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More Info
40 years later, EVH® has meticulously recreated this world famous instrument in the form of the’79 Bumblebee. Limited to only a 50-piece worldwide run, this tribute model features all of the original specs including an ash Strat® body, bolt-on birdseye maple neck with oiled back finish, straight 12” radius birdseye maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, katalox dot inlays and black side dots and skirted Strat-style “Tone” volume knob.
True to Eddie’s pickup recipe, the instrument has been outfitted with an EVH ’79 Bumblebee humbucking bridge pickup. EVH also matched the Bumblebee’s six-screw holes, which are hidden under the original prototype non-fine tuner locking tremolo bridge that EVH recreated just for this project, along with the original proto locking nut. All hardware has been reliced, including the custom brass string retainer, eye-screw strap hooks, original period-correct Schaller® tuning machines and side output jack. Its black-with-yellow stripes paint job has also been reliced to match the wear and tear from his year of touring, and is stylishly finished off with chrome hardware. Adding to the value and the once-in-a lifetime collector’s nature of this instrument, Eddie Van Halen signed the back of each headstock. Arriving in a custom-made Anvil® hardshell case, the package will also include ‘70s-era Fender Super Bullet strings, Van Halen ‘70s tortoiseshell picks, an exclusive collector’s Bumblebee booklet, Young Guitar book Van Halen Live Tour in Japan 1978 & 1979 and several autographed items including a certificate of authenticity, 8”x10” 1979 concert photo of Eddie Van Halen and vinyl copy of Van Halen II.
Specs
Series: Limited Edition
Body Wood: Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Wood: Birdseye Maple
Neck Shape: ‘79 Bumblebee
Neck Finish: Oiled
Fingerboard: Birdseye Maple
Neck Radius 12” (305mm)
Frets: 21
Fret size: Jumbo
Dot Inlays: Katalox Dot
Nut Type: Prototype Locking Nut
Nut Width: 1 11/16 (43mm)
Tuners: Period-Correct Schaller with “S” Engraved
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Bridge: Period-Correct Prototype Non-Fine Tuner Locking Tremolo
Pickups: EVH ‘79 Bumblebee (Bridge)
Pickup Switching: None
Controls: Volume
Control Knobs: Stratocaster Style Skirt (Reads “Tone”)
Hardware: Chrome Relic (Unpainted Tremolo)
Strap Buttons: Eye-Screw Hook
Strings: ‘70s-Era Fender Super Bullets (.009-.040 Gauges)
Case: Custom Anvil Hardshell Road Case with “Edward Van Halen” in Stenciled Lettering