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.
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
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
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual
TRUSS ROD WRENCH: 2.5 mm Hex
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 4.50x15.50x33.50 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 11.25 LB
FRET SIZE: Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 33.50 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 4.50 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 15.50 IN
