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EVH 5150 Deluxe Poplar Burl Electric Guitar Black Burst

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EVH® All-New 5150® Series

EVH® Introduces New 5150™ Standard & Deluxe Finishes

Description
The EVH 5150 Deluxe Poplar Burl electric guitar, brought to you by legendary rocker Eddie Van Halen. Like its predecessor, the 5150 Deluxe features a modified Strat-style basswood body with a deeper upper body curve and a graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck for rock-solid stability. The 12"–16" compound radius ebony fingerboard enables exceptional speed and comfort.
Powerful Pickups Produce Pounding Tones
While the original 5150 had a single humbucker, the 5150 Deluxe is outfitted with an HH pickup configuration controlled by a 3-way toggle. The EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking bridge pickup delivers punch, articulation and thick rhythms. The EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking neck pickup provides overdrive, sustain and cleans. A custom low-friction volume knob enables smooth volume swells, and a high-friction tone knob prevents accidental changes.
Dive-Bomb-Ready Bridge Provides Drop-D Access
Decked out with an EVH-branded Floyd Rose bridge, the 5150 Deluxe features fine tuners for each string and an EVH D-Tuna for switching between drop-D and standard tuning. The locking tailpiece, designed for Eddie's signature tremolo work, gives you instant access to drop-D tuning for added sonic variety.
Striking Esthetics and Convenient Components
A stylized modern spin on a fan favorite, the 5150 Deluxe stuns with a unique poplar burl top in Aqua Burst or Black Burst. All-chrome hardware, including EVH-branded Gotoh tuning machines, provides an eye-catching finish. A lower bout kill switch allows for rhythmic muting effects, and a heel-mount truss rod adjustment spoke wheel offers convenient neck relief tweaks.



Features
- Modified Strat-style basswood body with poplar burl top and deeper upper body curve
- Graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck that’s carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s specifications with hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish
- 12”–16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and cream dot inlays
- Direct-mount EVH Wolfgang bridge and neck humbucking pickups
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Specs
- Body type: Double-cutaway solid body
- Top wood: Poplar burl
- Body wood: Basswood
- Neck shape: C
- Neck wood: Quartersawn maple
- Joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Neck finish: Hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: Compound
- Fret size: Jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut material: Locking
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Proprietary humbucker
- Bridge: Proprietary humbucker
- Control layout: Individual Volume
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Special electronics: Kill switch, treble-bleed circuit
- Bridge type: Tremolo/vibrato
- Bridge design: Locking
- Tuning machines: Gotoh
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Case: Sold separately
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Country of origin: Mexico
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Reviewed by 4 customers
I would never ever buy this again
submitteda year ago
byJohn
fromSan Jose, CA
I had this guitar for only 1 day because the tremolo bridge kept going out of tune even with the locking nut this guitar played like butter but it was just the tuning that was terrible.
Very disappointed..
submitted3 years ago
byKevin
fromKaty,TX
Great guitar. Plays like butter. My biggest problem is that the Floyd Rose bridge goes out of tune every time I use the tremolo ( actually comes out of the body). Even with me buying the protection plan I keep getting told that my only option is to pay more money and get the bridge replaced and re-setup. Very disappointed with this whole experience.
The Truth About This Guitar
submitted3 years ago
byJ_Roc's SC
fromColumbia, SC
The good: You get specs that are fun and usable in the kill switch and D Tuna, comfortable body shape (much more comfy than the Wolfgang IMO/more strat like). Super smooth slick and slim neck with beautifully rolled fingerboard edges. Thinner feeling neck than the Wolfgang Special. You also get solid hardware, big frets and an Ebony board. The Not so Good: None of these guitars are set up. There is not even an attempt or effort to intonate before shipping. The bridge is just put on strung up and shipped with saddles in a straight line pushed forward. All of the EVH guitars at 3 GC's were like this. The bridge doesn't sit flush on the body of the guitar either, meaning the D Tuna is useless unless you block the trem for dive only. There isn't anyway to do this with the guitar as is, so you have figure that out after. I feel like they should include a trem stopper or piece of wood from the factory. They are literally selling you a D Tuna that will not work off the jump (setup or not), and likely lead to frustration and returns. Then unless you are familiar with how to set up the D Tuna you will never get it in tune. This isn't set up from the factory either. Watch YouTube videos for how to do it, it's not intuitive to just jump in and start working at it. Because I bought from GC store, that means it didn't have any paperwork or setup wrenches with it. I was lucky they had the trem arm... but I expected that. What did I do: I blocked the trem with a small piece of particle board for dive only, intonated the bridge (intonation tool for floyd is a life saver here), and watched 4 YouTube videos before I found one that properly and thoroughly explained how to set the D-Tuna. Now the guitar is amazing. If you get this guitar and can't play in tune, check the intonation and learn the D Tuna system... the key is the trem MUST be blocked to drop only and you tune the standard note with the set screw on the D Tuna when setting up. The guitar is great now after the proper setup to get it to play in tune and the D Tuna set up. However, I couldn't recommend this to a friend unless they were looking for these exact specs (D Tuna, and kill switch) and were comfortable with setting up guitars. Also, if you don't want a D-Tuna stock and kill switch, there are as good or better guitars for way less.
Wow! Just Wow. Amazing axe!
submitted4 years ago
byGary K
fromNC
Hands down the best playing , sounding and feeling guitar I have ever played. Seriously everything EVH learned about guitars over his career is implemented in this guitar. All top quality parts inside and out. I literally have nothing negative to say. I have always wanted to change something on my guitars but not this one. No upgrades needed.
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submitted3 years ago
asked byJoe
fromFairless Hills PA
Where are they manufactured ?? US or overseas ?
Mexicosubmitted4 years ago
asked byKC-LM
fromPortland Oregon
Available in Left handed version?
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