EVH Wolfgang Special vs EVH Wolfgang WG Standard Comparison 

The conclusion of the video: it doesn't really matter if you buy the Standard or Special. If you can play like this guy..it will be awesome 😎

Came for the guitars stayed for the insanely fast and probably the cleanest legato runs i have ever seen😊

I was considering commenting, but your brilliant EVH playing melted my face right off. Absolutely brilliant. Somehow, this made my soul feel better.

Came for the guitars, stayed for the playing. Thanks for the review but I just have to say your playing is outstanding.

It doesn’t seem to matter what you’re demoing. It’s always awesome to watch and hear you play. Outstanding!

Awesome guitar demonstration... EVH was the best at the way he played the guitar.. highly creative and a mind-blowing ability to constantly find exciting riffs and guitar chops for the songs Van Halen wrote for years... just unbelievable talent and Eddie was so fluid and smooth on the guitar fretboard when he played.. a true guitar genius

I have two Wolfgang Specials and two Wolfgang standards and I love them. They sound great stay in tune very well and the fret boards are smooth and so playable. I wanted to get the USA model but I've heard they are no different than a Wolfgang special but far more expensive. So I'm sticking with what I have. Besides my main axe is a Jackson Adrian Smith USA Signature. Which is what I compared my EVH Wolfgang special two and I have to say I enjoy playing the EVH's just as much.

I got my Wolfgang Standard over a year ago, and I absolutely love it!!! I really like that you are able to demo these guitars in this age of online shopping for guitars, I respect your opinion!!!

Mad EVH skills right there! Awesome demos man, exactly the vid I was looking for as well.

I purchased one of these guitars based on your northern lights Wolfgang video. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and great playing as well sir. It’s now my favorite guitar.

It's wonderful to hear how you really got some serious EVH spirit in your tone and playing.

perfect timing on this demo. I was just wondering if you kept that special. Glad you still have it. I got the standard in stealth black based on your reviews. Now I think I'm going to sell it to get that special. That color scheme is my favorite by far so got to get one now. Thank you for all the great content.

I've owned both the Special and Standard. I love my standard and play it much more. Your content is great, keep up the great work.

It’s a real pleasure to hear you play either of them mate. You got IT!

Phenomenal playing as always! And man, both this finishes are just downright beautiful. Rock on! :)

Was literally just looking for a video of exactly this. Perfect timing!

Again, another AWESOME video and review!!!! I love watching you play and how you make your guitars talk!!! Great, great review and advice for everyone watching.... thank you for your transparency, and keep Rockin' brother!!!! Two 👍 👍!

I love all Van Halen songs. That being said, you pretty much played all the riffs/songs that I wanted to see on youtube. I love those more obscure songs and think they have so many tasty riffs, licks and moments than the more popular songs. Great review too!

Awesome Playing!! Damn! That Amsterdam jam at the end was insane!

Great demo Cameron, just in time as Im looking to get Wolfgang. Thanks

Thanks for playing that Wolfgang as intended unlike all the other players on RU-vid, and thanks for your complete honesty!, I couldn’t justify spending 4 grand for a USA Wolfie

Awesome as always Cam! I need to get one of those Specials at some point!

As always love watching your videos! Especially the EVH content! Your playing is spot on! One day I can play maybe one of those licks. In the meantime I love my qm burst standard. I've done some small upgrades and additions to bring it to almost special spec. Also added a tesi micro killswitch. Your right though super comfy guitar, easily made a beginner like me able to play better then my other guitars. Keep up with the 🔥 content!

Your improvisation is always amazing! Hope to get as good as you one day!

GREAT playing Cameron!!!!

Wow! Aside from the obvious great job on the comparison, you’re an amazing player!

Man I love your playing mate 🤘I bought the Jackson sl4x after your review, it always leaves me jealous of your ability after watching one of your videos keep it up mate 👍🏼

Love hearing your EVH licks..man you are absurdly good..Great video and I want both of those for Christmas...cheers

bro your playing is insane. Perfect showcase!

Love watching you shred. Incredible.

Amazing playing!! I enjoyed the demo of both guitars. I got an unbelievable deal on a standard at Sweetwater yesterday! It sounds amazing and plays great! I’m debating on adding a D-Tuna.

Thank you, exactly what I was looking for. Great content.

I do love me a bit of CAM-HALEN, nicely put, not just bumping the expensive one, individuality is important and I appreciate your input. Thanks Cam 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

Great video. Your playing is fun to watch. Thanks!

Awesome tutorial and awesome playing as well..I have a standard and I love mine thinking of another one this video helped out a bunch. Another standard 😁keep on rockin 🤘

Really, really enjoy your content! Love hearing and seeing you play🔥I have two WG standards and one WG Special. Both are fantastic! When Eddie passed, it hit me hard. So, at 51 ……. I said I’m going to try to learn some of Eddies stuff. I have learned some of his stuff through you. Also got the Yamaha THRii 30 wireless amp and use your settings. It is so much fun getting some of Eddie’s riffs down to at least sound half way decent. Also picked up couple stripe series as well as the Frankie. I’m just a huge Van Halen fan/nerd! Thanks again for taking time to post content. I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate it!!

the Wolfgang WG Standard is beautiful, but the special also looks great!! greta video, I thought it was great how you flipped the guitar at the start of the video- great video and your playing is great!!!

Your tone was very close to Eddie's. Fantastic shredding of both guitars. Thanks for the video.

Superb Video, Superb Playing! Thanks for this! 😎👍🎸

Nailed that solo on Amsterdam!! Fantastic!!

Absolutely nailed Amsterdam. Love the vids.

I think there were slight tonal differences, but sometimes it's just more fun to pick up a cheaper guitar and not be afraid to customise it how you want it. One problem with really expensive guitars is people start to worry about resale values.

Greatly appreciate your channel. You have reviewed the exact same evh guitars I'm interested in buying.

I bought em both. No regrets.

Owned both types, currently have a standard in Northern Lights. Lovely guitars.

Way to go my friend somebody been practicing even more ? Super shread clean and precise!! Super impressive 👏 👌

I bought my first Peavey Wolfgang October 1999. I have noticed one difference: (when I switched to the EVH's in 2010). The ebony neck. The neck is definitely fatter, and I like it! Measure an ebony neck around the 12th fret, and a maple neck around the 12th fret? The extra girth makes it feel like driving a luxury car. Best to you Cameron; I've been watching you for years. PS: I've got the 2010 Custom Shop Wolfgang too (but with a maple neck) nevertheless you are completely correct; there is no difference in the pickup sound from foreign to custom ⚡🔌🎸🔉🔊

Very interesting, thanks for the comparison!

Great video man!🤘 I have a 2014 wolfgang standard and have actually found I prefer it over the specials I have played. The neck to me feels better for some reason and the body with the contours is a whole lot more comfortable. That to me is the most important thing, since you can change the hardware if need be (although I've never had any trouble with it). Maybe being it's an earlier production model I ended up getting one that's a little better than most? Idk, but whatever the case, I love that guitar.

Not many players would have rocked "Amsterdam" when demoing any Van Halen kit. Nice.

Enjoyed the Frankie flex! 🤓great playing as always. I tried to do these two guitars but it was awful. Released it anyway because that’s how it rolls on the old RU-vid. 😜🎸

Awesome intro... sweet guitar tone and amazing chops

All I can say is WOW WOW WOW. Your playing is AMAZING

That blue flame is sick

My God man. Simply amazing player. Great comparison. I hope to try one soon!!! Standard!!!!!

You had me at the Yngwie guitar flip guitar change lol ❤️‍🔥 Really though this is a comparison I have been waiting for thank you 🤘

I got a Stryker red standard earlier this year. Put a D tuna on it and it's been one of my main guitars for gigs and recording ever since. Absolutely awesome workhorse guitar 🤘😝

I love the swag and bite you play with yet smooth as silk buddy.

I just got a standard today (drop dead candy apple red) .... I've got eight fenders , strats, teles, Mustang. This neck is unbelievably sweet !!!!

I've been looking at these for a while now. Now that I know the difference I'll get the less expensive one. I can install better tuners, and I've never had a problem with the Floyd rose special. I actually prefer them. They're built to the same specs as the original. So when you do have a part wear out, you can replace it with original parts. YEAH BUDDY! 🤘 Nice demo.

Thanks Cam. You just saved me a lot of money!

I have an EVH WG Special and an EVH WG Standard Exotic (Ziricote). I love both guitars but the Special is just a better guitar all around. My Special weighs over 1 lb more than the Standard. Both guitars sound and play great. The Standard sounds a little warmer....the Special cuts better.

Played about 7-8 guitars at Guitar Center today, Esp Ltd was great, so was a Kramer Striker, the Schecter cr6 was fantastic. The standard Wolfgang though, had the best pick-ups and playability, I couldn't believe how good it sounded through the same amp I used for all guitars, a Katana 100 w . I'm getting one this week..

Thank you for the show ,

I’ve had my EVH Wolfgang standard in Northern Lights (my favorite guitar of all time) for about almost a year (it’ll be a year on September 4, 2022) and it plays like a dream! I also have a Yamaha THR10X! Tones are amazing! Edit: 1 year now! :)

I never tried a special but have a standard for over a year and put a big L-shaped 42 mm trem block and a trem stopper and a tone-vise pitch shifter instead of a D-tuna.it's like a formula one race car,i just love this guitar it,s always in tune.

EVH line makes some fine instruments. I have a WG standard and a striped series. Both are excellent.

I’ve had a standard (sold it to help fund a Les Paul) and now I have a Special. The Standard plays just as awesome as the Special. I like that the Special has the D Tuna installed but that’s an easy retrofit for the standard.

Fell in love with this guitar when I first heard searching for light. Still beautiful

EVH Wolfgang guitars demoed by Cam. Now that's a great video

By far the best demo out there 👍🏻😁

I have both models compared in this video. And I mostly agree with you. One more point, I think the frets are different. The special’s frets are probably of better quality. Both are good guitars and I really like them!

Phenomenal video. Great tips, and I love your playing! I have an EVH striped series Bumblebee and a WG standard, just bought a WG Special that comes tomorrow and I was wondering what the essential.differences in the standard and special were, beside the price. Thanks!

"So here's the standard and here's the special..." *casually rips absurd EVH solo* "yeah this one's better"

Sweet video as usual 😊I actually just got a Ziricote Standard, put an original Floyd in. It’s a bit more muddy sounding than my US model from 2009. Prefer the sound and birdseye fretboard on the US overall but Love Love that baked maple neck on the Standard and the Ziricote top is a beauty. ❤❤

El "EVH sound" sera siempre el mas bello y caliente de la historia!!! Jamas podre olvidar a Eddie y su musica, la unica que, cuando mas triste y angustiado estas, te saca del pozo y te emociona hasta el alma!!!. Simplemente gracias Eddie Van Halen... Gran trabajo Cameron!!!

I recently got the standard in sparkle gold, and it's the most addictive guitar in my collection, great tone,great neck feel and profile, and solid tuning stability 👍🤘🙏

Amazing CC ~ the best I have ever heard anyone play later era EVH. got my respect brotha. I love the looks and sound of the Wolfgangs but the thick profile of the neck keeps me from buying one. I played one at Guitar Center and didn't like the playability of the neck as I prefer a thinner Jackson neck. RIP Eddie

I had a 79 T-60 that I traded in on a 99 Black WG Standard carved top with Birdseye maple neck. Later bought a Transparent Red Standard carved top Hardtail, and a few flat-top Specials. Favorite was the Hardtail, should have kept it. Currently running a 90 LP Standard. Fair winds and following seas to all.

Love your style of playing.....I think the special sounds a little more full and vivid.

Great picking💯

Man, I have to say, they both sound awesome. I wonder if there’s just some kind of compression in the sound when something is posted that you can’t really tell the difference. The tone on both is awesome and though I’m not sure what the specific price difference is, I suppose it’s the visual features, compound radius etc. I have several electric guitars and when in the room there are definite tonal differences, if I have enough gain on them, recorded on a phone or whatever, you can’t tell. Great video and great playing. You did Eddy stuff without copping him.

Nice intro transition! Would love to see that riff tutorial at :52-:56. Great playing and feel! Keep 'em coming. Cheers!

You’re amazing brother

Damn and wow!!! Cameron, you do Eddie proud!!! Now I need a Wolfgang really bad!!!

Amsterdam at the end was the BEST! Love that chlorine burst, you might have the prettiest one they made....

I own a Special made in japan. Insane guitar. Top gear. Great comparative.

I really like the carved top. I hope I'm able to play one of each in the store and ideally I'll know which one after playing both

The standard is amazing. I would take a standard over a special. There is a slight difference in neck profile... But the roasted maple neck on the standard is the best selling point and worth every penny

I love my standard exotic midnight blue. One of the better purchases i did in my life. I only replaced the pickups with a pRail 90 in the neck and a pearly gates on the bridge. Cause I'm not a heavy rocker but prefer blues rock. And the additional single coil adds nicely too.

Awesome playing......both guitars are GREAT I love my PEAVEY EVH

I have both. Sure the Special is typically prettier to looks at; but they are both amazing guitars. Ironically both the necks on mine are slightly different. My Standard is more comfortable than my Special. I love them both.

Great chops.

Got the sassafras one, love it

Really great video man, I seriously enjoyed your thoughts and comments on the guitars. They honestly sound amazing what rig were You playing through just out of curiosity? And I really loved your playing and tone seriously cool man. Even the little Mean Street tease!!! Cheers

That vibrato, gosh dam awe inspiring

This is an humbucker guitar with 22 frets, you did not show it that much but the neck pickup must sound amazing :) It's a very versatile guitar in general!

My favorite player and inspiration.

thanks can Cameron for postoing this video bought the satin surrg green wolfrgang special which I,m happy with but two week later new red standard wolgang standard blue mat frost guitar standard guitar and yellow taxi cab wolfgang standard blue and yellow were hard to find ,I just really like standard guitars they work for me perfect

Wham bam…thank you Cam!