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EVH Releases 5150 Series and New Wolfgang Models
January 11, 2021
The 5150 Series models feature a modified Strat-style basswood body with deeper upper body curve, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s specifications.
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Rig Rundown: Spirit Adrift
November 11, 2020
Nate Garrett's mystical brand of metal mixes morose modulation with nods to EVH and James Hetfield.
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Rig Rundown: Unearth's Ken Susi
September 30, 2020
Go inside his impressive tone bunker, fortified with silver 7-string ESP sig models, 21st-century Fishman pickups, and stacks of 5150 and JCM800 disciples.
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Rig Rundown: Revocation & Gargoyl's Dave Davidson
August 26, 2020
He fronts two menacing bands with his “Ferrari-like” signature Jackson, but he’s also got a soft spot for his vintage ES-335.
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Code Orange: Attack of the Sonic Cyborgs
April 30, 2020
The outrageous guitar assault of Reba Meyers and Dominic Landolina on the band’s new Underneath explosively combines the analog and the digital—yet honors the heavy throb of hardcore’s beating heart.
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The Year in Gear 2019
November 21, 2019
The 60+ guitars, amps, pedals, basses, and accessories that stood out from the crowd and earned our coveted Premier Gear Award this year.
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Tools for the Task: Humbuckers for the Heavy
October 18, 2019
Inject your guitar with newfound fury by dropping in a new humbucker or two.
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Summer NAMM 2019: Charvel | EVH Pro Mod DK24 HH 2PT CM & 5150III 50W EL34 2x12 Demos
July 18, 2019
Listen to a new shred machine with a wealth of single-coil and humbucker tones through Eddie’s new EL34-based combos.
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Rig Rundown: Jake E. Lee
March 27, 2019
The 6-string lycanthrope behind Ozzy’s Bark at the Moon shares the blisteringly loud setup used to power his new band, Red Dragon Cartel.
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EVH Announces the Striped Series Shark Model
January 30, 2019
A model based on the iconic striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen debuted during the first Van Halen tour in 1978.
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Top 10 First Looks of 2018
December 31, 2018
You voted with your clicks! Here are PG's most-watched gear-demo videos of the year.
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MXR EVH 5150 Chorus Review
November 26, 2018
Eddie’s chorus pedal is full of idiosyncrasies and interesting tonal surprises.
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The Year in Gear 2018
November 20, 2018
Step inside Premier Guitar’s magical, miraculous time machine and revisit the gear that stood head and shoulders above the rest as Premier Gear Award winners in 2018.
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EVH 5150III 1x12 50W 6L6 Combo Review
July 10, 2018
Improvements to this 6L6 combo mean tone variation and versatility that transcend Van Halen sound templates.
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First Look: EVH 5150 Chorus
July 9, 2018
Watch John Bohlinger play "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Finish What Ya Started," and a handful of his own licks to test out the swoosh box loosely based on the Roland DC-30.
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EVH Unveils New Eruption Tribute Models
June 29, 2018
Eddie Van Halen played “Eruption” from Van Halen in its entirety on each guitar and then signed the back of the headstock, which was video recorded for prosperity and will be presented to the instrument’s future owner on an EVH thumb drive.
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NAMM '18 - EVH 5150III 50W 6L6 Head Demo
February 6, 2018
Eddie’s latest iteration of his 5150 line includes 6L6 tubes and better handling of individual gain and volume controls.
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EVH Introduces the 5150III 6L6 50W Head and Combos, Adds New Wolfgang Special, Wolfgang Standard and Striped Series Guitars
January 31, 2018
Channels one and two each have dual concentric gain/volume controls with shared EQ.
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GALLERY: NAMM 2018 Day 2
January 26, 2018
Take a look at highlights from Beetronics, Tokai, Keeley, Mooer, and more.
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Tools for the Task: Micro Amps
December 6, 2017
Ten very little amps that won’t blow any doors down, but might inspire more practice.
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