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CHARVEL® INTRODUCES NEW DESOLATION™ SERIES GUITARS
New models fuse killer looks, traditional high-performance playability and unprecedented value
GOTHENBURG, Swe. (Sept. 9, 2011) – Charvel is proud to introduce its new Desolation series guitars. These are entirely new instrument designs not previously seen in the high-performance guitar maker‘s 30-year history, offering more tonal and stylistic options for discerning players everywhere and bringing a long-acclaimed tradition of high performance to more guitarists now than ever before.
Marked by devastating tone, killer looks and high-performance playability, the Desolation series comprises an entirely new stable of Charvel guitars designed for a whole new world of players, with the sound and performance known to the world‘s greatest guitarists more affordable now than ever before.
There are 10 new guitars in the ―first wave‖ of the Charvel Desolation series—four single-cutaway “DS” models, three double-cutaway “DC” models and three highly distinctive Skatecaster “SK” models loosely based on the Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s. All feature mahogany bodies and necks, dual humbucking pickup configurations with three-way toggle switching, solid and transparent finishes (with flame maple veneer on trans finishes) and black nickel hardware. Most feature compound-radius (12‖- 16‖) rosewood fingerboards with 24 jumbo frets in a variety of neck-through, set-neck and bolt-on configurations; Charvel bridges specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards (except DS-3 ST Floyd Rose®-equipped models); and three-on-a-side locking Charvel tuners (except DS-3 ST and Floyd Rose®-equipped models, which have non-locking three-on-a-side tuners).
Charvel Desolation “DS” single-cutaway models and features are:
DS-1 ST: Carved top, neck-through-body design, bound neck with scalloped heel, abalone position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, dual Seymour Duncan® Blackout active humbucking pickups, matching headstocks
DS-1 FR: Carved top, neck-through-body design, bound neck with scalloped heel, abalone position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, dual Seymour Duncan® Blackout active humbucking pickups, Floyd Rose® double-locking tremolo, matching headstocks
DS-2 ST: Carved top, bound set neck with scalloped heel, pearloid position inlays, pearloid body and headstock binding, dual Charvel active humbucking pickups
DS-3 ST: Carved top, bolt-on neck, 12‖-radius fingerboard with dot inlays, dual Charvel passive humbucking pickups
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Charvel Desolation “DC” double-cutaway models and features are:
DC-1 ST: Carved top, neck-through-body design, bound neck with scalloped heel, abalone position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups, matching headstocks
DC-1 FR: Carved top, neck-through-body design, bound neck with scalloped heel, abalone position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups, matching headstocks, Floyd Rose® double-locking tremolo, matching headstocks
DC-2 ST: Carved top, bound set neck with scalloped heel, pearloid position inlays, pearloid body and headstock binding, dual Charvel active humbucking pickups
Charvel Desolation “SK” Skatecaster models and features are:
SK-1 ST: Solid body shape based on early-‘90s hollow-body Surfcaster, neck-through-body design, bound neck, abalone ―keystone‖ position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups, single control knob (volume), matching headstocks
SK-1 FR: Solid body shape based on early-‘90s hollow-body Surfcaster, neck-through-body design, bound neck, abalone ―keystone‖ position inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups, single control knob (volume), Floyd Rose® double-locking tremolo, matching headstocks
SK-3 ST: Solid body shape based on early-‘90s hollow-body Surfcaster, bolt-on neck, pearloid ―keystone‖ position inlays, pearloid body and headstock binding, dual Charvel passive humbucking pickups, single control knob (volume)
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About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world‘s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‗n‘ roll. Iconic Fender® instruments such as the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today‘s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender®, Squier®, Guild®, Tacoma®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, SWR® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.charvelguitars.com.