UNBIASED GEAR REVIEW - Charvel Pro Mod DK 24 HH HT M Ash
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Charvel DK 24 Pro Mod HH HT M Ash
- Bolt-on Maple neck
- 2-piece Swamp Ash Body
- Maple Fretboard
- 25.5" scale
- Seymour Duncan Full Shred and Jazz Humbuckers
- String-thru-body hardtail bridge
- 24 Frets
- Locking tuners
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Arnold's reviews are by far the most honest I've seen on CZcams. Wish more people would take a similar approach--point out both the flaws and the experience, and let people decide for themselves.
God that black matt wood finish looks so nice on that Charvel!!
I scored one today used in mint condition for $600. So far my experience has been superb. Routing is overall very clean (even in the control cavity), frets good/nut installed properly, neck joint is tight, and the finish is consistent all around. The only thing I’d do is change the nut to a bone one. Previous owner installed a Dimarzio in the neck that sounds really good. Highly recommend to anyone considering a sub $1000 guitar that can do it all.
I'm getting the Desert Sand version of this, but I will be swapping out the pickups to the Seymour Duncan Sentient/Pegasus set, and bumping the string gauge up. Going for the Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom .010 - .052.
I know I'm a few years late here but I'm keeping my eye out to purchase one of these. Used of course. I've owned one of these Dinks before and I regret ever getting rid of it. And the hardtail just makes maintenance simpler. Damn the two piece body as long as it plays nice. Luvin' that flat coal black. Thank you for the honest review Arnold. Liked and subscribed.
Bridge misalignment definitely puts me in the OCD no go department. That is a critical part of the construction and QA and it missed on all of those marks big time.
"In the next video, whenever that may be", well lets hope its soon bud. Probably my favorite gear duder on youtube.
Excellent review! It is refreshing to see a review that really focuses on the instrument characteristics that really matter! Love Charvel and Jackson!
I got one of the 2016 Charvel Pro Mods with a Floyd and I love it. It just feels wonderful. It's greater than the sum of its parts.
love this style of no nonsense open and honest review. this helped me make the decision to take the plunge and get one I've had my eye on the purple phase finish. cheers!
Dude i bought the san dimas 7 cause i kept getting these guitars that were $1200+ and getting these lemons and shitty feeling guitars and then i picked up the san dimas 7 and its tone and feel just resonated with me. Charvels are def not to be skipped out on
Good to have ya back, can't wait for more new ones from TX!
I love the Charvels (and Jacksons) but I really wish they would just charge 2-300$ more and put SS frets on them.
im so done with buying an expensive guitar with gorgeus fretwork that will wear away in time, Ibanez Prestiges cough cough.
They are not even that expensive. Most custom shops only charge 40-80 dollars for it
@@wirtsleg340 If you love your jackson just put on a new neck or new SS frets from a music shop.
and a proper nut not those plastic garbage
AMEN TO THAT!!!! Ive gotten to the point now where I refuse to buy any new guitar without SS frets...
The USA and custom shop Charvel and Jackson guitars are some of the best in the world- just put SS jumbo frets and I am happy.
The recent Mexican Charvels and Jacksons are killer instruments considering they're sub-$1000 new. I've loved every one I've had the chance to pick up.
I hate Jackson, but the Indonesian ones made me hate them. I would love to check out a Mexican one, will definitely turn my negative thoughts about them around
@@Mr.Goldbar If you hate the Indonesian Jacksons, the Mexican ones won't do you any favors. Personally, I haven't had any negative experiences with the Indonesian ones, but the older Japanese made Jacksons are the best without going to their USA lineup.
@@tenhundredkills one of the reasons I hate the Indo ones I tried mainly because of their shitty unfinished neck. and from what we can see this Charvel has a satin Poly finish, which is something I like
@@Mr.Goldbar I have an Indonesian Jackson JS32 Rhoads which was only €330 but I must say the neck feels nice to me! All personal of course, but I find it a really nice playing guitar
I've just received the pro mod dk 24 in shell pink and what a pleasure to play
I impulse bought one of these at around 2 in the morning maybe a month ago. I bought a mint b stock model from musicians friend and there was a sitar buzz on the g string but it went away after restringing with 10s and giving the guitar a setup. The fretwork on mine is good but before setting it up there was buzz indicating the frets could benefit from a leveling. Apart from the nut needing an upgrade and the frets ever so slightly in need of leveling it's built pretty well. Didn't have any of the other QC issues experienced here. Now the issues are sort of annoying but I wouldn't have kept this guitar if it wasn't worth it. This thing fucking kills. The jack placement is hands down my new favorite jack mounting method, I'll even take this jack over the Vai style recessed I am in love with this jack placement. The finish is a raw paint over the ash, if you want a guitar that stays pretty don't buy this but if you want a guitar you can beat up and will weather really well then this is awesome. I bought this as an alternative to buying a Jim Root Strat because this feels similar in theme but is in my opinion a much more capable guitar. Maybe treat this like a Gibson and try before you buy but this guitar is a shredding monster with some beautiful creamy neck tones with the tone rolled down
Glad to see you're on the Charvel train too man. I'm loving my pink HSS. Also I think you might have demoed a bit of a lemon TBH. I've never come across one of the pro-level Jacksons/Charvels with those kinda issues. They're usually near-flawless. Great review!
I tried out the burl top sand version and the neck felt amazing. The 5 tone blade option on the cleans sounded amazing and the neck felt really nice with the rounded edge on the fret board. Running it through distortion sounded better then the agile 7 I had and returned. I didn’t notice any problem with the fret leveling on the one I tried. The string ports are something I’ll keep in mind when I pick one up next weekend.
Some great playing and a great point about whatever gear moves you the most!
I understand you, I bought last summer a squier vintage modified jazz bass, it had some minor flaws, but I fell in love with it
Thanks for your advice ! I was wondering to buy one and I will check all the spec before to decide myself.
Yes! This has been on my sights for a while, the orange one.
THat tune/riff at the after the intro is killer... very Amon Amarth vibe with a hint of Trivium (The Crusade album)....
Demo song sounds like Howard-era KSE, i dig it
Yup! The track “reject yourself” in particular off the “as daylight dies” album.
Fuckin strait banger of a demo
I got this guitar almost a year ago and I love it. I thought about changing the pups.. but I don't need another guitar with actives. these electrics make the guitar sound unique.
great to have u back bro
It´s a bit of a gamble with the bodies on these. I´ve seen these with 4 piece bodies (actually on Charvels own site) and I´ve seen ones for sale that is just one solid piece of ash. If this is an important issue make sure to get pictures of the actual one you´re buying (if you can´t try it out in person)
I have a pro mod dk 24 (hsh in satin orange crush) and it’s the nicest guitar that I’ve ever owned. I was hoping to order one of these to have as a hard tail but now I think I’ll try one out before I buy.. Thanks for the info man!
Nice demo song Arnold, I really enjoyed it.
My very first guitar was a Charvel and I loved it until someone stole it :(
This thing here sounds awesome! The bridge issue would be the only deal-killer for me. I looked at the one currently on Sweetwaters site and it looks like it might be slightly crooked as well....hard to tell for sure.
Great video of course. You always put out top notch stuff. Only criticism is when u do solo stuff use just a bit of reverb or delay to give those notes some warmth and depth. Not a lot. Just a hair to make em more comfy. Otherwise love your channel.
Bryon Bunitsky now see...this is the type of criticism that people need to give. It was short and sweet, and it legit seems like you made effort to ensure it was polite, which is great. Need more of that.
I've had low nut slots repaired with epoxy. Nut replacement shouldn't be necessary just because the open high E is buzzing. I have the Charvel SD2 Okoume with a Floyd. Neck is buttery smoove, a byoot.
Demo track sounds like Amon Amarth... digging that!!
i love your reviews...so honest and on the point
I'm eying this guitar for some months, THANKS for the review man!
Thank you for the review! I ALMOST bought that guitar last year. It was on sale during Black Friday and I was so close to purchasing. But I saw an LTD M-1000 Deluxe with a maple fretboard and a set-thru neck. They were running for just about the same price at the time with the LTD be slightly more affordable. I’m actually glad I have the LTD now. Don’t know if you’ve played one or have reviewed the M-1000 but u should definitely check one out. I’m super surprised on it’s quality vs price. ESP/ESP LTD are still doing a lot of the right things.
I noticed something else about locking tuners, non locking tuners actually have finer tuning capabilities. Its like the locking tuners jump around the target note too much which isnt a big deal but interesting after switching to a neck without locking tuners i realized how much easier it was to fine tune.
Great job brother thanks for the good work
I have a San Dimas 2, and I had to send back a style 1. Both had neck issues, specifically the nut and fret issues. Had to do a small bit of fret work on the 7th fret due to buzzing. Strangely, both guitars had the same spot buzz. Something to check out if you get one. Otherwise, it's an amazing axe.
I didn't expect certain issues for a $900+ guitar BUT that being said.. looks/sounds fucking nice
Great track to accompany a great review!!
Great review man, I appreciate you doing this. I was looking at this or the DK2 ash, and I think I’ll go for the DK2 Ash and just get the pickups switched to the Loomis Blackouts.
At this price point, those kinds of QC issues can be found with literally every single guitar brand. They arent all going to be perfect.
With that said a lot of really really good ones do get made as well. The entire line of MIM DK24s are great working mans guitars and I think vastly underrated. It's at a price point in the market where Ibanez, Schecter, ESP LTD, and PRS SE get all of the shine but Charvel's quality, tone, and playability will match or exceed anything offered from these other brands. For some reason Charvel is always in their shadow and doesnt seem to have the big fan base that it deserves.
this is a b-stock right? thats alot of issues for a full retail guitar.
Great, honest review. Thanks man!
I have the dk24 2 pro hsh "the satin orange 1"
With the caremelized neck...
IV NEVER played anything like it.
And the viraity of it is crazy
From full shred to fender sounds to the neck pickup Wich sounds Beautiful
Check the hsh orange 1 out !!! Trust
About the bridge bad placement is something that a lot of Charvel and Jackson import have with those hardtails, I've seen several pics of their guitars and all of them have that
I love that t-shirt as well as the band themselves!
Dope Demo song Arnold!
those blemishes would lower the price to 400-300 in my local store. For a modder like me that would be a dream with the tone control actually. I'd recommend re routing the pup cavities to properly align everything. Adding SD triple shot pup rings with p rails to turn it into an all you can play session guitars.
Please Arnold, we need a review of the red solar explorer!
First thing I noticed. BTW have you seen Ola's ENGL Savage video? Single cut Solar guitars!
I played one at Sam ash super versatile and quality
Man, I think you play damn good.
Really good and informative review
I own this guitar. I love it! Mine has a perfect neck, sorry you had trouble with yours man.
I play it in drop A#, I put hipshot tuners on it, a graphtec tusq-nut, and fishman fluance moderns, AND IT RIPS!!!
One thing to note, on the soft swamp ash body: pick can dig into the body and make ugly scratches. It's not a big deal, just throw a pick guard on it and your good! One instance where a pick guard is actually needed!
But this guitar is amazing with upgrades! Thanks for the video!
Love that maple finger board!
Dig that melodic death metal demo!
Sounds more like thrash metal to my ears.
It sounded like older metalcore to me :D
Great tone
need more video's. you make my life better.
--- also a great tone in tha episode man!!
Sounds great! I can only hope that I can play like this someday. I'm looking for my first electric. Is this guitar versatile enough to cover other genres like blues/bluesy rock?
came for the review, stayed for the DTP poster!!
This has dethroned my les Paul. Amazing guitar
Does it shred?
Dude, that demo tune fucking RIPS!
$900 used to get you a top notch import not too many years ago. This stuff would drive me nuts for that price.
Regards to the bridge not being level, it's the same with my Pro Mod San Dimas Style 2 HT so it looks like it's a problem with other models too.
Does it cause any issues with intonation? no not at all.
Would I regret buying it? NO
Hope you are enjoying texas man you picked the best part central texas is the shit i love it here 👍
Just bought a burl top
Would it be worth to get one of these as oppoed to an older string thru mij jackson dinky?
What opinions with these Charvels vs Schecter Sun Valley models as far as build quality alone?
I prefer schecters as I hadn't had a terrible experience with one yet. Subjective though as the charvel dealer in my area doesn't bring in the latest models and the schecter dealers always set-up their guitars before displaying them.
Question...Charvel and Jackson are almost the same thing nowadays in terms of neck profile? And a bolt on still good for drop tuning?
I like so much your videos man! What do you think about charvel angel vivaldi dk24-7 ssg? I hope you will review that guitar
I'm having a few natural ice 5.9 percent at 15.99 for a 30 pack at 4:15 in the morning. A bit light coloring and strong piss aftertaste but I have a buzz.
cool guitar
Beyond creation is a bad ass band! Nice shirt.
Arnold, are you going to demo the newer budget ibanez fan frets? I don't think they are worth $500 but I would appreciate your opinion on them. The ibanez with ms in the name.
Hey i found one this summer at Long & McQuade in Canada. I financed it and got it that day for like 120$ down. It was amazing I have a Ibanez RG 7321 and it was similar the fan frets were super comfortable and easy to play on. I also found the fan frets were inspiring I sat and just played for hours. My only complaint was the pickups were a bit fuzzy at first I adjusted them and that fixed the fuzz, but I found they were still a little weak it seems to be a general problem with the Ibanez guitars I have encountered. All and all I loved the thing I took it back because I lost my job and couldn't afford the payment. I got most of my money back I think I lost 60$ and had it for 4 months. All in all I loved it and would buy it again in a heartbeat. if your in Canada I would recommend going and ordering one in at Long and maquade and trying it out the restocking fee isn't much and you will get to physically test it though your style and gear. ps it feels way better then a rg7321 ( necks mate not gloss fretboard smooth no pesky sharp fret edges) hope that helps cheers!
@@kileyarseneau2826 thanks, how did you adjust the pickups to make them more clear?
Just adjusted there height with the screws on either side of the pickup it was just a bit out of phase on the bridge pickup
@@kileyarseneau2826 I'm sorry I have no idea about setups, what's out of phase?
@@AaronMorgan666 no worrys man the best way to describe it is there's this sweet spot which means your pickup is the right distance away from the strings and if it gets to far out of this sweet spot it changes the sound making the notes sounds fuzzy or distorted I hope that made sense it's sorta hard to explain it's not a problem with fanned fret guitars I think they just didn't set it up right at L&M or they were messing with it to see what wierd sounds they could get from it. If you have any more questions just ask away
Just found your channel and love it. There's too much 'everything is awesome' gear demoing going on
Son of a bitch, you're killing me with that beer. I'm waiting for one of my favorite breweries to have their yearly release day for their Stout in a bunch of different variations. I can't fucking wait to try it aged in Laphroaig Scotch barrels! Two weeks away!
great video, how do you fix this fret buzz ? will the guitar have it for ever or do you need to change it ?
Man i wish i could get that finish on a hardtail San Dimas
Cool demo song!
This is a shame that this one came in such poor condition. I got the dk24 hss in primer gray and it is perfect all around. Just needs a little more fret leveling, but everything else is beautifully done. Upsetting to see that your experience wasn't as great
How’s the neck compared to the San Dimas? Same thing?
Nice review Arnold. The 1000 $ guitar range is always so hit and miss.
whoaaaa thsi guitar is bautiful!!
demo song gave me an amon amarth feel
Does anyone know if you can plug an angled cable into the Jack?
No, angled bit goes in the amp when using these output jacks.
There is new version of this guitar with a mahogany body and walnut top. In your opinion would that help with brightness? I had So Cal with alder body, maple board and Duncan Distortions. There was something about the tone that i did not like. Kind of mushy and snarly. I'm thinking would i have the same issue with new mahogany one?
The mahogany one would definitely sound darker, for sure. I have played a guitar with Duncan Distortions in it that had a mahogany body and neck before, and in that particular instrument's case it was not mushy, but BEEFY.
That riff though \m/
Can you guys tell me if charvel makes left hand guitars?
$900 for a guitar with some major build quality issues...nope. There’s so much more out there for that price. I’m sure you just got a semi lemon though because Jackson/Charvel is normally on point at the Pro Series price point.
do you have any alternatives? i was looking for a versatile guitar in that price range, and was eyeing a Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM DRB, but the constant build quality flaws i see on the reviews on internet off charvel guitars, put me off a little...
But what are Your Issues with this guitar???
Where are they (pro mods) made in?
i have a Charvel san dimas hh : one the worst clean sound i have ever heard vs a strat with the same price
it is out of tune on 1:44
What is that green guitar with 28? frets
Hed rokka Ormsby SX GTR from run 1.
you got a lemon
Man , how about tuning? I have ton of tune issues on it, i have two but both same
ENGİN EROL BAYSAL it’s probably the nut being to tight. I’d recommend changing it to a bone nut and removing the string trees. Those little suckers ain’t really needed.