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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: New EVH 5150 Series DX Review, Baked Maple, Wolfgang Pickups, Floyd Rose & D-Tuna Demo 🎸 #evhgear
Description: The EVH 5150® Series DX with baked maple is built for speed, comfort, and full-throttle performance—blending classic Van Halen vibe with modern upgrades. It features a modified Strat-style basswood body, a graphite-reinforced baked maple neck, and a 12"-16" compound radius fingerboard with jumbo frets for smooth, fast playability.
Loaded with dual EVH Wolfgang® Alnico 2 humbuckers, you get punchy, articulate bridge tones and a powerful, sustain-rich neck pickup with great clean roll-off. A kill switch adds stutter effects, while the volume and tone controls are designed for precision and stability.
It’s dive-bomb ready with an EVH Floyd Rose® bridge and D-Tuna®...