Super well deserved - Henrik is quite the underrated player IMO. Also, it's super visible how happy you are with that thing, and that's what really matters! Awesome stuff! :)
Incredibly helpful. Thanks so much. I’ve been eyeing this one for a while. Your review helped answer a lot of questions. If you ever feel like revisiting this guitar for another video I’d love to see it. Thanks
This is THE review I was waiting for ! I customized all my guitars with that push/Push volume knob as pickup selector since I saw Henrik's charvels years ago. It has a really nice feeling.
Hey Arnold, been subscribed to you for a bit now but when I saw this review I almost fell out of my chair. I love this guitar, it’s been ruling my dreams for quite a while. This review is the best one out there. You gave a great product description and honest review. I will own this guitar in the future for sure. Looks and sounds awesome!🤟🏻
You make my favorite gear videos, and that’s really saying something ! Thank you for your rad content! If you’re ever in NC, I’d love to show you the cool shit!
I noticed this on your wall last vid. I thought it looked rad and was wondering what it was. Nice one, like you said it reminds me of the guitars of my past. Don't normally like it but I'm digging the relicked white look, cool sound and sick riffs, thanks dude!
I don’t think there has ever been a production guitar made with the specs I’d love (until now) from the reverse headstock to the volume knob being out of my way, Single hum in the neck, push switch and swamp ash from the bottom of a backwoods hole..Nice video🤘
Henrik is one of my favorite players, ever since I discovered Evergrey years and years ago. I used to watch the Night To Remember live DVD over and over. I loved their Caparisons but Charvel seems to fit him so well. The way you describe the neck sounds the old 80s Kramer Pacer Imperial I had for the past year, the neck on that was so used in it almost felt like literal raw wood, a little grimy looking in comparison to newer / less played satin necks, but so smooth and worn in.
Henrik deserved a sig. One of the best out there in my opinion. Grew up listening to them. Happiest memories discovering them and sharing their music with my friends at school. He was a massive influence on all of us.
I LOVE a relic finish on guitars for a few reasons 1. I think the guitar feels so much better when playing, Like a broken in pair of jeans. 2. You dont have to baby your brand new guitar and worry about a scratch. 3. Not everyone plays in a band or goes on tour, So us bedroom players still like to have that "Road worn" look and feel since we dont leave the house
And, y'know...I'm just gonna say it. It looks fucking rad and we like it. Anyone that has an issue with it, that's fine...but it's what WE like, not them. We as individual guitarists can enjoy whatever instrument in whatever color and configuration we like.
I love it, for much the reasons you listed. I hate treating things like they are precious. It's what I do. So, obviously, I would take care of it, but the relic finish would help me just fuckin relax. It's just like motorcycles, I dont want a 30k pig that I'm afraid to get dust or gravel on it. Killer guitar, the single bridge humbucker and reverse headstock are the cats ass.
Been watching your videos for a while. You just keep getting better and better in every way, if I may say so. Your playing gets better and better ... Your mixes and songs get better and better sounding ... And I love the positive message at the end man. So true. Also ...I have that same guitar on pre order and am looking forward to it getting here SOOOO much! So happy to hear your positive review! Can you tell me what you think of the neck profile? Is it a Charvel speed neck ... Or more like the standard Pro Mod neck? I have played and own EVH Striped Series guitars ... And I love that neck profile ... Which is also 12-16 compound radius. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the size and shape of it in comparison to the other Charvels you've played and reviewed. Rock on man!
I just got mine a few days ago. I did the same thing after meeting Henrik and personally seeing this guitar first hand I knew I had to bug the hell out of Charvel. Email after email. I bet they got sick of us. As for the JB’s... I love them, but like you said here, it matters which rig you plug it into. I have tricked out Marshall’s and it sounds massive. Thanks for making the review. By far the best review I’ve seen as of yet. The most sincere and honest review. And you put this guitar I feel in the best light objectively. Peace!
I played this in my local shop, it's incredibly well playing and made guitar. The knob is perfectly placed for me. I have two Charvel USA made 8th final batch guitars and the neck profile for my hand is the best I have ever played, the fret work and attention to detail is I'm my opinion superior. I love the knob way far away from the trem bar, my first guitar was a Kramer striker and I did this mod along with one single hum pickup , so thank you Charvel for making these guitars, Jackson/Charvel forever. And hey man I think your tone for the demo is actually really good and classic. Thanks for the demo. P.S. On the JB pickup, J Yunger from white zombie used these, paired with a mesa amp and Randall amp, he was able to create monster tone. Just crushing amounts of gain,
I love Henrik! Met him at a signing tent at Bloodstock, showed my strat that am building and he was giving me advise! He even asked the security to wait 🤣 as they tried to move me in 🤣. Love his playing. The Push/push is a better component than push/pull. Ask Henning from HP42 he's always been banging on about them.
Sounds a lot like my Jackson pro ht7 I got and I'm crazy impressed especially the fretboard and frets. Never thought I'd be a Jackson but was in love when I picked it up. The pickups were weak so those were changed, but I'm drooling to get a charvel even more now
This is why i’ve been playing Charvel guitars for nearly a decade, exceptional build quality for your money. i started out with their cheaper Desolation Star deluxe model for $750 when i was 17 and nothing about it felt cheap, best guitar i’ve played for the money, im 26 now and own a couple more expensive Charvel models but i still find myself going back and playing that “cheaper” model as well, that’s a testament to their builders and quality control.
I've been fitting push-push pots for coil-splitting for years. Just so much quicker to use - can't understand why they're not used more widely. Awesome guitar, BTW - and awesome playing. And I'm not even a big fan of metal ... but this is something else. You man are inspired!
@@jensenparker5504 You can get Alpha push-push pots in various values from WD Music. Allparts Music also sell (rather more expensive) push-push pots. I'm in the UK and I use Alpha push-push pots from AxesRUs. So far, I've not had any issues with them. Hope that helps!
Sweet. With the success of the limited edition, they are making it a full fledged pro-mod Signiture guitar so all you ppl selling yours on Reverb for $3,000.00, Good luck trying to get that now. I'm getting mine for $1,659.00 street.
Haven’t watched the vid yet, but man that guitar looks amazing!!! Hope its as amazing as it looks. I’m in m 30s but knew charvel brand because one was gifted to an older cousin of mine. But hope it goes well. Lol. Gonna see this.
I own one. It needed some minor intonation adjustment. JB pickup leaned back so I stuck a rectangular piece of rigid foam under the cream coil side of the JB and that fixed it. The frets and neck is perfect and the tone is midrange warm with articulate lows and slightly rolled off highs. The perfect balance of EQ with Marshalls. Has become a favorite in my arsenal of guitars.
To anyone turned off by the neck heel: modding it to a JB or Ultra Strat neck heel is the easiest mod in the world, especially with a relicced guitar. I've done it on 2 Teles and a Pbass, no issues.
I watched Evergrey live and just loved the look of his custom shop Charvel. This looks like a perfect guitar for me but just can't justify having 2 guitars with a floyd hahaha.
Nice demo! I love this model also. Now the JB is my fav bridge pickup, but I'll tell you what...a close 2nd is the Dimarzio Dominion. You should really check that out. I know you said Alnico, which the JB is alnico, but I think the Dominion would be right up your alley. And if not, pickups are easy and relatively cheap to swap out. I'm also really digging the Charvel DK22 and the new Jackson Gus G sig San Dimas...that candy apple red finish with the matching reverse headstock is sick!
I've never been a huge fan of the JB, but the Dominion is a great pickup. I put a Dominion set into a Jackson Fusion Plus, so the mega 5 way switch can split coils. Works great in the neck & bridge, and split tones are very nice too
I just received my 2nd one and the quality is much better than the 1st one I had. Unfortunately the 1st 1 had a broken truss rod. But this new one is killer.
Hey dude I finally got my Charvel Danny few days ago. Sounds great, plays great and I'm super stoked to have it in the collection. Took it for a jam last night and worked it with my Jam rig to find a good sound. Very happy when I left. One question, as expected the Floyd springs are stiff AF with the stock 3. Did you pull one out? I'm thinking I'm going to go the V and pull one spring out. The action was set up great by Sweetwater but I'm a Boomer Bender and the tension was pretty tough after 3 hours of playing leads. I've not had a Floyd sine my Kramer Nightswan (yep, back in the day) . Appreciate your input or any of the other Metal Heads reading this.....Peace.
Little bummed out we didn't get any cleans on that single coil, but that's just personal preference. Seeing as its a hotrod shredder, I'd probably go for like the Guitarmory Scud or something around the 12-13k range as a replacement for the bridge pickup
Maybe you could try a magnet on the fret to check if it's nickel or stainless steel ? magnet stick well to nickel but not very well to stainless steel (depending of the quality of the sst)
Try replacing the the Floyd rose tremolo bar with a genuine original schaller German lockmeister tremolo bar,they are about $18bucks.they are way more smooth with no slack or mess or noises
I can't even name 1guy bein' half as good as him when it comes to guitars reviews and this Charvel is pretty awesome, if I can suggest: frome my personal experience the sh-6 on ash bodies sounds just...evil!
APG - Thanks dude for the review. I'm really into this model & the demos. I'm a forever Fender strat guy, but this model looks like what I wanted for years now. I've never had a Floyd guitar - I really want a low maintenance rock/blues machine with great intonation. Your valued opinion?
The Floyd is definitely not low maintenance, but it rewards you if you learn how to maintain it and how to set it up properly. I would highly recommend checking it out and learning how to set one up. The best advice I can give, and this is advice I've shared on my maintenance streams and I learned from several luthiers and techs, is that you do need to make sure you tighten everything down really well, BUT...absolutely do NOT jerk these screws closed. That is how these screws get snapped or rounded off. Tighten things slowly, but firmly, and when you encounter resistance that a slight amount of pressure can't overcome, then stop.
so let me ask you , since the floyd sits flat on the body, how is the action on it? like how low can you get the strings? do you think you would have to shim the neck up to get the strings lower keeping the floyd level? kind of the same issue with the EVH Wolfgang specials.
I had to take this guitar to one of the top luthiers in my European region, and he did the best job he could with it. However, the string action on this particular guitar can never be as low as on any of my Ibanez RG Prestige or S Prestige guitars. Even my Fender American Standard has lower string action, so if you're accustomed to having strings almost touching the frets without buzzing, you might find it frustrating. The action on this guitar needs to be slightly higher, and the G string is a bit higher than the rest, not following the compound radius properly. If that bothers you, you would need to use shims under all the saddles to level it correctly. Nevertheless, it can be adjusted to a level where it becomes pleasant to play. Most, if not all, of these guitars are manufactured in a factory in Mexico, which results in a poor final touch. I had to do a lot of additional setup and finishing work to bring it up to the standard it should be. Considering the price they ask for it, primarily for its appearance, I don't believe it's worth it. You can get a similar guitar with a regular So Cal 1 model for much less money.
incredibly sick man! I'm jealous
Solar super strat copy coming???
Dude, it’s so good! I am so happy to finally have it! It really is like a dream instrument I’ve been after for a while!
Roland Rosas already exist lol
Hey Ola why are all the other guitarist you tubers who have some fame not doing a comment on these videos?
I want one. Please jesus
Super well deserved - Henrik is quite the underrated player IMO. Also, it's super visible how happy you are with that thing, and that's what really matters! Awesome stuff! :)
I appreciate you saying so! You know yours is an opinion that I really trust! You rock, Fred!
Incredibly helpful. Thanks so much. I’ve been eyeing this one for a while. Your review helped answer a lot of questions. If you ever feel like revisiting this guitar for another video I’d love to see it. Thanks
This is THE review I was waiting for !
I customized all my guitars with that push/Push volume knob as pickup selector since I saw Henrik's charvels years ago. It has a really nice feeling.
Just ordered this guitar. Extremely excited. I have watched this awesome review several times in anticipation. 🤘
Hey Arnold, been subscribed to you for a bit now but when I saw this review I almost fell out of my chair. I love this guitar, it’s been ruling my dreams for quite a while. This review is the best one out there. You gave a great product description and honest review. I will own this guitar in the future for sure. Looks and sounds awesome!🤟🏻
I've been eyeballing this guitar for months. Love it!!!!
You make my favorite gear videos, and that’s really saying something ! Thank you for your rad content! If you’re ever in NC, I’d love to show you the cool shit!
Great review, I really dig the relic job on these.
I noticed this on your wall last vid. I thought it looked rad and was wondering what it was. Nice one, like you said it reminds me of the guitars of my past. Don't normally like it but I'm digging the relicked white look, cool sound and sick riffs, thanks dude!
Looking great Arnold! That keto is really working out for you man keep up the good work 👏🏻
I love the fact that you slap the knob to switch pickups, I legitimately laughed out loud during the rundown
Rad review- thanks. Seems like a total win and looks amazing
You look good and sound good buddy. Always excited for an upload.
Hey Arnold i was all sore and tired and you bring me back with those hellacious riffs!!!!.
Man loved the Voided riffs near the end of the video. Sick guitar and sick opening song lml lml
Straight forward review .. great job. You tell it like it is
First time I've heard the term shred stick. Great review!
Sounds sick dude. I was looking at getting one of these. A monster of a guitar.
I don’t think there has ever been a production guitar made with the specs I’d love (until now) from the reverse headstock to the volume knob being out of my way, Single hum in the neck, push switch and swamp ash from the bottom of a backwoods hole..Nice video🤘
Great review. Thank you
Thats a cool instrument you've got there sonny!
Henrik is one of my favorite players, ever since I discovered Evergrey years and years ago. I used to watch the Night To Remember live DVD over and over. I loved their Caparisons but Charvel seems to fit him so well. The way you describe the neck sounds the old 80s Kramer Pacer Imperial I had for the past year, the neck on that was so used in it almost felt like literal raw wood, a little grimy looking in comparison to newer / less played satin necks, but so smooth and worn in.
Dude, you’ve lost some weight. I’m glad for you, Arnold. Keep it like that
Great review AND guitar!
I'm building my superstrat and I must admit it would be very close to this one. 😉👍
PS: your playing is sick!
Henrik deserved a sig. One of the best out there in my opinion. Grew up listening to them. Happiest memories discovering them and sharing their music with my friends at school. He was a massive influence on all of us.
I love this guitar, I been eyeing the Warren Demartini snake skin . Great review, Keep Texas Metal
James Malone has one and LOVES it!
I have them both .... Get them both.
Almost a bit of an LOG vibe on the demo track! Superb job dude 😎
Love it man, killer ax, good review.
grats on the weight loss dude. Happy for you
I LOVE a relic finish on guitars for a few reasons
1. I think the guitar feels so much better when playing, Like a broken in pair of jeans.
2. You dont have to baby your brand new guitar and worry about a scratch.
3. Not everyone plays in a band or goes on tour, So us bedroom players still like to have that "Road worn" look and feel since we dont leave the house
And, y'know...I'm just gonna say it. It looks fucking rad and we like it. Anyone that has an issue with it, that's fine...but it's what WE like, not them. We as individual guitarists can enjoy whatever instrument in whatever color and configuration we like.
I love it, for much the reasons you listed. I hate treating things like they are precious. It's what I do. So, obviously, I would take care of it, but the relic finish would help me just fuckin relax. It's just like motorcycles, I dont want a 30k pig that I'm afraid to get dust or gravel on it. Killer guitar, the single bridge humbucker and reverse headstock are the cats ass.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar god I love guitars.
I agree, I could own a guitar for a lifetime and it still wouldn't look like this
Awesome review \m/
Enjoying this banger track and what do my eyes see? A farcking Fortin Cali! Whoa! You're not taking any prisoners when it comes to amps lately!
Damn! Your playing that Charvel like it owes you money! ❤️! SICK!
Been watching your videos for a while. You just keep getting better and better in every way, if I may say so. Your playing gets better and better ... Your mixes and songs get better and better sounding ... And I love the positive message at the end man. So true. Also ...I have that same guitar on pre order and am looking forward to it getting here SOOOO much! So happy to hear your positive review! Can you tell me what you think of the neck profile? Is it a Charvel speed neck ... Or more like the standard Pro Mod neck? I have played and own EVH Striped Series guitars ... And I love that neck profile ... Which is also 12-16 compound radius. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the size and shape of it in comparison to the other Charvels you've played and reviewed. Rock on man!
Gotta be a typical Pro Mod profile. Feels super similar!
And thank you very much for the kind words! It means a lot to hear that!
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Keep the beer reviews coming!
Really cool signature guitar!
Aww man I've found a wicked channel here! Subbed, from the UK
That thing is GORGEOUS!
I just got mine a few days ago. I did the same thing after meeting Henrik and personally seeing this guitar first hand I knew I had to bug the hell out of Charvel. Email after email. I bet they got sick of us. As for the JB’s... I love them, but like you said here, it matters which rig you plug it into. I have tricked out Marshall’s and it sounds massive. Thanks for making the review. By far the best review I’ve seen as of yet. The most sincere and honest review. And you put this guitar I feel in the best light objectively. Peace!
Sick guitar! It would be cool to see it against a Friedman Cali model though! Great review Arnold
sick playing
Very very cool guitar man. I need one. Might have to get one...
I played this in my local shop, it's incredibly well playing and made guitar.
The knob is perfectly placed for me. I have two Charvel USA made 8th final batch guitars and the neck profile for my hand is the best I have ever played, the fret work and attention to detail is I'm my opinion superior.
I love the knob way far away from the trem bar, my first guitar was a Kramer striker and I did this mod along with one single hum pickup , so thank you Charvel for making these guitars, Jackson/Charvel forever.
And hey man I think your tone for the demo is actually really good and classic. Thanks for the demo.
P.S. On the JB pickup, J Yunger from white zombie used these, paired with a mesa amp and Randall amp, he was able to create monster tone. Just crushing amounts of gain,
Just bought one. I love it!!!
It's been a while since I've watched one of your videos and holy shit you lost so much weight! Looking great man!
I love Henrik! Met him at a signing tent at Bloodstock, showed my strat that am building and he was giving me advise! He even asked the security to wait 🤣 as they tried to move me in 🤣. Love his playing.
The Push/push is a better component than push/pull. Ask Henning from HP42 he's always been banging on about them.
Sounds a lot like my Jackson pro ht7 I got and I'm crazy impressed especially the fretboard and frets. Never thought I'd be a Jackson but was in love when I picked it up. The pickups were weak so those were changed, but I'm drooling to get a charvel even more now
Love that intro composition. That guitar seems like a pinnacle of Charvel. Superior tone and playability.
Damn Arnold looking good my man! Stay Healthy bro.
Kick fucking ass. Dude, your channel keeps getting better and better. Much respek.
It's funny! Before you were talking about the pickup, I was saying to myself, "Damn! That thing is really articulate!". Lol!
This is why i’ve been playing Charvel guitars for nearly a decade, exceptional build quality for your money. i started out with their cheaper Desolation Star deluxe model for $750 when i was 17 and nothing about it felt cheap, best guitar i’ve played for the money, im 26 now and own a couple more expensive Charvel models but i still find myself going back and playing that “cheaper” model as well, that’s a testament to their builders and quality control.
I've been fitting push-push pots for coil-splitting for years. Just so much quicker to use - can't understand why they're not used more widely. Awesome guitar, BTW - and awesome playing. And I'm not even a big fan of metal ... but this is something else. You man are inspired!
where do you get the pots from?
@@jensenparker5504
You can get Alpha push-push pots in various values from WD Music. Allparts Music also sell (rather more expensive) push-push pots. I'm in the UK and I use Alpha push-push pots from AxesRUs. So far, I've not had any issues with them. Hope that helps!
@@FangPaw thanks
Great Video👍🏻
Sweet. With the success of the limited edition, they are making it a full fledged pro-mod Signiture guitar so all you ppl selling yours on Reverb for $3,000.00, Good luck trying to get that now. I'm getting mine for $1,659.00 street.
Haven’t watched the vid yet, but man that guitar looks amazing!!! Hope its as amazing as it looks. I’m in m 30s but knew charvel brand because one was gifted to an older cousin of mine. But hope it goes well. Lol. Gonna see this.
Those frets are a work of art
Man I'm so sad I missed that run. I LOVE that axe
Get in touch with my guy Ryan at Sweetwater. He’s been able to get me a few “limited” things in the past.
I been playing Charvel since I was 10, got a Charvel Kit back in 81. Charvel/Jackson/ESP are my preferred guitars
@ 15:29 You had a bit of that Steve Vai Face. Super cool :)
Oh god I totally noticed it after you said it! LMFAO
Those pinch harmonics on the outro of the demo song were straight filthy bro
Looking lean and lite, my bruh!
I play blues, classic rock and metalcore. I feel like this guitar would be perfect for me, and would *look* the part for any of the three genres.
Some absolutely killer In Search of Truth\Recreation Day era style riffage! That was great!
I own one. It needed some minor intonation adjustment. JB pickup leaned back so I stuck a rectangular piece of rigid foam under the cream coil side of the JB and that fixed it. The frets and neck is perfect and the tone is midrange warm with articulate lows and slightly rolled off highs. The perfect balance of EQ with Marshalls. Has become a favorite in my arsenal of guitars.
sounds great.......very unique
To anyone turned off by the neck heel: modding it to a JB or Ultra Strat neck heel is the easiest mod in the world, especially with a relicced guitar. I've done it on 2 Teles and a Pbass, no issues.
These remind me a lot of the Fenders that Joe Holmes uses. Awesome!
So yea i do have the area 67 in the middle of the injector set for a custom fireman i built and is honestly fantastic, so no surprise here
I watched Evergrey live and just loved the look of his custom shop Charvel. This looks like a perfect guitar for me but just can't justify having 2 guitars with a floyd hahaha.
Super!
Interesting PU selector. Is it comfortable and useful? By the way, beautiful guitar. Great sound. Thank you.
The JB sounds killer with an Alnico 2 or 8 magnet too. This thing is my type of shred guitar, being a lover of Stratocaster shaped objects.
Love it!
Do you still have this guitar?
I just ordered one today.
Nice demo! I love this model also. Now the JB is my fav bridge pickup, but I'll tell you what...a close 2nd is the Dimarzio Dominion. You should really check that out. I know you said Alnico, which the JB is alnico, but I think the Dominion would be right up your alley. And if not, pickups are easy and relatively cheap to swap out. I'm also really digging the Charvel DK22 and the new Jackson Gus G sig San Dimas...that candy apple red finish with the matching reverse headstock is sick!
I've never been a huge fan of the JB, but the Dominion is a great pickup. I put a Dominion set into a Jackson Fusion Plus, so the mega 5 way switch can split coils. Works great in the neck & bridge, and split tones are very nice too
Sick demo track
i started building something similar to this axe yesterday lol, had no idea that it existed but i might use it as a guideline.
Henrik is probably the funniest musician I've ever met, what a fucking beast. SICK guitar, brother!
Arnold you lose some excess weight. Keep it up buddy. Nice gear demo btw.
Killer Rythm work.
Damn bro you’ve lost a lot of weight, looking good. Btw could you consider doing some DEATH covers? RIP Chuck Schuldiner
I just received my 2nd one and the quality is much better than the 1st one I had. Unfortunately the 1st 1 had a broken truss rod. But this new one is killer.
Dude is this your riffs? I want to crank this in my car...great playing!
Did you lose weight? Looking good bro keep it up
Hey dude I finally got my Charvel Danny few days ago. Sounds great, plays great and I'm super stoked to have it in the collection. Took it for a jam last night and worked it with my Jam rig to find a good sound. Very happy when I left. One question, as expected the Floyd springs are stiff AF with the stock 3. Did you pull one out? I'm thinking I'm going to go the V and pull one spring out. The action was set up great by Sweetwater but I'm a Boomer Bender and the tension was pretty tough after 3 hours of playing leads. I've not had a Floyd sine my Kramer Nightswan (yep, back in the day) . Appreciate your input or any of the other Metal Heads reading this.....Peace.
Nah, I left the stock ones in. To each their own.
Little bummed out we didn't get any cleans on that single coil, but that's just personal preference. Seeing as its a hotrod shredder, I'd probably go for like the Guitarmory Scud or something around the 12-13k range as a replacement for the bridge pickup
Maybe you could try a magnet on the fret to check if it's nickel or stainless steel ? magnet stick well to nickel but not very well to stainless steel (depending of the quality of the sst)
Try replacing the the Floyd rose tremolo bar with a genuine original schaller German lockmeister tremolo bar,they are about $18bucks.they are way more smooth with no slack or mess or noises
Love HS configuration on Charvels
Solid 👍
I can't even name 1guy bein' half as good as him when it comes to guitars reviews and this Charvel is pretty awesome, if I can suggest: frome my personal experience the sh-6 on ash bodies sounds just...evil!
Gotta Area 67 in the neck of my 86 Strat. Sounds good as hell through Marshalls. Definitely has enough bass.
I wish charvel would do a so cal in that color without the relic, with a pearl pickguard and clean maple fretboard
Hell yeah ! \m/ that intro track kicked fuckin' ass !!
APG - Thanks dude for the review. I'm really into this model & the demos. I'm a forever Fender strat guy, but this model looks like what I wanted for years now. I've never had a Floyd guitar - I really want a low maintenance rock/blues machine with great intonation. Your valued opinion?
The Floyd is definitely not low maintenance, but it rewards you if you learn how to maintain it and how to set it up properly. I would highly recommend checking it out and learning how to set one up. The best advice I can give, and this is advice I've shared on my maintenance streams and I learned from several luthiers and techs, is that you do need to make sure you tighten everything down really well, BUT...absolutely do NOT jerk these screws closed. That is how these screws get snapped or rounded off. Tighten things slowly, but firmly, and when you encounter resistance that a slight amount of pressure can't overcome, then stop.
Ah damned dude....
I am really eyeballin'g this guitar for a while already, but up till your video I could restrain my self.
Up till, that is : )
Try the Duncan Custom 78. Alnico 2 around 9k. Very articulate. Might be what you are looking for.
That thing is nice!!!
This rig is pretty bad ass for sure
so let me ask you , since the floyd sits flat on the body, how is the action on it? like how low can you get the strings? do you think you would have to shim the neck up to get the strings lower keeping the floyd level? kind of the same issue with the EVH Wolfgang specials.
I had to take this guitar to one of the top luthiers in my European region, and he did the best job he could with it. However, the string action on this particular guitar can never be as low as on any of my Ibanez RG Prestige or S Prestige guitars. Even my Fender American Standard has lower string action, so if you're accustomed to having strings almost touching the frets without buzzing, you might find it frustrating. The action on this guitar needs to be slightly higher, and the G string is a bit higher than the rest, not following the compound radius properly. If that bothers you, you would need to use shims under all the saddles to level it correctly. Nevertheless, it can be adjusted to a level where it becomes pleasant to play. Most, if not all, of these guitars are manufactured in a factory in Mexico, which results in a poor final touch. I had to do a lot of additional setup and finishing work to bring it up to the standard it should be. Considering the price they ask for it, primarily for its appearance, I don't believe it's worth it. You can get a similar guitar with a regular So Cal 1 model for much less money.