Charvel Guthrie Govan Signature HSH Caramelized Flame Maple Fretboard Natural

Charvel Guthrie Govan Signature HSH Caramelized Flame Maple Fretboard Natural

As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous development with Govan to first introduce his Guthrie Govan signature model in 2014, and it’s the ultimate ultra-pro guitar. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it's truly the ideal expression of Govan's artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.

This 25.5” scale guitar offers a caramelized basswood San Dimas® body with a gorgeous flame maple top 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 neck is two-piece flame maple with a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane gel on the back of the neck 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 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 positions, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs (master volume, master tone), U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.


Specifications:

Body
Body Shape:     San Dimas®
Body Material:     Caramelized Basswood Body with Flame Maple Top
Body Finish:     Satin Lacquer
Neck
Neck Material:     Caramelized 2-Piece Flame Maple with Graphite Reinforcement
Scale Length:     25.5" (64.8 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:     12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
Number of Frets:     24
Fret Size:     Jumbo Stainless
String Nut:     Bone
Truss Rod Nut:     Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment
Neck Plate:     4-Bolt (recessed)
Neck Finish:     Hand-Rubbed Urethane Gel
Fingerboard:     Caramelized 2-Piece Flame Maple with Graphite Reinforcement
Position Inlays:     Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
Electronics
Bridge Pickup:     Charvel Custom MF Humbucking
Middle Pickup:     Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil
Neck Pickup:     Charvel Custom MF Humbucking
Controls:     Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching:     3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge and Middle, Position 2. Bridge, Middle and Neck, Position 3. Neck
Pickup Configuration:     HSH
Special Electronics:     2 Mini-Toggle to engage Single Coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position
Hardware
Bridge:     U.S.-Made Recessed Charvel Locking Tremolo Bridge
Tuning Machines:     Sperzel® Locking
Orientation:     Right-Hand
Pickguard:     None
Control Knobs:     Dome Style Luminlay Numbered Knobs
Miscellaneous
Strings:     NPS, .010-.046 Gauges