The Chinese Charvels are in at City Music, they are a few days old, very new, evident from the shiny strings, lack of metal parts oxidation & sparse fingerprints on the glossed body, he he... But do not rule out the fact that the City Music guys give them a dedicated wipe-down at the end of the day in the name of product maintenance.
I managed to try the Desolation DS-3 today, it's the most affordable amongst them, currently sporting an introductory price of $310 so it's a typical Chinese cheapo you might say? Fault-laden & a laughing stock? Heck, NO.
This is great manufacture for the money, everything's well in place in making it a wonderful player but I'd caution you for committing this assurance to general belief because while I was looking at the other models such as the DC & Soloists, there were some inconsistencies to note. However, these weren't grave demerits, certainly not flaws to render the instruments as duds. The DS-3 sports a very sturdy bolt-on construction & that simple oil finish for the mahogany neck made it addictive to the touch. The mahogany body-neck combo means it takes a toll on the treble end & rightfully so, the default Desolation pickups could have done better in this consideration.
Les Paul tone by any chance? Oh, please... let's not go there knowing that the outline remains to be the only association to that name, the DS-3 is a typical bolt-on guitar, nothing deep & boomy to behold but it does give off some of those albeit far from being a signature voicing. Highly recommended for a no-frills, beginner model but it works as a secondary reference as well.
For the record, I was served by brother JAYA- very pro service, forthcoming to say the least. Thumbs up, bro!
2 comments:
eh? city music distributes charvel?
Yes, at very good prices :-)
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