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Been out of the Charvel/Jackson camp for awhile but now that Charvels are being made in Japan again I thought I'd try one ... and also picked up my fave Japanese Jacksons .... the DK2.
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So, how do they compare? Gimme the TRUTH, guy!_________________________________________________
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Man, I'm as sharp as a marble today. It took me about 45 seconds to get Axe's joke. Nice looking fiddles BTW. White sure is classy looking. Probably why I don't have any.
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I'm not your guy, buddy
lol
Anyway, too early to tell how they compare. I've played the USA San Dimas before and have had several DK2s over the years, so I'm familiar with the feel of both. I will say that I've always been impressed with the DK2s .... the two USA San Dimases I owned a few years ago were okay. A red one I got had sharp frets, and the black on had a Floyd's arm bushing fell apart and one of the saddle screws stripped. Both had problems and I was glad to see when then moved to Japan, because I've always been impressed with the quality of the guitars over there.
I set both up really well when the arrived. I liked that the Charvel came with Dunlop straplocks. It also seemed to be set up with 10s already, while the Jackson had 9s, so I restrung the Jackson. The chrome looks better on the Charvel to me than the black did on the USAs, even though I don't normally like chrome. Both seem to get really low action, but I think the Jackson gets lower. I had to shim the Jacksons neck because it was too low and the action was too high, but now it is much better.
I have been playing Carvins for awhile and didn't realize how much I missed compound radii fretboards. These play like butter (not knocking Carvin, which are excellent guitars). I like recessed trems better but really don't notice much difference when I play the Charvel. Ultimately, hats off to the Japanese crew. They make great guitars and it's nice to see the quality is still excellent coming from the factory over there.
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Nice pair! I grew up on Jap Charvels and the closest thing I could find to them now was my DK2, which I love. If I could find one with a dot-inlay maple fretboard and a single hum, I'd be in heaven.Comment
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The DK2 is so sexy in white.
IF Jackson ever made one with matching white head I'd be all over it.
The Charvel.........eh. The only time I like maple boards is when they have that really aged patina to them. Otherwise it looks like a very sexy guitar.Comment
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The DK2 is so sexy in white.
IF Jackson ever made one with matching white head I'd be all over it.
The Charvel.........eh. The only time I like maple boards is when they have that really aged patina to them. Otherwise it looks like a very sexy guitar.Comment
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Dig 'em! Very coolio.-------------------------
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