Engineered for speed, comfort and full-throttle attitude, the reimagined 5150® Series DX is an iconic blast from the past that blends both throwback and modernized features.
Like its predecessor, the 5150 DX features a modified Strat®-style basswood body with a deeper upper body curve. The graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn baked maple neck features a comfortable modified "C" profile, hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel and "hockey stick" headstock with EVH® logo decal. Built for smooth and speedy playability, the 12"-16" compound radius baked 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 three-way toggle switch 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 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 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 new 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. EVH® Wolfgang® / Striped Series bag INCLUDED!!
General
Body
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup |
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking |
| Neck Pickup |
Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking |
| Pickup Color |
Black |
| Controls |
Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH® Bourns® High Friction Pot) |
| Pickup Switching |
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Auxiliary Switching |
Kill Switch |
| Pickup Configuration |
HH |
Neck
| Neck Material |
Quartersawn Baked Maple |
| Neck Construction |
Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement |
| Neck Thickness |
.790" at 3rd Fret & .810" at 12th Fret |
| Neck Finish |
Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane |
| Neck Shape |
EVH® Modified "C" Backshape |
| Scale Length |
25.5" (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius |
12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material |
Baked Maple |
| Number of Frets |
22 |
| Fret Size |
Jumbo |
| Nut Material |
Floyd Rose® R3 Locking |
| Nut Width |
1.685" (42.8 mm) |
| Position Inlays |
Black Dot |
| Side Dots |
Black |
| Truss Rod Nut |
Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel |
| Truss Rod Wrench |
2.5 mm Hex |
| String Trees |
Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar |
| Headstock |
EVH® Hockey Stick |
| Neck Plate |
4-Bolt Standard |
Hardware
Miscellaneous
| Strings |
EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges) |
| Strap Buttons |
Oversized |
| Case/Gig Bag |
EVH® Striped Series Gig Bag (P/N 022-7742-100) Included; Optional EVH® Striped Hardshell (P/N 022-6100-506) |
Accessories
| Included Accessories |
Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual |