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EVH Guitar Information Page Is this the new Wolfgang model by Fender (or Charvel but they are basically the same)? EVH Guitar Model Time Line EVH Guitar Model Comparison EVH Guitar Models Ernie Ball Music Man(EBMM) EVH/Axis & Axis Super Sport Steinberger Guitars includes TransTrem Model Peavey Wolfgang, Wolfgang Special & Wolfgang Quilt Top Kramer 5150 & Kramer 1984 Charvel EVH Art Series Guitars OLP MM1 & MM1F Guitars July 2004 - Charvel EVH Art Guitar Shop announced. "Charvel and Edward Van Halen are proud to introduce both a limited edition line and production line of the EVH Art Series Guitars, featuring the unique striped signature look of Eddie's guitars. Here are the press releases for both the Limited Edition and Production Models. EVH and Charvel Team Up for Limited Edition Art Guitars Production Run and Limited Custom Shop Run of EVH Art Series Announced EVH Guitar Time Line January 2007 1990 - 1995 1996 1998 1999 Late 2002 2003 March 2003 July 2004 September 2007 Music Man EVH Model Wolfgang Launches Wolfgang Special Launches Patent # appears on headstock Rosewood Necks Available on Wolfgangs Quilt Top Special Launches Peavey Custom Shop Opens EVH Art Series Announced Frankenstein Replica Announced Fender made Wolfgang appears, EVH logo Only Year for Quilt Top Standards Kramer (Gibson) reintroduce the 5150 as the 1984 Model Music Man renamed Axis Comparison of EVH Guitar Models FMIC EVH Wolfgang Kramer 1984 Charvel EVH Art Series Wolfgang Standard Wolfgang Special Wolfgang Flame Top Special Wolfgang Quilt Top Special Music Man Axis (EVH) Music Man Axis Super Sport Scale 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch 25 1/2 inch Body Wood Basswood back, Maple top Solid Alder Basswood Basswood Asymmetrical basswood solid basswood Solid basswood Basswood HH: Basswood MM90: Ash Neck Bolt-on quartersawn maple One piece Hard Maple Bolt-on quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple neck with specially formulated oil finish Oil finished figured birdseye maple Oil finished hardrock maple Oil finished hardrock maple Oil finished, hard rock maple Maple, Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend Maple neck, Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend Fret Board AA Birdseye Maple Fingerboard 1-5/8" nut, Compound fingerboard radius 12-16" Hard Maple fingerboard, 1.65" at nut 2.06" at 12th fret, 12" radius Maple fingerboard, 1 5/8" nut width Birdseye maple with 15" radius, 1 5/8" Nut Maple with 15" radius, 1 5/8" Nut Rosewood with 15" radius, 1 5/8" Nut Maple with 10" radius Maple/Rosewood with 10"n radius Frets 22 vintage-size stainless steel frets 22 frets 22 Jumbo frets 22 frets 22 frets 22 frets 22 frets 22 frets 22 frets Pickups EVH branded humbuckers 1 84T (Custom made to specs by Gibson USA) 1 EVH designed humbuckers 2 EVH designed humbuckers 2 EVH designed humbuckers 2 EVH designed humbuckers 2 EVH designed humbuckers 2 DiMarzio custom wound humbucking HH: 2 custom DiMarzio humbucking MM90: 2 MusicMan® P90 "soapbar" single coil Controls Master Volume and Tone, Bourns low-friction pots 250K/500K 1 Master Volume (500K Audio Taper pot) 1 Tone Volume, Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector Master volume, 3-way pickup selector Master volume, 3-way pickup selector Master volume, 3-way pickup selector Master volume, 3-way pickup selector Master volume, HH: 3-way pickup selector MM90: 5-way pickup selector Bridge EVH branded Floyd Rose locking tremolo FRT-100 Original Floyd Rose Double Locking (Schaller) Floyd Rose Original tremolo Fully adjustable, recessed non-tremolo bridge with stop tailpiece or Floyd Rose® licensed double-locking tremolo system with patented D-Tuna® Fully adjustable, stop tailpiece or Floyd Rose® licensed double-locking tremolo system with patented D-Tuna® Peavey/Floyd Rose® licensed, double-locking tremolo with patented and factory installed D-tuner™ Peavey/Floyd Rose® licensed, double locking tremolo with patented and factory installed D-Tuna® MusicMan® Floyd Rose licensed locking tremolo with fine tuners - lowers pitch only MusicMan® strings-thru-the-body bridge Optional: MusicMan® vintage tremolo Weight 8 lbs 7 lbs 8 lbs 8 lbs 7 lbs 7 lbs Notes White, Black, Tobaco Burst Quilt Hard mount pickups Magna Coatings paint 2 graphite neck reinforcement rods Schaller chrome string retainer EVH D-Tuna Square jack plate Red, Black and White Hard case included ($699.99) Made in USA 282-7801-899 (Black and White) 282-7802-899 (Black and Yellow) 282-7803-899 (Red, White, and Black) Arched top Binding Tilted headstock Flat Top No binding Flat Top faux binding, side of body without color Flat Top faux binding, side of body without color *The Quilt Top Special is the only Wolfgang not made in the USA. Made in Korea to same specs as US, only real difference the quilt-top is veneer and the neck has a polyurethane finish The neck shape on the Music Man Axis and Peavey Wolfgangs have a non-symetrical radius. Best described via the picture below.