Description
Description
The Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash is a 25.5" scale guitar that offers a carmelized 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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Charvel Artist Signature |
| Artist Name: | Guthrie Govan |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | GG23000552 |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | San Dimas Style 1 |
| Body Material: | Caramelized Ash |
| Body Finish: | Satin |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Caramelized Flame Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane |
| Neck Shape: | Speed Neck |
| Fingerboard Material: | Caramelized Flame Maple |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.6875" (42.86mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Compound 12-16" (304.8-406.4mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 24 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Ebony Rings with Maple Dot Center |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Charvel Logo |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Charvel Custom MF Humbucker |
| Middle Pickup: | Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil |
| Neck Pickup: | Charvel Custom MF Humbucker |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume, Tone, 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options |
| Electronics Notes: | 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Recessed Charvel Locking Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Sperzel Locking |
| Fret Wire: | Jumbo Stainless Steel |
| Pickguard: | None |
| Knobs: | Dome-Style Luminlay Numbered |
| Switch Cap: | Black |