Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 . Played as awesome as i've heard about , Dimarzios souded killer especially the neck pup. Played thru a Blackstar Series One 100. Can't wait to bring it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 yep. schecter now reduced on OZ ebay its gotta go to fund this baby. Bought a Black one . Tried the San dimas as well . it was a bit brighter , probably the pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Romanian Reaper Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, those Charvels are the best deal out there right now in my opinion. You got Gibson jacking up their prices and selling $4000 guitars, Fender selling strats for $1500, etc. The Charvels are $1000, Made in the USA, great necks, pickups, etc. Just a great overall guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonVengeance Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, those Charvels are the best deal out there right now in my opinion. You got Gibson jacking up their prices and selling $4000 guitars, Fender selling strats for $1500, etc. The Charvels are $1000, Made in the USA, great necks, pickups, etc. Just a great overall guitar. USA Fender standards are $999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jn062181 Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I've seen a bunch of these So Cals on eBay, Craigslist, and in some local stores like Sam Ash. I am so scared to play one because I'm pretty sure that I'll end up buying it on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MRAAJR Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, those Charvels are the best deal out there right now in my opinion. You got Gibson jacking up their prices and selling $4000 guitars, Fender selling strats for $1500, etc. The Charvels are $1000, Made in the USA, great necks, pickups, etc. Just a great overall guitar. Like Jon said Strats are $999. If you are talking about a Deluxe then you are talking about a whole other league of guitar. The Charvels are great for the money but the difference is the 2 and 3 piece bodies (Fender does this too on their Standards), Korean FR, etc. Again they are great for the money but LPs are right around $2000 if you do not want flashy so your logic is flawed or you are just clueless to prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlester Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Especially with the quality of those $4000 gibson's being that of a $500 guitar. I'm in the market for a new guitar, something NOT fenderish, since I have that covered. I played about 10 Les Pauls, and all of them had intonation issues. All of them had inconsistant feel of the tuners. All of them had cosmetic issues of one thing or another (glue, paint, etc). I can't justify a $4000 gibson when I can buy a Suhr for less and have a near perfect guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, I just got a San Dimas used. It's great but I'll probably sell it because I have a Suhr Modern coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toshiro Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 . Played as awesome as i've heard about , Dimarzios souded killer especially the neck pup. Played thru a Blackstar Series One 100. Can't wait to bring it home. Told ya so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P. Wallace Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nice! Do want, can't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoopQuantum Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 USA Fender standards are $999 Charvel Is fender. I have a SoCal in Black, and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fire Breather Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I played about 10 Les Pauls, and all of them had intonation issues. Intonation issues on a guitar at your local music store?........ Maybe they needed to be intonated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Almost impossible to beat, bang-for-buck value if you're looking for a quality super-Strat. I'm gassing HARD for either a trans candy gold San Dimas... or a pagan gold So Cal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nice! Do want, can't have. my problem. Although, I probably ought to just sell like 3-4 other axes and just buy one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squealie Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I have 2 SDs. Is it wrong that I'm gassing HARD for a so-cal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Almost impossible to beat, bang-for-buck value if you're looking for a quality super-Strat. I'm gassing HARD for either a trans candy gold San Dimas... or a pagan gold So Cal... sweet. WANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 The Charvel's are a hell of a deal IMO. The non German FR is a bit of a turnoff, but other than that, it's a hell of a guitar. All of the ones I've tried have been extremely consistent, and they sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlester Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Intonation issues on a guitar at your local music store?........ Maybe they needed to be intonated? It was purely a poorly installed fret wire. Tuning on open and 12th fret was fine. But like the best behaving one that I played was very sharp on the fourth fret, but only the forth fret. I get that a guitar may not be set up perfectly at the store. But... that's not a set up issue, that's a craftsmanship issue and is unacceptable on a $4000 guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I've seen a bunch of these So Cals on eBay, Craigslist, and in some local stores like Sam Ash.I am so scared to play one because I'm pretty sure that I'll end up buying it on the spot. Thats sums up my experience perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Told ya so! I'm glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nazgul6 Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I bought a candy plum SoCal that I loved. Still have it, and love it. However, two weeks ago I picked up a used mystic dream JP6 from a forumite for $1250 that is my number one right now. I think its in a different league. If you're willing to go used and can find one for around $1200 its worth the couple of extra hundred to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Almost impossible to beat, bang-for-buck value if you're looking for a quality super-Strat. I'm gassing HARD for either a trans candy gold San Dimas... or a pagan gold So Cal... Another guy bought the trans candy gold ( pre ordered) at the same time. When they pulled it out of the box everyones jaw dropped. Looked absulutely stunning in that colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Another guy bought the trans candy gold ( pre ordered) at the same time. When they pulled it out of the box everyones jaw dropped. Looked absulutely stunning in that colour. Dang, that's not helping my GAS any! I was kind of wondering about that, how the TCG finish looked in person. It looks kind of plain in some of the pics I've seen, and positively sweeeet in others. I was kind of leaning more towards the San Dimas anyway, I like the HSS config. better! I just wish it came with a 5-way switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenster Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Dang, that's not helping my GAS any! I was kind of wondering about that, how the TCG finish looked in person. It looks kind of plain in some of the pics I've seen, and positively sweeeet in others. I was kind of leaning more towards the San Dimas anyway, I like the HSS config. better! I just wish it came with a 5-way switch. You can see the grain of the timber really well and the finisj as i said is really stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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