Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 So basically I developed this incredible Fender GAS. My first few basses/guitars were Squier and Fender. Lately I've been playing an LP so I think I just missed them. I was thinking about a Blacktop Jaguar, but noticed this Charvel when out shopping for a Jag. I loved everything but the neck and the trem, so I wrote it off. But then, after awhile, I just thought "I don't have a Floyd guitar... why not?" so after three separate trips to Sam Ash to play her, it was time to put my money where my mouth is, before a Wayne's World situation started to develop. "Can I put the Charvel back now?" I picked it up yesterday. Took it home to unlock the nut and reset the fine tuners, as a couple were all the way down and still flat, then it was off to practice. Glad I got to bench test it the first day. The sound? Awesome. I love it. I had to crank the bridge pickup up a little bit, but it truly screams. The feel? This is what I was most worried about. Generally speaking, I like fattie necks. 50's LP necks, big honkin Tele necks... that kind of thing. This is definitely not that... but dammit it felt great. No cramping during practice at all, and the lead stuff just flys off the guitar like butter. HUGE frets which I love. Ugh, the thing just feels Great. After practice I decided to put some 10s on it. It took a good hour and 20, but I got that shit set up perfectly. It wasn't hard, just lots of minute adjustments and tuning. Now it's even dreamier. I really missed playing a Strat. Now for more pics: (I apologize as I took these last night right before I went to bed having just finished setting it up for 10's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Beautiful axe, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Excellent!!! Wheedlyy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Can't see your pics (curse you Photobucket users!) but I'm assuming it's the white one you've been drooling over. Congrats bud, and welcome to the Charvel family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 HNGD nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hurtzher Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think my next guitar is gonna be the candy blue version of that. The white one looks awesome too! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think my next guitar is gonna be the candy blue version of that. The white one looks awesome too! Congrats! Yeah, I debated long and hard over the color. I like the blue, red, green, even the gold... but then white is just to classic. It goes with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Well played. Do you find the single volume control limiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Indeed it is, and thanks. Is there some other way I could upload and show ye? Do a thread attachment perhaps? Photobucket is about the only host I can't see here. A thread attachment will work too, if you can actually attach one here. I haven't tried it lately, but I think at one point, it was disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Whytlash Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sweet lookin' guitar! Happy NGD! I like the look of the matte black PG against the white body and the maple FB. And the Floyd's a kicker! Got one on my Warlock NJ Deluxe and it's fun on a bun! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Photobucket is about the only host I can't see here. A thread attachment will work too, if you can actually attach one here. I haven't tried it lately, but I think at one point, it was disabled.[ATTACH=CONFIG]336225[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]336226[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]336227[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]336228[/ATTACH] Hopefully that did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sweet lookin' guitar! Happy NGD! I like the look of the matte black PG against the white body and the maple FB. And the Floyd's a kicker! Got one on my Warlock NJ Deluxe and it's fun on a bun!Steve Thanks man! Yeah I like crazy finishes and bright colors, but there's just something so alluring about the white/black thing. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Well done! The white socal's are pretty awesome looking. best bang for the buck guitar out there IMO. great guitars. HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 NICE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sweet! Congrats! I love DiMarzios generally, what kind are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sweet! Congrats! I love DiMarzios generally, what kind are those? Heh, I'm used to Duncans, but these ROCK. Tone Zone in the bridge and Evolution in the neck. Perfect. That's one of the reasons I had to get it, seems like the dark bridge humbucker/bright neck humbucker combo is hard to come by in a stock guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 The pics worked, and it looks awesome. Glad you finally scratched that itch. I didn't realize those had a Tone Zone in the bridge. My 375 got a Tone Zone in about 1993 and when I bought it back in 2005, got another one because the other owner(s) had replaced it with Jackson's version of the X2N. Most awesome pup I've ever had in a Charvel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 The pics worked, and it looks awesome. Glad you finally scratched that itch. I didn't realize those had a Tone Zone in the bridge. My 375 got a Tone Zone in about 1993 and when I bought it back in 2005, got another one because the other owner(s) had replaced it with Jackson's version of the X2N. Most awesome pup I've ever had in a Charvel. Yeah, I am REALLY digging the thing. I have tried a lot of pickups in Strats to try and beef them up, but they usually fall a bit short. I didn't know much about DiMarzio until I started checking out the different things on this guitar. I saw "Tone Zone" and thought "Bright, PAF-y" because that's just what that sounds like to me. Figured it would be a no go. Then I checked out the EQ and output on the DiMarzio site. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 The Tone Zone has a very pick attack-heavy sound, which is great for intricate lead stuff. But, it's also great for heavy chugga-chug stuff too. Mine has played many a million Metallica riffs, and I've loved every second of it. I also like the Evolution. I played a white JEM once and that pickup really stood out. It's thick and meaty, but still bright and clear. Getting a pickup to retain definition at that level of gain is tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 The Tone Zone has a very pick attack-heavy sound, which is great for intricate lead stuff. But, it's also great for heavy chugga-chug stuff too. Mine has played many a million Metallica riffs, and I've loved every second of it. I also like the Evolution. I played a white JEM once and that pickup really stood out. It's thick and meaty, but still bright and clear. Getting a pickup to retain definition at that level of gain is tough. Yeah, IMO, both of those pickups knocked it out of the park. I really wanna get a Tone Zone for my other strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ozzeh Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Well done! The white socal's are pretty awesome looking. best bang for the buck guitar out there IMO. great guitars. HNGD +1 I haven't priced one for myself yet, but I'm guessing the new Japanese So-Cals can pretty easily be had for around $700 or less new based on how the US versions were priced/sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Beautiful! HNGD!..welcome to the Charvel Pro-Mod Club ..the white one was actually my first choice, but was damaged by the store..so I got a red one instead. As you're finding out, they are GREAT guitars. Awesome bang for the buck too. I really like the Tone Zone/Evolution combo compared to the JB/59 combo in the San Dimas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Beautiful! HNGD!..welcome to the Charvel Pro-Mod Club ..the white one was actually my first choice, but was damaged by the store..so I got a red one instead. As you're finding out, they are GREAT guitars. Awesome bang for the buck too. I really like the Tone Zone/Evolution combo compared to the JB/59 combo in the San Dimas Yeah, I definitely prefer the Dimarzios to the JB. Infinitely better, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j*h Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 WOW!that looks great!congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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