EVH reveals new Circles finish for Striped Series guitar
New Unchained finish for Eddie Van Halen model

EVH Striped Series Circles
The Striped Series has been seriously in demand since its introduction in early 2013, and the fervour shows no sign of letting up with the addition of a whole new outlandish finish, named 'Circles'.
The design is based on Eddie Van Halen's 1981 guitar, which he used for live renditions of the drop D-tuned Unchained, and features a far-out black-and-white 'crop circles' graphic on the front, and a distinctive 'See Ya Later Bye' print on the back.
Elsewhere, the guitar is spec'd to the same rock-ready standards as the rest of the Striped Series, with a hand-rubbed oil maple neck and compound radius fretboard, EVH-branded Floyd Rose locking vibrato with D-Tuna, plus a single EVH Wolfgang humbucker. And yes, the tone knob is, of course, a volume knob.
Click through the gallery above for a closer look at the EVH Striped Series Circles, and head to the official EVH website for more info.

EVH Striped Series Circles
Even from the rear, the Circles is unmistakably an EVH guitar

EVH Striped Series Circles
One of the few departures from EVH's original is a correctly positioned jack socket; Eddie's was fitted upside-down

EVH Striped Series Circles
The graphic gloss finish comes complete with a tone (ie, volume) knob turning suggestion

EVH Striped Series Circles
True EVH nuts will want to remove the rear vibrato cover for maximum authenticity

EVH Striped Series Circles
EVH's D-Tuna allows easy access to drop D tuning – perfect for busting out Unchained

EVH Striped Series Circles
The EVH logo adorns the Strat-a-like headstock

EVH Striped Series Circles
With a smooth, 'played-in' feel, the hand-rubbed oil neck is ripe for blistering riffs and solos
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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