Detail 01
Chambered mahogany body with basswood center block
The body combines chambered construction with a center block.
Product detailSKU #1500000485190
EVHSA-126 Special Wolfgang Van Halen Signature Electric Guitar - Pharaohs Gold
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Wolfgang Van Halen’s chambered, center-block signature electric pairs controlled resonance with EVH SA-126 humbuckers, independent pickup controls and a fast ebony-board neck.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking the Wolfgang Van Halen SA-126 Special signature model
- Modern rock players moving between clean, rhythm and lead parts
- Players who want a chambered body with a basswood center block
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players who need more than six strings
- Players seeking a non-humbucker pickup configuration
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
EVH SA-126 neck and bridge humbuckers
The guitar uses a passive HH pickup configuration.
Detail 03
12–16 in. compound-radius ebony fingerboard
The fingerboard radius changes from 12 in. to 16 in. along the neck.
Detail 04
EVH Harmonica bridge and stop bar tailpiece
The guitar uses a fixed bridge and stop-bar tailpiece arrangement.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 6-string electric guitar.
- 02Its 24.75 in. scale length, 1.75 in. nut width and 12–16 in. compound-radius ebony fingerboard define the playing platform.
- 03The guitar includes an EVH SA-126 ivory case.
- 04Controls are separate volume and tone controls for each pickup, with a 3-position toggle.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the SA-126 Special a Wolfgang Van Halen signature model?
Yes. It is listed as a Wolfgang Van Halen signature model.
02What pickups does it use?
It has passive EVH SA-126 humbucking pickups in the neck and bridge positions.
03What controls are included?
It has individual neck and bridge volume and tone controls, plus a 3-position toggle switch.
04Does it include a case?
Yes, an EVH SA-126 ivory case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- EVH SA-126 humbucking
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge pickup
- EVH SA-126 humbucking
6 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 12"–16" compound
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of Strings
- Nickel-plated steel, .009–.046
17 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Semi-hollow
- Body binding
- 5-ply
- Neck material
- 2-piece mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Ebony
- Nut material
- Graph Tech TUSQ
- Top material
- Arched maple
- Color
- Yellow
- Body Material
- Mahogany with basswood center block
- Top Material
- Arched maple
- Neck finish
- Natural satin
- Neck Wood
- 2-piece mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Hardware finish
- Black
- Body Shape
- SA-126
- Body finish
- Satin
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
- Body material
- Mahogany with basswood center block
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75"
- Scale length
- 24.75"
28 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Side dots
- White
- Tailpiece
- Stop bar
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Chambered
- Yes
- Artist signature
- Wolfgang Van Halen
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- EVH keystone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Frets
- 22 jumbo with triple block inlays
- Bridge
- EVH Harmonica
- Body shape
- SA-126
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Truss rod
- Spoke wheel
- Case
- EVH SA-126 ivory case
- Tier
- new
- Control knobs
- Skirted black plastic with numbered indicators
- Controls
- Volume 1 neck pickup, tone 1 neck pickup, volume 2 bridge pickup, tone 2 bridge pickup
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Strings
- Nickel-plated steel, .009–.046
- Switching
- 3-position toggle
- Series
- SA
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- SA-126 Special
- Source Id
- site51500000485190
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Strap buttons
- Oversized
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