EVH Striped Series 5150 Maple Fingerboard Red with Black and White Stripes (101)

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.

Body: Basswood
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Material: Basswood
Body Shape: 5150
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Headstock: EVH Hockey Stick
Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: EVH Modified "C" Backshape
Neck Thickness: .790" at 3rd Fret & .810" at 12th Fret
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Material: Floyd Rose R3 Locking
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
String Nut: Floyd Rose R3 Locking
Truss Rod: EVH-Branded with Wheel
Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
Bridge: EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna
Bridge Mounting: 2-Point Modern
Control Knobs: Black Knurled with White Indicator
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard
Pickup Covers: Black
Strap Buttons: Oversized
String Trees: Floyd Rose Retainer Bar
Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose 1000 Series Locking
Tremolo Block: Brass
Tuning Machines: EVH-Branded Gotoh
Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking
Controls: Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit
Pickup Configuration: H
Switching: None