GPOTD 02.21.14

[Kerouac]

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Charvel SD1 San Dimas Blue

• One-piece quartersawn maple neck with classic San Dimas profile
• Compound-radius rosewood fingerboard (12"-16")
• 22 jumbo frets
• JB TB-4 humbucking (bridge) and direct-mount Seymour Duncan STK-S6 (neck) pickups
• Three-way toggle pickup switch
• Single knurled black master volume control
• Charvel hard-tail bridge
• Charvel locking tuners
• Black hardware

 

[Punchy]

Yes. Rocks

 

[Coralkong]

Wouldn't be my first choice for a Charvel, but I'm sure it plays just like the rest of them.....excellent.

I never liked that they called these "San Dimas", as they are made in Japan, or maybe even Mexico now, but hey, whatever.....

What I find pretty interesting, is that these guitars retail for somewhere around $800.
I have a 375 Deluxe from 1990 or 1991 that also retailed for around $800. You can buy that model on Ebay for around $350-$400 today...
Adjusting for inflation, which one would YOU want, eh? (P.S. The 375 is a H S S config, and has a fucking tone knob.....)

Really, this guitar is pretty one-sided with only a volume knob for Pete's sake, but if you just want to rock out with it, I'm sure it does well in that area.

I wouldn't buy it, but again, it probably plays quite well.

I think they make these with a maple fretboard, too.

 

[Coralkong]

I'm not gonna lie, though.....I have always wanted one of these (which IS a San Dimas custom Charvel):

 

[Mark Wein]

Eh.

 

[CBHScott]

Would rather have a (non-FR) trem and a tone control, but it's OK.

 

[Deep Eddy]

Not crazy about the guitar, but I like the blue finish.

 

[335clone]

I like, but would rock with a Wilkinson instead of the hardtail.

 

[jelloman]

Blue fail, trem fail...

Sent from where I am now...

 

[Elias Graves]

Meh

 

[Chad]

It's ok


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[ellengtrgrl]

They're OK, but I'd prefer the non-Floyd, Tele versions of the San Dimas.

 

[Stratguy]

Can't get excited about it.

 

[Muppet]

I agree, it needs a Floyd or Wilkinson or something.

 

[IamSeaDevil]

I am indifferent to this one

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

The least exciting Charvel I've ever seen.

 

[LittleSnakes]

No interest as is, but give me one with a maple FB and I'd consider it. As it is - I agree it's just not very exciting.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

I like it a lot except for the color.
I could see myself playing it.
The color is hideous tho.

 

[Prages]

Meh.

I'd rock the shit out of the snake-skin one, though.

 

[OGG]

I like these. They are subtle shred machines. Very librarian/nymphoesque. Silent killers. Girl next door with a drawer full of whips and handcuffs. Understated and evil.

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