DK/Charvel comparison

[Tazmanian]

Hi there, wondered if any of you could help me out!
Has anyone got both an import DK2 series and a Style 1 Charvel.
How do they compare for playability and build quality? I'd expect the Charvel would be much better but don't know whether that's necessarily true.

I currently have 2 old Model 2 Charvels and a Firecrackle Predator.
I love the neck on the Predator, it seems slightly wider and slimmer than the Model 2, so i would prefer to get a guitar with that type of feel.

I'm toying with getting either a DK2 series or a Style 1, but as there are only about 3 places selling the Charvels in the UK and non of the stores are remotely near me it's a bit hard to try them out!
Thanks for any advice.

[dg]

If the most important aspect of the guitar for you is that it has to have a thin neck with a similar feel to your Predator, then the DK2 will be closer than the SD Style 1. I wouldn't say they have thick necks, but they're even a bit more full than Model Series necks, so that might not appeal to you. In just about every other respect, I'd personally recommend the Charvel over a DK2, though. If there's any way at all for you to get to a store to try one, I'd do it, because you might just find that you love the neck even though the specs are different from what you are used to.

[Carbuff]

Right, and if you want 24 frets then its the DK for you.

[Rich#6]

I love my model series guitars and my 2 guitars that have the dk2 neck profile but to me the new charvels necks have the most comfortable neck profile that I have ever played.

[markD]

a lot of guys forget to mention the recessed floyd on the DK2 vs. non-recessed floyds on the SD. i have a mega hard time playing a guitar with a non-recessed floyd, which is why i have passed on ALL the new SD models. so, if that is an issue for you be sure to consider that as well.

[bombtek]

a lot of guys forget to mention the recessed floyd on the DK2 vs. non-recessed floyds on the SD. i have a mega hard time playing a guitar with a non-recessed floyd, which is why i have passed on ALL the new SD models. so, if that is an issue for you be sure to consider that as well.

Maybe it is cuz I was raised on non-recessed Floyds/Floyd copies, but I am the polar opposite of you on this one .

I've tried, but I just cannot get used to the recessed trems at all. Just do not feel right to me. Palm muting, gallop picking, ...hell just about all picking just seems easier/more natural to me with a non-recessed trem.

So, any recessed trem guitars...keep em as far as I'm concerned, I don't want anything to so with them.