EVH Striped Series '78 Eruption Electric Guitar w/ Bag

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.

Condition: This is a brand new Striped Series '78 Eruption. It comes equipped with our Pro-Tech setup and EVH's warranty. Drop Dee Guitars is an authorized dealer of EVH Guitars.

Pro-Tech Setup: Our Pro-Tech setup makes your guitar ready to rock straight out of the box. Here’s how..

• Make any adjustments so the neck is straight to avoid any fret buzzing and for comfort
• Check the nut and nut slots for any adjustments/filing to prevent any tuning issues, as well as for comfort at the lower frets
• Make any adjustments to the bridge/tremolo system so it’s in the proper position for tuning stability
• Set the action to a height that feels comfortable for each guitar
• Set the intonation so you’re in tune everywhere on the neck

All of these steps will make your brand new guitar feel as comfortable as ever and ready to play straight out of the box!

Specs

Body

• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Body Shape: Other
• Body Material: Basswood

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
• Pickup Color: Black
• Controls: Volume (500K EVH® Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit
• Pickup Switching: None
• Pickup Configuration: H

Neck

• Neck Material: Quartersawn 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" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Nut Material: Brass
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 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: Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
• Headstock: Large '70s-Style Licensed Fender® Strat®
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Fender® Strat® Synchronized Tremolo with 43mm Brass Block
• Hardware Finish: Reliced Chrome
• Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
• Tremolo Block: Brass
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
• Control Knobs: White Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone")

Miscellaneous 

• Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Strap Buttons: Oversized

Accessories

• Case/Gig Bag: EVH® Striped Series Gig Bag (P/N 022-7742-100) Included; Optional EVH® Striped Hardshell (P/N 022-6100-506)
• Included Accessories: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys, User Manual, & EVH® Striped Series Gig Bag