Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Well mad props out to Matt from mattsmusic.com. He was one of the lucky dealers chosen from the dealer lottery to get dibs on one of the 25 Charvel San Dimas guitars in the blue flame finish. I had contacted him the minute I found out about the new models a few months ago, so I was first in his queue. I will post more pics when it arrives but wanted to share my excitement with you all - the only people I know who love guitars as much (or more) than I do! =) It is a little bittersweet though, as now I'm considering selling my tangerine so-cal since it is so similar in features and I don't really need both. will have to ponder that a bit longer. from catalog page: Here's the only pic I have of the moment (from charvel's facebook page): By the way, Matt is a great guy and I cannot praise him or his shop staff enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelSaulnier Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 That's a sweet looking guitar... I thought the tangerine one was cool... but this one has "flames"! How soon do you think you'll actually get it? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Bitchin'!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Not sure, i placed order this morning and it is not clear to me if it is shipping direct to me or to the dealer first. Hoping the former. I am awaiting with great anticipation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Not to take anything away from the Tangerine one, cuz I think it's hot, but this one is even more eye-popping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoople Head Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Damn fine work. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orange Jackson Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 You going to swap out the Duncans on the blue flame for the Dimarzios on the tangerine? If it was me I would hold onto both, I figure they could be pretty different sounding with the different pups, that, and one's a solid body vs. w/ pickguard. That tone zone is pretty sweet. Another really cool guitar for the collection though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Yeah the dimarzios are great, and good compliment to the duncans. I may just keep both. I wanted to key some of you charvel fans in on a little deal I found. I was gonna buy this for myself and have a custom paint job done on it, but since I have the blue flame one coming in I no longer plan on doing this. Dexter music has a new San Dimas pro mod in taxicab yellow, with a small ding on it by one of the trem posts (high e side). price reduced to $699 + shipping. This is about as low as I've seen a new one go for. closeup of the damage: here's link to the shop: http://shop.dextermusiccenter.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_139_406_411&products_id=6726 Hoping one of you guys can benefit from this info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wow...I very much like it! Very nice! I really don't mean to thread hijack here, but are the neck profiles on the these new San Dimas models comparable to the original and toothpaste logo Charvels? GORGEOUS guitar!! Heres a '88 charvel I fixed up for a client. frets were all rusted, it was rode hard and put away wet after a show and stored for years in a closet. neck profile is different than the new charvels. this one was a little thinner shape, like a wide D, as opposed to the new ones slightly thicker C shape w/ rolled edges. Doesnt really answer your question perfectly but at least this guitar had a different neck shape than my so cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wow... $700. I've only seen a couple used ones listed at that price. If that was Tangerine or Black, I'd strongly consider buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Really good deal for that small amount of damage, I'm sure I'd do much more damage than that, and probably on the first day too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 i really hope someone jumps on that yellow charvel. that is such a sweet deal! it has been available for a few weeks now and it has been tempting me daily! EDIT: 3 words. Bengal tiger refinish. hells yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Dude, we have the exact same taste in guitars. Wish I still had my old Charvel Strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Rossness Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 I've been to matt's shop, he's super nice. I just picked up my NOS star today. Nice score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Mario, congrats!! The new Charvels are all around beautiful. I'm loving the new woods and pup layouts. Re: the Taxi Cab for sale. I did the same fuckin' thing to my AXIS. You have to be careful how low you set the Floyd on the flat tops. That is a deal, though. You can't even see the damage unless you really look for it. I saw Matt's pics earlier today. Jackson's booth looks much better than last year. If I was at NAMM, I'd curl up into a ball and cry over how little money I have and couldn't afford anything there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 surprised there are no spirited DIY types here willing to repaint that yellow SD to some other color. Like, oh, i don't know, hello kitty pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Love it to death!! Congratulations!! Damn, you give me deep Charvel envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blood5150 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 I love my Charvel.... Not my pics, but this is the one I have.... These pics show the color better than mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Music Zoo has a bunch of the San Dimas Style 2 on blowout for $699. If you don't mind the tele body style. I don't think any of them are B-stock and they have 5 colors. Edit - Congrats on the new git Mario. Looks sweet. That slime green is a great color. Love that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 That is sweet Just wondering though - why is there a picture of Johnny Cash on the wall of the Charvel part? did he use a Charvel? Nice guitar tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 the san dimas style 2's (tele style) were discontinued. they had them selling for $599 some places online back when this first was announced. The SD1's and socals have been selling much better and will not be discontinued But yeah, a SD2 for $599-699 is a good buy if you can get over the tele shape body, with fender strat headstock and floyd rose trem. most people were turned off by the looks (myself included) even though they sound/play great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 very cool finish! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 I feel the flamey goodness!! HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pvwolfgang5150 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Damn thats nice. I would keep the So-Cal. I've got both an SD1 and a So-Cal and they are very similar but very different at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 16, 2010 asked a fender rep to take a pic of the guitar at the charvel booth since apparently there are no photos of it elsewhere on the interwebs. the blue ones are actually hand painted i think - signed by artist, not just a graphic like the yellow ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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