Seeing Mammoth WVH onstage in the glorious sunshine at Oslo's Tons Of Rock 2024 festival is a reminder of how far Wolfgang Van Halen's band has come in a relatively short time. They belong on big stages and the three-guitar lineup alongside Frank Sidoris and Jon Jourdan is undeniably powerful. But behind the scenes is a songwriter who has put years into this – and that includes the guitar Wolfgang has proudly introduced as his signature model; the EVH SA-126.
It's a guitar that is very much in the spirit of the EVH legacy; bringing something genuinely fresh and accessible to the market but designed with an artist's needs. Semi-hollow guitars are not often regarded as ideal hard rock instruments but the SA-126 will change that perception. This guitar is versatile because it needs to be and on the Oslo stage I can hear the results of Wolfgang and EVH's vision paying dividends, with huge potential for other players too.
