Charvel Guthrie Govan Signature HSH Flame Maple Caramelized Flame Natural With Case
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.
Product Specs
General
Color: Natural
Country Of Origin: US
Orientation: Right-Hand
Series: Artist Signature Models
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
Neck Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
Neck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Number of Frets: 24
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays: Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Dual-Action with Wheel
Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
Fret Size: Jumbo Stainless
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Body
Body: Caramelized Basswood
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Material: Caramelized Basswood
Body Shape: San Dimas® Style 1
Body Style: Solid Body
Body Top: Flame Maple
Hardware
Bridge: Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
Control Knobs: Dome-Style Luminlay® Numbered
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Neck Plate: None
Pickguard: None
Pickup Covers: Brown
Strap Buttons: Standard
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip: Black
Tremolo Arm: Pop-In Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines: Sperzel® Locking
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
Controls: Volume, Tone
Middle Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
Neck Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HSH
Special Electronics: 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position
Switching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
Miscellaneous
Commodity Code: 9207901000
Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Unique 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
Accessories
Included Accessories: Includes Hardshell Case
Truss Rod Wrench: Yes
: 2865434701
: Included Charvel® Hardshell (p/n 009-0915-000)