{"product_id":"evh-striped-series-78-eruption-maple-fingerboard-white-with-black-stripes-relic","title":"EVH Striped Series '78 Eruption, Maple Fingerboard, White with Black Stripes Relic","description":"On the cover of Van Halen’s 1978 eponymous debut album, Eddie Van Halen thrusts his black-and-white striped Strat®-style guitar towards the camera as if he’s showing you the future. He played this guitar on his unprecedented and mind-blowing “Eruption” guitar solo, thus its nickname, and almost immediately, this monumental instrument became a timeless icon, symbolic of a paradigm shift in guitar-driven rock and roll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack when this trailblazing album first appeared, nobody had ever seen or heard a guitar like that because no such guitar ever existed. What was this? You couldn’t buy one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat’s because he made it himself. The 22-year-old Eddie Van Halen had the mind of not only a great musician, but also of an innovative inventor—a constant tinkerer who was always messing with his gear. Eddie would say it was out of necessity as no off-the-shelf guitar had the features he needed to really do his job and realize his full potential. So, he took matters into his own capable hands — refretting the neck, installing a humbucking pickup which he potted in paraffin wax, as well a single master volume knob (famously labeled as “Tone”), brass nut and tailpiece from a ’58 Strat, cutting out and mounting his own homemade black and of course, coming up with iconic striped motif.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe all-new EVH® Striped Series ’78 Eruption guitar combines many of those famed mods along with modernized features and a relic treatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stratocaster®-style body sports Eddie’s famed white-and-black-striped paint job and has been paired to a quartersawn maple neck with a hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish. The 12”-16” compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets was designed for fast and furious playing styles with maximum comfort, while a heel-mount truss rod wheel makes for time-saving neck adjustments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA single EVH Wolfgang® humbucking bridge pickup provides classic Eddie Van Halen guitar tone – from crystal cleans to fat and rich mids and lows, while the brass nut and six-saddle vintage Fender® Stratocaster synchronized tremolo bridge with a 43mm brass block allow for authentic EVH tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther features include a skirted white Strat-style volume control knob (labeled “tone”) with 500K EVH Bourns® low friction pot and treble bleed circuit, black pickguard, chrome hardware, oversized strap buttons, EVH neck plate and larger, ‘70s-style licensed Fender Strat headstock with gold EVH logo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eSERIES: Striped Series\u003cbr\u003eORIENTATION: Right-Hand\u003cbr\u003eCOLOR: White with Black Stripes Relic\u003cbr\u003eCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN: MX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck\u003cbr\u003eHEADSTOCK: Large '70s-Style Licensed Fender® Strat®\u003cbr\u003eNECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple\u003cbr\u003eNECK FINISH: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane\u003cbr\u003eNECK SHAPE: EVH® Modified \"C\" Backshape\u003cbr\u003eNECK CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement\u003cbr\u003eNECK THICKNESS: .790\" at 3rd Fret \u0026amp; .810\" at 12th Fret\u003cbr\u003eFINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12\"-16\" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)\u003cbr\u003eFINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple\u003cbr\u003ePOSITION INLAYS: Black Dot\u003cbr\u003eSIDE DOTS: Black\u003cbr\u003eNUMBER OF FRETS: 22\u003cbr\u003eTRUSS ROD NUT: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel\u003cbr\u003eSTRING NUT: Brass\u003cbr\u003eNUT WIDTH: 1.6875\" (42.86 mm)\u003cbr\u003eNUT MATERIAL: Brass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBody\u003cbr\u003eBODY: Basswood\u003cbr\u003eBODY FINISH: Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eBODY SHAPE: Other\u003cbr\u003eBODY MATERIAL: Basswood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardware\u003cbr\u003eBRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Fender® Strat® Synchronized Tremolo with 43mm Brass Block\u003cbr\u003eTREMOLO BLOCK: Brass\u003cbr\u003ePICKGUARD: 1-Ply Black\u003cbr\u003ePICKUP COVERS: Black\u003cbr\u003eCONTROL KNOBS: White Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled \"Tone\")\u003cbr\u003eHARDWARE FINISH: Reliced Chrome\u003cbr\u003eTUNING MACHINES: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®\u003cbr\u003eSTRING TREES: Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer\u003cbr\u003eSTRINGS: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)\u003cbr\u003eTREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm\u003cbr\u003eNECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Standard\u003cbr\u003eSTRAP BUTTONS: Oversized\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElectronics\u003cbr\u003eBRIDGE PICKUP: EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking\u003cbr\u003ePICKUP CONFIGURATION: H\u003cbr\u003eCONTROLS: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit\u003cbr\u003eSWITCHING: None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements\u003cbr\u003eDIMENSIONS: 4.60x15.30x42.00 IN\u003cbr\u003eSHIPPING WEIGHT: 10.70 LB\u003cbr\u003eFRET SIZE: Jumbo\u003cbr\u003eSCALE LENGTH: 25.5\" (64.77 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSHIPPING LENGTH: 42.00 IN\u003cbr\u003eSHIPPING HEIGHT: 4.60 IN\u003cbr\u003eSHIPPING WIDTH: 15.30 IN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessories\u003cbr\u003eINCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys, User Manual, \u0026amp; EVH® Striped Series Gig Bag\u003cbr\u003eTRUSS ROD WRENCH: 2.5 mm Hex","brand":"EVH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53028153753909,"sku":"885978725557","price":1999.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/5384\/5301\/files\/5107900576_evh_ins_frt_1_rr_a78f537a-898b-4a87-bfa7-ff3b9b2f5550.jpg?v=1782383524","url":"https:\/\/musiquediplomate.com\/products\/evh-striped-series-78-eruption-maple-fingerboard-white-with-black-stripes-relic","provider":"Centre de Musique Diplomate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}