EVH Striped 5150 | Guitar Review

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[@guitarslinger2837]

I’m showing my wife this video

[@TomShreds]

😂 best of luck to you sir 🫡

[@renato_guitar2138]

😂😂😂

[@TomShreds]

Hey Shredders! Thanks for watching. What piece of gear would you like to see me review next?

[@user-ip8sr4fg2p]

I just purchased this guitar. I absolutely love it. Can't stop playing it. You get what you pay for. Love your channel mate.

[@EBJorge-ql1ii]

It’s an American guitar? Do you have the link?

[@Vxprr]

Bought mine in January 2023. My favorite guitar yet.

[@6Stringers]

i hear ya man. I got my Wolfgang at the beginning of the year, and it came in perfect condition, no issues except the typical floppy trem arm thats common with the 1000s. But its just got this mojo about it, hard to put a finger on. Eddie knew his stuff. Great vid.

[@gre107]

Great video! If you like the 8’s I’d recommend trying the EB zippy slinky’s which are 7’s. I moved to 7’s from 8’s a while ago and love them even more! Effortless playing and a really valences tone from string to string. All the best!

[@Deichwerkstatt]

Awesome video! Great tones, awesome playing and perfect video work! I think this channel will grow really big! Looking forward to you YJM Guitars video

[@nothingheretowatch7371]

I was just playing Panama through my 5150 amp, sounds the best. For some reason, I love playing EVH through my Slash signature lp 😃

[@seanmccaberocks]

Great review Tom! Oh, I want one of these tooooo... but my wife told me I have enough guitars already, along with a bad case of GAS. Love your playing - light touch, heavy sound! 🤘

[@TomShreds]

Cheers Sean! Gotta watch out for that GAS, it’ll getcha!

[@dannybrehm5992]

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[@5150show]

Love mine too , got my one back in 2019

[@yd6492]

Thanks for this very useful review ! I have a Kramer The 84 and they look both similar. I am thinking about making a little paint job on it ... The bridge on the Kramer 84 is a FR 1000RT ... I found the same faults as you. It does not feel like an original Floyd Rose but it stays in tune well. I've asked to you what strings do you use in another video comments ... I have my answer here ! Thanks ! Just a question, I have a Line 6 Pod Go Wireless , do you think your Custom Tones could be installed on it ? Thanks again for your great job ! I am new to your channel and I have a lot of content to see 🥳

[@Mossy5150]

It's hard to understate how good these things are in real life; I built a kit and was snobbish about the EVH version until I played it...and boy is it a sharp instrument!

[@theaxe5150]

Put a tiny drop of bicycle chain oil on each grub screw. I did that on my Frankie and B&W striped and it made a big difference.

[@TomShreds]

That's excellent advice! Thanks so much, I'll do that 😎 🤘 🎸

[@anarchysoftworks4592]

Awesome story!!!

[@ericchng6102]

I put 0.08s on my Ibanez Universe and Peavey Wolfgang and it feel right and sounds tighthened. 👍

[@Cherry_Sunburst]

EXCELLENT.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

Always loved the hockey stick headstocks.

[@Matthew_Scan]

I hope to get one of them I have the black and white one

[@langadao2401]

I Love this guitar.

[@edwardglyons]

Ha! Your videos got me interested in this EVH guitar. I have the MeanStreet Guitars version. I wonder how the two would compare. 🤔

[@TomShreds]

Oh wow, awesome man. Which model do you have? I don’t know much about MeanStreet guitars but they seem sick!

[@edwardglyons]

@@TomShreds I have the relic’d and non 5150 and the Frankenstrat.

[@RipVDub]

Tom, what are you using for the bass and drums? The mix on your music is top notch. Appreciated!

[@TomShreds]

Hey! A Squier Jazz for the Bass, into Helix Native. Drums I programmed using BFD3. Thanks for watching!

[@gower1973]

I wouldn’t use wd40 it’s really a water displacer used to stop things corroding, maybe a bit of silicone grease? I guess if eights are good enough for Tony Iommi they good enough for anyone

[@edwardglyons]

Sewing machine oil is what my luthier recommended.

[@617shakes]

To fix the D tuner issue you are having, you have to tune the low E string and drop D tuner with the fine adjustment screw all the way out. There's instructions on how to adjust the drop D tuner online. With the fine tuner all the way out, the drop D tuner comes out way easier. Hope this helps ( I ran into the same issue until I followed the instructions on a video I found for drop D tuner install and adjustment)

[@TomShreds]

Hey! Yes I have done this, and it can make it a little bit easier, but it works perfectly on my other axe as mentioned, in any position. Plus locking it with the fine tuner all the way out obviously prevents flattening the string at all, resulting in more Allen key visits to the nut. Appreciate your comment though 🤘

[@60kneal]

My fine tuner is all the way out and still does it.

[@617shakes]

@60kneal that's unfortunate man. Mine comes in and out pretty easily. Maybe something is up with the set up 🤷‍♂️ .

[@joshmeredith3659]

I had a guitar-maker friend relic my EVH 5150 to look more like Eddie's. Now it looks like it's been through hell and buried in the dirt for years, and it's just perfect. I also removed the D-Tuna (never used it and it doesn't look right), replaced the micro tuners with brass ones, added a Kramer sticker to the headstock, and put eye-hooks in place of the traditional strap holders. The EVH 5150 is my favorite guitar to play, and not just because of the paint job. So I also bought a non-striped 5150 in Ice Blue Metallic, for when I want the playability of the 5150 without shouting "I'M A HUGE VAN HALEN FAN!!!"

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

The striped 5150 I had completely had Eddie’s tone! It was so damn GOOD. I regret having sold it. I did get a striped Wolfgang to replace it….but that 5150 had THE TONE DOWN! The Wolfie sounds good, too…..but not like that 5150.

[@brandon_945]

I have an EVH Wolfgang and it’s a great guitar but I’ve noticed that on your guitar the volume knob seems to be looser and easier to roll on/off. Or maybe you just make it look easy lol. Either way I have been wanting to put a volume pot in mine that is less stiff

[@TomShreds]

Interesting! Yeah I believe this model comes with a low friction pot.

[@edwardglyons]

I keep coming back to this video. I’m on the verge of getting this guitar. The store I purchase from told me it has a satin matte finish. They said that type of finish tends to blemish with shiny patches over time. Has this happened to yours? They also said the 5150 space tape stickers can start to peel off. Have you had this issue? Answers to the above and any other feedback on the body finish you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks heaps.

[@TomShreds]

Makes sense, but none of these issues would bother me. I say a guitar is to be played, not preserved! I’ve only had mine since Feb, so none of those issues have occurred yet, except a corner of one number sticker is slightly lifting.

[@edwardglyons]

@@TomShreds thanks heaps for that. Yes I heard the stickers peel off. Not an issue though as I believe you can purchase new ones from the evh store. Would you happen to know what Floyd Rose bridge is on the guitar? Rebranded 1000 series? You’re an awesome player. I’m thinking of reaching out to you for some lessons. And I’ll probably pull the trigger on the EVH 5150 guitar today. Thanks again!

[@TomShreds]

@@edwardglyons happy to help! I don’t remember which Floyd it is. I imagine it says on many websites! It’s a cool axe, happy hunting! Hope to hear from you soon 👍🎸

[@FernandoOliveira1979]

Nice. Any plans on making an EVH guitar course?

[@TomShreds]

Hi Fernando, you bet mate. Planning on getting started next year 😎🎸🤘

[@dannybrehm5992]

great review.powdered graphite for the floyd screws? you should put a little Mini Cooper R56 in your model case.

[@TomShreds]

Good tip, cheers! Haha I should put a poll up to decide the next addition 🏎

[@dannybrehm5992]

@@TomShreds I added the 1984 floyd swing arm on my jackson and it's worth the money.

[@dannybrehm5992]

and upgraded to evh pickup and dtuna. i also modified the block to brass and invented a block return so if you break a string you stay in tune.

[@dannybrehm5992]

for your sticky D-Tuna reduce your spring tensions on the spring mount by unscrewing the mounting screws some from the springs to the guitar body, reducing the pressure on the D-Tuna. Your description sounds like the return is to tight on the springs. Floyd acts like a fulcrum and you adjust by floating balance between string tension=spring tension. FYI

[@dannybrehm5992]

balance is what you seek.

[@ZacharyHayter]

Hello, I was wondering what Allen key set and holder you got for your guitar. I always dreamed of having the ultimate EVH rig one day, and the holder might come in handy one day for the guitars I want. Can you help me out?

[@60kneal]

I have the black and white striped series and I have to do the same with the D-tuna.

[@eddiejr540]

Tom…I have a MIJ wolfgang and I put an original floyd on it and an original nut…I change tunings quite a bit and the originals are the way to go…the 1000 was starting to “chew” up on the metal screws…rock on my man👍

[@baybae92]

You gotta push the DTuna down then pull it, at least that’s how it is on mine :) Great review though!

[@4G632]

私もエディのギターの中では、これが一番好きです。

[@TomShreds]

Me too!

[@Slears]

haha I also have this exact Axe, but it just hangs on the wall, I just want to look at it, and I am scared to damage it somehow..in hangs right next to the Frankie...so these two guitars are more like my EvH Shrine

[@POLLOTROM]

I bought it last year and this year I bought the Kramer 1984 because I had to have that banana headstock.

[@pengenliburan4732]

Tom what camera and lens u use for this video

[@TomShreds]

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-105.

[@panosgiatropoulos157]

bro when you play the way you do (virtuoso-like) all those ''issues'' you enumerated become non-issues... hey, how bout you make some instructional vids, a good one might be how many of us can learn to tone down the heavy handed playing (regardless string gauge). great channel just sub'd)

[@kevinc8744]

Nice

[@twidget59]

I have an original Floyd Rose on my '85 Kramer Baretta. It does not have a "d-tuna." 🤦‍♂️

[@latonyahemingway3752]

Novak Djokovic plays VH guitar?

[@TomShreds]

Haha not the first time I’ve heard that 🤣🏓

[@M.W.1976]

If it wasnt your wedding already, you'd had to marry her afterwards anyway :-P

[@TomShreds]

Hahaha 😝

[@cearuilinjayne745]

EVH ALWAYS SAID use the VOLUME KNOB to CLEAN up the sound. So there it is - Maybe you need to see the Live Without a Net video again

[@TomShreds]

I’m aware. I do the volume knob trick in several vids - Panama, Unchained, Chug 117, and also in my Yngwie medley. Maybe you need to think before speaking 😃

[@cearuilinjayne745]

@@TomShreds calm down, no need to be mean to me - This ain’t ‘Mean Streets’ 😂 honestly I was just sharing what I read in EVH’s guitar player magazine and noticed in Live Without a Net you can really hear it in his solo section. As I’m not sure Eddie intended pure clean sounds. So perhaps that why it doesn’t cut through clean. Then again every ran through his phase 90 - that gives a little boost. I hope you enjoy your guitar. I just bought the same one yesterday

[@TomShreds]

​@@cearuilinjayne745 The lesson here, is please think before commenting. Your initial comment came across as a "I know more than you, you need to do what I say", when it turns out I've been doing what you were lecturing me about for decades. It's a very common trick (Yngwie, Brian May, many guitarists from the 80's or before), but I corrected you, and you responded by calling me a narcissist.

[@TomShreds]

@@cearuilinjayne745 Also, hope you enjoy the axe.

[@cearuilinjayne745]

@@TomShreds your an Absolute Legend 😊 keep these awesome vids coming! And keep playing

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

The headstock shape isn't right. You need a Kramer replica 1984 or 5150. That's too new and pristine. No filth on the neck and no paint wear.

[@michaelkennedy2190]

Tom you are a lucky man! You have a beautiful good woman! Who got you an awesome guitar!