Unboxing and Review, Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style2 24 HH 2PT
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- Independent #review of the #Charvel #ProMod #SoCal #24 #HH #2PT guitar. In the video I'm unboxing the guitar, talk about the specs, check the sounds, do some playing and finally do the rating of the guitar. This Charvel model comes along with Fishman Fluence pickups.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Unboxing
2:07 The Specs
6:22 Crunch Sound
8:31 Crunch Playing
9:13 Clean Sound
11:48 High-Gain Sound
13:27 Lead Sound Bridge Humbucker
14:14 Lead Sound Neck Humbucker (splitted)
15:05 The Internals
16:47 The Rating
At this price point, Charvel is absolutely wrecking the competition
F*** YES! I was waiting for a good video review of this baby from quite some time!
Thank you, useful review as I just got one today. As I was in the guitar store and like the look and feel when playing. And the Fishman Fluence pickups was the desider for me.
Ok, I'll already decided I want one of these (no trem) so I've watched all the vids. But this one is by far the best. That dry, workman-like delivery, Austrian accent and virtuoso guitar work are a real kick. No other review video captures the essence of this guitar as well. Not even close. Now I REALLY want one!
Thanks a lot for your comment!
Perfect Review, thanks Wolfgang!
Seems to be one of the most versatile guitars I ever heard and it looks awesome, too. The Fishman PUs are a really cool update for 2020. The classic vintage sounds are almost as convincing as the modern higain chug and shred capabilities. Just amazing. I think I'll try to get the hard tail version of it asap.
I'm not a fan of reverse headstocks but for this guitar, I think I can make an exception!
Great video, subbed! Thanks for a great demo!
Really great detailed review. Looks and sounds like a great axe 🤘🎸
Thanks so much for this, I'm so glad I watched. Bought that exact model yesterday, it arrives tomorrow and having watched your video I'm even more excited for it to get here.
Thanks a lot for your comment - have fun 🎸😎
This was very helpful. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the review! Looking forward to mine
Excellent review! I haven't been this interested in buying a new guitar in a very long time.
Thanks a lot.
sick playing bro and the tones are impressive af
Nice looking guitar! That black finish just makes it look soooooo classy!
Great review, I really want one of those
Awesome. Great demo showing many styles of music.
Quite possible the best most detailed review for this guitar.
Wow, thanks!
Great review and really let me hear how it is not a "standard" Tele-type guitar. Also great display of how versatile the Fishman pickups are and how they would be able to "bloom" with a good echo or reverb pedal.
I can’t wait for mine! Sales rep didn’t know if it came with a whammy bar. This answered my question. And the voicings on the Fishmans PUs were articulated just right. I’m comfortable with my purchase. Thanks for putting out a video on this guitar. Other folks have done a terrible job of it.
You can get this in either a whammy or hardtail. Looks killer. Might be my next guitar. I have 1 other charvel with a floyd rose and it never goes out of tune.
Great review! Thanks!
I've been thinking about getting a black Tele and blacking out the pickguard, knobs, bridge and pickups, but this one already has all that done for me. Also it sounds awesome. Love that neck too. Never had a 24 fret guitar before.
You need more subs man! Last year I bought a charvel DK24 in shell pink in an auction for 500 because of your review. Plays like a dream. You’ve now sold me on this one too 😂
Thanks a lot - feel free to bring em' on ;-)
Nice, I got the Alder body hard tail in matt black, the action was also high out of the box, I love it, great playing great weight, awesome neck and fret job, maybe the bridge is not my favourite of all my guitars but its only a minor thing
damn. this sounds great as it looks. just perfect
This was super helpful! Thanks!
Thanks so much for your positive feedback!
I couldn't resist ... LOL classic!!! great vid!!!!
Great review! Nice work
Just ordered mine. Thanks for the informative vid!
Hope you like it a much as I do.
@@RockGuitarVibes I think I do! Great playing and sounding axe. I do wish the 2pt model came in antique white or some other colors but the satin black finish is actually quite nice with the wood grain visible. I also bought it mainly for the Fluence pickups which are very versatile.
I just ordered mine and I am so excited. You got me all excited more than I even was! I paid for the plek’d thing and I’m skeptical about that part but apparently it’s pretty cool. Great playing man, shoot I am excited!
How did the Plek thing work out for you. I was debating but have also heard the fretwork is nice to begin with
@@kane6529 it is pretty awesome. The fretwork is definitely good already but its even better after the plek. I recommend.
I have rheumatism and I feel a lot of pain when playing guitar. That's why it's important to know if the guitar is light or heavy and if the neck is as thin as possible, in addition to softness. Your channel is the best review channel on all of youtube. congratulations and thanks for the work.
Many thanks for the positive feedback - means a lot to me. Wish you the best!
Killer axe and playing 🤘
Thank you for a clear well done demo. I'm going to order one just like yours, then sand the high level of the ash off and leave the "veins" in black. Then go over the top with either white... or red... or green... or purple lol.
Sounds pretty interesting - I love watching such videos...
Great review! Sorry if you have answered this before but what is your signal chain? Love the crunch tones
Congrats you've picked the only real tube amp - for the crunch sound I've used the König combo with a BOSS OD-200 in X-Drive mode. A review of the OD-200 is in progress and will be released soon. For all other sounds I've used an Axe FX III.
You may sound like a villain from an American made action film 😂 but you’re my hero on youtube doing guitar reviews!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Oh, thanks a lot - maybe I should go to Hollywood to start a career 🤣 Anyway, you made my day!
Hi, nice video thank you.
On their website Charvel say that this guitar had a "rolled edge finger board" like the DK24 that you also owned.
I'm in love with the neck of Dk24 and the rolled edge. What is your feeling with the neck of this beautiful SoCal style2 ?
Thanks for your comment. It's the same - means same neck profile, nut and frets.
Great review, thanks! Considering buying this over the Jim Root tele, what do you think?
From the specs I clearly prefer the Charvel - the pickups provide more tone options, a roasted neck with 24 frets and a tremolo. Both are made in Mexico.
Got mine couple of weeks ago. Got the Snow White one hardtail, great guitar. Unfortunately the bridge pickup on mine is already having problems. Sweetwater is doing what they can to resolve it but won’t have the Snow White model back in stock till September. 😭😞 was going to do a review myself but you ticked all the boxes, thanks great video.
Hope you'll get it soon it's really worth every penny.
Great review friend. How does using the tremolo effect tuning? And are the tuners locking?
Thank you
Glad to hear it! Yes, it comes along with locking tuners - they work great. Tuning stability is pretty good but not as good as a double locking tremolo like the FR - anyway, for me it's good enough.
This instrument is an absolute BEAST! I bought the two point trem model in black rustic Ash based on this fantastic review. I ended up not being a huge fan of the trem so I traded out to the Alder hard tail version. Couldn't be happier! The exceptional quality, tone, playability, and versatility of this instrument far exceed it's modest cost. From searing metal, to country twang, to warm rich silky blues, to classic rock... this guitar does it all well. After owning and evaluating both models I have to say your review was spot on! Well done! I also rate this instrument at 4.5 metal hands. 🤘 😂
Thanks a lot for your great comment - yeah, these Charvels are really good!
May I ask what about the trem made you not like it? I’ve been eying this guitar for a while and have been torn between the white hardtail and the natural one with the trem. I like the look of the white one more but I’ve always thought it’d be awesome to have a trem on a tele. I’m currently selling most of old gear trying to save up for this and plan for it to be my main guitar, so if the trem is gonna cause me too many problems I’ll should probably go with the hardtail I suppose. I tend to be play pretty rough, strumming hard and tons of bends. I don’t want to have to be retuning every few minutes when I’m trying to jam out
@@Im_alex_h The trem system itself is the Gotoh Custom 510 and is great quality. It functioned well and held tune with no issues at all. The guitar comes with 9's from the factory so when I moved up to my preferred 10's on restring I made very slight adjustments to the spring tension screws to compensate and again had ZERO issues. It really boiled down to me not being a huge trem guy. That's all. I much prefer the feel of the hardtail. The reason I went with the 2 point trem model initially was because I really liked the rustic sort of finish on the ash body over the smooth alder hardtail, but after owning both, I can say tone, resonance and sustain are equally great on both instruments. They are both fantastic guitars and for the price point you can't go wrong with either. The versatility of this instrument is off the charts. The hardtail in white is gorgeous and although I went with the black on both of mine it was a hard choice and not without much debate. I hope this helped and that I didn't add to the confusion. I would fully recommend both and the choice really comes down to your play style and preference. Please feel free to ask additional questions and if you would be so kind, let me know which one you chose!
@@kriegwulfe8083 Let me hijack this comment with the additional question if you don't mind :) I just asked my local store to get me the hardtail version (the blue one, I'd prefer the "natural ash" finish but the alder hardtail version doesn't come in that color so blue is the next best thing). I don't like owning a lot of gear and I was looking for a main guitar "that could do it all". With that in mind, I have a question about the pickups. I do a fair bit of direct recording (straight into the interface or via my HX Stomp) and I've read conflicting reports about Fishman Fluence pickups when it comes to noise. Some say they are quieter than passive alternatives, some say they suffer less from interference but produce more white noise. What is your experience with them? Thanks in advance for the answer.
@@Lynx33PL This instrument would be a solid choice for main if you were looking for versatility and playability at a price point that can't be beat. I play through a Hughes and Kettner Grandmeister 40 with two H&K 112's stacked and I find these pickups to be as close to noiseless as one can get. To be fair, I haven't recorded with it through an interface yet so I'm no expert. Wolfgang is a much more qualified person to ask. His reviews are honest, unbiased, and spot on in my opinion. I very humbly defer to his expertise.
I just bought this guitar and were you having troubles tuning the guitar?
I really enjoyed your review. Would someone with slighter smaller hands be able to navigate the fretboard?
The neck profile is small but not too small - the scale length is 25.5 inch. If you are used to play guitars with a shorter scale length you'll possibly need some more time to change. The neck width at the 12th fret is 52.3mm - which is around 1mm more than on a regular Strat. Some players prefer those wider necks. Just give it a try and don't give up - it should be doable.
Fantastic, I measured up my gretsch 5655gt and it’s almost identical in scale and width at the 12th fret so that wouldn’t be a problem. Thanks very much for your response :)
Rock Guitar Vibes just one more question. Is the guitar well weighted or neck heavy?
is the tremolo arm, snap-n type ? or has an allen screw to lock it?
It has to be screwed in - these Gotoh trems are pretty good.
08/30/2021: I never had a guitar with Active Pickups that use a battery. If the battery goes weak and then dead, does the guitar go silent, or can it be played like a passive pickup guitar?
No, but a spare battery can help - before having a gig I would put in a new battery. Also a battery indicator LED can help - see my tweaking video ua-cam.com/video/hnmVJD6zwwI/v-deo.html
If the guitar had a binding around the body, I would already own it ! very nice move from Charvel. Nice tones. How would you describe the neck profile ? is it fat ? slim ? narow or wide ?
Definitely not fat. On the lower frets it's more a flat C on the higher frets it's a bit slimmer.
Do you know if the Wilkinson locking saddles will fit on the bridge of the So Cal model...?
I'm told some Gotoh 510's will work and some don't because some 510's have grooves on the baseplate
I've also considered to install these saddles but because tuning stability is already pretty good I'm not quite sure if it is waste of money - will see...
AFAIK it should work but no guarantee, sorry.
Tuning is pretty good but double locking can only make it better...I will install them on mine when they become available.
I'm not to big on the one point locking...Makes no sense to me... The neck is truly amazing but frets are gritty and need some attention...
Great video
Thanks a lot!
Is the tremolo floating or not? I cant seem to find if it is, as the descriptions of websites I've looked at have had nothing.
Yes, its a floating tremolo.
@@RockGuitarVibes Ok, thank you for the response.
Hi, I have a question. If let say you tune this guitar into drop D. Will you tune to each strings again? How do you setup your spring (3 point straight?)
Yes, you have to tune all strings - you can also install a trem blocking system like the Tremol-No to avoid this issue. For the springs I'm using the default setup - see ua-cam.com/video/ecycPMo72lY/v-deo.html
@@RockGuitarVibes Thank you sir for the insights!
I have mine exactly the same for 3 weeks now. Mind you, the body is chambered, 7 small chambered sections under the pickguard. Why??? Besides no mention of it anywhere. Neck and frets are flawless. Tuners and Gotoh trem work as they should, holds tuning just fine. I like neck pickup but not the bridge. Bridge lacks *balls* *bark* and *meat* to my taste. It is ok for crunchy sound but do not expect it sound huge. Changing pickups with Fishman Modern set, will fill up the chambered holes and will fix the neck joint gaps. My 2019 pro mod in grey had same neck joint gap issue, thought it was a bad luck, but no, same thing again, this time gaps are even bigger. Will be great axe when all is fixed, as of new i would give it 7/10.
How's the routing for the pickups? I want a 24 frets HSS tele, this is the closest one I found...
@@aeg_music It is a HH config. To be honest, if you want this guitar for metal/hard rock i would stay away. You will not get a well focused, tight, snappy tone. Its airy, soft, suited for other genres. Might be other style 2 version with a hard tail, alder is better.
Ordered mine yesterday, last one in UK. I hope its good!
I hope so too!
Hi. I was wondering what your longer term impression is with this model? Is there any hum when in bridge and neck split coil mode? Cheers
Makes all the right sounds 👍
that's the power of the Fishman pickups... I don't know what sort of magic goes into their fabrication but they just sound "fuller" and "richer" than any other pickup I tried and seem to be sooo versatile.
I bought this guitar last week because of the fishmen. I read about them before hand and heard that they are the most innovative since the invention of the single coil in the 30s
@@zynosgd9982 they use a different sort of make up. It's a relatively new concept from what I understand. Makes the transitions between notes pretty much seamless
@@PaulWhite-rc3zn Can I ask what your longer term impression is with this model? I was thinking about a purchase. Is there any hum using the bridge or neck single coils? Cheers
@@keithb5612 best guitar i have ever owned. I never experienced an issues. Quiet when it needed to be. Played 4 or 5 venues with this guitar and it never disappointed. Very lightweight and packs a punch.
How about the Fret Work & Treatment?,, does it have a smooth nicely Rolled off Fret Edges?,, & Crowning too?
The neck feels absolutely smooth, no fret sproud or anything that hurts - however, fret ends are not rolled off.
@@RockGuitarVibes great wolfgang, many thankz.!
My next guitar. Thank you for the review. Out of curiosity... where are you from? :-)
Thanks for watching - I'm from Germany.
@@RockGuitarVibes cheers. Nice video and you breakdown the review with no nonsense. Keep up to it!!
Can you tell me what's the neck depth in 1st and 12th fret?
Sure - 1st fret 19.5mm, 12th fret 21mm, wood only - measured without fret height.
how does it compare with a Suhr in terms of sound/playability?
The Suhr sounds different and for most amp settings I would prefer the Suhr. However, don't expect that the Suhr is twice as good if it costs twice as much - that's not the case. The Charvels are very good but if you want to get the last 10% in perfection of sound and quality the Suhr is possibly the better choice. For me playability is superb on both guitars.
these guitar so fckn cool!
Is the neck same as dk24 or fatter as san dimas and mij charvels?
I would say the neck shape is identical to the DK24.
@@RockGuitarVibes daaamn i was hoping it was beefier, you seem to know a lot about charvel guitars. Which neck seems beefier to you from same price range 700-1000?. I searched that guthrie govan charvel is beefier but cant afford that. Thanks a lot
@@juankmarte4046 The neck of the Ibanez AZ series is beefier and worth to give it a try.
Kann das Ding auch im humbucker Modus echtes clean? Ich müsste sonst mein sonstiges Equipment anpassen
Ja sicher, hängt aber auch vom verwendeten Amp ab.
@@RockGuitarVibes Gehe direkt ims audio Interface. Und wenns da schon zerrt ist einfach eklig.
was it shipped with 1 Battery included?
Yes, of course - because no battery means no sound!
man oh man.
Will the fretboard not being stainless steel, bother much?
For me it's not a big issue - these frets are made pretty well. The only thing is that they are not as durable as stainless steel frets.
Thank You for the information ❤
Are the new Fishman Fluence Active Pickup Just jike EMGs Or have more versatile tones?
@@RockGuitarVibes Thank You So much for the Info ❤ Great videos U have🤘
This would be a great guitar for a beginner.
A $1000 guitar?
I think I want the natural ash one
Also a good choice - I wish they would offer more colors. Anyway, the satin black looks better than expected and is perfect for a minor modification which will be shown in one of the upcoming videos.
A black nut plus stainless steel frets and this guitar would be perfect!
Schweizer Armeemesser unter den Gitarren, wow!
So Cal means it has a pick guard. SAN Dimas has no pickguard. The Telecaster body is model #2. Stratocaster body is model #1
So this is a So Cal model#2
Oh, and Lay It down is played in Drop D tuning....
Thanks for the addition.
that version of little wing tho...
I'd buy one if it had black inlays. Idk why, but it just bugs me lol. Otherwise, the guitar is sick
Yeah, that's a matter of taste - for me it already looks better in reality than I would have expected from the pictures. Anyway, thanks for your comment.
Man, you shouldn't take off a point because of the non-stainless steel frets. These are original charvel frets. Charvel guitars have the best neck and fretwork. The neck is so smooth and so easy to play and you can hardly feel the steel frets. They are polished, rounded, beautiful job done there. Don't even think of replacing them!
Yeah, possibly - I think it's a matter of personal taste. Some people prefer the tone of silver-nickel frets. However, it's a fact that stainless steel frets live longer. Thanks for your comment and keep on rockin'
Should play some Rammstein
So it's a guitar! Get on with it!
😁 The real price for those Mexican charvel should not be more 300euro... I bought one and I regret it a lot.. Specially those fake seymour duncan sound very bad..
Crap man now I have to buy another guitar 😭😭😭
Yeah, that's guitar players life.
Well, stainless steel frets could always be installed once the original frets are worn out
True - my Dinky is almost there...
@@RockGuitarVibes yes. That's what I felt when I tried the DK 24 2pt when they first came out. However, I'd rather have the fret work done right, than have stainless frets not installed and dressed properly. I've heard to many complaints about the Ibanez AZ and Sterling JP having dead notes and messy fretwork. I'll stick to Charvel; haven't heard any complaints about them except some of the earlier finishes having a bit of an orange peel effect. But the so cal style 2 finish looks flawless.
It sounds like a very cheap squire strat I had a few years ago... Extremely bright and metallic. I'm not sure about this one. Not at all sounding as nice as a tele from here. I'd rather less "tonal possibilities", options, gizmos etc. for a simple setup that has a few options that always sound good.
I'm pretty sure the intention of Charvel was *not* to build a Tele clone - I think the focus is on heavy rock.
Having the tonal options is an amazing thing. I have an ESP Horizon with coil splitting humbuckers and the sounds are insane I can get out of it. But when it's all said and done, this guitar isn't meant to be a Tele as Wolfgang said.
What? No case =FAIL
Tuu fischmän chewbacca äh humbacca's... änt twäntiituu dschambo frätts
Thank you for this review; what about the neck size in comparison to the Guthrie Govan model? Is this bigger than the GG one or is it thin? Bye
Take a look at my Charvel GG comparison video, the neck dimensions are equal to the Charvel Dinky MX.
@@RockGuitarVibes is the GG neck fatter than CalStyle2?or viceversa? I don't undestand your answer. Thanks
@@marysini1391 The GG neck is slightly fatter - you can find the exact values here ua-cam.com/video/8OXTAuL4L8s/v-deo.html
@@RockGuitarVibes oh thanks a lot for your patient and kind...
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Excellent review! Thankyou!
Glad you enjoyed it!