Key Features
- Vintage feel with caramel ash body and flame maple neck
- Meticulously designed over two years by Guthrie Govan and Charvel
- Tonal control with 5-way blade, 2-way toggle, and volume and tone controls
- Easy access up and down the fretboard with contoured speed neck
SOLD Charvel USA Guthrie Govan HSH, Caramelized Ash #GG19002129 Overview
The Charvel USA Guthrie Govan HSH is an incredibly well-designed guitar. It was developed through constant conversation with Guthrie himself. This guitar is packed full of special features and premium hardware, expressing Govan's artistry in distinctive Charvel form. The signature model is constructed with a caramelized ash body and flame maple neck, both of which are heat and dry treated, giving the guitar a vintage tone.
The sound is further enriched with three Charvel custom MF pickups. Placed in a HSH configuration and partnered with a 5-way switch blade, the guitar achieves a tonal freedom that is necessary when dealing with Govan's diverse catalogue of music. The Charvel USA Guthrie Govan is also designed with durability in mind, employing a bolt on neck construction with graphite reinforcement - it can handle the most demanding of virtuosic performances. Guthrie Govan and Charvel have hit gold with this incredibly designed masterpiece.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionCaramelized body and fingerboard
This signature San Dimas body shape is constructed with eye-catching caramelized ash and topped with a clear satin finish, giving the guitar a bright, glossy aesthetic. A specially contoured heel is moulded to grant easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The neck, which is constructed of caramelized flame maple, spans two octaves for a total of 24 extra jumbo stainless-steel frets with special maple dot inlays with ebony borders.
Professional performance
As you would expect with Guthrie Govan’s signature model, it comes packed with plenty of premium features. Three specially wound Charvel custom MF pickups are arranged in a HSH configuration, to provide the tonal versatility Govan’s performances demand. The pickups are combined with a 5-way switching system and a 2-way mini toggle switch, which allows switching between humbuckers and single coil simulation in the bridge and neck positions, providing complete tonal control. A U.S made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No is featured, offering expressive freedom with tonal accuracy. The bone nut and chrome hardware finish off the premium and luxurious feel of the guitar.
Guthrie Govan
Guthrie Govan is an English guitarist known for his work with bands such as The Aristocrats, Asia and The Fellowship, as well as his collaborations with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. Proficient in a wide variety of different styles, Govan is often praised for his control of the guitar and impressive technical ability. In 1993 Govan was voted Guitarist Magazine’s “Guitarist of the Year” with his instrumental piece “Wonderful slippery Thing”, and subsequently he submitted a transcription to Guitar Techniques, where he has since been a contributor to the magazine. Govan’s guitaring career is further supported by his tuition, teaching at the guitar institute in Acton, Thames Valley University and Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Guthrie clearly has an impressive resume, and with this guitar, he now has an equally impressive companion.
Specifications
Body
- Body: Caramelized Ash
- Body Finish: Satin
- Body Material: Caramelized Ash
- Body Shape: San Dimas® Style 1
- Body Style: Solid Body
- Colour: Natural
- Series: Artist Signature Models
- Product Code: 2865434700 #GG19002129
Neck and Fingerboard
- Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Neck Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Neck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Number of Frets: 24
- Position Inlays: Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Centre
- String Nut: Bone
- Truss Rod: Dual-Action with Wheel
- Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge: Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
- Control Knobs: Dome-Style Luminlay® Numbered
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Neck Plate: None
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width1: .6875" (42.86 mm)
- String Nut: Bone
- Pickguard: None
- Pickup Covers: Brown
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Switch Tip: Black
- Tremolo Arm: Pop-In Tremolo Arm
- Tuning Machines: Sperzel® Locking
- Bridge Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Middle Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
- Pickup Configuration: HSH
- Special Electronics: 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position
- Switching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
- Case: Hardshell case Included
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