NFGD!!! San Dimas Solohummer

[Grandturk]

That's "New Fuggin' Guitar Day!"

First - shout out to Matt - thanks, bro! He said it would ship on Monday and by some insane magic - probably something to do with crossing the time-zone-barrier while he's at NAMM - I was shocked when the package was waiting for me (wife's pissed, of course).

And now the pics (yes - I really need to paint the apartment - we had some water damage, and then had the windows worked on, and I generally don't like doing tasks like "painting"):











Some commentary -

- Neck feels great - but completely different than the maple ProMods. Its much more square at the fretboard edges - i.e. not rolled at all. Feels like my Adrian Smith.

- Color is Fiesta Red. My wife said "how do you like your orange guitar." I said "its almost like a shell pink," to which she replied, "So you feel OK telling people you have a pink guitar?"

- The route for the humbucker is really shallow. I don't know if I can put a ring on there without some short screws...

- The fretboard is a nice piece of rosewood - not white-chalky at all. I'll definately oil it up when I put 10's on it.

- The fretwork is much nicer on this than my last one. Even frets, nicely rounded crowns.

- The necks got some cool very suble flame up and down it - killer

- I already swapped out the kidney bean tuner buttons for some old Gotoh buttons that fit them... ah...

Anyway - peace out!

[beachjammer]

That's a sweet looking guitar! Congrats!

I take it that you had meant to fly that one in under the wife's radar ;O)

[gtrbuyer]

yummy that is one hot looking fiddle...LOVE it..congrats

[slowhand66]

(wife's pissed, of course)



I've been there...Notwithstanding..that's a hot guitar--I love it. Congratz!

[Guitar Lawyer]

Very nice. Appreciate the comments, too. Congrats!

BTW, did you already have the Gotoh buttons or did you just buy them? I would love to swap mine out.

[shreddermon]

BTW, did you already have the Gotoh buttons or did you just buy them? I would love to swap mine out.

+1. Please elaborate more.

And great grab. That's my favorite of this bunch, too.

[toejam]

Nice! I wouldn't even bother putting a pup ring on there... it looks great mounted the way it is.

[Grandturk]

I take it that you had meant to fly that one in under the wife's radar ;O)

Not at all - Keep in mind - I have a 7 guitar limit (this was an arbitrary number established based on me having 6 +1 bass). I sold a guitar, told her I was getting this one, and put another guitar on eBay. So she knew this was coming. Just means she had a month to work up the anger.

BTW, did you already have the Gotoh buttons or did you just buy them? I would love to swap mine out.

+1. Please elaborate more.

Here's the headstock with the Gotoh buttons


I was shooting for similar to my Adrian Smith. Grover tuners are great, I just don't think the kidney beans look good on a strat headstock:


The buttons are circa 1992 or so, from a set of Gotoh tuners. I've bought new replacement Gotoh buttons and they DO NOT fit on these Grovers.

Nice! I wouldn't even bother putting a pup ring on there... it looks great mounted the way it is.

I test fitted a ring and it looked OK... but it was creme on black, and I want creme on creme. I'll probably drop in a creme Dimarzio first and then make the decision on the ring (I was also thinking I could cheese out and Blue-tack it in place for a while "just to see."

[kmanick]

wow cool looking Charvie
congrats!
I like it as is no pick up ring needed

[j2379]

nice i really want one of them.

[ZZB]

"So you feel OK telling people you have a pink guitar?"

So, uh, do you?

J/K. That's a noice guitar no doubt. Thanks for the high res pics too!

BTW that black one looks absolutely great with the cream colored pickups and rings.

[KBRR]

nice axe man , now go paint the appartment

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

- The route for the humbucker is really shallow. I don't know if I can put a ring on there without some short screws...

Nice!

Yeah, the way direct mounts are done you would need very short screws or you can drill a 1/4"-ish hole where the original mounting screw is (which is right where the excess pickup screw will end up. Or, you can just leave it a direct mount.

[jmahrr]

WOW ! She is a beauty : ) That is my favorite charvel out so far next to the polar white style 1 . The gas has set it with these pics . Thanks for sharing !
-ja

[MetalMedal II]

Looks fantastic! That's a Model 2, right?!

BTW, I had own a guitar with a direct mounted pickups before I realized I am accustomed to have my pinky rest on the pickup ring. I haven't done anything about it yet, but may use double sided tape to keep a ring in place.

You should be able to fit a taller pickup ring in there cos of the top-mounted Floyd (again a fave of mine!). Weird about them coming with the kidney beans...r they trying to go prepro old school with that?