Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature, HSH, Caramelized Ash – Natural

Description

Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature, HSH, Caramelized Ash – Natural

As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous developmental work with Govan to originally introduce his signature model, and it’s the ultimate ultra-pro guitar that’s only gotten better with time. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it’s truly the ideal expression of Govan’s artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.

The Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash is a 25.5″ scale guitar that offers a carmelized ash San Dimas body with a thin satin lacquer finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on flame maple neck has a “caramelized” heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane on the back and a convenient truss rod adjustment wheel at the body end. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the 12″-16″ compound radius flame maple fingerboard spans two octaves, with the same caramelized treatment as the neck, 24 extra jumbo stainless steel frets and special maple dot inlays with ebony borders, as well as Luminlay® side-dots that emit light for the darkest of stages.
Other premium features include three specially wound Charvel custom MF pickups arranged in a versatile HSH configuration with five-way switching for the expansive tonal openness and dynamic sensitivity that Govan demands, a 2-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs for volume and tone, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.

Features:

*CARAMELIZED BASSWOOD BODY WITH FLAME MAPLE TOP
*BOLT-ON CARAMELIZED FLAME MAPLE NECK WITH GRAPHITE REINFORCEMENT
*CHARVEL CUSTOM MF HUMBUCKING (BRIDGE AND NECK) AND CHARVEL CUSTOM MF SINGLE-COIL (MIDDLE) PICKUPS
*12″-16″ COMPOUND RADIUS CARAMELIZED FLAME MAPLE FINGERBOARD
*U.S.-MADE CHARVEL LOCKING RECESSED TREMOLO
*5-WAY BLADE, 2-WAY TOGGLE, VOLUME & TONE CONTROLS

Specs:

GENERAL
Model Number:2865434700
Series:Artist Signature Models
Color:Natural
Number of Strings:6
Orientation:Right-Hand

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup:Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
Middle Pickup:Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
Neck Pickup:Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
Pickup Color:Brown
Controls:Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching:5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
Special Electronics:2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position
Pickup Configuration:HSH

BODY
Body Finish:Satin
Body Shape:San Dimas® Style 1
Body Material:Caramelized Ash

HARDWARE
Bridge:Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
Hardware Finish:Chrome
Tremolo Arm:Pop-In Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines:Gotoh® MG-T Locking
Pickguard:None
Control Knobs:Dome-Style Luminlay® Numbered
Switch Tip:Black

NECK
Neck Material:Caramelized Flame Maple
Neck Construction:Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish:Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Neck Shape:Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Neck Binding:None – Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Scale Length:25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius:12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Fingerboard Material:Caramelized Flame Maple
Number of Frets:24
Fret Size:Jumbo Stainless
Nut Material:Bone
Nut Width:1.6875″ (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays:Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
Truss Rod Nut:Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
Truss Rod Wrench:Yes
Headstock:Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
Neck Plate:None

MISCELLANEOUS
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Strap Buttons:Standard
Other Features:Contoured Body Heel with Recessed Neck Attachment Ferrules (No Neck Plate), Brass Control Position Marker Inlays in the Body, Side-Mount Oval Output Jack