I've chosen Charvel's San Dimas Style 2 HH among the ones offered for clearance at Swee Lee (BB branch), I picked this one especially because I deem it as the best among the crop. I've told myself to steer clear of Floyd Rose bridges but that's not a pressing consideration, even the red finish & Tele style body/ Strat headstock outline did not bother me. All I need to know/ see is that this San Dimas is a top drawer in terms of QC & tone.
The pickups in there are Seymour Duncans; JB (bridge) & '59 (neck); no strangers to me. Their chemistry aren't exclusive though, the guitar's alder body & maple fretboard did the rest for ear candy. I've heard too many guitars sporting a Floyd Rose bridge & Duncan JB pickup sounding thin in the lower frequency but not this guitar. The key contributor is definitely its overall weight- enough to make those pickups sing.
The guitar features a 3-way Les Paul style toggle switch & a solitary volume control, the very 'open' tone is a wonderful encounter for those of us who do not wish to be bothered by mushy distortion.
See those washers & bolts in the package? That's the necessary supplement for the Dunlop StrapLock; yes, it's the default strap hardware for this guitar. Oh, the tuners are Grovers.
If you are looking for something worthy which require very little/ no mods to service your needs, the current range of San Dimas on clearance offer (@ Swee Lee) are highly recommended. The QC is praise-worthy & the tones are definitely above-average.
4 comments:
owh~ i thought it was so-cal
Nice! I think these Charvels will be really good value!
Quick question, from your experience, what's the difference in tonal offering between Coil Split and Parallel Wiring for Humbuckers?
Do you normally do the coil splitting for your humbuckers or parallel wiring?
- LG
coil split turns one of the single coils in a humbucker off, so we effectively get a single coil tone. in parallel wiring, both coils are still functioning, just that the output is tapped so get a different sounding humbucker.
for dual humbucking guitars of mine, i usually do the coil split option so there are more voicings on board.
Thanks Sub!
- LG
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