NGD - Charvel So Cal

[ledvedder]

I receiving this today. Right out of the box, it plays like a charm. Love the neck on this thing! Although I'm sure I don't have to tell that to you guys.

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[kramersteen]

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Love it~

[GuitarStv]

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Very pretty!

Do the new Charvels come with a 5 way switch now?

[ledvedder]

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Very pretty!

Do the new Charvels come with a 5 way switch now?

3 way. With a push/pull volume for coil split.

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[jimilee]

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Nice, I didn’t realize they were still around.


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[Mincer]

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Wow, I want that. Congrats!

[Xeromus]

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I've been eyeing the Pro Mod San Dimas HH hardtail.

[Cdwillis]

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Is that pearl white or kind of a mint? It looks really cool. When they added the recessed bridge routes I was kind of bummed, but I then I realized if I got one I could just throw a trem stropper in it.

[ledvedder]

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Is that pearl white or kind of a mint? It looks really cool. When they added the recessed bridge routes I was kind of bummed, but I then I realized if I got one I could just throw a trem stropper in it.

It's pure white. I have a Tremol-no on the way.

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[Aceman]

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Those just make me want to play Iron Maiden.

[ledvedder]

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Those just make me want to play Iron Maiden.

Which is why I've thought about popping a Super Distortion in it. But I think I'm gonna go with a JB.

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[ledvedder]

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What can you guys tell me about the 59/custom hybrid vs the JB?

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[GuitarStv]

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It's pure white. I have a Tremol-no on the way.

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If I were you, I'd send it back while you can. Had a tremol-no in my Charvel for a while. It's a cool idea but it does not do what it's supposed to do. The thumbscrews aren't strong enough to really lock the trem in place. They will slip. When they slip, they scratch and deform the shaft of the rod. A couple months (or years if you're lucky) of that and you end up with a trem that will never return to true because the unevenness of the rod scrapes the inside of the little block. Very annoying.

I've since gone back to just leaving the trem floating all the time, but wish I hasn't wasted my money.

[dystrust]

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What can you guys tell me about the 59/custom hybrid vs the JB?

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They really don't sound anything like each other. IMO the Hybrid sounds a lot like a '59, just louder, less extreme highs & lows, and maybe a tiny bit more mids. That's in a LP, so I'm not sure how it would compare in a Strat.

If I were you, I'd send it back while you can. Had a tremol-no in my Charvel for a while. It's a cool idea but it does not do what it's supposed to do. The thumbscrews aren't strong enough to really lock the trem in place. They will slip. When they slip, they scratch and deform the shaft of the rod. A couple months (or years if you're lucky) of that and you end up with a trem that will never return to true because the unevenness of the rod scrapes the inside of the little block. Very annoying.

I've since gone back to just leaving the trem floating all the time, but wish I hasn't wasted my money.

A Tremol-no may not work all that well, but there are lots of stops that can be used (including a block of wood) to make a Floyd dive-only. I prefer mine that way over floating as it still lets you lower the pitch while being nearly as stable as fully blocked. The main reason I do it is to be able to switch from standard tuning to Drop-D without redoing the setup.

[GuitarStv]

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A Tremol-no may not work all that well, but there are lots of stops that can be used (including a block of wood) to make a Floyd dive-only. I prefer mine that way over floating as it still lets you lower the pitch while being nearly as stable as fully blocked. The main reason I do it is to be able to switch from standard tuning to Drop-D without redoing the setup.

Yep. I've had my floyd dive only via a block and it worked fine (there's a change to sustain and overall sound of the guitar when you do this too). But all you need for that is a sliver of wood, not a hundred dollars worth of metal that doesn't work.