Members RaVenCAD Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Engl Kramer Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Could you please move near London into a house with no locks on the doors? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Freaking hot man, even tho theyre something I wouldnt buy (thin neck, jumbo frets, not hardtail) i still really like those new charvels, plus that paintjob is incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Randy80 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Wonderful!!! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Freaking hot man, even tho theyre something I wouldnt buy (thin neck, jumbo frets, not hardtail) i still really like those new charvels, plus that paintjob is incredible Thanks! I dont think the neck is thin though. I used to have an ibanez prestige RG and *THAT* was a thin neck, had to sell it because it would be too uncomfortable for my hands to play for extended periods of time. The charvels are pretty meaty sized necks, not quite like a gibson 50's but certainly not a shredder thin/wide neck. More like a broken in C shaped fender w/ rolled edges and oiled finish. If you haven't tried one in a store, give one a whirl next time you can and see what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Both are beautiful. Your guitars are giving me that little tickle deep down. Really diggin the look the Charvels lately!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hand-signed? 1 of 25? Dare I ask how much? Is this the one you were posting about the killer deal on maybe two or three weeks ago? Flames aren't really me, but it's a great guitar. I'd strongly consider a black So-Cal Style 1 if I found one locally for $650 or so. No, this one wasn't the killer deal. that deal was for a San Dimas in taxi cab yellow for $699 at dexter music (still avaialable last time i checked). I had considered buying that instead and having it sent to Mike Learn for custom paint in a bengal finish like this: That woudl have ended up around the same price as the blue flame when all said and done, but my wife loved the blue flame better, so I went that route. This one was $1249, plus I gave my dealer friend a $100 finders fee because i appreciated his effort. I also bought a new fender SKB case instead of the gig bag (i don't use gig bags, just a personal preference of mine). BTW the new fender cases are very nice! This is the first guitar i've ever paid full list price on. I feel really crappy about that, after all I generally hop on crazy bargains (my wolfgang was $468.. my axcess was ~%1600.. EJ strat $700.. etc), but given its relative low production numbers I pulled the trigger. Doing my part to kick start the economy! these are hand painted by some dude named Mauricio Luna. This one is #21 of 25. If you look at pics of others, the flames are all different, so they are definitely not a cookie cutter graphic. Charvel claimed they were "graphic" which implies non-custom paint, which i think did a disservice to some of the potential buyers out there. I had a friend at NAMM this year and he scoped the demo out for me, and confirmed my suspicions that these were hand painted, so I figured what the heck. I wanted to pick up a SD1 anyway, and this just seemed like a good complement to my SoCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Congrats, Mario. Just stunning. It really is exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I love Charvels! The heck with the guitar moar pix of this chick:love::love: J/K, that Charvel is awesome, love the paint job:love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 The heck with the guitar moar pix of this chick:love: :love: J/K, that Charvel is awesome, love the paint job:love: hmmm I love MIJ's with nice top end and some lower end chunk! Anyone know the name of that model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Heck yeah then... $1300 isn't bad at all for something like this. I was fearing somewhere north of $2,500. One of our local Charvel dealers has a custom shop line of guitars made specifically for them and they are all like $2,200 or $2,300. They even have vids of them being made on Charvel's website. They have the recessed jack on the back, surfy colors and matching headstocks. Kinda sweet, but I would much rather have the black or orange So-Cal Style 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattbaer355 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Badass guitar. I love the blue flame...looks great. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbc83 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 HNGD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slave2TheAudio Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'd love it if it was just black. the flames dont really do it for me. But hey, its not mine. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Badass dude, congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've always dug Charvels with the Strat headstock. The only problem with guitar for me is the Floyd. I'm all about the non-locking vibratos with graphite or roller nuts and locking tuners. But a maple boarded super-Strat is always a nice thing. It's also about as "flashy" as I'd be willing to get with a finish. Blue and maple are two of my favorite ingredients for guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Very nice! And sure full price sucks, but better than not getting it, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drawdeep Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 NOOO!!! HOT FIRE BURN BABY!!! Seriously shredtastic guitars... you have excellent taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reignman Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I love Charvels! and I thought the guitar was sexy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted February 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2010 Installed a schaller sure-claw, straplocks and Allen key holder, and gave her a full setup last night. Looking forward to gigging this out tonight. That is, if they plow the roads.. we got about 2 ft of snow yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted February 26, 2010 Members Share Posted February 26, 2010 I just came:love: Watch it:cop: there's a kiddo in that picture! I usually do not like flames...but wow! I am....just wow:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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