NGD: Charvel So-Cal

[IMENATOR]

After 16 years since I got my Fender Strat I finally decided it was time to get a new axe. I always was fascinated by the looks of Dave Murray's red superstrat from early 90's so I decided to go for this one.







I am liking the distortion bridge but I think I need to tweak the neck pickup height. I will keep the stock pcikups for a while but sooner or later it will become either HSS or HSH and my old strat will become an SSS soon.

 

[PushedCrayon]

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I LOVE how the red looks with the black guard and maple neck. Congrats man!

 

[GuitarStv]

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Nice!

Bet she's a great player . . . my So-Cal is fantastic!

 

[Hairmail]

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Lovely! I've got a San Dimas, and it's a real player, it's got my favourite neck ever; I'm absolutely sure you'll love it.

 

[El Supremo]

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Nice colour. I've got a San Dimas and love the neck profile with the rounded edges. Dave did use a JB (and a SD) in those days if your going for the exact same thing.

 

[IMENATOR]

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Nice colour. I've got a San Dimas and love the neck profile with the rounded edges. Dave did use a JB (and a SD) in those days if your going for the exact same thing.

I have been using my Fender for so many years and I am so used to its size but the feel the Charvel is great, specially when bending with those jumbo frets.

 

[kramersteen]

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nice

 

[IMENATOR]

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And here is my all time guitar hero with his red jackson, I wonder what happened to that guitar. The tuners and bridge are chorme but I won't change that in my Charvel. I think Dave was actually a killer shredder on "No Prayer" and "Fear of the Dark"

 

[BloodRose]

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Gorgeous! congrats!!

 

[El Supremo]

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And here is my all time guitar hero with his red jackson, I wonder what happened to that guitar. The tuners and bridge are chorme but I won't change that in my Charvel. I think Dave was actually a killer shredder on "No Prayer" and "Fear of the Dark"

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Probably in storage is my guess. Both Adrian and Dave collect(ed) guitars. Fender, ESP, Jackson, Gibson, Lado, Ibanez even Squier is what I've seen them with live.
One thing I would really like to get a hold of is an actual clear shot of their pedal boards in the early 80's. I know what they were using from liner notes and interviews, but not what series (eg. MXR script D+ or block logo) and in what order they were hooked up. Slightly Maiden obsessed.

What are you using for the neck? '59 works great for Murray lead tones in a strat in my experience.

 

[IMENATOR]

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What are you using for the neck? '59 works great for Murray lead tones in a strat in my experience.

Actually I may be using a Screaming Demon in the neck. I am not trying to replicate his tone but actually want a good HSH with a nice single coil tone when split yet a very nice tone for solos. For example I was originally planing to put a JB in the bridge but I will try to appreciate the Distortions first before that.