Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR EB Candy Apple Red
Product information "Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR EB Candy Apple Red"
With the So-Cal Style 1 from the Pro-Mod Plus series, Charvel has added a classic shredder axe with premium looks to its range. The alder body and headstock are finished in Candy Apple Red, and the caramelized maple/ebony neck is bolted to the body. The hardware and electronics are impressive too: a gold-plated Floyd Rose tremolo and gold-plated tuners make this guitar a real eye-catcher. A set of Seymour Duncan pickups ensures authentic sounds.
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Shape: ST-Style
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Bridge / Tremolo: Floyd Rose 1500
- Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan TB - 6
- Color/ Finish: Candy Apple Red
- Colour: Red
- Controls: 1x volume, 1x tone
- Country of Origin: Mexico
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlays: Pearl Dots
- Fretboard radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Frets: 22
- Fret size: Jumbo
- Hardware: Gold
- Includes: Gigbag
- Neck: Caramalized Maple
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-6N
- Neck Profile: "D"
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Neck finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Nut material: Floyd Rose Locking
- Pickguard: 1-Ply White
- Pickup Configuration: H-H (2x Humbucker)
- Pickup Cover: open White
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Pot Caps: Dome Speed Gold
- Scale: 25" (635 - 659 mm)
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .009 - .042
- Technology: Solid Body
- Translation: 1:18
- Tuning Machines: Charvel-Branded Die-Cast
Charvel began in the late 1970s as a guitar workshop in southern California. It became known not only for repairing guitars but for modifying popular models like the Fender Stratocaster and converting them into so‑called Superstrats. These guitars found particular resonance in the metal scene of the 1980s. When 1978 Grover Jackson joined the company, he quickly began releasing his own guitars under the name Charvel. Until 1986 all Charvel guitars were produced exclusively in California; to meet the high demand production was eventually moved to Japan. In 2002 Fender acquired both Charvel and Jackson from the Japanese company IMC, which had bought the two firms from Grover Jackson in 1989.
Today Charvel produces a range of different guitar series both in the USA and in Mexico. When it comes to Charvel's individual series, everyone can find a suitable instrument. The Charvel range can mainly be divided into three different categories, which in turn can be split into several subgroups. These categories are the series DK (also called Dinky), So‑Cal and San Dimas. The characteristics of the guitars can sometimes be hard to distinguish. The guitars of the DK or Dinky line are, as the name suggests, smaller and lighter than those of the other series. This makes longer playing sessions noticeably more comfortable. The difference between So‑Cal and San Dimas is a little harder to define, since both lines are available in two styles. Both the So‑Cal and the San Dimas are available as ST guitars and T guitars. At first glance they mainly differ in that the San Dimas guitars usually have no pickguard, and they also differ slightly in body construction and in the available pickup options. All Charvel series and styles are also available as Pro‑Mod models — specially modified guitars for optimised performance.
With this huge selection Charvel doesn't stop there and also offers, in addition to a Custom Shop, signature models from artists like Jim Root or Jake E. Lee. There's also the USA Select line — handmade guitars from the Custom Shop in Corona, California. One thing is for sure: whichever Charvel guitar you choose, you'll get a quality instrument that will give you many years of enjoyment.
In addition to electric guitars, Charvel also builds excellent electric basses with the San Dimas Bass PJ and JJ series. The basses come equipped with a mix of DiMarzio and Charvel's own pickups, delivering seriously great tone.
