Eddie Van Halen Guitar 1993 black opaque

[dirtmouth76]

I came across a 1993 black opaque Eddie Van Halen Guitar serial 82481 built in Jan. 5th 1993....

I have read there were only 16 of these made.

Is this a good guitar. I'm not familiar with MusicMan guitars really. Is it valuable, is it a good quality guitar.

I linked some pictures of it. Missing the looking nut things, and the back cover plates. Needs a set up. It was in a closet for years. Other than that it seems great. Good player condition.

Thank you!

 

[fogman]

Hey there; welcome to the forum.
Yes, you are correct. The opaque black is very rare. I don't recal the number of them made, but there weren't many.
The other colour that is rare is the opaque gold.
It's value of course is relative to its condition.

 

[GWDavis28]

Wow nice find!!!! Jeff is looking for EVH's I think.

Glenn |B)

 

[GoKart Mozart]

Nice find for sure! I’ve read a few different numbers over the past 20 years on how many solid black ones were made that range somewhere between 12 and 16.
As BP and Derek from MM have stated previously, these and the solid gold were produced in such low numbers because nobody really wanted them at the time; like anything else produced in lower quantities, they then become extra valuable on the second hand market.