The published rates are for US domestic shipping only. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items passes to you upon our delivery to the carrier. We reserve the right to make partial shipments, which will not relieve you of your obligation to pay for the remaining deliveries.Īll items purchased from Chicago Music Exchange are made pursuant to a shipment contract. As a security precaution, initial orders and orders shipping to alternate addresses may be held for extended verification.
Separate charges for shipping and handling will be shown on your order form. We do not accept international credit card or PayPal payments from international accounts.įor international security reasons, please call the store to arrange a Bank Wire: +01-77. All non-credit-card orders are subject to a 10-business-day hold. For phone or mail orders you may pay money orders and cashier's checks by mail. Internet orders may be paid for using the following methods: VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and PayPal. Strings: ‘70s-Era Fender® Super Bullets (.009-.040 Gauges)Ĭase/Gig Bag: Custom Anvil® Hardshell with “Edward Van Halen” in Stenciled Lettering Hardware: Chrome Relic (Unplated Tremolo) Tuning Machines: Period-Correct Schaller® with “S” Engravedīridge: Period-Correct Prototype Non-Fine Tuner Locking TremoloĬontrol Knobs: Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Reads “Tone”) Nut (Material/Width): Prototype Locking Nut, 1 11/16” (43 mm) 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.Īdding to the value and the once-in-a lifetime collector’s nature of this instrument, Eddie Van Halen signed the back of each headstock.Īrriving in a custom-made Anvil® hardshell case, the package will also include ‘70s-era Fender Super Bullets 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.įingerboard: Birdseye Maple, 12” (305 mm) 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. 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.
True to Eddie’s pickup recipe, the instrument has been outfitted with an EVH ’79 Bumblebee humbucking bridge pickup. 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. “Bumblebee,” as it would affectionately come to be known by fans, was heavily played by Eddie throughout the 1979 world tour.Ĥ0 years later, EVH® has meticulously recreated this world famous instrument in the form of the’79 Bumblebee.
This one knob will control the output of a single EVH ’79 Bumblebee humbucker, in the bridge position.Eddie Van Halen’s wildly iconic black-with-yellow stripes Strat®-style guitar made its official debut on the cover of the 1979 album Van Halen II. The guitar has just a single Tone knob as a volume control, as Eddie used his volume control to dial in his tones. “So it may have taken 40 years, but I now have everything I wanted back then – a bitchin’-looking guitar that plays and sounds great.” Tone? “The ’79 Bumblebees that we’re making sound very much like how I always wanted the original to sound,” Eddie Van Halen is quoted as saying. This beast should be perfect to play all you favourite Van Halen riffs on. The birdseye maple fingerboard has a straight 12” radius and comes loaded with 22 jumbo frets, Katalox dots and black side dots. EVH says they will be true to the original specifications, including an ash Strat body with a bolt-on Birdseye maple neck that has an oiled back finish. Yes, it’s the 40th anniversary of Van Halen II! To celebrate, EVH has announced it’s making 50 replicas of Eddie’s ’79 Bumblebee model.
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