Members k-train Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 wolfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kerzeck Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 A little OT, but what kind of prices are these things going for? I mean the e-Bay prices aren't always the most accurate of what to expect if I went trolling the used gear shops or something. I'm actually tossed up between an Axis and a Wolfgang and would love to upgrade my little OLP MM1 with the cheap floyd rose. It works, but I don't have a lot of faith in it lasting very long. Abstract will sell you his for $900 shipped. And you won't have to bother with that goofy trem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Yeah, but I want the real goofy trem. As of right now my OLP is the only FR guitar I've got and while I am no shredder sometimes I just like to be obnoxious. I'm going to have to check one of the real deals out in person one of these days, all of these great pictures are giving me serious GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Nice! Happy NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 . That's a great looking guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 mine: patent pending wolfgang standard Sweet, when did you get the EVH? How's it compare to the Peaveys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radiohead, lol Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Sweet, when did you get the EVH? How's it compare to the Peaveys? oops, forgot to mention it was a peavey - it's one of the early ones from 97 or 98 i don't think the new ones are available yet, are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KillDozer Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 dozer...if you ever want to sell hit me up! OK - but I hope I never have to sell it - it's one of my faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fistacuffs Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 nice looking pics -- all of them how do you tell the usa ones from the import model the birdseye neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radiohead, lol Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 wolfgang specials were the only ones that were imported, and even though there were USA specials, they still didn't have birdseye necks as far as i know you can tell by serial, i believe the USA ones start with 9100, 9101, etc while the koreans had different ones. i think something was mentioned about the neck finish, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 The imported ones are the Specials (flat top, non-angled headstock) with quilted maple. That's the biggest giveaway. There may have been some USA Specials made in the short-lived custom shop that had quilted maple tops, but all of the USA production line Wolfgang Specials were either solid basswood or had a flamed maple top. There are other, less obvious differences, like neck shape and finish, and a different kind of Floyd Rose, but 99.9% of the time, if you see a Wolfgang Special with a quilt top, it's a Korean model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 That's a great looking guitar! hey thanks. The only guitar I ever bought off of ebay. I bid low and found out I actually won. $460 w/ case. more pics can be found here if interested: wolfgang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 The imported ones are the Specials (flat top, non-angled headstock) with quilted maple. That's the biggest giveaway. There may have been some USA Specials made in the short-lived custom shop that had quilted maple tops, but all of the USA production line Wolfgang Specials were either solid basswood or had a flamed maple top.There are other, less obvious differences, like neck shape and finish, and a different kind of Floyd Rose, but 99.9% of the time, if you see a Wolfgang Special with a quilt top, it's a Korean model. Actually if i am not mistaken, the first year of production wolfies had quilted tops. these are now more valuable from a collectors standpoint. all subsequent non-custom shop wolfies had flame top (translucent paint) or solid basswood (solid color paint). The cheaper EXP series wolfgangs have quilted veneer tops (or maybe photofinish - it has been a while and I don't remember). I used to own an EXP that I bought cheap from some kid on craigslist. Was intended to be a backup to my USA wolfie. I never really bonded with the EXP. It felt somewhat sterile even though it had similar features. Pickups sounded somewhat anemic and the neck just wasnt the same (EXP has different neck profile, neck finish). Plus, the craptastic tremolo on the EXP vs the quality ping trems that peavey uses on USA models really makes the US version much better IMO. Sold the EXP for more than I paid for my USA wolfie. Gotta love that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisebrooks06 Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 must resist these pics are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Here are some I have owned in the past. I love the necks just dont like the bodies for comfort. The strat body has the gold specials neck on it and figured I would include the HP since it is related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superrust Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 These are all great and really sparked my interest in owning one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrashingReality Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 I do love teh Wolfs! I just got this Cherryburst, and I've got a Sunburst Stop Tail that's been my main guitar for 6-7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wimpy77 Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 im waiting to see what the new ones are like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Actually if i am not mistaken, the first year of production wolfies had quilted tops. these are now more valuable from a collectors standpoint. all subsequent non-custom shop wolfies had flame top (translucent paint) or solid basswood (solid color paint). The cheaper EXP series wolfgangs have quilted veneer tops (or maybe photofinish - it has been a while and I don't remember).I used to own an EXP that I bought cheap from some kid on craigslist. Was intended to be a backup to my USA wolfie. I never really bonded with the EXP. It felt somewhat sterile even though it had similar features. Pickups sounded somewhat anemic and the neck just wasnt the same (EXP has different neck profile, neck finish). Plus, the craptastic tremolo on the EXP vs the quality ping trems that peavey uses on USA models really makes the US version much better IMO. Sold the EXP for more than I paid for my USA wolfie. Gotta love that! Yeah, the first year or two of the Wolfgang Standards (late '96 into '97) had quilted tops, but the Special didn't come into being until at least late '97, maybe '98. The only Wolfgang Special that ever had a quilt top (other than a custom shop model) would have been the EXP, which didn't come around until around '02 or '03 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Here's a cool clip of Ed playing a prototype Wolfgang on Letterman in early '95. He had just stopped using his Music Man EVH guitars (though they remained in production until September 1995). A great performance, and his Wolfie sounds awesome! [YOUTUBE]nS3r_br-l0c[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 One thing that's always puzzled me about Wolfgangs is that extended knob thing on the low E of the Floyd. Doesn't that prevent pulling up on the trem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 One thing that's always puzzled me about Wolfgangs is that extended knob thing on the low E of the Floyd. Doesn't that prevent pulling up on the trem? Eddies guitars only go down no pull up meant to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Eddies guitars only go down no pull up meant to be there. Hmm. Seems a bit strange. Why build a recess into the body at the back of the trem then? Also, what's the purpose of that extended knurled knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Yeah, if you had a trem that pulled up, that D tuna not only would dig into the top of the guitar, but it would also throw the other strings out of tune when you dropped it to D. Wolfgangs came from the factory with the trem blocked on the top the guitar for detuning the pitch only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abstract Posted March 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 The knurled knob is a D-tuna. It makes drop-D tuning changes possible at the flick of a switch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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