*Photos shown are of the actual guitar. Serial GG1400275.

Small chip on the top of the headstock. See photo.

As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear him. After two years in meticulous development working closely with the man himself, Charvel is profoundly pleased to introduce the ultimate ultra-pro guitar - the Guthrie Govan Signature model. With so many special features and high-performance appointments, it's truly the ideal expression of Govan's artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.

• CASE/GIG BAG: Hardshell Case Included.

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The San Dimas body has a beautiful bird's-eye maple or flame maple top, with a thin clear matte finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on neck is quartersawn flame maple with a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement and a convenient truss rod adjustment wheel at the body end. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the compound-radius (12"-16") 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.

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, two notched control knobs (master volume, master tone) with brass position markers set into the body, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut, chrome hardware and 25.5" scale length.

Specs

General

• Series: Artist Signature
• Platform: Artist
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Natural
• Country Of Origin: US
• Year: 2017

Neck

• Neck Material: 2-Piece Caramelized Flame Maple with Graphite Reinforcement
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Number of Frets: 24
• Fret Size: Jumbo Stainless
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Body

• Body Shape: San Dimas® Style 1
• Body Style: Solid Body
• Body Material: Caramelized Basswood with Flame Maple Top
• Body Finish: Satin Lacquer

Hardware

• Bridge: Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
• Tuning Machines: Sperzel® Locking
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Control Knobs: Dome-Style
• Pickguard: None
• Neck Plate: None
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Bridge Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
• Middle Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
• Neck Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching:
  • Position 1: Bridge Full Humbucker
  • Position 2: Bridge Stud Coil and Middle
  • Position 3: Neck Screw Coil and Bridge Screw Coil
  • Position 4: Neck Screw Coil and Middle
  • Position 5: Full Humbucker