Summer NAMM 2019: EVH Unveils New Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Ash Guitar

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Summer NAMM 2019: On the heels of the company's announcement of two new 5150 guitars and the '79 Bumblebee Tribute, EVH has unveiled the Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Ash.

The new limited edition model features an ash body with an arched top, as well as a graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck “carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s specifications,” plus a hand-rubbed urethane back finish.

There’s also a 12”-16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and pearloid dot inlays.

Other features include a pair of direct-mount custom-designed EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbuckers, an EVH-branded Floyd Rose locking tremolo and an EVH D-Tuna.

The guitar comes in a Natural finish with a matching headstock, single-ply black body binding and black hardware. 

The Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Ash is available for $1,655.16. 

For more information, head to EVH Gear.

Richard Bienstock

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.