Thank you for sharing this tour. Thanks to Eddie for sharing all his accumulate wisdom over the years with all of us with top quality products that a working man can afford. He gifted everyone by keeping prices affordable and real when he could have easily charged insane prices just for his name. THANK YOU Edward Van Halen!!! Bottoms up!!! RIP
Me Too! Hell I'd sweep floors in that shop I swear I would.....yeah now that I think about it...yep that shop is the only janitor job I would and uh yeah be happy to do it as well! Ed was "Spectacular" on the 6 string electric guitar......there really is only a handful of the TRULY greats on the instrument and of course Ed is in that handful.
I respect that the building of his guitars are tested with hot for teacher before being shipped out an all of them that work on them are great builders keep up the good work 🤘🏼🔥✌🏼
The "EVH Factory" is located within the FENDER factory in Corona, CA. So is Jackson & Charvel. Wayne Charvel & Grover Jackson are still making guitars under their own names.
I think true to his vision, Eddie Van Halen was not only one of the finest guitarists and songwriters ever to rock the world with such a extraordinary virtuoso command of the instrument but he was also an innovator, a tinker and that ultimately shaped the way guitars were built. Him taking guitars apart in his workshop and creating new instruments back in the 70's was the roots/foundations of the EVH Brand and I'm glad it is now a popular guitar and amp brand among today's generation of rock and metal guitarists. You, you know....you just can't replace someone like that.
I tied a MusicMan model that looked much like the ones in this video a while ago, before the Wolfgang models Eddie put out IIRC. I'm no expert but man that MusicMan was the best sounding guitar and felt so comfortable, the neck felt great, everything.
Even if a Wolfgang isn't your cup of tea - you have to respect the quality put into the Standard & Custom, which you can clearly feel after the first few notes.
edward van heineken rules! I mean no disrespect but Diamond Dave nicknamed eddy that It stuck in my warped head!!! Ed is the best guitar player period...The guitar playing in I'm the one is my favorite! Long live the KING
I have the black and yellow stripe artist series and it is in my top 5 of 80, guitars in my collection,don't like the wolfgang guitars but the pick ups are great!
I bought a bass 20 years ago…then i bought a guitar,recently…i still can’t play…but im fired up with my third purchase…I’ve got the desire to play now….its all about getting the right guitar..the first two i bought on looks…the third i bought on knowledge..
@sunnibird: Not really. these guitars have an amazing playability, lots of hand work, and almost all parts are bespoke. I know few companies who offer guitars like this, which are worked out so well as these, for this pricing.
The 'Frankenstrat' that played Eruption on the Van Halen album? $130 Charvel factory second with a Gibson PAF humbucker screwed into the hole Eddie carved out himself. If you don't practice the $3000 Fender EVH guitar won't make you a better player. "Maybe it's time we get Eddie Van Halen" -Bill S. Preston Esquire "Maybe we should start learning how to play" -Ted 'Theodore' Logan from the classic 1989 film Bill and Ted's excellent adventure.
i wonder if the ladies working the pickups are taught why a pickup works of if they just know their part. i dont know nothing about how they work, but I guess if shown I could do assembly line work. my guess is they are trained so they dont get bored, and stay there longer. nice looking guitars.
I'm sure they are trained at multiple stations to eleviate the mundane feeling that all factories have. More than likely that lady is rotated during the day and she sees more than just one or two stations.
None of those Van Halen songs you love and that made Eddie famous were made with guitars like these. The original frankenstrat from the first VH album that made 'eruption' was a $130 Charvel factory second body and neck with a Gibson PAF pickup that was wax potted at home by EVH himself. It was a cheap and cobbled together guitar. Certainly not a $3,000 marvel of luthier innovation. If you can't make great music with a reasonably priced guitar an expensive one won't make you better.
SecondCityGuitars the Wolfgang guitars are the guitar Edward designed that combined all the little mods and tricks he learnt over the year, basically they are the ultimate evh guitar. They are designed to capture all sounds from all Van Halen albums. Also the Frankensteins original parts and what it’s made from is heavily debated. With a lot of research, I personally believe the Frankenstein was a black fender strat Edward has when he was a teenager that he routed to fit a PAF pickup, then applied the VH1 paint job too. The whole boogie body story is so that people wouldn’t copy him.
Not possible for Frankie to have been a real Fender Strat as the raw routing for the three pickups were not routed like an old Stratocaster and the neck was not a CBS Fender though it was shaped like one albeit with a fake Gibson logo... plus the string trees on the black and white version of Frankie weren't located at the same spots as on a genuine Fender headstock. They were both factory seconds from Boogie Bodies Wayne Charvel had lying around in his shop.
John J. Sanchez: Also the Franky has a knot at the lower right horn, not “ring wear” as some people believe. Fender wouldn’t of put out a guitar with a knot hole back then.
These guitars are great no doubt, but I would take a MusicMan over these guitars any day! No other company has the same quality built into their guitars right across every feature on a guitar like MM's
What ended the deal was Ernie Ball ripped Eddie off by patenting Ed's Frankenstein neck design . They 3D scanned the exact shape around his neck area .
Playing one of these guitars makes you expected to play like Van Halen at all times.Beautifully crafted guitar.But with a Van Halen guitar,how could you play something other than that? That shipping clerk was an awesome Van Halen guitar player.RIP Eddie Van Halen.
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Some of the finest guitars you will ever put your hands on. The playability is off the charts. Super versatile as well.
I want one. I have his EVH 5150 III 100w half stack, its an amazing amplifier. The guitars must be awesome.
Those are some high-quality guitars. It was nice to see EVH and Fender team up. Legends stick together.
Very true
Thank you for sharing this tour.
Thanks to Eddie for sharing all his accumulate wisdom over the years with all of us with top quality products that a working man can afford. He gifted everyone by keeping prices affordable and real when he could have easily charged insane prices just for his name. THANK YOU Edward Van Halen!!! Bottoms up!!! RIP
RIP EVH. To be an employee here you must learn tapping.
Graphite rods extended thru heads?Fuck,I love these guys.
All factories should go for the long truss neck…gosh im worried about my neck…
I saw Matt a couple weeks ago and he was telling me he was down at the factory.
Very cool video!
i would love to work there
Yep me too
Me Too! Hell I'd sweep floors in that shop I swear I would.....yeah now that I think about it...yep that shop is the only janitor job I would and uh yeah be happy to do it as well! Ed was "Spectacular" on the 6 string electric guitar......there really is only a handful of the TRULY greats on the instrument and of course Ed is in that handful.
I’d like to work there ,what are the wages like…? Do the jobs include an air ticket from England?
Thanks for the Tour. I bought a Wolfgang EVH guitar last year and its been playing great.
Its Black.
I own a USA Stealth Black model. One of the best music purchases I've ever made.
I respect that the building of his guitars are tested with hot for teacher before being shipped out an all of them that work on them are great builders keep up the good work 🤘🏼🔥✌🏼
The graphite truss rod re-inforcement is a peavey idea and conceived on the Peavey wolfgangs
EVH lives on.
The "EVH Factory" is located within the FENDER factory in Corona, CA. So is Jackson & Charvel. Wayne Charvel & Grover Jackson are still making guitars under their own names.
I thought it close down and moved to Mexico is what I heard not sure?
Wayne Charvel is making guitars in heaven now
I recently purchased a EVH Wolfgang USA Eddie Van Halen Signature in ivory. Awesome guitar and I enjoyed seeing the process of manufacturing.
Just got my new Stealth Special today!!! Now I have 4 Wolfgangs!!!! I love them, easy to play, they scream!!!
Amazing! Love to see stuff like this. I thought making drum kits was a art this day and age but this just blows me away. Great video!
I hope they still have those molds and release this model again 🎸
just to clarify evh wasn't the first company to put a locking nut on a hardtail. check out the Caparison PLM-3 (quite an old guitar actually now)
Nice! How about one in the Amp Factory?
Yeah that's the one I want to see.
I think true to his vision, Eddie Van Halen was not only one of the finest guitarists and songwriters ever to rock the world with such a extraordinary virtuoso command of the instrument but he was also an innovator, a tinker and that ultimately shaped the way guitars were built. Him taking guitars apart in his workshop and creating new instruments back in the 70's was the roots/foundations of the EVH Brand and I'm glad it is now a popular guitar and amp brand among today's generation of rock and metal guitarists.
You, you know....you just can't replace someone like that.
Awesome!!! Around 8:15 where they show the EVH striped guitars, you can clearly see my guitar in the rack!!!
Anyone notice the Jackson sticker on one of the machines?
No !
I bought it in local Mom Pop store. Its the special and put Ernie Ball
Hybrid Slinky custom gauge 2222 nickel wound and they play great and
smooth.
I tied a MusicMan model that looked much like the ones in this video a while ago, before the Wolfgang models Eddie put out IIRC. I'm no expert but man that MusicMan was the best sounding guitar and felt so comfortable, the neck felt great, everything.
Can anyone tell what kind of oil they put on the Maplewood fretboard that keeps it looking white and natural?
Putting CF in the neck is a Bob Taylor method. Collings does it too. Said he picked it up from Bob Taylor many moons ago.
Man, I would love to work there!!
You can see Jackson guitars in the background being made.
I want one of those uniform shirts!
I had a friend that worked for fender in corona tony Murillo back in the 90’s
Cool, the worker playing was the best part. Rockin.
I drive a cab in Boston and love it, plus i get to blare Evh whenever i dont have a customer! Lol!
Thanks for your hard work Chip!
Didn't know Scott Bacula was so into guitars. You were great in "Necessary Roughness", aging quarterback goes back to college in his 40's.
This is an episode of Quantum Leap
Even if a Wolfgang isn't your cup of tea - you have to respect the quality put into the Standard & Custom, which you can clearly feel after the first few notes.
Walking on his dads footsteps,,,, unbelievable!!!! Make your own damn money!!!
Nice video guys. I like the way EVH is expanding and trying new things :)
I love that they test them by playing Eruption, that is hilarious!
That was "Hot For Teacher"
The one in front of the EVH guitars, the red one with the two black stripes.
This factory tours videos are great! Thanks GP
PD: 06:33 They should be listening to Van Halen!
lot of respect for the craftsmen and women.
Very informative, but you really should put a mic on the guy you're talking to so we can hear him.
They were listening to Sin Banderaa???
Love the red jackson in the background.
Man i'd love to have any of those jobs these guys have. Except for the sanding though. I've always hated doing that
whats going to happen to the excess wood from when routing of guitar body is finished?
I so can't wait for the new art series, gunna be kickass
Those neck slabs are pretty thick, they should have choices in Back contour size, thin, EVH, V, Fat back etc. like Warmoth.
edward van heineken rules! I mean no disrespect but Diamond Dave nicknamed eddy that It stuck in my warped head!!! Ed is the best guitar player period...The guitar playing in I'm the one is my favorite! Long live the KING
I’ve got an evh wolfgang olive drab….and its new . its got a screw missing on the jack socket..just three should be 4…
For one quick second, I thought that was Kerry King at the end talking lol
I hear that EVH is a reasonably good maker
Why don’t they make prestretched guitar strings?
i'd like to see an EVH Little Guitar model -- in the spirit of the Fernandes Nomad, that i can carry on my travels.
bring fun into guitar playing!
What do they do with the left over wood? I'd like to have some.
In there dumpsters You will have to go dumpster diving
gotta love the jackson bumper sticker in the background Lol!!!
US Jacksons and evh are made in the same factory as fender in Corona California
Excelente fabricación! Gracias! Like
Great to see this, wow.
very nice video ! thanks !
I want a job there!
That guy at the end of the assembly line must really love his job....
I want to work here
EVH brand awesome
This was fun...THANKS !
I have the black and yellow stripe artist series and it is in my top 5 of 80, guitars in my collection,don't like the wolfgang guitars but the pick ups are great!
Awesome, I wish I could play guitar. this is so cool to see.
I bought a bass 20 years ago…then i bought a guitar,recently…i still can’t play…but im fired up with my third purchase…I’ve got the desire to play now….its all about getting the right guitar..the first two i bought on looks…the third i bought on knowledge..
Never too late too learn. Don't live with regrets. Get a guitar a get someone to teach you some chords and never quit.
That would be so sick to own one that eddie striped! Dang so sick
@sunnibird: Not really. these guitars have an amazing playability, lots of hand work, and almost all parts are bespoke. I know few companies who offer guitars like this, which are worked out so well as these, for this pricing.
Where can you get one of those EVH shirts they are wearing? Anyone know?
Van Halen Store has them in stock. www.vanhalenstore.com/page/VH/PROD/S02
The 'Frankenstrat' that played Eruption on the Van Halen album? $130 Charvel factory second with a Gibson PAF humbucker screwed into the hole Eddie carved out himself. If you don't practice the $3000 Fender EVH guitar won't make you a better player. "Maybe it's time we get Eddie Van Halen" -Bill S. Preston Esquire "Maybe we should start learning how to play" -Ted 'Theodore' Logan from the classic 1989 film Bill and Ted's excellent adventure.
at 7:51 who else would use the evh wolfgang when its just stained? i would
The resonance would probably be awesome
Thought that was the Dice Man
Like Dutch cheese, smooth and sweet playing and sounding 👍🏼 Dutch brains behind the best design!!!
what hapens to the finished guitars that get pulled?? lets go dumpster diving!!
I´m lways at NAMM testing them all. And EVH Wolfgang is THE finest guitar ever made.
We got to see ada in oakland
I’m waiting for a striped stealth!
I like Chip. He's the guy that should be heading up this operation. Besides me of course.
The brown sound is the secret of life!!!
i wonder if the ladies working the pickups are taught why a pickup works of if they just know their part. i dont know nothing about how they work, but I guess if shown I could do assembly line work.
my guess is they are trained so they dont get bored, and stay there longer. nice looking guitars.
I'm sure they are trained at multiple stations to eleviate the mundane feeling that all factories have. More than likely that lady is rotated during the day and she sees more than just one or two stations.
Great guitar. Love mine.
wow so cool
I like buy one guitar ask price. ? Ty
been here
None of those Van Halen songs you love and that made Eddie famous were made with guitars like these. The original frankenstrat from the first VH album that made 'eruption' was a $130 Charvel factory second body and neck with a Gibson PAF pickup that was wax potted at home by EVH himself. It was a cheap and cobbled together guitar. Certainly not a $3,000 marvel of luthier innovation. If you can't make great music with a reasonably priced guitar an expensive one won't make you better.
SecondCityGuitars the Wolfgang guitars are the guitar Edward designed that combined all the little mods and tricks he learnt over the year, basically they are the ultimate evh guitar. They are designed to capture all sounds from all Van Halen albums.
Also the Frankensteins original parts and what it’s made from is heavily debated. With a lot of research, I personally believe the Frankenstein was a black fender strat Edward has when he was a teenager that he routed to fit a PAF pickup, then applied the VH1 paint job too. The whole boogie body story is so that people wouldn’t copy him.
Not possible for Frankie to have been a real Fender Strat as the raw routing for the three pickups were not routed like an old Stratocaster and the neck was not a CBS Fender though it was shaped like one albeit with a fake Gibson logo... plus the string trees on the black and white version of Frankie weren't located at the same spots as on a genuine Fender headstock. They were both factory seconds from Boogie Bodies Wayne Charvel had lying around in his shop.
John J. Sanchez: Also the Franky has a knot at the lower right horn, not “ring wear” as some people believe. Fender wouldn’t of put out a guitar with a knot hole back then.
And now from the yes we know all that department
Thank you mister know-it-all
And Charvel?
This is cool
did you do mail order or in store? Was it the special or USA?
I didn’t know fender made Jackson. Where have I been all my life
Fender?
I want the guys job who was playing Hot for Teacher!! Dream Job
Wasn't peavey producing these EVH GUITARS? how did fender get a hold of the licensing.
Lawyers
@@RU-HDD-4-HVN i should have known. Thanks.
These guitars are great no doubt, but I would take a MusicMan over these guitars any day! No other company has the same quality built into their guitars right across every feature on a guitar like MM's
If that were the case, he wouldn't have quickly ditched them to go to Peavey, who weren't even well known for making guitars.
What ended the deal was Ernie Ball ripped Eddie off by patenting Ed's Frankenstein neck design . They 3D scanned the exact shape around his neck area .
man id give anything for one of those evh workshirts that guys wearing, fuckin awesome!!!
heaven on earth
Playing one of these guitars makes you expected to play like Van Halen at all times.Beautifully crafted guitar.But with a Van Halen guitar,how could you play something other than that? That shipping clerk was an awesome Van Halen guitar player.RIP Eddie Van Halen.
They make excellent heavy metal guitars.
I want a job here so bad
i love the jackson sticker at the background :)
and the jackson guitars in the racks next to evh
I don't doubt that one bit, if it's good enough for Eddie well...enough said.
..and Charvel Custom Shop as well
Was it a guitar that you bought?