Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash - Natural
As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous developmental work with Govan to originally introduce his signature model, and it's the ultimate ultra-pro guitar that's only gotten better with time. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it's truly the ideal expression of Govan's artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.
The Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash is a 25.5" scale guitar that offers a caramelized ash San Dimas body with a thin satin lacquer finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on flame maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane on the back and a convenient truss rod adjustment wheel at the body end. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the 12"-16" compound radius flame maple fingerboard spans two octaves, with the same caramelized treatment as the neck, 24 extra jumbo stainless-steel frets and special maple dot inlays with ebony borders, as well as Luminlay side-dots that emit light for the darkest of stages.
Other premium features include three specially wound Charvel custom MF pickups arranged in a versatile HSH configuration with five-way switching for the expansive tonal openness and dynamic sensitivity that Govan demands, a 2-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs for volume and tone, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.
Features - Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash - Natural
- Caramelized Ash Body
- Bolt-On Caramelized Flame Maple Neck with Graphite Reinforcement
- 12"-16" Compound Radius Caramelized Flame Maple Fingerboard
- Charvel Custom MF Humbucking (Bridge and Neck) and Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil (Middle) Pickups
- U.S.-Made Charvel Locking Recessed Tremolo
- 5-Way Blade, 2-Way Toggle, Volume & Tone Controls
Specifications - Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash - Natural
General- Series: Artist Signature
- Model Number: 2865434700
- Colour: Natural
- Number of Strings: 6
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Body Finish: Satin
- Body Shape: San Dimas Style 1
- Body Material: Caramelized Ash
- Neck Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Neck Binding: None - Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Jumbo Stainless
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
- Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
- Truss Rod Wrench: Yes
- Headstock: Licensed Fender Stratocaster
- Neck Plate: None
- Bridge: Recessed Charvel Locking Tremolo Bridge
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tremolo Arm: Pop-In Tremolo Arm
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh MG-T Locking
- Pickguard: None
- Control Knobs: Dome-Style Luminlay Numbered
- Switch Tip: Black
- Bridge Pickup: Charvel Custom MF Humbucking
- Middle Pickup: Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Charvel Custom MF Humbucking
- Pickup Colour: Brown
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
- Pickup Configuration: HSH
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Case/Gig Bag: Included Charvel Hardshell (p/n 009-0915-000); Optional Gig Bag (p/n 299-1414-006)
- Other Features: Contoured Body Heel with Recessed Neck Attachment Ferrules (No Neck Plate), Brass Control Position Marker Inlays in the Body, Side-Mount Oval Output Jack
