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Condition: Used, Very Good

For the true-blue die-hards, this Wolfgang Special offers all the high-flying, de-tuning, Floyd fluttering joy you can handle! 

SP Luthier Notes: Fret dress and setup

From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)

Road-tested in arenas around the world, the Wolfgang® Special is a purebred music-making machine, designed with stunning style, giant sound and high-speed playability.

The Wolfgang Special features a basswood body with an arched top and a robust graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck. The neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s exacting specifications and features a hand-rubbed urethane back finish. Primed for high performance, energetic riffing and blazing leads, the 12”-16” compound radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays. Truss rod adjustments have also never been easier thanks to a spoke wheel conveniently located at the base of the neck.

A pair of flagship custom designed black EVH® Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the body, providing dynamic yet articulate voicing, as well as endless sustain for powerful chords and melody lines. A sturdy and dependable EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut work in tandem for precise tuning even with extreme changes in pitch, while the EVH D-Tuna® retunes to drop-D and back with strict accuracy at the flick of a finger, with a low-friction volume control for smooth swells and a high-friction tone control that prevents accidental tone shifting.

Model: Wolfgang Special

Serial: WG165398M

Year: 2016

Weight: 8.4 lbs

Color: Striped

Body Finish: Gloss Urethane

Body Shape: Wolfgang

Body Material: Basswood

Body Binding: None

Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Pickup

Neck Pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Pickup

Pickup Color: Black

Controls: Volume, Tone

Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle

Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple

Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement

Neck Thickness: .805" - .890"

Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane

Neck Shape: Wolfgang Backshape

Scale Length: 25.5"

Fingerboard Radius: 12" - 16" Compound

Fingerboard Material: Maple

Number of Frets: 22

Fret Size: Jumbo

Nut Material: Floyd Rose R2 Locking

Nut Width: 1.625"

Position Inlays: Black Dot

Side Dots: Black Dot

Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel

Truss Rod Wrench: 2.5mm Hex

String Trees: Floyd Rose Retainer Bar

Bridge: EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking with EVH D-Tuna

Hardware Finish: Black Dot

Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose 1000 Series Locking

Tremolo Block: Brass

Tuning Machines: EVH-Branded Gotoh

Control Knobs: Black Knurled w/White Indicator

Switch Tip: Black

Case: Gig Bag

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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