New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
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New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
Hey guys, whats the deal with the new EVH Striped Strats? Anyone play them? How do they feel? How do they sound? I realize they are made from basswood; which is kind of a disappointment, however; maybe I should be open minded to this guitar? What do you guys think?
Sounds good to me
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Second thing... how do you like the Wolfgang pickups? Someone said that they were surprisingly good. What do you guys think about that?
Trying to be open minded to the EVH Gear. I am sure its all pretty darn good. I like the 5150 III. Its a good amp. Not classic EVH, but good.
Sounds good to me
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Second thing... how do you like the Wolfgang pickups? Someone said that they were surprisingly good. What do you guys think about that?
Trying to be open minded to the EVH Gear. I am sure its all pretty darn good. I like the 5150 III. Its a good amp. Not classic EVH, but good.
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
Sounds pretty good and Doug is a really good player. It appears they list for $1500. I would think one could build one, arguably of better quality, and save a few quid.
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
Pretty much that guitar seems to be almost exactly like the 2004 era Charvel EVH Arts guitars. Maybe the heel adjustment 'mod' on this new version and the pu are different, as compared though. The Charvel Arts version basically had a Dimarzio 'Axis' (like used in the '90's EBalls) type or S Duncan 'JB',depending on who wound it. Both types ('Axis' & JB) are basically VERY similar spec (16k alnico 5). The new pu (Wolfgang/Frankenstein, etc) is 14k Alnico 2.
I think that for a nice playing (and looking ) one pickup/floyd Rose build , you would have tomake/build one to do better. This guitar kills Ibanez imo.
As long as you use 9-42 stringsand tune down a half step,I think the basswood will hold up to the floyd bushings. ALOT of '80's era guitars of basswood have shifted there, due to the softness of the wood.
I think that for a nice playing (and looking ) one pickup/floyd Rose build , you would have tomake/build one to do better. This guitar kills Ibanez imo.
As long as you use 9-42 stringsand tune down a half step,I think the basswood will hold up to the floyd bushings. ALOT of '80's era guitars of basswood have shifted there, due to the softness of the wood.
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Well, the soundclip sounds awesome. My big deal is the neck and the pickup. I hear those necks are awesome!
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
What do you guys think about the EVH Wolfgang Pickups? Are they worth a shot? I have heard a lot of good things about them as of recent!
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EVH tuners?
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I noticed the PU cavity on those is routed slightly towards the neck. Basswood? Why use that? They sound ok but for 1500 clams I could build 3 with Gotoh and KNE parts.
I wonder what the neck profile is.
The Wolf PUs are nice sounding. I thought they sound just like my Mighty Mites.
I wonder what the neck profile is.
The Wolf PUs are nice sounding. I thought they sound just like my Mighty Mites.
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
I may have to check in to the Wolfgang PUs then. BTW, I have a friend that has one of the stripped guitars. I am going to test drive one. Just found out a little bit ago.vanhalen5150 wrote:I noticed the PU cavity on those is routed slightly towards the neck. Basswood? Why use that? They sound ok but for 1500 clams I could build 3 with Gotoh and KNE parts.
I wonder what the neck profile is.
The Wolf PUs are nice sounding. I thought they sound just like my Mighty Mites.
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
$1500??
I had heard street price of $999
You gotta play with a EVH wolfgang and I bet you will have a good idea what the striped series will sound like.
As far as the pickup?? I am wantin a evh bridge p/u. Probably will install one in my main guitar as I really really enjoyed almost every aspect of that pickup. I don't think there was anything bad I could actually say about it to be honest.
Its bright articulate like my 59 just sweeter on top but has balls and output I only wished the 59 could give.
I had heard street price of $999
You gotta play with a EVH wolfgang and I bet you will have a good idea what the striped series will sound like.
As far as the pickup?? I am wantin a evh bridge p/u. Probably will install one in my main guitar as I really really enjoyed almost every aspect of that pickup. I don't think there was anything bad I could actually say about it to be honest.
Its bright articulate like my 59 just sweeter on top but has balls and output I only wished the 59 could give.
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
Hey guys--I'm new. George had one of these in the shop last week and he let me take it for a whirl with a Marshall 50 watt and a Replica cab with the new creambacks. On the plus side the neck profile and (lack of) finish are comfortable and fast. But the wolfgang pickup was really hot and squealish with the amp cranked. It's a fun guitar to play, but I have to agree that you can build a better sounding replica with upgrades like big brass block, ash body, etc. for quite a bit less coin if you have the time.
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I'm sure the guitars are decent quality. But it would be too irritating to have a B&W Franky with a Floyd
Nice YouTube vid, It's weird I hear my buddy from high school John, refer to himself as "Doug Steele". He and I had a band in 1984 back at Gunderson High School in San Jose. John could play like that when he was 13!
Nice YouTube vid, It's weird I hear my buddy from high school John, refer to himself as "Doug Steele". He and I had a band in 1984 back at Gunderson High School in San Jose. John could play like that when he was 13!
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
Sounds like basswood..... meh
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Yeah, it did sound like basswood (a bit dull without alot of detail), But, that could have been the amp and phase 90 to 'some' degree.
GC advertises these EVH Franky's at $899. That is a decent price,but, even then, you could build any one of a Warmoth,KNE,Musikraft, USA Custom, etc, etc, and come out cheaper and BETTER.
I agree about it being 'weird' to have the graphics. I based my '06 Warmoth strat on the EVH Charvel,except I used hard ash and went with ss frets and a neck single coil. Clear nitro finish. It absolutly KILLS for a guitar with a floyd.
Oh yeah, is there a difference between the 'Frankenstein' pu and the Wolfgang ? I was under the impression that the Frankenstein was very similar to a 'CC' .
GC advertises these EVH Franky's at $899. That is a decent price,but, even then, you could build any one of a Warmoth,KNE,Musikraft, USA Custom, etc, etc, and come out cheaper and BETTER.
I agree about it being 'weird' to have the graphics. I based my '06 Warmoth strat on the EVH Charvel,except I used hard ash and went with ss frets and a neck single coil. Clear nitro finish. It absolutly KILLS for a guitar with a floyd.
Oh yeah, is there a difference between the 'Frankenstein' pu and the Wolfgang ? I was under the impression that the Frankenstein was very similar to a 'CC' .
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
come on, 1500 for a singe pup basswood guitar? There's nothing on there to justify the cost other than the EVH logo... If you want to give money to eddie, do it better.. spend 800 in a nice KNE body/neck with quality parts and a boutique pup and make a bank deposit for him with the rest of the money...
Seriously, there's nothing sexy about it, even the stripes aren't that nice looking... with 1500 you can build or buy something way better...
Seriously, there's nothing sexy about it, even the stripes aren't that nice looking... with 1500 you can build or buy something way better...
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Re: New EVH Striped Guitar and Pickups
One thing to keep in mind is that the necks are 2 1/4" and the heel is not a conventional shape (more rectangular?) Pocket is a little deeper as well from what I've heard. So you aren't going to be slapping a different neck on these guitars very easily. Or moving that neck to another body......just in case someone is thinking of that as a backup plan.