EVH 5150 Series Stealth Black REVIEW (it' so good)

[@jimmyfranklin]

LET ME KNOW BELOW IF YOU MANAGED TO GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THESE BEASTS YET!!

[@sonnyquilty5069]

I need this guitar immediately

[@deej_dobalina]

choosing jordan to showcase the killswitch is just *chefs kiss*

[@markjg76]

I just ordered an Ice Blue Metallic one and can't wait to get my hands on it and I got a buddy that's an amazing guitar player/Luthier and he's going to set it all up for me and put a brass or maybe even a titanium block on it and do some other lets say under the hood changes to it. Hells Yeah finally got me the kind of EVH guitar I've always wanted!🎸P.S. I'm Left Hand so That's part of the reason why it's been 2 +years in the making to find the right axe upgrade at the right price point for me from my cheap but good 1995 Fender Squire workhorse to this BEAST of a GUITAR EVH 5150 Standard!

[@AndyDion]

Awesome demo! This guitar is really cool, it’s a nod to EVH and his influence without being a direct copy to one of his actual guitars 🎸 Rock on 🤘 Jimmy

[@ALEEN517]

I got mine in June. Love it. I added some red titanium and Naval Brass bits from F U Tone. It is just like a hot rodded 1985 Kramer Pacer. It pairs extremely well with my EVH 5150 III 50w EL34 head and matching 2x12 cab. My Standard Stealth guitar was on pre-order for about 4 months. I absolutely love it.

[@ZakkyStixx]

Hi!! I have a 86 Baretta USA! How is the evh compare to OG vintage Kramer?

[@ALEEN517]

@@ZakkyStixx close, but different.

[@luigizanellato2959]

I finally got mine! I ordered it a year and 1 month ago! I’m ready to jam! Nice chops too by the way brotha.

[@jasongoad1084]

Thanks for this video. Helped me to decide. Picked mine up today!!

[@JamesDavis-mm2mi]

Good video and well done. Just a bit of a suggestion tho, try some more rhythm stuff. Not everyone buys a shreddy guitar to shred. Some like the good ole chugs. Again, nice review. Very thorough

[@tomrichard7953]

No, we want all the shred. MORE IS MORE

[@guyfromnj]

I’ve been gassing for one of these since I saw them listed.

[@wolfie316781]

I just put a natural ash version of this on layaway at my local music store and can’t wait to get it home Plays beautifully

[@jimmyfranklin]

Dude. That natural is so sexy!!! I used to have a Charvel built similar and it kicked ass!

[@1972Georges]

You even got the sound right! Sounds like Eddie 👏👏😀

[@jamesjordan-davies2704]

Wow man you play so rad!! , saw a deal for this guitar in the UK and wanted a honest review, this plank sounds amazing !!

[@travisbennett3332]

i got my hands one one, i havent taken them off yet! also that tapping bit was awesome.

[@jimsup5086]

Great looking and sounding guitar (the player helped). Would live to try this model out. Now ice down those fingers! Damn, just smoking that fretboard!!

[@bradnelson2637]

Thanks for posting this!

[@jimmyfranklin]

You are very welcome!

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

I am an EVH gear fanboy (I absolutely admire Eddie's pure playing, don't get me wrong- but I'm a sweaty diehard when it comes to his line of products)

[@luigizanellato2959]

Just ordered a Stealth today! I can't wait to jam on it.

[@jimmyfranklin]

NICE!!! are they on back order?!?!

[@luigizanellato2959]

@@jimmyfranklin Yes they are on backorder. I had a local guitar shop order it for me, everywhere online there back ordered!

[@ganaorganador]

AWESOME CHOPS, MAAAN!!! I want the guitar, and the chops!!

[@jimmyjames7946]

THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST CHUGGA GHUGGA CHOO CHOOING like 95 percent of every demo these days!! I want to hear bending , shredding and dives!! 🤘🤘Well done, I have had my eye on this guitar for a while but can't seem to ever find one in stock anywhere to test drive. But I will probably buy anyway 🤘🤘

[@foggyblues13]

Awesome video and playing! I was totally getting one of these but got 2 Wolfgangs instead. You're making me think I need this too. Haha.

[@JosephDunegan]

@jimmyfranklin do you still like this guitar two years later? I've been thinking of pulling the trigger on the EVH 5150 Series Deluxe QM Quilt Top Guitar Ebony Neck Purple Daze and buying through AMSj. I watched and really listened to your whole video and tried to zero in on the characteristics of the guitar. It really sounds like this guitar is made for an agressive player, like you and I. The way it reacted to the way you played it was really nice. What comments can you make now 2 years later. Anyone else feel free to chime in. I'm looking to buy a guitar soon because I'm rejoining a band I played with 8 years ago. This will be my third stint with this band. I do need super expensive guitars. Just something that plays and feels good. I'm just not a guitar snob when it comes to expense and I have found that most guitars on the market that are the $1000-1500 price point are rather good. Thanks for any comments or insight.

[@luigizanellato2959]

I’ve had the Stealth 5150 guitar for 2 years now, No complaints. Sounds, plays, and handles the abuse no problem. I put a locking strap on it, that’s it. The stealth finish gets a little shine going when using it all the time, but it’s not bad. Still very dark. The Floyd olds up great w/D-tuna, just keep everything set up properly, and ur good man! 👍

[@RnCarlitosWay2]

Sick playing dude!! 🔥

[@davidgerlach1132]

All I can say is WOW! I'm about to order this 5150. Need a little help on the fingerboard. I prefer maple fingerboard, they offer a EVH 5150 Standard Series Slime Green with MAPLE NECK. Do you find any difference in feel or tone between the ebony and/or maple fingerboard woods? Also, call me crazy, but if I get the 5150 Black Stealth, I'll also get some white electrical tape and turn it into a 5150 Franken w/white stripes.

[@highplainsdrifter2120]

The fact that it's not a floating tremolo is the only reason I haven't purchased it. The guitar and pick ups and looks are amazing though.

[@leftygtrplr6184]

Wow, great chops!!

[@MusicWizard85]

This guitar is a beast! Why would anyone blow $4,300 for the Wolfgang Signature when this is $1,000 and can do nearly the same thing? 🤷‍♂️ What is $3,300 better about the Wolfgang Signature besides SS frets and the pickups?

[@jimmyfranklin]

you are right!! and i dont even think the wolfgang has better pickups! this has amazing sounding pickups in it!

[@mikeholmed7029]

​@@Domn879 they have a made in japan version coming out. Theyre taking pre orders at sweetwater now. I was just looking at the stealth Wolfie MIJ.

[@darklight4815]

my prediction is that these guitars and the new 5150 amps are gonna sell like hotcakes ..and i'd love to end up with one myself (guitar and the amp)

[@guyfromnj]

Killer tones and playing!!!

[@bofuscrapshaw]

Glad to have found your channel! Great playing! New subscriber!

[@chris666boss]

Awesome vid as always, id love to try other guitars but im stuck with Strandberg cause of wrist pain.

[@Swanlord05]

Hopefully these have a stronger humbucker than the evh striped series..... I was disappointed

[@Hazardteam]

The only one thing what's missing for me: The flipped bridge pickup.

[@yusaydat12]

1:49 I don't believe the neck is coated in anything. That was the key highlight in this guitar and why i bought it.

[@jimmyfranklin]

So to clarify. It’s rubbed with a finish. It’s not just a completely unfinished neck. It’s just light!

[@yusaydat12]

@@jimmyfranklin ah your right. I never knew. It must be very light as you said.

[@d.a.t.4699]

Mine just got here today...too high at nut, high string up the fretboard and still buzzing..drop d pullout so close to body, its hard to pullout, and the body is thinner than a strat or charvel from japan. The neck wood is so fresh you can smell the green, and this guitar should be priced around 599. Canadian...i paid 1500. Canadian . ..very disappointed, i dont think eddie would be cool with it we either. Oh yeah, it took almost 4 months wait wuth a down payment ...guess i gotta go see a luthier and get the nut lowered (very high at low e string), and a fret dressing to get rid of the buzzing...

[@ikigai47]

bummer. has the guitar grown on you at all?

[@claytonicForce]

Great video. Awesome skills as well. May I ask what string gage you are using here. Thanks! Have a good one

[@MannyMarvelous]

Will you still be making a direct comp NK vs Strandberg video???

[@TomGrubbe]

I'd really like to know the story about why they included that kill switch. To me it seems unnecessary and should be optional. Did Eddy even use a kill switch on any VH song?

[@jimmyfranklin]

There is that classic Eddie trick where he would use the pickup selector to create that killswitch effect and eventually he added these to his guitars. So answer: he didn’t back in the day but then added them later in life to make the effect easier to achieve

[@bear5141]

I got mine a few months back I wished I would have had mine plucked the edges were a little rough on it but it is an amazing guitar I would recommend having them plucked if you have the option mine looks just like the one he's playing.

[@drewgraysonxoxopanda]

What is better between the EVH 5150 stealth or the LTD ESP EC-1000 Deluxe series?

[@austinacheson9904]

I want that guitar

[@nicholash8021]

How close does this get to the sound of the striped replica series or is that just a whole different animal?

[@anthonylakich1727]

O yeah getting me one left handed in Apirl or may looks and sound like what i need for 50 songs when i'm not useing my les paul.

[@liys540]

i am sorry because i'm so addicted to floating mod

[@jimmyfranklin]

I have floating trees on everything I own but this one is so good!

[@radoslawrock]

Great Guitar :)

[@AnnWahlquist]

5150 or Wolfgang?... what do you guys think??

[@jimmyfranklin]

That’s so hard. I like the 5150 but you can get really nice Wolfgang.

[@AnnWahlquist]

@@jimmyfranklin i get the impression that the 5150 is nicer to play ... the Wolfgangs definitely looks better imo, but the clean look of the 5150 and wider neck really does it for me.... and the killswitch...😁

[@bags5150]

When I bought mine I had that shit trem replaced with a real German made Floyd and nut then added a granite stone block with titanium inserts with noiseless springs Then Replaced the pick ups with Duncan jazz in neck with spit pull knob and Duncan Skolnick in bridge. And it sustains and rings like a custom shop guitar now !!!! Only thing I wish it would of been a Ash body.

[@taffguyukhc]

Just ordered off the strength of this video!

[@marcusshepert105]

is that a drop tuna on the low e?

[@HeavyMetalTom]

Just ordered one tonight 🤣👍

[@jimmyfranklin]

YES!!! when is it coming?!

[@HeavyMetalTom]

@@jimmyfranklin Hopefully soon. It didn’t give a date.

[@1972Georges]

Can you set up the Floyd so it floats???

[@Dimiguitar]

Are you sure these have stainless steel frets? Can't find that info. If it's like the previous 5150s, should be nickel.

[@jimmyfranklin]

My apologies. I have done so many reviews that I say “jumbo stainless steel” that I must have accidentally said that without thinking. They are NOT stainless. I’ll try and fix that! Thank you!

[@jimmyfranklin]

Update. That piece of false info has been removed!

[@Dimiguitar]

@@jimmyfranklin no problem, man, love your videos! Was just wondering. I'd myself be quite happy to see these guitars get stainless. But I'm so used to them by now. Used to have many guitars; now it's a select few which have gotten stainless refrets, including a charvel so cal. Love how long good fret work can last on fine stainless frets.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

This is the model I'd get.

[@alexanderscott6332]

Tabs for intro licks?

[@TheLadsBandLive]

It’s almost perfect. The non-contoured heel is the only bummer.

[@jimmyfranklin]

RIGHT!?!? and also a close second is that i like stainless frets... so if those things were different it would be a no brainer!

[@TheLadsBandLive]

@@jimmyfranklin Stainless steel would put it over the top. I suppose you could swap them in if you wanted to get nuts.

[@stevegough9798]

Love to know what noise gate your using bud?

[@jimmyfranklin]

I didn’t put a gate in this set up! The only “gate” would be a slight gate on the plug-in.

[@supersizedmcshizzleman]

i am considering buying this guitar, buti gotta know, despite the fact that the floyd isnt back routed, are you able to pull back on the floyd?

[@leonskum.5682]

I have a Wolfgang standard that came ever so slightly floating which I corrected by screwing in the springs underneath. Maybe you can get a bit by reversing this???

[@hustlinc3540]

what is the neck profile like?

[@mdub1762]

was that am free guitar for your review?

[@srincident]

A badass playing a badass guitar.

[@JesusGonzalez-uh3sl]

I got the slime green one and can’t put it down

[@edwardfischer6019]

Nice Buckethead nod there.\m/

[@davidteixiera8398]

Headstock Gibson explorer

[@MrRockinguiitar918]

Does it have stainless steel frets or were they installed

[@jimmyfranklin]

I just corrected myself on another comment. I do so many reviews where I say “jumbo stainless steel” that I must have said it without thinking. These are not stainless. My apologies I will fix this somehow!

[@jimmyfranklin]

Update. That’s been removed!

[@cadenriebesell]

I just ordered mine a couple weeks ago and Im pumped. Too bad they are backordered though, it won't be in for another 6 weeks:( This guitar just looks and sounds so bad***!

[@jimmyfranklin]

dude. so true right?? i cant believe how far back ordered they are

[@jimmyfranklin]

might as well order a kiesel at that point haha

[@liys540]

with the fat brass tremolo block is more better

[@charvelbot]

Country of origin on these?

[@stoptheshow95]

Mexico

[@POLLOTROM]

That is not a banana headstock.

[@pallobomba]

It will be the perfect guitar with a total floating floyd 😥

[@jimmyfranklin]

That’s hard with the d tuna because it would go out of tune!

[@Swanlord05]

Mail me your guitar now

[@davidteixiera8398]

How many bones $

[@TSBfixitnow]

Mine was 999.00 at sweetwater

[@jasonjohnson4170]

Not a floating trem? Nah

[@comment_below]

its really not that good -the worst guitar Eddie touched ... no tone -at all.....

[@daviddinu8507]

I might buy one do you recommend?

[@disinformationgovernancebo740]

False. Eddie started building guitars in the early 70's, by 1991 he started working with Ernie Ball Music Man for his first Wolfgang series WHICH WOULD BE THE WORST GUITAR HE EVER TOUCHED. By 1996 he moved to Peavey where the guitar AND the tone slightly improved and was used with his 5150 head etc. But after meeting a Master Builder from Fender, Eddie joined with Fender and made possibly one of the best name brand guitars ever built, the Fender co-owned EVH brand. John Suhr has even commented that a basswood body with a maple top is the "holy grail" of guitar tone. If you don't know who he is look him up. Eddie was chasing tone his whole life, and even though I agree it went down hill when he stopped playing one of his Frankenstein guitars through a Marshall, it only improved from there to the point he even took the Stradivarius violins, known for their million dollar tone, and applied all of that knowledge, trial and error, research etc to what we have today. A basswood body, maple top, maple neck, ebony fretboard, custom wound pickups made at the Fender factory, the drop D tuna which Eddie invented for the floyd rose, the high speed volume control for volume swells the natural aging process allowing the guitar to even get better with age, like the stradivarius.. The video here above is using a brown sound which is subjective. Check other reviews for clean sounds and different levels of overdrive and distortion.

[@comment_below]

@@disinformationgovernancebo740 u forgot kramer ... the axis is probably bad but the best wolfgang is the peavey ... watch anyone who plays the peavey HP2 over a fender evh anything ... one of the best guitars period and if u want hagar days sound... if u want original sound -get a strat and put a duncan 78' ... i agreed -basswood -and the peavey has that