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EVH Striped Series 5150 - Red, Black and White

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 1 Humbucking Pickup, and EVH Floyd Rose Tremolo - Red, Black, and White
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Oozing with 5150 Vibe and Performance

The EVH Striped Series 5150 evokes the vibe and performance of Eddie Van Halen's famous red, white, and black striped solidbody electric guitar. This axe's growling tone starts with a basswood body. A custom-designed bridge humbucker delivers full lows, crisp highs, and hot-rodded mids that exhibit truckloads of crunch and singing sustain. Experience extreme playability by way of a quartersawn modified C-shaped maple neck with hand-rubbed back finish. Designed to his exact specifications and intentionally positioned against the body, the dive-bomb-only D-Tuna-equipped Floyd Rose lets you mimic Eddie’s signature trem work with ease, along with giving you instant access to Drop D tuning. The EVH Striped Series 5150 solidbody electric guitar is a fitting tribute, right down to its "hockey stick" headstock.

Quality-built for high-speed performance

From its basswood body and eye-catching striped finish to its quartersawn maple neck, the EVH Striped Series just screams quality. This gorgeous guitar is made for serious playing, with a compound-radius fingerboard (12"-16") for chording to soloing comfort, an EVH Floyd Rose locking tremolo system (complete with D-Tuna), and a hard-mounted EVH Wolfgang Alnico II humbucker. And an EVH low-friction volume pot creates swells without clicks or pops. The guitarists here at Sweetwater love how this axe's components come together. It plays like a dream.

The most recognizable EVH guitar finishes

Van Halen's most recognizable instruments are his striped Frankenstein guitars. EVH has reproduced the same look and feel of these early guitars for today's market. These single-pickup Floyd Rose maple fretboard guitars mean business. The striped finish can be seen for miles and is unmistakable. Show your Van Halen pride and pick up an EVH Striped Series guitar today!

Dive-bomb like a pro with a Floyd Rose tremolo

Perform awesome dips, warbles, and dive-bombs on the EVH Striped Series's EVH Floyd Rose tremolo. This is the tremolo that rockers have been drawn to for its accuracy and tuning stability. The cool EVH D-Tuna lets you change your low-E string tuning to D with the simple flick of your wrist.

EVH Striped Series 5150 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Based on Eddie Van Halen's signature red, white, and black striped guitar
  • Basswood body provides a solid base for this axe's growling tone
  • Custom-designed humbucker delivers full lows, crisp highs, and hot-rodded mids
  • Extremely playable quartersawn modified C-shaped maple neck with hand-rubbed back finish
  • EVH Floyd Rose tremolo for performing extreme bends and dive-bombs
  • D-Tuna instantly drops your low-E string tuning to D
  • Low-friction volume knob for creating swells without clicks and pops

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape EVH
  • Body Material Basswood
  • Body Finish Satin Polyurethane
  • Color Red, Black, and White
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Quartersawn Maple
  • Neck Shape Hi Performance Modified C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.685"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose R3 locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece EVH branded Floyd Rose bridge with D-Tuna
  • Tuners EVH
  • Electronics
  • Bridge Pickup Custom EVH Wolfgang Alnico II Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x custom volume control
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings EVH, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 5107902515

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Rated 5/5

Mike M.

Bought my 1st EVH guitar (Wolfgang model) a few months ago and can't tell you how much I love it! Been playing for over 45-years, had a lot of electric's over the years and this guitar is the best quality and overall "playability" I've ever owned. It begs to be shredded and has the best overall "feel" for the price.
It helps when you've got a great wife that asked why I didn't "go for it" and get the iconic striped 5150 model. I took that as a "green light" so I just picked up my 2nd EVH.... I cannot tell you how happy I am with the quality and feel of these guitars. They are simply badass!! If you want to save money you can't go wrong with a Wolfgang. If you're old like me and were forever changed by the 1st chord you heard from Eddie, then reward yourself with the 5150 Striped model. I'm w/ Sweetwater for life, best customer service out there. Sorry it took so long to find you guys-
Rated 5/5

Amazing Guitar

Ok first Im mainly a Fying V and Explorer guy. But Eddie is one of my biggest influences and we play quite a bit of classic Van Halen in my band. Normally i work the neck and tuning machines for dives and squeals but wanted something in the EVH category for more authenticity. I settled on the 5150 because it has everything youd recognize and need but the hockey stick headstock--which is extra cool and similiar to my explorer. I made the right choice. This guitar is absolutely flawless. The neck shape is what id call perfect. The fretwork is immaculate. The pickup is high gain but retains ALL clarity-(really like to know how they pulled that one off) That volume pot is almost too smooth. I know people are gonna complain about the FR1000 floyd being made overseas but it stays in tune perfectly and does what its supposed to and i have this set up with 10s. I may upgrade the FR later on--we'll see. Everything about this guitar feels perfect for my playing style and fits my hand like an extenstion of my body. Its light weight and the finish on the neck is amazing and smooth. I cant put it down. I liked it so much i picked up a damaged one, repainted, and branded with my name. Thats how much i love how this guitar plays. May even pick up Frankie in the future now. They are making amaxing stuff in the mexican factory. My sales guy Issac Melton was sooo helpful in getting me everything I need. Total class act. And he followed up about a week later to see how i was digging the guitar. Id talk to him if you need one of these. Anyway you cant go wrong with this guitar. Ill include a pic of the 5150 below and the 5150 i repaired and painted
Music background: Working musician
Rated 5/5

Not a shredder but I love this guitar!

I purchased this about a year ago. Fell in love with it when I played it at my buddy's house when 4 old friends got together to jam on a few old Sabbath tunes that I was playing bass on. I couldn't believe how smooth it played, the neck is just buttery smooth, and that sound out of just 1 pick up? Just incredible! Now I'm no shredder on guitar, I'm a huge Rush fan and love all the classic prog, rock and metal bands, and I have to say that this 5150 has inspired me to learn some VH tunes and step up my playing. I'm not a gigging musician, I just like to have some fun playing with friends. The other guitars I have are a Fender Tele, Gibson LP, PRS S2, 2 Ibanezes, and 3 different basses. This is my go to guitar anymore. I know this may sound like being a fanboy but If it has Eddie's name on it - it's got to be good! And this one is!
Oh and did I mention the D Tuna? Again, simply genius, you get drop D tuning by pulling the "tube" on the low E tremolo string screw.
Music background: Hobbyist and Enthusiast
Rated 5/5

Amazing guitar

I have been in love with this guitar since 1986 and I decided to splurge and buy it. No regrets. Absolutely stunning finish, butter smooth fret board, killer sound. I LOVE this guitar.
Rated 5/5

A dream come true!

First off I want to say that ever since I'd seen the Panama video, way back in 84'...I wanted that guitar!!! Now, I know it's not the real thing, but **** CLOSE!!!
I bought this guitar as an early 50th birthday present for myself. I wanted to play it for my Father, but unfortunately, he passed away in February. He's the reason I play guitar and the reason I am a Van Halen fan for 40+ years.
This guitar is everything it's cracked up to be!!!
The action is incredibly smooth, the tone is "Brown" and it's surprisingly light weight. This guitar is a must have in any collection and it's so hard to put it down. It's iconic look, sound and feel is second to none.
Music background: 45 years of playing guitar, Hard Rock, Metal, R&B, Blurs and Pop music
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