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EVH Striped Series 5150 Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose
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Clean, balanced and iconic !

By: Chad      Submitted: 3/4/2024

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Product Rating Product Review This guitar plays clean, tones change widely with volume adjustment. The Floyd Rose bridge holds remarkably in-tune through the dives. One of my favorites !
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5,150% of AWESOMENESS!!!

By: Keith C.      Submitted: 3/4/2023

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19 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This guitar is just GREAT! My 2nd from EVH (Frankie Relic)and AMS as well. Can't say enough good things about either. The guitar plays and feels like a dream. Not to mention it brings me back to 1984 when I was 13 years old and my Dad took me to see the King live in person playing the 5150 on tour when VH came to NY/NJ. It brings a smile to face. I just love it! And AMS can't be beat either. Their payment plans and overall operation is 2nd to none. Thank you for making it super easy to obtain gear! Will continue to use AMS for all my EVH gear. #AMSROCKS #EVHtheG.O.A.T. #LonglivetheKING!!
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If your an 80s Kramer fan, your going to love this EVH model

By: Mark McCann      Submitted: 1/8/2023

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review First, my one little gripe... for 2000 dollars, no hard case? Really guys? No gig bag? Nothing? C'mon. I expect that on less expensive guitars, not on one costing 2000 dollars. Now that THAT is out of the way, let's talk about what WAS in the box. The guitar has a very matte finish overall, and it looks and feels amazing. The details in the striping, stickering, and the overall fit and finish are perfect. I own 2 vintage 86 Kramers, one Beretta, and one Vanguard, and the neck feels identical as far as radius and it's overall speed and playability. Its super comfy, fast, and flat... almost like a wizard neck. The intonation was spot on from the factory, but the floyd did require about 15-20 minutes of set up work. Even at 2k, I expected that on a floyd guitar to get it where I like it. It's a non recess route, so the floyd is flush mounted to the face of the guitar, just like the originals. Dive bombs are awesome, pull ups not so much, and not a lot of flutter to the trem. The pick-up sounds fantastic... very similar to the Seymour Duncan's in my 86's. Tons of growl and gnarliness, but rolls off nicely and cleans up when the volume knob is backed off a bit. Running through my Hughes and Kettner into a 60a and 60b cab with a little phaser and delay let's me quickly sound like a heavily intoxicated Eddie who has forgotten exactly what he's playing. Overall, this is an absolutely amazing guitar, that sounds and plays phenomenally. If you're on the fence about dropping 2k on this, don't be... you'll be very pleased... this is as close as you're going to get to an 80s Kramer in a brand new guitar.
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had it about 6 weeks now and i love it.

By: Bob Schmitz      Submitted: 10/25/2021

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Product Review had it about 6 weeks now and i love it. it plays so easy and has great sound. it goes beyond my expectations. I have severe arthritis and have trouble baring but no problem with this guitar
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By: Fred      Submitted: 10/11/2021

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Received well packed guitar and it looks like a toy. The coating is a dull matt finish that looks like there is layer of thick wax over the entire body. This is NOT American Music's fault, but no place does it say this guitar has a dull matt finish. The guitar pictured is totally different. Im going to send it back. Almost a year wait for this. Sad.
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The Iconic 5150 Guitar!

By: Jokeriddler      Submitted: 3/27/2021

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Such a great guitar! The neck feels soo smooth and the radius is great. I run it through an EVH overdrive pedal into my Boss Katana 100 watt and wow it sounds amazing. The Wolfgang pickup in this guitar absolutely sings and growls where you need it to. The iconic 5150 guitar is everything I ever wanted and more! I highly recommend this guitar!
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It looks better than the pictures

By: Big G      Submitted: 3/26/2021

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This thing is sic it has the right feel fast neck. Turn the volume knob down it's awesome clean turn it up and it's making EVH sounds. SUPER FAST SHIPPING!! It was backorder for 6 months but worth every minute of it.
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Definitely worth the wait

By: Joshua      Submitted: 1/31/2021

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I’ve always wanted one of these since seeing Eddie’s on the 5150 tour. It’s as close as you’re gonna get to that Kramer of the time. It’s everything I wanted it to be and I’m really impressed with its quality being made in Mexico. The electronics sound insane through my tube amp, the neck/fret work is flawless and an absolute joy to play and the EVH Floyd and Dtuna stay in perfect tune. It was worth the wait after the high demand for these after his passing. Long live EVH!!!
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EVH 5150

By: Samuel b      Submitted: 10/26/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This guitar is just awesome if you don't have one get one.
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Excellent!

By: Dan Schisel      Submitted: 6/30/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review An incredible instrument. This is a very well made guitar with a great weight and balance. The neck is very comfortable and fast. It stays in tune perfectly and is incredibly enjoyable to play.
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New Favorite Guitar

By: Chris      Submitted: 5/12/2020

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review An AWESOME guitar. Feels Good and Plays well. New FAVORITE GUITAR
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Very Cheap Looking In Person

By: Tony Byers      Submitted: 9/6/2019

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5 people found this review helpful.

Product Review Biggest complaint was receiving it with crack along neck pocket. Next would be how cheap the finish looked (for a $1300 price tag). Looked like it was plastic with stripes dyed into it. Very disappointed. Returned for refund.
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A*M*A*Z*I*N*G !!!!

By: Brad Bowlin      Submitted: 3/5/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Everything I hoped for and MORE! EVH has done it AGAIN! AMS makes it so easy and convenient and customer service is top notch!!! Love doing business with and will continue to do so!! ROCK ON!
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Absolutely awesome!

By: Christopher Mansfield      Submitted: 1/6/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Lots of people are sceptical because the guitar is mim but don't let that hinder you. I've been all over the thing and played for hours it's a winner and so easy to play it's unreal and worth the money????
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Great Axe

By: S.J.      Submitted: 11/27/2018

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0 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Beautifully painted, great feeling guitar to play- mine needed set up out of the box but no big deal. I suggest you try one out for size, it might just fit...I know mine does~ Great axe... Thanks AMS-you Rock!!!
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This Guitar is awesome !!!!

By: Joseph marks      Submitted: 10/4/2018

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12 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review So worth every penny.. Would recommend to anyone...
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Wish I'd had this in the 80's!!!

By: David B.      Submitted: 9/26/2017

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This has got to be the coolest looking guitar available. I stare at it for at least 5 minutes before I even start to play. I could not be more pleased; it is awesome!!!
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Well Worth The Wait

By: Dennis      Submitted: 7/27/2017

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is the first EVH guitar that I have bought. I own several EVH guitars from previous companies and this guitar did not disappoint. Out of the box the action was great and only had to tune up the guitar. I would definitely recommend getting one if your an EVH fan.
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LOOKS AND SOUNDS POWERFUL

By: Steve      Submitted: 7/17/2017

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is a great lead guitar; you'll feel powerful holding it. The tremolo and tuning devices are solid and the pickup is aggressive enough for van Halen style playing -sounds close to the original. The paint job is not glossy but it has a stunning effect. It is easy to accidentally hit the volume nob and turn it down but you just have to get used to avoiding it.