EVH® Wolfgang® Guitar
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- From Eddie Van Halen comes an all-new guitar-the Wolfgang-representing over 35 years of cumulative EVH experience and expertise in guitar design. The process undertaken to develop the Wolfgang took over two years of intense trial-and-error research. The formidable task yielded a series of prototypes that endured a full year of brutal in-concert road testing by Eddie on Van Halen's triumphant 2007-2008 world tour. The result is a bulletproof and beautiful tonal giant of a guitar that takes whatever you can dish out and then asks for more.
As the VH tour kicked off in the fall 2007, Eddie pushed every aspect of the Wolfgang's performance capabilities to the absolute limit, playing various Wolfgang prototypes every night on virtually every song. As the tour roared along, Eddie changed and adjusted components and specs until he was satisfied with the Wolfgang's sound, feel and looks. To prove that it was battle-worthy and could survive the road, performance data was collected from every gig for months and months to establish and confirm consistency and durability.
This is what makes the Wolfgang the culmination of Eddie Van Halen's endless pursuit of outstanding tone, durability and consistency. Available to the public beginning in January 2009, the EVH Wolfgang guitar is built to his exact specs and has every single feature of the Wolfgang guitars he himself plays onstage and in the studio. It's exactly what he uses.
"Everything that I've built, destroyed, stumbled onto, learned and experienced is in this guitar," Eddie Van Halen said. "Every aspect and component of this guitar has been examined and upgraded to the highest standards possible-stainless steel frets, double-potted custom-wound pickups, five-piece binding on the matching body and headstock, custom-made signature tuning machines and Floyd Rose® bridge, new low-friction pots, and the list keeps going. We left no stone unturned."
Eddie Van Halen exploded onto the rock music scene in 1978 with a homemade guitar known as "Frankenstein." "At the time, no guitar did what I needed mine to do, so I built my own that did," he said. Thirty-five years later, he's still doing it-studying and improving everything about the instrument. It's personal for him, and that's where the Wolfgang comes from.
"A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it," he said. "You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I could've just stayed at home and built this guitar for myself. I do this because a lot of people ask if they can get what I use. Well, yes you can, and what you get is identical to what I use. We redid everything on this guitar. That's why it took so long."
RIP Edward. Thanks for being our hero.
hero's run into burning buildings and pull ppl out, while risking their lives, bud-- ed was a rock guitarist. thats it
@@keendeesjarlais3636 His music saved me from suicide. Be a little more sensitive about anyone's pathways.
@@Jedizen07 that’s nice. But a hero?
@@kdesjarlais8200 Yep. And there is PLENTY of commentary here that agrees with my statement.
@@Jedizen07 n I think the term you’re looking for is a mentor.
"the Wolfgang better outlive me, it's got my son's name" this gave me chills
Rest in power Mr Eddie and thanks for the ride
"The Wolfgang better outlive me".
RIP Eddie.
Anyone else start crying when he said that?
It will......it HAS! THANKS FOR THE RIDE.....
Absolutely haunting words
It has I have one
What do they go for out of curiosity about $3,000 each? They are certainly beautifully crafted.
smoking inside at the fender facilities is prohibited unless your name is Eddie Van Halen
When ur a rockstar like Eddie was most rules don’t apply.
Except in the boys room . . .
Eddie Fucking VanHalen
@@carlbaumeister3439 ha ha
That's just his closet
EVH lived an amazing life. He did more in 65 years than nearly anyone else will do in 80. Traveled the world, brought happiness to millions, could buy anything he wanted. He had a great life.
No, he didn't. He suffered from immense pain for decades and died a horrible death. He had addictions and hit rock bottom. In the last 5 years, he couldn't even play with VH or in any serious way. Material possessions do not bring contentment and peace of mind, as Ed obviously knew.
@@parisjackson9310 dont you think he had a lot of fun on the way too? We all have bad moments, Eddie sure had but man... dont put his life like it was everything bad; sickness, not being able to play, etc
@@matteomartone8817 Yes, of course, but most people wouldn't think it balanced the ledger, so to speak. The poor man suffered for years. I'm glad he found happiness with those who truly loved him. He didn't seem hung up on his musical legacy, so good for him. He knew what was important in life.
@@parisjackson9310 Ed was never about the money...He was ALL about the music...the loads of money was just a happy by-product! It must have broke his heart not to be able to play with the band as his illness progressed, since it made it's ugly reappearance in Jan 2017. They had been planning a huge reunion tour. It's beyond heartbreaking he didn't have many more years of good heath after working SO hard to finally overcome his serious addictions in 2007. I feel he really deserved that after so much joy he has brought to so many. Sadly, he just couldn't quit smoking...& that's what ultimately killed him. 💔🎶
@@coldwinter5710 I agree.
When someone tells you to stop smoking. STOP SMOKING! rip EVH . ❤️🙏🏽
*You can't be EVH and listen to others, as he was a trend setter and pioneer in an industry that touched even heaven. RIP EVH!*
7:51 The last puff before you crush your cigarette on the floor like a bawss. RIP M.Van Halen.
He actually blamed the metal picks
I have never smoked a day in my life and detest cigarette smoke....but the one thing that is worse than a chain smoker is a smoking NAZI. Mind your own damn business and stop trying to tell others what to do.
The cigarettes were an integral part of the package. Just like gasoline to the hot rod. No ciggies no Eruption. I so abhor preachiness.
"The Wolfgang better outlive me. It's got my son's name on it."
I have so much admiration for Eddie. He was and is my hero. The world seems so much emptier knowing he's gone.
How did he pass?
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Cancer
I have the Wolfgang Special and I have to say it's the best guitar I've ever owned, no BS. They nailed it with this one. Stays in tune, pickups sound perfect and looks great.
I have one too..love it!
What is the best EVH guitar for a beginner metal head Van Halen fan that wants to learn but buy something that lasts the long haul?
@@brettfrimmer6567 a little late for a reply. but an evh wolfgang standard or wolfgang special are excellent starter guitars
Ok so ill ask the question...what'd it set you back? Im guessing 5k on the cheap side?
@@Maxharddrive64 probably under or about $1000. the only crazy priced evh is eddie’s signature model around $3000. every wolfgang i’ve played has felt amazing and been reasonably prices considering whose name is on it
“The Wolfgang better outlive me”. Man that hit hard. R.I.P. Eddie. Your guitar and music will live on forever 🎸🔥
I’m far from the only person with this sentiment, but Eddie was the reason I picked up a guitar at 15. 30 years later, I still love it. I’ll never be as good as Ed, but I’ll never put it down. Can’t believe he’s no longer with us…it just feels so unfair. I’ll be getting one of these in a few months, and it will be my sixth and final foreseeable electric purchase. I just think it’s fitting to stop at the guitar built by the person who was my inspiration for playing to start with. Rock out, Ed, you absolute legend. 🤟🏻
He knew the guitar inside in out, every aspect of his gear and how to make it sing, a true innovator...he knew his entire craft from A-Z what a monumental loss to the guitar community, of course goes without saying to his family also ...this one is not an easy one to take...the king is dead. RIP Ed
I’m still really sad. Oh man , RIP Eddie.
Just don’t want to accept this guy no longer walks the planet. RIP EVH.
Still can't believe it either...
I hear you... He's the main reason I picked up and started playing.. I owe him.. Been to everyone of their concerts starting from fair warning till the end of the band. It's tough for me to accept the fact he is gone.
This is the most I ever heard Eddie talking in one sitting.
Great interview.
He sounds like the Ghouls from Fallout 3. DON'T SMOKE!!!
Ironic that it killed him ☹️
@@georgealcoba3514 Yeah, he even got kind of delusional about his smoking habits in correlation to his constant battles with cancer. I remember when he had parts of his tongue removed, he said "I kept a metal guitar pick in my mouth surrounded by electromagnetic frequencies...but hey my lungs are clean". He was still smoking pretty heavily up to this point, which is sad. However, I think the damage was probably already done, so even if he had quit in 2010, I don't know if that would've been enough.
@@georgealcoba3514 That's not irony, that circumstantial. Irony would be that he was smoking with the intent to improve his health.
@@EyeShotFirst His original cancer was in 2000, not 2010. Had he been able to quit smoking, "as seriously advised by his Dr" at that time, it could have had a significant impact...an additional 20 yrs free of a carcinogen entering your body is a huge chunk of time. His unwillingness to admit his smoking was even a factor in his original cancer, & therefore not willing to quit, is one of the things that sent Valerie over the edge. She separated from Ed in 2001, as a result of his mindset at the time. He really spiraled downhill after this w/his addictions & it was a terrible time for him personally. He was finally able to quit the alcohol & cocaine in 2007 (the yr their divorce was finalized), but he never could quit smoking. It's so, so sad.
His voice here is certainly affected by yrs of smoking, of course, but an even bigger impact, at this time, was a result of his many cancer treatments. Radiation directly into your throat will certainly provide this result, whether he smoked a single day in his life, or not. 💔
@@coldwinter5710 Yeah, I know he had been dealing with cancer since 2000, but the 2010 analogy was to show that even if he'd quit 10 years ago, the damage had been done. Most likely the best thing he could've done was quit smoking in the 90s, but hindsight is 20/20
Right now, Ed is up there in heaven tweaking things/tone chasing and coming up with more licks. God Bless
Sad to see him with those cigarettes! RIP.
This was early 2000’s. He looks so good, young, healthy, vibrant for his age then
Finally ordered a Wolfgang guitar after wanting one for about 23 years now. Edward, thank you for being such an inspiration to millions and millions of us.
I love the drop d feature. Was a great idea. Love your style eddy.
I've gotta say, I've owned a lot of guitars, Les Pauls have been my favorite for over a decade, the only other guitar that I can't put down is my Wolfgang, I bring that thing everywhere. It's such a versatile instrument and sounds absolutely and the price blows my mind.
Eddy, thanks for all. You have moved my heart, hands, and mind and continue to do so.
Look how fit and well Edward was looking and perfectly rounded in conversation and manner
Wonderful piece this is now
RIP Eddie. Your music is forever.
i've got 4 versions of the EVH guitar. Musicman EVH, Musicman Axis, Peavey Wolfgang & Fender EVH. to me the Peavey is the best with the Axis coming in second. Peavey isn't known for making great guitars, but i have to say they really out did themselves on the USA Wolfgangs. i've seen & played several Peavey Custom shops, the quality & craftsmanship of those are phenomenal.
Still playing my 1991 Peavey Destiny custom. Peavey would make very high end guitars for periods of time and other times make only entry level budget guitars. (Confession - it's been heavily modded - new trem, new pickups...)
I agree. I have a purple flame Peavey Wolfgang and that guitar is amazing. I have a lower end EVH Wolfgang that had issues right out of the box. Get what you pay for though I guess. After he passed away, I have been playing the Peavey Wolfgang non stop. Sad times. RIP EVH
lot history ive been reading here, simply fabulous information and history
Years ago I had a Peavey Wofgang and sold that just to find out, it was a great guitar. It had a nice quiltmaple top and a birdseyemaple neck. I remember the harmonics and overtones it had... I bought a used one last year.
Oh wow that’s good to hear. I was looking at the new Wolfgangs from Fender mainly for the sick new colors they came out with and I saw Jack White playing one on SNL. I have a 98 Peavey Wolfgang Hardtail and it’s one of the best sounding guitars I have. The build quality of that guitar and the overall attention to detail shows Peavey could make a guitar with the best of em. Oh and the tone, such sweet pings and zings and harmonic bling straight from the Eddie with his new set of wings
Rest in Peace to an absolute legend, I'm seriously gutted right now. Fuck cancer.
Long Live EVH.
Love this guitar!
Chip's the man and Eddie is too!
;)
Glad to own one. My main axe👍
A ton of knowledge and a lifetime of Guitar wisdom. The true spirit of striving for perfection. Thank you Eddie.
He is the BEST! Damn I miss him so much already, cool interview EVHgear! Thank you for posting this and Thank You Eddie Van Halen for sharing your talent with us all!
It did outlived him🥺
We miss you Eddie😇
The tone he had in 2012 was so siiick live!!
"If you have a great sounding guitar, a good amp, and [flexes fret hand] know how to talk....."
Eddie, you knew how to talk.
He was a musical genius, and a national treasure.
Agree 100%
Just received my Wolfgang Signature MIJ. Beautiful guitar!!!
RIP... I miss you KING EDWARD... love from INDONESIA 🇮🇩😭🙏❤️🤘
Thanks Eddie and Alex.
I cannot believe you are not walking this earth anymore. We miss you Eddie.
Genius.
The guitars he built are timeless pieaces of art and impeccable tone Eddie always chased tone Eddie is a reason I play I wish I had my mine still someone broke in stole my Wolfgang like his and the Franken seat remake was stolen with autographs I'm still so saddened to this day losing now I can't even afford a other one let alone and a other Franken strat REPLICA ugh life sucks not being able to play or even afford one but it can always dream thank you Eddie van Halen for entertaining us all these years thank you for being the man you was R.I.P. MISSED ALWAYS MY FRIEND
Missing this guy. Damn.
Just bought a standard on a whim and am BLOWN AWAY! Its like a Les Paul and Tele body scrunched together. Best necks and pickups of any Production guitar. I never thought id love a guitar with such a unique shape but when you play it you can feel the lightswitch flicked on💯💥
How is it ?
Still playing ?
God Bless!
Went into guitar center looking for a new Ibanez. Left with a new Wolfgang standard. Great guitar, like he said "go play one"
My Wolfgang is probably one of THE best sounding guitars I've ever played and one of the easiest. I absolutely love it! Thank you Eddie and rest in peace❤
I'm gutted I sold mine due to financial issues.. It was only a standard but I've been beating myself up about it for months during covid times..
6:43 seeing ed smile makes me smile
This is what’s it all about. The tone chasing is what every player worth his weight in salt does.
Seeing this for the first time in 2023 is haunting. RIP King Edward.
Owning a EVH special is now on my bucket list.
I have this guitar and the Peavey Wolfgang. Both are incredible.
*Imagine how they sound when EVH plays them!*
Got a Standard today and it rocks. Thank you Eddie
RIP EDDIE! You are the best of the best of the bast SIR!!!!!
The king.
I realized when I watched this that it’s the very first time I’ve actually heard Eddie speak… his voice didn’t match the way he looked to me at all haha RIP
His voice changed dramatically after his first bought with cancer. They removed about half of his tongue and some tissue from the roof of his mouth.
REST IN POWER KING!
Eddie was a diabolical genius👍🏻❤️🏁
I bought a black and red striped Wolfgang Special. Incredible guitar. I’m now on the hunt for a USA Wolfgang. 🤙🏼
Ed was such a great person. He had demons, yes, but understand that people can be assholes when they always feel bad. Ed had aggressive recurring cancer. Cancer. May God bless his soul! To live with that and always be grinning from ear to ear must have either been natural for him or a huge undertaking for him. Aside from his musical innovations and his untouchable talent, he loved his family above everything else which is the way it should be. That is the one thing about both of those brothers that I love the most.
Amazing guitar
I sure do miss him. I Love you Ed Al and Wolf I really do 😊
I have a 2010 US Wolfgang. My #1 🤘
I wasn't aware Fender is connected with EVH guitar. I thought the whole EVH operation was Eddie's and family. Now that he's gone, am scared to think what these industry giants gonna do with the brand. Hope the Van Halen family won't totally give up rights to this brand in exchange for royalty. Eddie himself said, everything he knows, experienced, stumbled upon in his journey is in these guitar. R.I.P. Champ :( _ _ _
ALL KIDDIN ASIDE. RIP ED. MY CHILDHOOD WAS AMAZE WITH VAN HALEN BY MY SIDE ❤❤❤❤
What i like about Eddie , Its like Same like Jimi Hendrix , they both changed nearly invented their kinda rock , they both where years ahead , but did it great . I like also that he is Dutch /Indonesian and made it big .
If it looks like he is not easy to work with ,his goal is the best ,you can officiously see that he is like that on himself to , the good thing about his gear is that its affordable for anyone and he plays with the same thing himself , with no twieks
He was that damn good he brought out a protoptype on tour insane but i mean just not gonna let it collect dust.
It’s a shame EVH Gear hasn’t - or can’t - re-upload these old videos at 1080p. This is history in the making and should be presented in the best possible way. 480p is appalling considering the content. How about it guys?…
EVH...The G.O.A.T
8:00 -> puts his smoke out on the floor of the wood shop....starts laughing.... awesome
The neck on the EVH Wolfgang is so comfortable. Allows for fast blistering playing. Best guitar I have ever played.
My strat is the same way I'm able to shred fast on strats, Wolfgangs and Jackson Randy Rhoads. I almost bought an RR in natural finish but when I went back to GC to buy it it was gone. I want an Dean Z 79' but I got to check the specs on the neck because I don't see shredders using them only rhythm guitarists the neck must be thick that's why.
Very rarely did you ever see EVH without a cigarette
Awesome guitar.
Pretty nice, played today, tone machine!!
How I wish he'd still be around.
On another level
In honor of Eddie I ordered a standard Wolfgang in midnight sunset. Soo existed..
got one last year what a guitar top class
Stainless steel frets, a tiny thing here and in 2020 is kind of a standard, eddie was ahead even 30 years in.
Dude plenty of guys were playing SS frets long before Ed was. Ed is spewing a bunch of bullshit in this vid.
@@CaptainFantastik1 True no doubt! Who was playing them?
he is a GENIUS! he is the 0ne that came up with the wattage switch f0r tube amp butt what he did was use a Dimmer switch
6:40: Ageless Eddie face
I just discovered this, WOW WOW WOW!
YOU ROCKED THE WORLD
GREAT TAPPING PLAYER
“Unchained” is one of the best songs ever recorded.
Van Halen isn't gone...
God just wanted to take guitar lessons.
I remember the old days when rock stars made great music.
Now they are mostly sales men.
EVH loses half his tongue and still smokes and puts it out on the ground of the factory at the end. LOL
Ya Ed is a fuckin huckster/hack
What? LOL... the advent of social media has allowed people who have accomplished nothing in life relative to the great musicians they're degrading to hide behind a computer and call a guy who is undeniably one of the greatest rock genre guitarists who's ever lived a "hack". Ed Van Halen is a guy who wrote music that resulted in the sale of 80+ million records and is universally recognized as one of the most influential and innovative rock guitarists in the history of the genre. It dumbfounds me how unbelievably stupid some people prove themselves to be. EVH is a 'Hack' like Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, and Tony Iommi are hacks. My goodness, how dense can you be???
They were always salesmen... once you take out the romanticism feel towards the music.
DaveDangerous74 Ed’s earned his place.
Well Said . 👍🙏❤️
I've played them all Gibsons, Strats, PRS, etc,... in many bands. This guitar is excellent. It plays like silk and has a ton of tone.
Just ordered the USA Stealth. Should have it in one week. Can't wait!
The EVH Wolfgang Special I’ve had for less than two years is hands down my favorite electric guitar after 40 years of playing. It practically plays itself and it sounds heavenly at every level of gain. It really is a fantastic instrument.
You need to turn the music down in the background. I can't hear him very well
Awesome chops. I can see I need to do a bit more practicing? I have a Peavey T25 which is also a great guitar.
We will always love forever kink Edward
Grazie di tutto Eddie! 🎸❤🙏
Happy Birthday!
Eddie is KING.........he still gots .......he sure played good 07/16/2015
+christopher perry cant say the same for dave huh lol
+Rockin Pip good name dude
respect this man smart many tech ideals came 0ut 0f his head
Eddie avoid to talk shit about the Peavey Wolfgang cause he knows is a great guitar and he loved it
Rip dear Eddie
RIP KING 👑 EDWARD
i still remember being 14 years old and reading Eddie saying he always plugged straight into an amp, that has always stuch with me. just plug into the amp....nuno says the same thing
I find sometimes guitar players are misleading he says he is no distortion pedal but he does use a lot of other pedals Flanders and so on
EVH FOREVER