EVH II prepro at www.hotlicksguitars.com??

[surfreak]

Yes, but is that a desirable feature? Heavy ash in my experience is the deadest sounding wood you can get...

[dg]

Others here know EVH/Charvel history way better than me, but I think when he bought the first body from Wayne, he wanted something heavy. The idea was to get LP tone out of a strat, and maybe he figured weight was key? I've never played a Northern ash guitar, but it's probably a matter of taste plus getting the right piece of wood, just like anything else. Anyway, it sounds OK to me here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1uZSXEICsE

[Bengal65]

Yes, but is that a desirable feature? Heavy ash in my experience is the deadest sounding wood you can get...

I have a extra heavy Northern Ash Performance guitar from that era. It screams! It has a maple/ebony neck, so a warm sounding pickup helps!

Nice story