EVH 5150 Deluxe Poplar Burl Electric Guitar Aqua Burst

Plays great, but the pickups are not as clear as my other guitars. Very noticeable when playing clean, but that's not really what this axe is for. Can't really use D-Tuna and pull the trem up in this configuration, which is a minor annoyance, but I don't expect that to limit my playing much. I did not experience too much trouble setting it up myself (1/2 step down); similar to my other Floyd Rose guitars. The feel is great, and I have not had any of the tuning problems that others have commented on. Bought a used one in excellent condition, and it has been everything I could have hoped for.

I had this guitar for only 1 day because the tremolo bridge kept going out of tune even with the locking nut this guitar played like butter but it was just the tuning that was terrible.

Great guitar. Plays like butter. My biggest problem is that the Floyd Rose bridge goes out of tune every time I use the tremolo ( actually comes out of the body). Even with me buying the protection plan I keep getting told that my only option is to pay more money and get the bridge replaced and re-setup. Very disappointed with this whole experience.

The good: You get specs that are fun and usable in the kill switch and D Tuna, comfortable body shape (much more comfy than the Wolfgang IMO/more strat like). Super smooth slick and slim neck with beautifully rolled fingerboard edges. Thinner feeling neck than the Wolfgang Special. You also get solid hardware, big frets and an Ebony board. The Not so Good: None of these guitars are set up. There is not even an attempt or effort to intonate before shipping. The bridge is just put on strung up and shipped with saddles in a straight line pushed forward. All of the EVH guitars at 3 GC's were like this. The bridge doesn't sit flush on the body of the guitar either, meaning the D Tuna is useless unless you block the trem for dive only. There isn't anyway to do this with the guitar as is, so you have figure that out after. I feel like they should include a trem stopper or piece of wood from the factory. They are literally selling you a D Tuna that will not work off the jump (setup or not), and likely lead to frustration and returns. Then unless you are familiar with how to set up the D Tuna you will never get it in tune. This isn't set up from the factory either. Watch YouTube videos for how to do it, it's not intuitive to just jump in and start working at it. Because I bought from GC store, that means it didn't have any paperwork or setup wrenches with it. I was lucky they had the trem arm... but I expected that. What did I do: I blocked the trem with a small piece of particle board for dive only, intonated the bridge (intonation tool for floyd is a life saver here), and watched 4 YouTube videos before I found one that properly and thoroughly explained how to set the D-Tuna. Now the guitar is amazing. If you get this guitar and can't play in tune, check the intonation and learn the D Tuna system... the key is the trem MUST be blocked to drop only and you tune the standard note with the set screw on the D Tuna when setting up. The guitar is great now after the proper setup to get it to play in tune and the D Tuna set up. However, I couldn't recommend this to a friend unless they were looking for these exact specs (D Tuna, and kill switch) and were comfortable with setting up guitars. Also, if you don't want a D-Tuna stock and kill switch, there are as good or better guitars for way less.

Hands down the best playing , sounding and feeling guitar I have ever played. Seriously everything EVH learned about guitars over his career is implemented in this guitar. All top quality parts inside and out. I literally have nothing negative to say. I have always wanted to change something on my guitars but not this one. No upgrades needed.