Mamma mia… Not only because my very first VHS back in 1989, the 1988 Tribute for Les Paul concert, left a lifelong impression on me thanks to Van Halen’s appearance and the two songs he performed that night, nor because I happened to post a video of my Van Halen-played and signed Charvel Art on my social media on October 5, 2020, just one day before the hero’s passing, but above all because the man has left one of the deepest marks on every modern guitarist of the last fifty years. So “Mamma mia,” or even better, “Jeetje mina” in Dutch, is about the mildest exclamation I can shout when faced with this stunning Limited Edition…

Loaded with player-focused features and unmistakable style, the Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Striped is an incredibly responsive guitar with a huge, powerful voice, built to unleash pure rock energy.

Featuring a spectacular aged red, black, and white striped finish with distressed chrome hardware, the Wolfgang Special Striped combines a basswood body with an arched top and a robust quartersawn maple neck reinforced with graphite rods, carved to Eddie Van Halen’s exact specifications. It is paired with an ebony fingerboard featuring a 12″–16″ compound radius and 22 jumbo frets, providing exceptional playability for aggressive riffs and blazing solos. A heel-mounted truss rod adjustment wheel also allows for quick and easy neck relief adjustments, a feature every guitar technician will appreciate.

The specially designed EVH Wolfgang humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the body, delivering a tone that is both powerful and articulate, with brilliant clarity and virtually endless sustain, making them perfect for crushing power chords and soaring melodic lines. Every component of this guitar has been selected and positioned for high-speed playing. The low-friction volume control makes violin-style volume swells effortless, while the tone control is intentionally stiffer to prevent unwanted tonal changes as your picking hand flies across the strings.

The EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking tremolo, combined with a Floyd Rose locking nut, provides exceptional tuning stability even under the most extreme whammy-bar abuse. Finally, the EVH D-Tuna® allows you to switch instantly from standard tuning to Drop D and back again with the flick of a finger, making this the only guitar you’ll ever need on stage.

With this beast in your hands, you’ll finally dare to take on the legendary Van Halen repertoire… yes, yes, yes!