EVH Wolfgang Special vs EVH Wolfgang WG Standard Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 31 авг 2022
- In this video, I am comparing the Wolfgang WG Standard with the EVH Wolfgang Special. Both are perfectly suitable rock guitars that would meet the needs of any customer who decides to buy one. In short, my conclusions are:
- They both sound the same
- They feel the same
- The Wolfgang Special has a better bridge and electronics
- The Wolfgang Standard is better value for money
- Both hold their value well too!
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The conclusion of the video: it doesn't really matter if you buy the Standard or Special. If you can play like this guy..it will be awesome 😎
Came for the guitars stayed for the insanely fast and probably the cleanest legato runs i have ever seen😊
I was considering commenting, but your brilliant EVH playing melted my face right off.
Absolutely brilliant. Somehow, this made my soul feel better.
Not many players would have rocked "Amsterdam" when demoing any Van Halen kit. Nice.
It doesn’t seem to matter what you’re demoing. It’s always awesome to watch and hear you play. Outstanding!
I purchased one of these guitars based on your northern lights Wolfgang video. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and great playing as well sir. It’s now my favorite guitar.
I got my Wolfgang Standard over a year ago, and I absolutely love it!!! I really like that you are able to demo these guitars in this age of online shopping for guitars, I respect your opinion!!!
We are all very lucky to live in this time that is true
Mad EVH skills right there! Awesome demos man, exactly the vid I was looking for as well.
I have two Wolfgang Specials and two Wolfgang standards and I love them. They sound great stay in tune very well and the fret boards are smooth and so playable. I wanted to get the USA model but I've heard they are no different than a Wolfgang special but far more expensive. So I'm sticking with what I have. Besides my main axe is a Jackson Adrian Smith USA Signature. Which is what I compared my EVH Wolfgang special two and I have to say I enjoy playing the EVH's just as much.
perfect timing on this demo. I was just wondering if you kept that special. Glad you still have it. I got the standard in stealth black based on your reviews. Now I think I'm going to sell it to get that special. That color scheme is my favorite by far so got to get one now. Thank you for all the great content.
Awesome guitar demonstration... EVH was the best at the way he played the guitar.. highly creative and a mind-blowing ability to constantly find exciting riffs and guitar chops for the songs Van Halen wrote for years... just unbelievable talent and Eddie was so fluid and smooth on the guitar fretboard when he played.. a true guitar genius
It’s a real pleasure to hear you play either of them mate. You got IT!
I've owned both the Special and Standard. I love my standard and play it much more. Your content is great, keep up the great work.
Phenomenal playing as always! And man, both this finishes are just downright beautiful. Rock on! :)
As always love watching your videos! Especially the EVH content! Your playing is spot on! One day I can play maybe one of those licks. In the meantime I love my qm burst standard. I've done some small upgrades and additions to bring it to almost special spec. Also added a tesi micro killswitch. Your right though super comfy guitar, easily made a beginner like me able to play better then my other guitars. Keep up with the 🔥 content!
Was literally just looking for a video of exactly this. Perfect timing!
Again, another AWESOME video and review!!!! I love watching you play and how you make your guitars talk!!! Great, great review and advice for everyone watching.... thank you for your transparency, and keep Rockin' brother!!!! Two 👍 👍!
Awesome as always Cam! I need to get one of those Specials at some point!
Great demo Cameron, just in time as Im looking to get Wolfgang. Thanks
Awesome Playing!! Damn! That Amsterdam jam at the end was insane!
I think there were slight tonal differences, but sometimes it's just more fun to pick up a cheaper guitar and not be afraid to customise it how you want it. One problem with really expensive guitars is people start to worry about resale values.
Excellent point !
They’re also only about 2-300 dollars apart in price lol. At least where I live
@@joshwolf5377 damn lucky you, the special is almost twice as expensive for me
Your improvisation is always amazing! Hope to get as good as you one day!
Love hearing your EVH licks..man you are absurdly good..Great video and I want both of those for Christmas...cheers
I love all Van Halen songs. That being said, you pretty much played all the riffs/songs that I wanted to see on youtube. I love those more obscure songs and think they have so many tasty riffs, licks and moments than the more popular songs. Great review too!
yea he was playing songs you rarely hear others play. I think he is the best I have heard at covering EVH. His tone and playing is very close and precise.
Man I love your playing mate 🤘I bought the Jackson sl4x after your review, it always leaves me jealous of your ability after watching one of your videos keep it up mate 👍🏼
Awesome tutorial and awesome playing as well..I have a standard and I love mine thinking of another one this video helped out a bunch. Another standard 😁keep on rockin 🤘
Amazing playing!! I enjoyed the demo of both guitars. I got an unbelievable deal on a standard at Sweetwater yesterday! It sounds amazing and plays great! I’m debating on adding a D-Tuna.
Wow! Aside from the obvious great job on the comparison, you’re an amazing player!
Came for the guitars, stayed for the playing. Thanks for the review but I just have to say your playing is outstanding.
GREAT playing Cameron!!!!
Great video man!🤘 I have a 2014 wolfgang standard and have actually found I prefer it over the specials I have played. The neck to me feels better for some reason and the body with the contours is a whole lot more comfortable. That to me is the most important thing, since you can change the hardware if need be (although I've never had any trouble with it). Maybe being it's an earlier production model I ended up getting one that's a little better than most? Idk, but whatever the case, I love that guitar.
Thank you, exactly what I was looking for. Great content.
bro your playing is insane. Perfect showcase!
the Wolfgang WG Standard is beautiful, but the special also looks great!! greta video, I thought it was great how you flipped the guitar at the start of the video- great video and your playing is great!!!
Greatly appreciate your channel. You have reviewed the exact same evh guitars I'm interested in buying.
Great video. Your playing is fun to watch. Thanks!
It's wonderful to hear how you really got some serious EVH spirit in your tone and playing.
Really, really enjoy your content! Love hearing and seeing you play🔥I have two WG standards and one WG Special. Both are fantastic! When Eddie passed, it hit me hard. So, at 51 ……. I said I’m going to try to learn some of Eddies stuff. I have learned some of his stuff through you. Also got the Yamaha THRii 30 wireless amp and use your settings. It is so much fun getting some of Eddie’s riffs down to at least sound half way decent. Also picked up couple stripe series as well as the Frankie. I’m just a huge Van Halen fan/nerd! Thanks again for taking time to post content. I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate it!!
Did the same, in my late 50s, eddie always ruled, massive talent. Cameron cooks, unreal
Yep, ha ha I'm 50 too and always loved King Edward, it really did hit me hard too, a part of my from my teenage years had changed forever. I've played badly for 35 odd years but I'm more determined now to polish off my attempts at Ain't Talkin, Running with the Devil and Feel Your Love - not sure I have the talent though. Rock on guys!!!
Thanks for playing that Wolfgang as intended unlike all the other players on RUclips, and thanks for your complete honesty!, I couldn’t justify spending 4 grand for a USA Wolfie
Love watching you shred. Incredible.
Way to go my friend somebody been practicing even more ?
Super shread clean and precise!! Super impressive 👏 👌
I do love me a bit of CAM-HALEN, nicely put, not just bumping the expensive one, individuality is important and I appreciate your input. Thanks Cam 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼
Superb Video, Superb Playing! Thanks for this! 😎👍🎸
I bought my first Peavey Wolfgang October 1999. I have noticed one difference: (when I switched to the EVH's in 2010). The ebony neck. The neck is definitely fatter, and I like it! Measure an ebony neck around the 12th fret, and a maple neck around the 12th fret? The extra girth makes it feel like driving a luxury car. Best to you Cameron; I've been watching you for years. PS: I've got the 2010 Custom Shop Wolfgang too (but with a maple neck) nevertheless you are completely correct; there is no difference in the pickup sound from foreign to custom ⚡🔌🎸🔉🔊
I bought em both. No regrets.
Very interesting, thanks for the comparison!
I’ve had my EVH Wolfgang standard in Northern Lights (my favorite guitar of all time) for about almost a year (it’ll be a year on September 4, 2022) and it plays like a dream! I also have a Yamaha THR10X! Tones are amazing!
Edit: 1 year now! :)
I have the same color! It's a pretty cool guitar alright.
@@mammaQ100 it’s my favorite finish I have!
I've got the Northern lights one too! Hands down best guitar I've ever played. Had mine for 2 years July just gone 🤘
@@adamashbridgemusic wait you got rid of it??
@@victormahtapene2573 no no, i think i worded it wrong. I've still got it, but it's been 2 years since I bought it 🤣
Absolutely nailed Amsterdam. Love the vids.
Enjoyed the Frankie flex! 🤓great playing as always. I tried to do these two guitars but it was awful. Released it anyway because that’s how it rolls on the old RUclips. 😜🎸
Nailed that solo on Amsterdam!! Fantastic!!
Sweet video as usual 😊I actually just got a Ziricote Standard, put an original Floyd in. It’s a bit more muddy sounding than my US model from 2009. Prefer the sound and birdseye fretboard on the US overall but Love Love that baked maple neck on the Standard and the Ziricote top is a beauty. ❤❤
Awesome intro... sweet guitar tone and amazing chops
Owned both types, currently have a standard in Northern Lights. Lovely guitars.
I got a Stryker red standard earlier this year. Put a D tuna on it and it's been one of my main guitars for gigs and recording ever since. Absolutely awesome workhorse guitar 🤘😝
You had me at the Yngwie guitar flip guitar change lol ❤️🔥 Really though this is a comparison I have been waiting for thank you 🤘
Thanks! I'd never seen Yngwie do that transition though
@@CameronCooper Ha no but he spins his axe all the time and also around the body as well of course lol!
Played about 7-8 guitars at Guitar Center today, Esp Ltd was great, so was a Kramer Striker, the Schecter cr6 was fantastic. The standard Wolfgang though, had the best pick-ups and playability, I couldn't believe how good it sounded through the same amp I used for all guitars, a Katana 100 w . I'm getting one this week..
"So here's the standard and here's the special..." *casually rips absurd EVH solo* "yeah this one's better"
Ahahahahah true!
I love the swag and bite you play with yet smooth as silk buddy.
I never tried a special but have a standard for over a year and put a big L-shaped 42 mm trem block and a trem stopper and a tone-vise pitch shifter instead of a D-tuna.it's like a formula one race car,i just love this guitar it,s always in tune.
Phenomenal video. Great tips, and I love your playing! I have an EVH striped series Bumblebee and a WG standard, just bought a WG Special that comes tomorrow and I was wondering what the essential.differences in the standard and special were, beside the price. Thanks!
Man, I have to say, they both sound awesome. I wonder if there’s just some kind of compression in the sound when something is posted that you can’t really tell the difference. The tone on both is awesome and though I’m not sure what the specific price difference is, I suppose it’s the visual features, compound radius etc. I have several electric guitars and when in the room there are definite tonal differences, if I have enough gain on them, recorded on a phone or whatever, you can’t tell. Great video and great playing. You did Eddy stuff without copping him.
I’ve had a standard (sold it to help fund a Les Paul) and now I have a Special. The Standard plays just as awesome as the Special. I like that the Special has the D Tuna installed but that’s an easy retrofit for the standard.
I really like the carved top. I hope I'm able to play one of each in the store and ideally I'll know which one after playing both
If you do, you'll be surprised at how similar they are
Your tone was very close to Eddie's. Fantastic shredding of both guitars. Thanks for the video.
Thanks :)
My God man. Simply amazing player. Great comparison. I hope to try one soon!!! Standard!!!!!
I have a standard in the amber Quilted. Picked up a EVH FRT1000 for $125 and replaced the FR Special. The issue I had with the special is that the saddles are soft and its really easy to strip the screw holes out, even where the bar is mounted my baseplate was dented underneath, the zinc is just soft . Its not about how well it works its about how eventually you will have issues with stripped parts on the FR special. The metal is just soft and thats the problem.
Thanks Cam. You just saved me a lot of money!
I've been looking at these for a while now. Now that I know the difference I'll get the less expensive one. I can install better tuners, and I've never had a problem with the Floyd rose special. I actually prefer them. They're built to the same specs as the original. So when you do have a part wear out, you can replace it with original parts. YEAH BUDDY! 🤘 Nice demo.
Better tuners on a Floyd type guitar doesn't really matter because u lock em at the nut.Now if this was a fixed bridge then ya better tuners is a must.Cheers.
thanks can Cameron for postoing this video bought the satin surrg green wolfrgang special which I,m happy with but two week later new red standard wolgang standard blue mat frost guitar standard guitar and yellow taxi cab wolfgang standard blue and yellow were hard to find ,I just really like standard guitars they work for me perfect
I have both models compared in this video. And I mostly agree with you. One more point, I think the frets are different. The special’s frets are probably of better quality. Both are good guitars and I really like them!
I had a 79 T-60 that I traded in on a 99 Black WG Standard carved top with Birdseye maple neck. Later bought a Transparent Red Standard carved top Hardtail, and a few flat-top Specials. Favorite was the Hardtail, should have kept it. Currently running a 90 LP Standard.
Fair winds and following seas to all.
By far the best demo out there 👍🏻😁
And.. flexing at the end! Cheer’s 😁
Amazing CC ~ the best I have ever heard anyone play later era EVH. got my respect brotha. I love the looks and sound of the Wolfgangs but the thick profile of the neck keeps me from buying one. I played one at Guitar Center and didn't like the playability of the neck as I prefer a thinner Jackson neck. RIP Eddie
All I can say is WOW WOW WOW. Your playing is AMAZING
Thank you for the show ,
Really great video man, I seriously enjoyed your thoughts and comments on the guitars. They honestly sound amazing what rig were You playing through just out of curiosity? And I really loved your playing and tone seriously cool man. Even the little Mean Street tease!!! Cheers
I'm playing through a Yamaha THR30II
EVH line makes some fine instruments. I have a WG standard and a striped series. Both are excellent.
Damn and wow!!! Cameron, you do Eddie proud!!! Now I need a Wolfgang really bad!!!
Fell in love with this guitar when I first heard searching for light. Still beautiful
From Edu? Amazing song!
@@Tocesz yes!
I love my standard exotic midnight blue. One of the better purchases i did in my life. I only replaced the pickups with a pRail 90 in the neck and a pearly gates on the bridge. Cause I'm not a heavy rocker but prefer blues rock. And the additional single coil adds nicely too.
Amsterdam at the end was the BEST! Love that chlorine burst, you might have the prettiest one they made....
I just got a standard today (drop dead candy apple red) .... I've got eight fenders , strats, teles, Mustang.
This neck is unbelievably sweet !!!!
Love your style of playing.....I think the special sounds a little more full and vivid.
That blue flame is sick
I recently got the standard in sparkle gold, and it's the most addictive guitar in my collection, great tone,great neck feel and profile, and solid tuning stability 👍🤘🙏
I have the gold sparkle as well, did you notice if any of the finish sparkle was over sprayed ? I have some glitter on the side of the neck near the neck pocket
@@milotin2755 no mine is fine, but I gave it a thorough look over in store, but as long as it don't effect it's playability, I would have brought it even if it did have little imperfections.
@@heavybrett-al4082 mines has a few imperfections they messed up a small part of the finish and then put clear coat over it and I do have a bit of excess glitter( can be cleaned off ) but overall it's a brilliant guitar, I'm not a collector it's my only guitar and if it was the last guitar I ever owned it would be perfect. Pickups are great, tremolo stays in tune ( I use it as a hard tail, no bar ) roasted maple neck is heavenly to look at and play, rounded edges on the fretboard and the body contours make this thing a dream to play. Its just a really solid, comfortable and great sounding guitar
EVH Wolfgang guitars demoed by Cam. Now that's a great video
I have a standard in spalted maple. It is such a fun and easy guitar to play. The neck is out of this world. The only thing i would change is perhaps a slightly wider neck. But other than that…perfect guitar for very little money
Nice intro transition! Would love to see that riff tutorial at :52-:56. Great playing and feel! Keep 'em coming. Cheers!
Thanks! Check out my lesson for Can't Get This Stuff No More. Shot it about a year ago
@@CameronCooper I sure will. Thanks!
@@CameronCooper I can't locate the lesson. Link or thumbnail image please. Thanks!
@@brianhutson2337 ruclips.net/video/t1Z3BgG1aSk/видео.html
The standard is amazing. I would take a standard over a special. There is a slight difference in neck profile... But the roasted maple neck on the standard is the best selling point and worth every penny
This is an humbucker guitar with 22 frets, you did not show it that much but the neck pickup must sound amazing :) It's a very versatile guitar in general!
I have both. Sure the Special is typically prettier to looks at; but they are both amazing guitars. Ironically both the necks on mine are slightly different. My Standard is more comfortable than my Special. I love them both.
Cameron for some reason I didn't get the memo on this video, I missed it and it just popped up so I'm checking it out I should be getting your notifications but I didn't get it on this one. anyway, I just acquired a Wolfgang standard, I got a great deal on it a super super deal on it and I f****** love it man what a guitar they're just awesome. I love the hard mounted humbuckers as well the sustain the resonance is just incredible Eddie's a genius for sure. it didn't come with a drop D. I'm going to send away for for one they're only like 39 $40 here in the states. The guy- someone that owned it before me and I think it's a 1993 model I need to find out I think that's what it is but I'm not sure what the original color was was someone painted it white and put the black Eddie stripes on it it looks badass they did a good job it's got the maple neck. man what a guitar.😎 I traded my Mitchell 12 string acoustic and a squire affinity, pretty good deal because if I had another guitar to trade I would have traded that one as well. I'm a guitar tech as well the infinity and the Mitchell both needed help when I originally quiet them.the Mitchell needed a saddle and the squire didn't need anything but I put a couple of hot pickups in it and in a couple of fancy roller string trees. I put the you know the the Gilmore switch in it for the 7-way instead of just the five way you know what I'm talking about, so I didn't pay a lot of money for either one of those other guitars I think I paid $120 for the Mitchell with a hard case and like $100 for the squire so I did well. Yeah I love this guitar. I'm sure you can tell im pretty excited about it God bless you bro keep on rocking and putting out those videos I'll keep watching especially to learn some of those techniques from you cuz you're a damn good guitarist I'll tell you that right now I'm sure you know it. Rock on.
Thanks a lot. You won't have a 1993 wolfgang since the Wolfgang WG standards came out about 8 years ago. And the Wolfgang as a guitar didn't exist at all until 95-96 back when he was with Peavey. They don't come with a D tuna as stock since they're designed to be more of a budget model where they've had to cut some corners to keep the price down. 👍🏻
That Amsterdam was killer tbh
Great picking💯
Another incredible video Cam. Do you have both EVH special and EVH standard tuned to E? I always struggle to get another one just for Eb. Thank you again for the video!
Yeah both tuned to standard
I have the Standard and I changed the bridge to a Gotoh with the D-Tuna and its crazy good! My more expensive guitars are collecting dust...
Same story here! Added a gotoh nut(not a drop in) and gotoh locking studs and d-tuna as well and its crazy good
Badass playing LOL. I really enjoyed the comparison, it's helped me a lot. Do you have the standard with Ziricote top?
Yes. That's what that is. The WG Standard Exotic Ziricote
You’re amazing brother
I own a Special made in japan. Insane guitar. Top gear. Great comparative.
Awesome playing......both guitars are GREAT
I love my PEAVEY EVH