SD1 has landed! Pix!

[quiksilver]

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Not wanting to be pedantic, but that's not what folks refer to as a San Dimas Charvel - that guitar was made in Ontario, and is part of the 'San Dimas Reissue' series. Not sure why the series was referred to as a 'Re-issue' as the specs are nothing like an original SD Charvel, and the guitars feel totally different.....

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I know it wasn't made in San Dimas. I read somewhere that Charvel had meticulously copied a San Dimas neck for the Reissues. Thus, if the originals have necks that feel like this one, I understand why so many people love 'em.

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Found it (I knew I didn't imagine this)!

Per Charvel catalog:

"The original tooling and neck templates were located and used exclusively for the construction of the San Dimas Series." [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[neilli]

Re: SD1 has landed! Pix!

Hmmm - the necks on my 4 re-issues feel nothing like any of the SD guitars I've played....

[pencilsketch]

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im glad you like it i miss her already but this strat is sweet

[quiksilver]

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Thanks, man. That Strat is pretty damn nice, too. I hated to part with it, but desperate times call for desperate measures! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Chrisb]

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The San Dimas III had a slab maple top. The San Dimas 4 had a slab top, matching headstock and I think a pau ferro fretboard. They were quilted maple tops. The one I almost scored several years ago on ebay was a trans green San Dimas IV. Koa body. I've seen 2 up on ebay since then but both were mahogany. From what I understand the koa bodied san dimas IV were fairly rare.

[skorb]

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Not sure why the series was referred to as a 'Re-issue' as the specs are nothing like an original SD Charvel, and the guitars feel totally different.....

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my thought exactly.

that is a beautiful guitar, but the naming of it like that makes no sense at all.

[RR05xx]

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What is the nut width on that re-issue?

[neilli]

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The San Dimas III had a slab maple top

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Erm, me again [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Actually, the SD III had a quilted veneer top with a forearm contour. The SD IV was the bound curly maple slab top. I used to have a III, and now have two SDIs and one SD IV....

SD IV:


SD III:


SDI

[pagemalicious]

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That SD IV looks niiiiice [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[neilli]

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Make me an offer [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[quiksilver]

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Love your SDI, neilli! Do you have a pic of the back?

[Chrisb]

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Erm, me again Actually, the SD III had a quilted veneer top with a forearm contour.

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NOW you are being pedantic [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Oh and you didn't mention it but the IV's also have a matching headstock [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Whats the word about the fretboard. Did IV's have a pau ferro board or am I just going crazy?

I love those SDIV's. I mean I'd like a SD1 Koa but what I really want is a SDIV, though I am not huge on that color. I've only once seen a trans green IV and it was that one I missed off ebay.

[N1CK]

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it's beautiful ... no matter where it was made!
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[dyingsea]

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I love the reissues... I've been looking for a H/H koa for a while now.

[No Use]

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man, all these Charvel SD's are making me really want one!

that, and good old JG making me want to go to the dark side of Ibanez!