Hey guys, it's been a long time. I made the following post on TGP a few days ago and was reminded that I should be over here. DOH!
Also - Does anyone have a custom black pickguard that will fit a San Dimas Type 1 perfectly? I'd love to have a black pickguard on this beast.
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I've been eyeballing those USA Production Charvel guitars since they came out, but didn't pull the trigger on one until yesterday. My #1 guitar is my '58 Reissue Les Paul without a doubt, b I also really dig my RoadWorn Telecaster. Those two get the most play (95% Les Paul, 5% Telecaster.)
I also have a RoadWorn Stratocaster and a Jackson DK2M that are great guitars, but they just don't get much play time. My logic was to sell those two guitars and pick up another guitar that's nice, would get more use, and even add a little more versatility to the mix.
My RoadWorn Strat and Jackson DK2M are currently up for sale, so I jumped the gun and went ahead and picked up this Charvel yesterday. I love having ONLY THREE electrics! That's the magic number for me.
Here it is:
I really wanted the So Cal model with the pickguard and DiMarzio pickups, because I liked the look more and figured I'd like the darker nature of DiMarzio pickups over the brighter nature of Duncans. But I compared several different colors of the San Dimas and So Cal models and this yellow one stood out to me as being the superior guitar. Could've been be the setup, pickup height, newer strings, etc... But whatever it was, this guitar played and sounded better than the others to me, so I bought it.
I didn't go into it wanting a bright yellow guitar. LOL! I'm more of a "traditional" guy (black, white, sunburst, blonde, etc...) But man, I couldn't deny the fact that this guitar kicked butt!
I did a search today (on a different forum) and saw some complaints about the fretwork, the subpar Floyd-Rose, and how the price of $1,099 is too high for what you get. Well, I can't agree with any of that! I think these guitars kick all kinds of butt and are priced just right at $1,099. I think that's a very fair price when you consider that other manufacturers are basically building/selling the same type of guitar for alot more money.
I just got it yesterday (now a few days ago) and am already wondering if I should've just got the black model instead, but the yellow is kind of growing on me and there's no question that I bonded with this particular yellow guitar over all the others. So I guess the decision was right, but still... It's yellow!?!?!? LOL
Just wanted to share and hear from others that own these guitars. Do you still dig yours?
Chris
Also - Does anyone have a custom black pickguard that will fit a San Dimas Type 1 perfectly? I'd love to have a black pickguard on this beast.
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I've been eyeballing those USA Production Charvel guitars since they came out, but didn't pull the trigger on one until yesterday. My #1 guitar is my '58 Reissue Les Paul without a doubt, b I also really dig my RoadWorn Telecaster. Those two get the most play (95% Les Paul, 5% Telecaster.)
I also have a RoadWorn Stratocaster and a Jackson DK2M that are great guitars, but they just don't get much play time. My logic was to sell those two guitars and pick up another guitar that's nice, would get more use, and even add a little more versatility to the mix.
My RoadWorn Strat and Jackson DK2M are currently up for sale, so I jumped the gun and went ahead and picked up this Charvel yesterday. I love having ONLY THREE electrics! That's the magic number for me.
Here it is:
I really wanted the So Cal model with the pickguard and DiMarzio pickups, because I liked the look more and figured I'd like the darker nature of DiMarzio pickups over the brighter nature of Duncans. But I compared several different colors of the San Dimas and So Cal models and this yellow one stood out to me as being the superior guitar. Could've been be the setup, pickup height, newer strings, etc... But whatever it was, this guitar played and sounded better than the others to me, so I bought it.
I didn't go into it wanting a bright yellow guitar. LOL! I'm more of a "traditional" guy (black, white, sunburst, blonde, etc...) But man, I couldn't deny the fact that this guitar kicked butt!
I did a search today (on a different forum) and saw some complaints about the fretwork, the subpar Floyd-Rose, and how the price of $1,099 is too high for what you get. Well, I can't agree with any of that! I think these guitars kick all kinds of butt and are priced just right at $1,099. I think that's a very fair price when you consider that other manufacturers are basically building/selling the same type of guitar for alot more money.
I just got it yesterday (now a few days ago) and am already wondering if I should've just got the black model instead, but the yellow is kind of growing on me and there's no question that I bonded with this particular yellow guitar over all the others. So I guess the decision was right, but still... It's yellow!?!?!? LOL
Just wanted to share and hear from others that own these guitars. Do you still dig yours?
Chris
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