The reimagined 5150® Series Standard electric guitar is engineered for high - speed play, ultimate comfort, and a full - throttle attitude. It's a blast from the past, blending throwback charm with modern features. Like its predecessor, it has a modified Strat® - style basswood body with a deeper upper body curve. The graphite - reinforced bolt - on quartersawn maple neck offers a comfortable modified 'C' profile, a hand - rubbed satin urethane back finish, a heel - mount truss rod adjustment wheel, and a color - matched 'hockey stick' headstock with an EVH® logo decal. The 12' - 16' compound radius ebony fingerboard, with 22 jumbo frets and cream dot inlays, ensures smooth and speedy playability. The original striped model had just one humbucking bridge pickup, but the new 5150 comes with an HH pickup configuration controlled by a three - way toggle switch. The custom - designed EVH® Wolfgang® Alnico 2 humbucking bridge pickup provides the right amount of punch, sweet sustain, and thick rhythms in a balanced EQ curve. The neck pickup offers great overdrive and sustain, and clean tones when the volume is lowered. A custom - designed low - friction volume knob enables smooth volume swells, and the high - friction tone knob stays in place. There's also a lower bout kill switch for stutter and rhythmic effects. It's equipped with a 'navy - bomb' certified EVH - branded top - mount Floyd Rose® bridge with fine tuners for each string and a patented EVH D - Tuna® for quick tuning changes. Specifications include a 5150™ body shape, basswood body material, satin urethane body finish, EVH® Modified 'C' neck profile, ebony fretboard, 12' - 16' compound radius fretboard, 25.5' scale length, 22 jumbo frets, cream dot fretboard inlays, direct - mount EVH® Wolfgang® humbucking pickups, an EVH® - branded Floyd Rose® locking tremolo bridge, EVH® nickel - plated steel strings, EVH® - branded Gotoh® tuning machines, and black hardware finish.
Using your EVH 5150 Series Standard Electric Guitar is a breeze. First, tune your guitar using the EVH® - branded Gotoh® tuning machines. You can easily switch between drop - D and standard tuning with the patented EVH D - Tuna® on the top - mount Floyd Rose® bridge. To get different sounds, use the three - way toggle switch to control the HH pickup configuration. Turn the low - friction volume knob for smooth volume swells and the high - friction tone knob to adjust the tone. The kill switch on the lower bout is great for creating stutter and rhythmic effects. When it comes to maintenance, keep your guitar clean. Use a soft, dry cloth to wipe the body and fretboard after each use. Avoid exposing the guitar to extreme temperatures and humidity, as this can damage the wood and hardware. Check the strings regularly and replace them when they start to wear out. Also, make sure to adjust the truss rod if needed using the heel - mount truss rod adjustment wheel to keep the neck in good shape.
