Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Flame Maple - 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.
A 25.5" scale guitar, the Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Flame Maple offers a caramelized basswood San Dimas body topped by gorgeous flame maple with a thin satin urethane 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, along with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane finish on the back of the neck and a convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel. 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 two-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs (volume, tone) with a brass pin locator, 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 Flame Maple - Natural
- Caramelized Basswood Body with Flame Maple Top
- Bolt-On Caramelized Flame Maple Neck with Graphite Reinforcement
- Charvel Custom MF Humbucking (Bridge and Neck) and Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil (Middle) Pickups
- 12"-16" Compound Radius Caramelized Flame Maple Fingerboard
- U.S.-Made Charvel Locking Recessed Tremolo
- 5-Way Blade, 2-W
Specifications - Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Flame Maple - Natural
General
- Series: Artist Signature Models
- Model Number: 2865434701
- Colour: Natural
- Number of Strings: 6
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Body
- Body Finish: Satin
- Body Shape: San Dimas Style 1
- Body Material: Caramelized Basswood
- Body Top: Flame Maple
Neck
- 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 Centre
- Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
- Truss Rod Wrench: Yes
Hardware
- 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
Electronics
- 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
- Special Electronics: 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position
- Pickup Configuration: HSH
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- 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
