Engineered for speed, comfort and full-throttle attitude, the reimagined 5150 Series Deluxe is an iconic blast from the past that blends both throwback and modernized features.
Like its predecessor, the 5150 Deluxe Poplar Burl features a modified Strat-style basswood body with a deeper upper body curve. The graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck features a comfortable modified "C" profile, hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel and color matched "hockey stick" headstock with EVH logo decal. Built for smooth and speedy playability, the 12"-16" compound radius ebony fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and cream dot inlays.
While the famed striped original had a single humbucking bridge pickup only, the all-new 5150 Deluxe is outfitted with an HH pickup configuration controlled by a three-way toggle on the upper bout. The custom designed EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking bridge pickup delivers the perfect amount of punch and articulation with sweet sustain and thick chunky rhythms in a perfectly balanced EQ curve. The EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking neck pickup serves up nononsense, balls to the wall overdrive and endless sustain without skimping on articulate cleans when the volume is rolled down. A custom designed low friction volume knob creates even-volume tapering for the smoothest volume swells, while the high friction tone knob will stay in place even if accidentally bumped. An added feature comes in the way of a lower bout kill switch, allowing you to mute your guitar for those stutter, rhythmic effects - think "You Really Got Me."
Decked out with a "dive-bomb" certified EVH-branded top-mount 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.
A stylized modern spin on a fan favorite, the 5150 Deluxe is sure to stun with a unique poplar burl top that is wrapped in Aqua Burst or Black Burst and finished off with all-chrome hardware, including the EVH-branded Gotoh tuning machines.
Series: 5150
Body Material: Basswood
Body Top: Poplar Burl
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: Modified "C" Backshape
Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Neck Thickness: .790" at 3rd Fret & .810" at 12th Fret
Fingerboard: Ebony, 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Frets: 22, Jumbo
Headstock: EVH Hockey Stick
Position Inlays: Cream Dot
Side Dots: Cream
Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose R3 Locking, 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Tuning Machines: EVH-Branded Gotoh
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Bridge: Top-Mount EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna
Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose 1000 Series
Pickups: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking (Bridge & Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle; Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Auxiliary Switching: Kill Switch
Controls: Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH Bourns High Friction Pot)
Control Knobs: Black Knurled with White Indicator
Hardware: Chrome
Strap Buttons: Oversized
Strings: EVH Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
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