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EVH Wolfgang Special QM Electric Guitar - Purple Burst Demo

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple Top, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and EVH-branded Floyd Rose Tremolo with D-Tuna - Purple Burst
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This guitar has discoloration at the lower bass bout profile edge. There are also fine scratches on various parts of the guitar that are not photographed. These scratches do not show well in photos, if at all. This guitar comes with a setup adjustment tool(s) and tremolo arm.

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An Arena-ready Axe with EVH-worthy Performance

We could give you 5,150 reasons why the EVH Wolfgang Special QM 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 spotlight-ready, quilt maple-topped basswood body that's the perfect conduit for its tone-infused, ready-to-rock EVH Wolfgang humbuckers. The WG Special's caramelized maple neck offers a just-right feel, while its compound-radius baked maple 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. Gleaming gold hardware and a sleek satin urethane finish top off the Wolfgang Special QM.

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 QM 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. Moreover, its attention-grabbing quilt maple top adds just enough bite to goose the upper harmonics of your core tone. The WG Special features a bolt-on caramelized 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 QM 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 QM 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 QM Electric Guitar Features:

  • Solid basswood body exhibits a growling acoustic tone with loads of mids
  • Attention-grabbing quilt maple top adds just enough bite to goose the upper harmonics of your core tone
  • Comfortable bolt-on caramelized maple neck boasts a nice, oiled feel
  • Fast-playing compound-radius 22-fret baked maple 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, gleaming gold hardware, and a sleek satin urethane finish

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Wolfgang Special
  • Body Material Basswood
  • Top Material Quilt Maple Veneer
  • Body Finish Satin Polyurethane
  • Color Purple Burst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Baked Maple
  • Neck Shape Wolfgang
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Baked Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Jumbo, Nickel Silver
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.625"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose R2 Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece EVH-branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna
  • Tuners EVH Branded
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings NPS, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 5107701593

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

It is the guitar I expected.

I've been denying myself for a long while. I finally have a sweet guitar that I truly enjoy playing. Every other guitar that I've owned has felt like I've been settling in some way. Not with this one. It sounds amazing, it feels great to play, and it looks magnificent. My only real complaint isn't a complaint about the guitar itself, but more an adjustment I had to make to playing on something with a Floyd Rose bridge, but thankfully, there's a lot of resources for learning on that. These guitars are fantastic. I can't find enough good things to say about mine.
Music background: Composer
Rated 5/5

Wonderful guitar, especially for the price!

I've waited a couple months after I bought this guitar to get a complete review. And what a wonderful couple of months it has been. The roasted maple neck is a buttery smooth experience. The sounds from both the Neck and Bridge from both clean and dirty are what you would expect from an EVH. The build quality is top notch. As a lover of Floyd Rose trems, It's refreshing to have one that isn't floating too. And as a special bonus, the quilted maple top is beautiful.

If you wondering if you should buy the EVH Wolfgang Special QM, wonder no more. Buy it and you WILL love it.
Music background: Bands: Color Blind, The SkullProject, Warhol's Theory and BlueJoker
Rated 5/5

EVH wolfgang special edition

I really like the looks of the colors with the gold hardware that made this one special and I think they are very underrated for the price it plays great.
Rated 4/5

First week with my EVH Wolfgang Special

Bottom line, gorgeous guitar. Packaging and Shipping always as expected.

Preparation prior to shipping should be reviewed. Very minor hardware missing (tremolo spring cover missing 2 screws). Upon first inspection of the guitar, all tuning mounting lugs very loose. Strings had slight corrosion. Most noticable was the fret edges; very sharp and uncomfortable to play. For a mid-range priced guitar, I didn't expect that kind of workmanship in any neck.

The Floyd Rose tremolo with the D-Tuna has no issues. I would have loved to have seen a deeper cavity in the body to allow for back bends and lower string height.

EVH pickups are fine and sound good. Pickups only allow very minor height adjustment.

After about 2 days of fret edge dressing, installation of Hipshot locking tuners, new strings and tremolo setup, etc., I find this guitar is very hard to put down. Again, it's a very beautiful guitar (and now a very playable and comfortable guitar!)
Rated 5/5

Love This Guitar

Had this on pre-order and was not expecting it for months but Andy called me up and told me somebody ahead of me on the waitlist didn't want it so lucky me!
I've always wanted to try a EVH guitar and this one did not disappoint in any way. The neck plays great, the pickups sound great, the low friction volume knob is beyond awesome as is the Whammy (which is made to only dive down as per Eddies wishes). All the electronics work great and the D-tuna is awesome for being able to play along with all the VH classics!
I cannot comment enough on the color and finish. Its gorgeous. The color is awesome, the binding is awesome, the gold hardware is awesome..its just such a joy to play. I have only two minor knocks against this guitar.
1. At this price point, locking tuners would have been nice.
2. I was getting buzzing from the tuners when hitting the open G or B strings...turns out the top nut/washer of the tuners on those strings was not sitting flat against the neck and the washer would buzz. I have some paper jammed under it for now to stop the buzz until a string change when I can figure out a way to make sure the tuners are tight all the way around.

Very Glad I decided to try this guitar! It will probably become my main go-to guitar...
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