EVH 5150 Series Standard Rocket Red
Check out new for 2019 EVH 5150 Series Standard model, this one in a hot-rodded Rocket Red finish! Engineered for speed, comfort and full-throttle attitude, the reimagined 5150 is an iconic blast from the past that blends both throwback and modernized features.
Like its predecessor, the 5150 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 urethane back finish, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel and matching “hockey stick” headstock with EVH® logo decal. Built for smooth and speedy playability, the 12”-16” compound radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays.
While the famed striped original had a single humbucking bridge pickup only, the all-new 5150 is outfitted with an HH pickup configuration controlled by a quick access three-way toggle on the lower bout. The custom designed EVH® Wolfgang® Alnico 2 Humbucker 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 humbucker neck pickup serves up no-nonsense, balls to the wall overdrive and endless sustain without skimping on articulate cleans when the volume is rolled down. A high-friction tone knob provides unmatched tonal performance, while the custom designed EVH-branded low-friction volume knob creates even-volume tapering for the smoothest volume swells.
Decked out with a “dive-bomb” certified EVH-branded top-mount Floyd Rose® bridge, each locking nut tailpiece features fine tuners and a patented EVH D-Tuna® for switching back and forth from drop-D to standard tuning in an instant.
A high-octane, high performance axe, the 5150 boasts battle-ready style in either a Matte Army Drab, Rocket Red or Satin Primer Gray finish with all-chrome hardware, including the EVH-branded Gotoh® tuning machines.
- SERIES: 5150®
- BODY MATERIAL: Basswood
- NECK: Quartersawn Maple
- NECK FINISH: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- FINGERBOARD: Maple, 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- FRETS: 22, Jumbo
- POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot
- 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®
- PICKUPS: EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
- PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- CONTROLS: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot), Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction)
- CONTROL KNOBS: Black “Speed”
- HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
- STRINGS: EVH®-Branded (.009-.042 Gauges)
