OMG Charvel upping their game! The PROs and CONs of the Dinky | Charvel Demo & Review
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Charvel comes correct with their Dinky Pro-Mod design. The DK24 is the modern guitarist's instrument. At a fraction of the cost of similar guitars from other high end manufacturers, the Pro-Mod DK 24 holds it's own as a champion among heavyweights. Watch this in-depth Charvel guitar review and demo and judge for yourself. Spoiler alert: I love this guitar, BUT... find out why you may not want to pull the trigger on this one.
The Charvel Pro Mod DK24 is often compared to the Ibanez AZ series, and for good reason. They both include similar appointments such as the roasted maple neck, medium output humbucker pickups, and Gotoh floating tremolo bridge. Tasteful, elegant, understated - thats the Charvel Pro-Mod series in a nutshell. This guitar deserves a second look!
00:00 - Demo track
1:51 - Review with tones samples interspersed
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Review begins at 1:52 with sound sample scattered throughout the video. What are your thoughts on this Charvel?
I bought Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSH FR Blue, very bad quality and has not been set up at all ! High frets. Needs levelling and dressing and frets buzzing - first fret.
Buying
Would you buy it again??
Yes indeed. 👍🎸😁
I normally can’t stand these type of videos, but you have seriously figured out how to talk to a camera with genuine enthusiasm. I loved it, it felt like my buddy was showing it to me. Subbed bro
Thank you so much! I’m still new to this whole thing so it’s a work in progress. Happy 2023 my man!
Great honest review. i ordered one yesterday and you covered pretty much all the reasons I did. Looking forward to adding it to the arsenal.
This was such a fun yet detailed review! Definitely next on my list of axes
Awesome guitar. Thanks for the great demonstration! I like it a lot.
Funny how tone is so subjective! I actually LOVE the Full Shred! I always wanted humbucker pickup that clean and bright. The darkness and lack of definition always was my pet peeve with humbucker PUs
True. And of course it depends on what amp(s) each person plays through too. I have a darker sounding Mesa cab that these sound good through.
I just absolutely love this finish color. And I agree, it gets me every time with how good it looks. This deeper color (vs. some of the pastel or neon colors they typically use) pairs particularly well with the deeper color of the roasted neck, too.
Great review! Probably gonna pick one of these up!
Good review. Great guitar. I've played one before and I like them a lot.
The clarity of the Full Shred pickup gives you great note definition with gain, adjusting the treble, mid and bass to taste, of course...
great review 💪
Got mine yesterday. Love it like you love yours !! Outstanding review. Thanks !!
Glad to hear that, and thanks watching!
thanks for the review! very informative, I watched the whole thing.
Much appreciated Uri!
Really great review! You covered everything! Gotta get one now!
Thank you Chris! Rock on brother!
You can lower the treble side of the Full Shred pickup a little And you adjust the pole pieces to alter the pickup to taste. Raising or lowering pole pieces can make a Big difference on any guitar.
Great video, thanks buddy
I have the blue frost and I love it! I only changed the knobs to gold bass knobs and it looks even more stunning
#jealous! That blue is really nice too.
I picked up the blue frost today. I LOVE IT!
I adore the SD FULL SHRED. Like any other high gain pup,....it will require some dialing. I have the blue one. I've added F-U Tone brass block, claw and screws noiseless white springs, along with GraphTech Ratio staggered tuners. I truly love the guitar. It's an honest winner for Charvel.
I have the HSS version of the DK24, which has the same bridge pickup as yours, and I completely agree with you on the EQ on the Full Shread bridge pickup. It's extremely trebly and fatiguing to listen to. Other than that, I also agree with you how nice it's built and all. Thanks for the review!
This is a GREAT review. I'm about to pick up the Prashant Aswani. Same deal... for a $1,400 guitar, we should be getting stainless steel frets these days. I agree with needing to swap out the JB bridge pickup on the DK24. I'm hoping that the bridge pickup is more usable on the PA28, but we'll see. I'm also looking forward to the Wilkinson bridge-locking trem, though there's nothing at all wrong with the Gotoh 510.
Have to agree I have sunburst model DK24 MIM and it's great I did have the sound cut in and out and found the hot output jack wire on Vol pot was not soldered completely. Once fixed that I now think I'll also replace bridge pickup with EVH or another Seymour higher gain, great review!
I just bought one 😊 Thanks for this Excellent review. Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭!
Great choice my man! Hope you love it!
Great review
Thanks brother!
I was an Ibanez guy too until I got this. Traded my SoCal for this. Best trade ever. Same feeling about how nice this guitar is made me buy the amber quilted maple version with Floyd Rose. I think the 7 string will be next. Great review, thanks!
Really great review, and nice playing, brother. Funny, I just played this at a local shop and loved how bright that bridge pickups sounds. My biggest problem with bridge HH pups is how dark they generally sound. I've also had SS frets and hated the feel. This could very well be my next guitar purchase.
Good luck with it if you go for it. Humbuckers can sound a little dark, but not these. lol
Great guitar I bought one used for $700, and Im okay with the pickups , great honest review by the way
Don't think I didn't notice....
"Revolution Calling!" 😉 👍
First one to catch that! :)
Great vid brodda! I own the Chorine blue model. lol. those string trees drove me insane as well..hah It was pinging, and pangin' and everything. To make this short, I got some staggered hipshot locking tuners, and got rid of both trees. It's pure fire now. Could not believe it? I did all the hardware in gold also haha, omg that was fun. Cheers bro
As for the Shred bridge pickup, you can change the height on either side and/or change the height of the screws.
Such a great guitar! Totaly want one - even though I just bought a San Dimas than I'm absolutely in love with! I really like the JB45 on my guitar, the only thing I'm not crazy about with your DK24 is the color haha. I think they made it in a matte orange that I loved. Great playing too!
The San Dimas are really nice looking too. I would love to get my hands on that orange Dinky. Yea I definitely understand with the color. It is highly subjective and not for everyone. I seem to like guitar colors that remind me of how BMX bikes used to look back in the 80's when I used to ride and do freestyle. lol
It's an 80's rock machine. Love it.
Great video! I definitely understand the issue with the full shred! Thats why I waited, and provided input in Instagram and Facebook to Charvel, to consider the Fishman Fluence Open Core set on a Tele styled guitar. They listened, and the So Cal Style 2 is now available. My dad picked one up in Edmonton last year, and he tends to play Jazz now, but will play the odd the classic rock song. The Open Core are an excellent alternative, however, the So Cal Style 2 is not a Dinky profile. I think for anyone that wants value out of a guitar, I would recommend the So Cal Style 2. The pickups are active in a sense, you have to use batteries, but the versatility and tones, are there! Cheers!
I would love to see a set of Fishmans in the Dinky style. Maybe in the future who knows....
Great review! Nice style and format. I just got a DK24. Owner for 20-hours. Breaking it in. So far so good.
Appreciate the comment! Hope you love your Charvel as much as I do mine. Rock on bruh!
How are you feeling about it today? I am thinking about ordering one from AMS today or tomorrow. I am a PRS player but I'm looking for something with a thinner neck, a more shreddy guitar. Think this is what I'm looking for? It seems like a great value.
@@Lovell93 I’m that case you will definitely love this guitar. It’s still one of my absolute favs to this day. Good luck with the purchase.
The full shred can be tamed by installing 3/4 inch fillister screws in place of the hex screws, it costs about 8 bucks, smooths the highs and slightly loosens the bottom, its an amazing difference.
I’ve learned to like the brightness of the SD Full Shred. Sounds amazing when you tune down pretty low. Replaced it with an EMG 81 & much prefer the Full Shred
I was thinking of doing the same thing - an 81 EMG. Did you only change out one pickup? and if so how does that work when you use other switching positions? ie the middle position that would normally use both pickups?
@@GregoryPearsonMusic i switched them all for EMG 81/SA/SA. I think I’m going to replace the 81 with a 57 or Hetfield bridge, which I prefer. EMG’s doesn’t split.
i got a lefty and love it
I think a dinky is a 7/8 size body. So it’s more than 1/8 smaller. And I like that.
I love that ax. Awesome. I think the pickup combo really works like magic. I tried one of these. I dig the Full Shred, but it excels in instruments that tend towards a muddy low end. The Full Shred cleans it up. In a bright, 25 scale strat with a maple fretboard it can be ice picky. The JB is also very bright. But I find the JB/Jazz combo in my PRS sounds beyond perfect, very sweet, harmonic and crunchy, and the JB SSL6 combo in my Strat also sounds perfect, even though that's a brighter, alder body, maple fretboard ax. I like the input jack placement on this Charvel. Good design. I find that no trem is perfect. The closest you can get to staying in tune is with a flush mounted Floyd. Otherwise, all bets are off, there are simply too many variables.
True, that FS pickup in the right guitar would be perfect. As for the trem, they have their pros and cons. Some days I just grab a stop bridge guitar and work on bends instead. Definitely, the Gotoh bridge can be finicky if you aren't easy on it.
I have both colors of this DK24 and both needed fret work done due to sprouts
After that work was done, this guitar is one of my favorites out of the lot
I feel like mine may need another quick pass of the file on the feet sprout but otherwise awesome instrument! I’m happy to hear that others love it as well!
@@digital360 Yeah man, both mine had pretty severe fret issues aside from the rolled edges, those were okay.
Best advise for these is plek them. Trust me, it tops off the playability on these
Or change over to stainless straight off, dump a bridge pup in and this can play most everything !
@@petepaul615 No plek machines in my region that I’m aware of. 😕Would love to have that done on one or two guitars someday however.
I have the Matte Blue Frost finish, it looks amazing! This guitar instantly became my favourite of all my guitars because of its lightness and playability. I keep the tone pot on 9, if you have it on 10 then that's when it's too bright (I may put a DiMarzio Tone Zone in there one day though).
I have your finish also. Just love this guitar, does everything I need it to do.
Man, Negan’s got chops! Great review, got a black one on the way.
Thanks brother! Hope you love it as much as I do mine. Let me know your thoughts once you get it.
Had mine since 1987...Still awesome...m
I have the DK24 HSH Satin Orange Crush. Pros: Love the neck, love the pickups. Sounds killer with the Neural DSP Soldano and Archetype: Tim Hensen amp models. Cons: Resting the palm of my hand on the Gotoh 510 bridge causes the strings to change pitch. It goes out of tune quickly when using the trem even slightly. Sadly, I ended up blocking the trem from pulling back. Just got the Trans Green Burst Pro Mod San Dimas HH Style 1 with a Floyd. Best guitar I've ever owned. Thanks for your review!
Thank you as well. Yes I absolutely love the Neural SLO100 amp too. I ended up putting slitty heavier gauge strings on it (9.5-44) and the bridge is a bit more "stable" and less likely to fluctuate when palming on the bridge. Also, I recommend to everyone to use nut sauce every time you change strings.
I have the full shred pickups on a different charvel and I agree... it was a bit of a shock at the beginning. After a while I used it with an 80s setup and I have to say, that's the place where it belongs. I got the old school 80s shredding tone that none of my other guitars can get
It definitely does that tone. I may try to back down a few of the pickup poll pieces too just to give a subtle reduction in the full shred treble output.
I just got an HSS model in the mail yesterday. High quality, great playing guitar. Needed a real setup out of the gate, and had a finish crack on both sides of the neck pocket but it definitely plays, sounds and feels nice. The neck is the star here. Very smooth and fast satin neck.
You might consider exchanging it for one without the cracks in the finish, unless you bought it used. These are my favorite necks by far.
@@digital360 I bought it new. Sweetwater gave me $120 back for the cracks. Neck pocket finish cracks rarely affect the actual wood of the guitar so I was fine to keep the guitar, I just didn't want to pay new guitar price for something with obvious flaws.
@@BreadandFaxes oh good call! I would have done the same. Plus you could always have a good luthier repair the finish of you chose. Glad to hear you love the guitar! Charvels are becoming my favorites.
@@digital360 I'm not too worried about the finish. They are barely noticeable since it's a white guitar. But I agree! Definitely a quality instrument. My dad mentioned that they were making Charvels in the Mexican fender factory now and it piqued my interest because I absolutely love the quality of Mexican fenders. I figured that with the specs on this thing it could really be a nice, already upgraded guitar. And I'm glad it is.
I got the DK24 Maple and swapped the bridge Full Shred for a JB after a few months. Just needed a solid humbucking pup that grunted more than the stock. A great guitar though.
I put a guitar NutBuster on mine and staying in tune while divebombing is no probs guitar is totally stable . Gives more sustain as well. Great guitars love them.
I’m in agreement with you, I don’t totally agree with the video’s statement that it is only
For subtle whammy bar use. I tried a used one of these out at the store the other day and found it to be quite stable. Even without the nut is yet you speak of. So yes perhaps it wouldn’t stand up to a full set of Vai like whammy bar work, but I did play parts of the Attitude Song and it held tune quite well. I’m torn whether I want to get one with or without the locking nut.
I love the light weight body and the neck on my grey Pro-Mod SSH but want to replace the middle SC and Full Shred bridge PU. The nickel frets are too soft and the matte grey paint is wearing off.
Charvel convert here too. Never got to play one . Then my local guitar shop had one and let’s just say I have 3 now in less than a year . 😆🤘🏻🤘🏻
LOL thats funny. Yeah they are a bit "addictive" I'd say. Enjoy 'em!
I added a parchment Suhr Aldrich. Matches perfectly.
I was not aware that Suhr made pickups but I will definitely check those out. Thank you for the suggestion!
Great video man, i must compliment you on your accurate use specifically with two words- et cetera, and rigidity. I cant stand when people say "eck- setra" or "ridgity". hahahahah
Have one that I love but like you the bridge pickup is way to bright and I can never EQ enough of the tremble out! Replacing it with a different Seymore Duncan that's a little tamer!
the blue is sick too id like to have one of these rose burgundy ones too! Charvel is making some good wood lol
Excellent review! I've been playing for 32 years and really just Strats for the first 20 until I needed to really explore different neck profiles. Never owned a Charvel and can't remember the last time I played one but want the hotter pickups WITH the wider and flatter neck. Question: How much thinner are the necks vs. a Strat? I'm not hot on a thinner profile but see the wider-at-the-nut & flatter radius as a decent balance. What are your thoughts? btw...currently looking at the pro-mod san dimas hss FR and the pro-mod DK22 with the SD hot rails.
To be honest, the neck is not that much thinner really. They roll the edges so well that it just feels extremely smooth and comfortable in your hand. I do love the compound radius 12-16" as opposed to the 9.5" radius of my Fender Strat too. Yeah the San Dimas is probably just as good as the DK24. I would pick one up if the price was right. I think you might like it. Play a few at the store if you can.
When I get my Strat back from getting regretted, I can do a more thorough comparison on the neck profiles. That may be a few weeks however.
Very nice review ! I have the same model lefty . The only difference is that it has only one string tree for B and E strings .
I have the tele shape with the roasted neck. Has the reversed tele shape head stock which looks sick. The necks feel amazing and the body molding is probably the most comfy body on any guitar i've played. Mine also has the Fishmen open core pick ups with the passive and active voicings, that also does the split coil. So quite the variety of sounds, maybe an option for guys not wanting that full shred treble bridge.
I need to look into that one as well!
I have that one, too. Black body, but the hard tail version.
But I’m eyeing this exact model and color as well. These Charvels are really grabbing me.
@@bearres The black HT is nice also. I have the hard tail in Purple Phaze that they no longer offer. Check out my other vid if you want to see that one.
@@digital360 ah ok. I was referring to the Tele shaped one. The So-Cal Style 2 24 HH HT. I didn’t know they made a HT of the DK 24 - very nice.
Oh and btw, I went and bought the guitar from this video today 😬. Have you and others on YT to thank (blame?) for that!
@@bearres Yes! lol. I hope you enjoy it. Charvels rock.
Just a note about Seymour Duncan pickups; they do offer JB/59 set in white. I looked into in because I have this same guitar in matte blue frost and have a similar opinion on the Full Shred.
But apparently mine are “antique white” which I don’t see offered in any others on the SD website. Plus I really only want to swap out the one pup. For now I’m just leaving the full shred in it.
As for finding another seymore duncan pickup that looks the same the duncan custom shop can make any of their pickups look like that
I was really wanting one of these but this is the 2nd review I've seen that mentioned the bridge pickup being too bright. My go to guitar right now is a PRS SE. It has the same problem. I have to turn the tone knob down quite a bit.
Allen, I understand what you mean. It is a bit of a hassle to have to change pickups on a new guitar. The PRS is nice though. If it ain't broke...
Clip the capacitor that's on the volume pot on the SE. It doesn't need to be there, but it'll make a difference.
I want this guitar , I have the deep metallic purple charvel San dimas already and love it but I want another without the floyd rose too... plus I like that little switch on this one.
Yeah that particular Floyd bridge just sticks up too high imo. If they could use a more recessed one that would be great. The Gotoh bridge is awesome, just cant do the big dives on it.
Seymour Ducan says the Full Shred also works in the Neck position. Maybe swap pickups? I had an 80's Kramer Nightswan (back in the day), which had a Full Shred in the Bridge. I loved it..at least running through my ADA MP1, and Carvin power amp/cabinet.
Phil, you know I actually considered that. It would save me a ton of money and time. The only problem, is that the Full Shred is actually twice the output of the Alnico II Pro so the volumes would be way off when switching back and forth. I wish I could do that though. Good idea!
If I could do over I think I'd get an EVH Wolfgang. The Full-Shred I found had no lower end chug at all, had to replace them with Bare Knuckles and the trem goes out of tune so easily. The neck is delicious though and so comfy and the body itself is an amazingly comfy shape.
Which BKP's did you go with?
I went with the Boot Camp "Brute force" model. Cheaper than the normal range but wanted to try something different than dimarzio or SD.
@@tsafanyoh Thanks. I may have to look into those.
@@digital360 I think BKP Holy Divers would be up your alley.
@@stroopwafel6141 Considering those too!
The best option I found for adjusting the bridge pickup was rolling back the tone knob. I've got the purple sunset with floyd but same pickup at bridge
Yeah I do that too. I just prefer to not mess with the tone knob for when I switch to the neck pup. Then it’s too muffled sounding. I’m still considering a different pickup for the bridge eventually. But I agree with you on the tone knob for now.
@@digital360 Yes I was disappointed, it's too hot. I had to make "Charvel" patches on my Helix but even then it doesn't hold up with pitch shifting. Even poly pitch has a nasty warble. I might swap mine out too because like you I love the guitar.
Wow! It actually is Thursday today. :)
Great review, very thorough. Can I ask, did you want/have to lower the action when you got it? I got a DK24 HSH mahogany and I'm finding it a bit high. If so, did you lower the saddles or the whole bridge? It's about The low E on the 12th fret is 1.5mm of the fets and the high E is almost 2mm (sorry for not using your US measurements!) Ideally I'd like it aboy 1mm on each. Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks! Yeah so I did lower the action immediately. I always do as I like it as low as possible with only a TINY amount of string buzz on the 3 bass strings. The bridge looked so even on both ends that I only used the saddles to make the adjustments. I currently have it at 1.5mm on the low E and 1mm on the high E. If I could go lower I would but then too much buzz comes into play.
Also I would mention that I like the neck very straight with only an almost imperceptible amount o f neck relief so a small truss rod adjustment was necessary. I check the truss rod and action on all my guitars every couple of months. It never ends. lol
@@digital360 Thanks so much for the fast reply. Really appreciate you taking the time to answer and the helpful advice.
I have this guitar, it taught me to shred
I bought one recently but I'm going to return it. Mine will not stay in tune after I did all the recommended fixes I could find online. The drastic volume difference between the series and parallel wiring is also kind of annoying. I have guitars that have the volume remain consistent regardless of what position or splitting/tapping the coil (such as the Charvel Guthrie Govan or the Schecter California Classic), and it's just one less thing you have to constantly adjust while playing/recording.
Cool video man, really odd that you’d get fret sprout on a baked neck 🤔 I wonder if that’s common on baked necks? Also, what amp were you playing through?
I really can't say if it is a common issue on the roasted neck, but I think it just had to get acclimated to the humidity level in my house. I ended up filling the fret ends myself with tools I purchased from Stewmac. No more scratchy ends, but I still need to polish the frets.
I believe I played through the Gojira amp sim from Neural DSP for all of the tones in this vid.
Only decisions are color and pickup configurations and switching options
I just purchased this one from GC for 729.00. I was on the fence for a while and trying to decide between a PRS custom 24, this guitar or a comparable Strat (price wise). Every person in guitar center, including a guitarist that used to play in Testament (James Murphy) had nothing but outstanding words for this guitar. I do need to get it properly setup to get rid of some string buzz, but this guitar feels so amazing in your hands. And the color grew on me quickly. I would say if you are on the fence, and come across one of these, definitely give a chance!
Nice! Glad you love it as much as I do. These Charvels offer a huge bang for your buck. Also, that's cool that you ran into James Murphy!!
Fret buzz in a 1000$ guitar? Not good
@@rhamphorhynchusmetal2038 I've bought guitars that cost much, much more than that that had fret buzz lol. It can happen to any guitar. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a dud.🙂
I have the 22 fret version. Seymour JB in the bridge is fantastic. Splittable too. I replaced the APH1 in the neck with a Seymour 59. It’s nearly as good as my $3500 custom shop axe.
I have heard from others that the JB sounds pretty good. I haven't yet gotten around to replacing the FS but will soon. Just way too much high end.
I agree with the rollers, last 2-3 string breaks I had happened on the saddle and wish I had rollers.
I also don't remember that well cause I use 13's and D'Addario 13's last like a year with no rust.
I have the black version of this. I installed weaker humbuckers (Pearly Gates actually) as the ones it comes with were too hot for my rig. I recently took it our for a gig and two things came up during that gig that were not optimal: The dot inlays on the fretboard do not stand out a lot from the baked maple colour - they are sufficient in calm environments, but in the heat of a gig I found myself being a bit insecure on the fretboard 1-2 times. Seems like at least I need a bit darker inlays on a fretboard like this. Next thing, the input jack. When switching guitars, I found myself struggling in finding the input jack fast enough, while my bandmates already had started with the intro to the next song! Now these little "flaws" might be no flaws at all for most people, but for me it created insecure, non-optimal moments on stage that I don't want in that moment. Other than that, it is a splendid, killer guitar for the money.
Such minor complaints really which says a lot about this guitar. So close to getting one.
Thats cool
I have a charvel San Dimas in metallic deep purple 💜 and I want to get this guitar u got here too
Disagree re the Full Shred pickup. I don't feel it's particularly trebly. However, like you, I love mine. Perfect.
Any thoughts on this compared to the fender boxer Strat? I’m debating on which one to get.
I hadn’t heard of that model before but looking at it, I’d say it might be a comparable if not better choice seeing as it is mij and has similar specs for a modern super strat (literally).
That’s exactly why the fender interested me, but I can’t play one at a GC unfortunately. I’m gonna check out the Charvel this week.
I just bought one used HSH version
$750 I’d say never played..
Your right incredible guitar
So about the pickup in the bridge…
I think it depends on the amp you use ….also that’s why they put a tone knob on the guitar …
It works for me , if it gets to bright
Oho and it will .. my friends only play through vintage fenders
So bright takes on new meaning
When y play through one of these.
I’ll tone it down ,.. I’m not gonna get to picky here …
works perfectly….
I’m not gonna mess with this one
Leave it as is ,..it’s great 👍
Thx for your vid ….peace
Thanks for the comment as well. Happy to see people getting these and loving them!
I got the satin orange 1... Took a spring out and can do crazy tremolo stuff
I agree about the fullshred pickup... But u can absolutely make it sound VERY heavy if u add an eq pedal ...overdrive ect
I got an xxx head so thats sick
But i acually use a fender amp for alot of studio work...the full shred acually makes it shred... Also i have a metal zone on 0 distortion for lows or wutever and a more solid sound...
Wow so you only have two springs in the back? Thats interesting. I wouldn't mind a bit more flutter in my trem. That orange color is awesome too. Glad you made it work. I have been tone tweaking with that full shred and have some relatively decent tones now from it, but it does take a little extra time to dial in just right.
@@digital360 its true , it takes more time to get a nice crunchy tone with the shred pickup then most
I had to get uses to it...
Its weird im getting lots of flutters with 2 springs and loosened the spring screws in the back the action is insane
Ill be honest it was Great out of the store but i wanted to be able to pull up on the bar more , it goes 1 1/2 steps up
Lol my actions like cheating its so low
I am also in E standered so the strings pull more...it took about a year of messing around :/
But worth it
Good luck with yours bro
Very Fun guitars!!!
@@jonnymak1079 Awesome bro!
Yeah the bridge is bright, but I can get around it with EQing the amp, and one if my amps is pretty dark anyways so it pairs well. But just a thought, have you considered swapping the no load tone pot for a regular pot? Even on 10, a regular pot will still have some resistance and ground off a little bit of highs whereas the no load is pretty much as open and bright as you can get - figured it'd be a cheaper mod to try before swapping a pickup.
And my only complaint is where every model I've owned and tried has fret sprout. On a $1k guitar, they need to get that baking process right on the neck
That’s actually a great idea that I hadn’t considered - a normal tone pot. Thanks for the suggestion I’m going to do just that!
I wish they did that colour in HSS .
I own one. Con: fret sprout and tuning. Pro: light, great neck, diverse sounds
Yes I had a bit of fret sprout as well. I bought some files from stewmac and took care of it myself. Otherwise, I love this thing. Enjoy yours!
What are the tuning issues that you’ve experienced?
B and G string going out after bends or trem bar. Overall tuning bounces around on all strings after use
@@mikegillespiemusic oh wow thank you. I’ve been wrestling with the tuning on a Les Paul and the last thing I want is to buy another guitar with tuning issues. Mad to think that it should be the bare minimum requirement that a guitar stays in tune.
Have you gotten it professionally set up by a quality luthier?
Thx for being honest. I think JB comes in white but probably normal screw tops.
Just bought one same color (yes, sick) because of the jumbo frets and the 5 star reviews. Paid $600 used on 3-22-2024.
In matter of fact, I had to polish my Charvel's frets and they are smooth as Stainless Steel.
THXS
Man, I tried a blue DK, that neck... I have gone up and down many websites to see if there was a caramelized neck with a FR but no. The only one I found was upwards of $3K. I am not a musician nor do gigs, I just play a little guitar to heal the soul and ease the pain (Badlands). Wish they had THIS exact guitar with a FR. Never had one and (as a mechanic inclined person please spare me) and I will like to have one. Honestly This guitar was a surprise. I currently and for the last 20 years own an SG studio. So looking to expand bridge action. Great review, love the guitar.
Well a Floyd Rose bridge would get you more dive bombs but this bridge does the trick for me as long as you are easy with it and don't try to do the EVH type stuff. I just got an SG Studio which I will be reviewing shortly. Happy Holidays!
@@digital360 looking forward to the SG review and man I got the DK HH Blue. Sweet guitar. Will check your other content to make a decision in the near future to get me a FR and expand even further. Thank you Sir!
@@wildz0634 Nice! Enjoy it!
I have a DK24 that is an HSH - same issue with the bridge pickup and I was thinking about going with EMGs or perhaps Fishman Fluence pickups. I wonder about just swapping the humbuckers - what are the specs on the neck pickup? Also, I lubed the nut and can dive or pull the trem to the maximum range without it going out of tune.
The Seymour Duncan alnico II pro is rated at 7.5k output and eq’d with a scooped mids tone. It’s decent sounding I think.
If you try to swap in EMGs or Fishmans, you’re going to have to add a battery compartment or jam the battery in with the tree block. It’s a ton of work and money but if it’s what you want go for it. I would consider just a different passive bridge pickup personally. Good luck my dude.
Do the modern Charvel guitars still have the "Rolled Edge" Fingerboard? And the Wider 2 1/8 in. Neck? And the perceived (Classical Guitar) Flatness Contour on the back of the neck? This is what I remember about Charvel and why I want one.
So both of my Charvels have the rolled fingerboard which is super comfortable, and yes, 2 and 1/8” neck width at the twelfth fret. The neck contour is a modern C shape with the slightest little bit of flat on the back. It’s almost imperceptible though. I love these necks! My Ibanez guitars are slightly wider and flatter thin necks in comparison.
@@digital360 Thank you!
I am not a shredder but I want this guitar. Its got EVERYTHING i dream of in an S style guitar. Basically it's a Suhr Classic S with some modern changes and hot pickups. Id change the pups out for some Lambertones or Lollars. Curious if these are Plek't from the factory, and how well the fret work is done.
The fretwork is very nice as far as leveling and playability....however, on this particular Charvel (not my other one), the frets needed a gentle polishing as they felt a tad bit "rough" on bends. I think they could have spent a bit more time on the final polish job, but otherwise great guitar!
These are definitely not PLEK'd and I would wager that most manufacturers do not do this at the factory, save perhaps Mayones, Skervesen, and maybe Kiesel, Suhr or Anderson - just guessing on these. Pleking is quite an expensive process, and usually occurs aftermarket from what I have seen. Bottom line though, Charvels are absolutely a blast to play and are quite versatile. Get yourself one and enjoy!
@@digital360 Thanks for that sir! Yeah i doubted it on a $1k guitar but hey who knows. Suhr does indeed plek their guitars. Not certain about the others. I can always take it to Danny in Austin if I feel it needs the plek. Def picking one up. Sounds really great.
Rock on brother.
Your right on about this guitar.. it's great except that bridge pickup..
I own the quilted Maple ámbar and I agarre with you, that bridge pickup has a Lot of treble but with a proper EQ You can balance the tone, btw I have another charvel with caramelized Maple neck and start feeling the edges of the frets any thoughts on how to solve it?
I use a file that I purchased from Stewmac website which is specifically made for filing frets. I may do a video on that process very soon!
I got mine, sent it back TOTALLY hated the Bridge Humbucker and had a weird high pitch noize after 12th fret in the first and second string and had some static sustained crap that make you sounds dirty when you play.... the neck was great...
Hey, I came across your video while researching this guitar. I’ve been on the fence with buying an Ibanez AZ2402 for months now and I wonder if I’ll be satisfied with picking up this Charvel as a sort of budget alternative. What are your thoughts? Like you said in your video, I feel like eventually I’ll have to just suck it up and buy a guitar for that 2-3k price point. But its really heard to bring myself to do that.
It’s so funny that you mention this, as just today I was looking up AZ specs and am going to get one in to demo and compare within the next couple weeks. I’m leaning towards getting a Prestige AZ as opposed to a premium for the better built bridge and the s tech neck. Plus the Ibanez neck has ss frets and is thicker whereas the Charvel is thinner and more of a shredders shape. Both are good choices so it’s really up to you. Thanks so much for watching!
I've had a dk24 for about 2 years now, and played a couple of AZ2402s. I personally find everything about the charvel to be nicer in terms of playability. the dk24 has a much smoother more comfortable shreddy neck, the AZ is surprisingly chunky for Ibanez, its thicker than the charvel so much less suited for a metal shredder type. Feels like a thick vintage style neck, definitely not what I expected. You can get equally versatile tones from both guitars, although I'd say the Ibanez has slightly nicer clean tones but it's a very tiny difference and I prefer the high gain tones from the charvel. The absolute best thing you could do would simply be to try them both. But in my opinion as someone who did originally want an Ibanez but switched to charvel, you'd likely be happier if you're more of a solo player. I was honestly amazed when I picked up a charvel for the very first time, it felt perfect
I love the dk24 but I am getting a Tim Henson AZ soon to compare the two. I have heard that the AZ necks are thicker and I would welcome that compared to my super thin RG wizard necks.
@@digital360 I ended up picking up the charvel. I’m really loving it, the AZ is definitely on my list eventually but for half the price. I was glad I went with the charvel as it really is a nice guitar.
I just bought a Charvel DK24(2022 model with one string tree) in Chlorine Burst and it's great! However, the pickups came very high up. Is it safe to lower the pickups in these? I know they're mounted to the body but I'm not sure if they can actually be lowered or not. The neck pickup is just getting in my way a bit as I dig into the strings a bit. Other than that, I love this guitar. Hopefully it's safe to screw them in more so I can be as happy as I can be with this thing!
Yea you can absolutely lower them some. They are set on springs that hold them up. As you begin to turn the screws, you will see the pup go down.
@digital360 thanks! Ended up having to exchange it as it was delivered with a crack in the neck pocket. Got the new one in and it came perfect except for a bad setup and some fret sprout. Got it all set up and polished the frets and now this thing is a monster. I'm normally a PRS guy but this guitar is becoming my favorite! The Full Shred is very treble heavy but I am able to get some great sounds out of it if I roll the tone back a bit! Thanks for helping me convince myself to buy this guitar!
Nice review. Nice guitar. The Full Shred tone isn’t for me. I wish Charvel would offer the Fishman Fluences in the Dinky and San Dimas lines. Currently only in the SoCal Type 2.
Thanks for the kind words my man! Yes I would absolutely love if they offered Fishmans in this guitar. I want to put those in one of my other guitars soon.
What about switching out with a Super Distortion? Thank that would help the sound?
Possibly. I would have to look into that pickup a bit first. Not too familiar with it.
I have a demo of this on my channel. Long story short: Try it. I absolutely love the results.
@@loydthabartender5794 I dont see that video anywhere on your channel
I like mine made in mexico I found it used for 700 dollars . I didn't buy mine to do tremolo dives and so that's ok for me this kind of bridge it has i will throw away the trem bar.. Am not so shure if I like the bridge pick up.. and it doesn't seem as loud as my epiphone sg. I will say the neck and frets are great. I can take it back stil but am gona keep it just i might change my bridge pickup .
Had the HSS version for a bit and actually loved the full shred which is weird because I typically don’t like Duncans, it was great for 80’s hair metal tones and synthwave stuff. Sold it to finance something else and still want another one.
I try to never sell any of my gear if I can avoid it but I totally understand the need sometimes. Hopefully you get another Charvel in the future brother!
I got the orange 1... Its insane nice
But I gotta say , everything you said good and bad is dead on.
Do you like the alcino???
So for me the alnico II is nice with a warm but not muddy mid gain tone. Great for more of a classic rock vibe imo.
@@digital360 I agree its very sweet , smooth sounding...but to agree again IT DOES NOT GO WITH THE SHRED ... I love the guitar but I the shred is to trebily but does shred Wich sucks wen u go to the bridge for a solo...lol it goes from chaos to pretty Wich is not what im trying to do in a chaotic heavy song...
At the same time i do many genes and i do get lots of diffrent sounds from the guitar... Everthing u said was dead on :)