and fingerboard, this guitar just screams quality. This amazing guitar is made for serious playing, with a compound-radius fingerboard, an EVH Floyd Rose bridge and locking nut, and direct-mounted EVH humbuckers. You also get two domed black knobs for total control over your tone and volume and ultra-stable EVH tuners. All the components come together to make a high-performance electric guitar.

Graphite-reinforced neck for stability and playability

The neck is one of the most important aspects of any instrument, which is why this EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM's bolt-on neck is reinforced with graphite, offering amazing stability. You'll also love the playability and feel of the compound-radius fretboard on this Wolfgang WG Standard. The fretboard radius goes from 12" at the nut to a comfortable and flat 16" radius on the upper frets.

Floyd Rose tremolo allows for twisting, bending, and huge dive-bombs

First gaining popularity in the 1980s, the Floyd Rose tremolo'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 hard you're shredding, you'll maintain your tuning stability, thanks to the Floyd Rose tremolo's locking design.

EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM Features:

  • Designed by rock legend Eddie Van Halen
  • Quilt maple top offers an eye-catching appearance
  • Basswood body and dual EVH pickups deliver resonant tone, sustain, and crunch
  • Compound-radius allows for exceptional speed and comfort
  • EVH-branded Floyd Rose tremolo allows for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing
  • Comfort cut forearm contour for maximum playing ease
  • Belly cut allows the guitar to fit comfortably against your torso

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Wolfgang Standard
  • Body Material Basswood
  • Top Material Quilted Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Trans Amber
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Baked Maple
  • Neck Shape Wolfgang Backshape
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Baked Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Jumbo Nickel
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.625"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose R2 Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece EVH Branded Floyd Rose Special Double-locking Tremolo
  • Tuners EVH Branded
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Direct Mount Wolfgang Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Direct Mount Wolfgang Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings EVH NPS, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 5107004558

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Wolfgang!

Oh my gosh what a great axe! Right out of the Gator
It played perfect. I was able to dial in some great tones
Thru my rig! You got to get one!
Rated 5/5

This guitar simply hasn’t stopped being fun

Like many of you, Eddie's passing inspired me to pick up an axe for the first time an many years. I chose this model based on its stylistic similarity to the Axis Mr. Van Halen used in Live Right Here Right Now.

It took me about 30 minutes on YouTube to become better at playing this guitar than I ever was playing my 1992 MIM Fender Strat. The feel of this guitar is so darn intuitive.

The tone sounds great, the Sweetwater setup was on-point and Stephen Oppenheim is a great sales engineer. The kicker is that I ordered the guitar on November 3, and despite Stephen notifying me that the guitar wouldn't be available until 3/2021, I had it under my Christmas tree on 12/19/2020!

The NYXL 9/42 strings Sweetwater used in the setup have taken a beating and still sound great five months later. I installed the D-Tuna on the Floyd Rose Special and it works exactly as advertised. The Floyd holds tune just fine but I'll admit that I don't use the tremolo that often. The tremolo mounts to a threaded fitting and sometimes works its way loose, creating a vibrating sound that could be mistaken for fret buzz. A little Teflon tape solved that issue. Best money I've spent
Music background: Enthusiastic hack who loves metal
Rated 5/5

Absolutely Beautiful

This is my 2nd Wolfgang Standard the first was the Chorine Burst and I couldn't be happier. I've done a lot of comparisons and dollar for dollar EVH knocks it out of the park. I don't gig just a hobbyist but I like everything about this guitar, no sharp frets, smooth neck and with the 55 point inspection it was perfect right out of the box. The craftmanship is Awesome!
I would highly recommend.
Rated 5/5

Hand Down ~ Best Guitar Out There

I've owned dozens of guitars and for me, the Wolfgang Standards are just the best - PERIOD!
Add the D-Tuna and call it a day.
Rated 4.5/5

Innovative?

A very very comfortable guitar to play, the belly cut is more at the rear of the body and the forearm contour is my favorite by far. The bridge appears to be set farther back at the end of the body which sucks the neck more into body, making it feel like you're playing a shorter scale guitar than what it really is. The neck is great slightly on the small side but very smooth and fast. More guitars need to come with a roasted maple neck with an oil or hand rubbed finish. The Fret work is where I have an issue and main reason for not giving it five stars. Smoothest fret ends ever and the rounded fretboard absolutely love it!!! The problem is the top of the frets are rounded off way too much at least for me. The High and low E strings slide off the fretboard pretty easily if you're not careful or a little sloppy like me! The tuning heads and the fine tuners on the Floyd Rose are not the smoothest, but they do stay in tune, (probably should knock down to four stars but). These pickups and guitar absolutely deliver if you want that Eddie tone but good luck trying to sound like him! Although the fret issue is huge, it's a keeper at least until I get my hands on one that doesn't have that issue.(Are you listening Michael) Guitar was playable right out of the box and almost tuned a half step down. As always Five Star service from Sweetwater and Michael Eads, Thank you very much!
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