When Eddie Van Halen introduced his famous red, white and black striped 5150™ guitar in 1984, he never would have fathomed the thousands of copies it would inspire. But then again, Eddie has made a career of being copied in every which way imaginable. EVH proudly introduces a new Striped Series 5150 model based on his original instrument, featuring his distinctively striped 5150 motif and single humbucker setup.

The Striped Series 5150 has a basswood body identical to the original, with a bolt-on quartersawn maple neck featuring a comfortable modified "C" profile, hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the back and unique "hockey stick" headstock. The fast-playing 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets, black dot inlays and a convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel.

The 5150 is also fitted with a custom-designed EVH® Wolfgang® alnico 2 humbucking bridge pickup, delivering the perfect amount of power and articulation with sweet sustain and thick chunky rhythms in a perfectly balanced EQ curve. A custom designed EVH-branded low-friction volume knob provides for unmatched performance and even-volume tapering for the smoothest volume swells.

Decked out with a rock solid "dive bomb" certified EVH-branded Floyd Rose® bridge, the locking tailpiece features fine tuners for each string and a patented EVH D-Tuna® for switching back and forth from drop-D to standard tuning in an instant.

With its quintessential red 5150 hologram numbers and star decals, the Striped Series 5150 is a high-powered, high-performance machine that's as kickass to look at as it is to play.

Specifications

General

• Series: Striped Series
  
• Orientation: Right-Hand
  
• Color: R/B/W "5150" Striped Pattern
  
• Country Of Origin: MX

Neck

• Headstock: EVH® Hockey Stick
  
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
  
• Neck Shape: EVH® Modified "C" Backshape
  
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
  
• Neck Thickness: .790" at 3rd Fret & .810" at 12th Fret
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
  
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
  
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
  
• Number of Frets: 22
  
• Truss Rod: EVH®-Branded with Wheel
  
• Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
  
• String Nut: Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
  
• Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
  
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
  
• Fret Size: Jumbo
  
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Body

• Body: Basswood
  
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
  
• Body Shape: 5150™
  
• Body Material: Basswood

Hardware

• Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
  
• Bridge Mounting: 2-Point Modern
  
• Tremolo Block: Brass
  
• Pickup Covers: Black
  
• Control Knobs: Black Knurled with White Indicator
  
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
  
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
  
• String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
  
• Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
  
• Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
  
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard
  
• Strap Buttons: Oversized

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
  
• Pickup Configuration: H
  
• Controls: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit
  
• Switching: None