EVH - News and Rumours
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EVH Wolfgang Standard Gold Sparkle: A Tonal Gold Standard?
19 May 2022 · EVH has officially released the Wolfgang Standard Gold Sparkle and this new model offers some great, well thought out features. Perfect for all styles
Wolfgang Van Halen prototype semi-hollow EVH guitar spotted
25 Feb 2022 · Will this new Wolfgang Van Halen prototype semi-hollow EVH guitar, spotted live, ever go into production? Let's hope so.
New finish options for the EVH Wolfgang and 5150 models
27 Jan 2022 · EVH adds new colour options to its popular Wolfgang and 5150 models, offering some really eye-catching combinations to both limeups.
Best Offset Guitars 2021: The top Jazzmasters, Jaguars and boutique alternatives
08 Oct 2021 · The Best Offset Guitars! We take you through the top guitars for all budgets that should be on your radar, from Fender, PRS and smaller boutique makers.
Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Tech Tom Weber set up a Frankie!
08 Aug 2021 · Tom Weber was Eddie Van Halen's guitar tech between 2007 and 2020. Watch him set up a Floyd Rose locking trem on a Frankie!
New wallet-friendly EVH 5150 Iconic amp range
14 Jul 2021 · Designed by renowned Peavey 5150 amp engineer James Brown, the new EVH 5150 Iconic amp range won't put a massive dent in your bank account.
EVH takes the legacy into 2021, with a 5150 overhaul and new Wolfgang models
11 Jan 2021 · The crew at EVH are determined to carry Eddie Van Halen's incredible guitar design legacy into 2021 and beyond with new EVH 5150 and Wolfie models.
Best Guitars of 2020: 10 guitars that should be on your radar
14 Dec 2020 · The Top 10 Best Guitars of 2020! Our favourite guitars this year include retro 6-strings, rock'n'roll workhorses and bona fide shredder axes.
From Slash and Hendrix to EVH and Hetfield: The 10 Best Signature Guitars!
30 Oct 2020 · Compiled using cold, hard objective data as well as gut instinct and raw emotion, this list of the Top 10 Signature Guitars is guaranteed to appal some and appeal to others...
Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption as you’ve never heard it before!
19 Oct 2020 · YouTuber maromaro1337 has a unique take on the famous guitar solo Eruption, and we think Eddie would have loved it! So sit back and enjoy this 1 min 54 seconds of blistering Stylophone.
Building my own Van Halen Frankenstein Super Strat in a day: A tribute to Eddie
09 Oct 2020 · As a tribute to the late great Eddie Van Halen, I decided to build my very own Frankenstein-style Super Strat using nothing but old guitar parts and basic tools.
RIP Eddie Van Halen: A legend in guitars and their design
06 Oct 2020 · Eddie Van Halen, the rock star and guitar legend, has died of throat cancer aged 65. The man that gave the world Eruption and made the world of guitar standup and listen, has passed away.
The new EVH 5150III 15W LBX-S combines the best features of its predecessors
01 Jul 2020 · From "crystal clear" clean to full-on dirt, the EVH 5150III 15W LBX-S lunchbox amp head combines the best features of its predecessors, the LBX1 and LBX II.
EVH Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Sassafras: A mean new rock machine!
01 Jul 2020 · A mean new rock machine from EVH: the limited edition Wolfgang Special Sassafras offers a new tonewood and finish option on what was already a great high-performance instrument.
NAMM 2020: EVH announce a pack of new Wolfgang models
17 Jan 2020 · The EVH Wolfgang's pack expands, with this year's release we get new colours and fancy finishes for Eddie's classic 'Wolfie' guitar design. Super fast, dependable gig machines not to be sniffed at!
NAMM 2020: EVH Striped Series Frankie
16 Jan 2020 · EVH has just announced a brand new 'affordable' version of Eddie's original Frankenstein. But lets be honest, it isn't really that cheap. Yet compared to the last version it is a steal.
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH resurrects the ’79 Bumblebee, 40 years after Van Halen II
18 Jul 2019 · EVH are commemorating the 40th anniversary of Van Halen II with ’79 Bumblebee tribute guitar, with that classic yellow on black stripe paint job and loads of Van Halen goodies
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH 5150 Series guitars will get you ready to shred
17 Jul 2019 · The new EVH 5150 Series Guitars of guitars is launching at Summer NAMM this year and they all look hot for shredders. Available in both Deluxe and Standard finishes, with EVH branded hardware throughout.
NAMM 2019: EVH Striped Series Shark gets its teeth into NAMM
24 Jan 2019 · A cool modern-day recreation of Eddie Van Halen’s famous striped guitar from the Van Halen World Tour back in 1978. Will you be able to catch the EVH Striped Series Shark and make it rock?
NAMM 2019: EVH Wolfgang WG Standard Xotic range
24 Jan 2019 · The new 2019 EVH Wolfgang WG Standard Xotic range adds a touch of class to these great modern guitars. Yeah, they still have the wiggle stick and the hot pups, but now they look exotic.
Summer NAMM 2018: EVH Eruption ’78 models celebrate 40-year anniversary
29 Jun 2018 · Eddie Van Halen turned the guitar world upside down in '78. Now EVH celebrates the 40th anniversary of THAT debut album with three new versions of the infamous black and white Strat!
NAMM 2018: New mini EVH 5150 III 6L6 amp heads and combos
25 Jan 2018 · Utilising dual-concentric controls to save space and make these already popular amps that bit smaller, will the new EVH 5150 III 6L6 amps be too small to use easily on stage?