EVH ’78 Eruption Relic In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Van Halen's landmark self-titled debut album, EVH has unveiled three "Eruption" tribute models: the Super ’78, ’78 Eruption
EVH ’78 Eruption Relic
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Van Halen's landmark self-titled debut album, EVH has unveiled three "Eruption" tribute models: the Super ’78, ’78 Eruption Relic and the ’78 Eruption.
For the first time ever, EVH Gear has recreated the iconic black-and-white guitar that Eddie Van Halen played on "Eruption," and that he was pictured playing on the cover of Van Halen's debut album.
“Of all the guitars I’ve ever built, the white and black guitar will always be my favorite because it did all the things I needed a guitar to do, which prior to that guitar did not exist," Eddie Van Halen said in a press release. "So much changed because of it. I recorded the first album with it and did the first world tour with it. The ‘78 'Eruption' tribute is as close to my original in sound and feel as humanly possible. I’m incredibly proud of it.”
EVH Super '78
Limited to only eight guitars, the Super '78 model features all of the original “Eruption” guitar specs, including an ash Strat body, a bolt-on maple neck with an oiled back finish, a straight 12” radius maple fingerboard with katalox face dots, black side dots and 21 mowed-down jumbo frets, a hand-cut black pickguard, EVH Frankenstein humbucking bridge pickup, a vintage Fender Stratocaster bridge with a Kluson brass block and Schaller tuning keys.
Its white-with-black-stripes motif paint job has been reliced to match the wear and tear from the band’s first-ever world tour, and is finished off with distressed eye-screw strap hooks and a 61071 stamped neck plate.
Eddie Van Halen played “Eruption” in its entirety on each Super '78 guitar and then signed the back of the headstock, which was video-recorded for prosperity and will