EVH Striped Series '78 Eruption - White w/Black Stripes

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Weight: 6.95 Lbs.
Serial #: EVH2114206

On the cover of Van Halen’s 1978 eponymous debut album, Eddie Van Halen thrusts his black-and-white striped Strat-style guitar towards the camera as if he’s showing you the future. He played this guitar on his unprecedented and mind-blowing “Eruption” guitar solo, thus its nickname, and almost immediately, this monumental instrument became a timeless icon, symbolic of a paradigm shift in guitar-driven rock and roll.

Back when this trailblazing album first appeared, nobody had ever seen or heard a guitar like that because no such guitar ever existed. What was this? You couldn’t buy one.

That’s because he made it himself. The 22-year-old Eddie Van Halen had the mind of not only a great musician, but also of an innovative inventor—a constant tinkerer who was always messing with his gear. Eddie would say it was out of necessity as no off-the-shelf guitar had the features he needed to really do his job and realize his full potential. So, he took matters into his own capable hands — refretting the neck, installing a humbucking pickup which he potted in paraffin wax, as well a single master volume knob (famously labeled as “Tone”), brass nut and tailpiece from a ’58 Strat, cutting out and mounting his own homemade black and of course, coming up with iconic striped motif.

The all-new EVH Striped Series ’78 Eruption guitar combines many of those famed mods along with modernized features and a relic treatment.

The Stratocaster-style body sports Eddie’s famed white-and-black-striped paint job and has been paired to a quartersawn maple neck with a hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish. The 12”-16” compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets was designed for fast and furious playing styles with maximum comfort, while a heel-mount truss rod wheel makes for time-saving neck adjustments.

A single EVH Wolfgang humbucking bridge pickup provides classic Eddie Van Halen guitar tone – from crystal cleans to fat and rich mids and lows, while the brass nut and six-saddle vintage Fender Stratocaster synchronized tremolo bridge with a 43mm brass block allow for authentic EVH tone.

Other features include a skirted white Strat-style volume control knob (labeled “tone”) with 500K EVH Bourns low friction pot and treble bleed circuit, black pickguard, chrome hardware, oversized strap buttons, EVH neck plate and larger, ‘70s-style licensed Fender Strat headstock with gold EVH logo.

N Stuff SKU:	5107900576
Manufacturer:	EVH

We take great pride in every instrument that we sell. We fully inspect, set-up, and tune every instrument to ensure that you receive the best guitar or bass possible. So you can rest assured that with N Stuff Music you are in the best of hands before, during, and after your purchase.

Specifications:
BODY:
Body Material:	Basswood
Body Finish:	Lacquer
NECK:
Number of Frets:	22
Fret Size:	Jumbo
Fretboard Radius:	12"-16" Compound Radius
Neck Material:	Quartersawn Maple
Neck Construction:	Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish:	Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Headstock:	Large '70s-Style Licensed Fender Strat
String Nut:	Brass
Nut Width:	1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Scale Length:	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard:	Maple
Position Inlays:	Black Dots
ELECTRONICS:
Bridge Pickup:	EVH Wolfgang
Pickup Switching:	None
Controls:	Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit
Pickup Configuration:	H
HARDWARE:
Bridge:	6-Saddle Vintage-Style Fender Strat Synchronized Tremolo with 43mm Brass Block
Tuning Machines:	EVH-Branded Gotoh
Pickguard:	1-Ply Black
Hardware Finish:	Relic Chrome
Control Knobs:	White Stratocaster-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone")
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings:	Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Case:	EVH Striped Series Gig Bag
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