Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Guitar, Roasted Flame Maple Fingerboard, Caramelized Ash
The Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash is a 25.5" scale guitar that offers a carmelized ash San Dimas body with a thin satin lacquer finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on flame maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane on the back and a convenient truss rod adjustment wheel at the body end. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the 12"-16" compound radius 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, as well as Luminlay® side-dots that emit light for the darkest of stages.
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, a 2-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs for volume and tone, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.
Features
- Caramelized Ash Body
- Bolt-On Caramelized Flame Maple Neck with Graphite Reinforcement
- 12"-16" Compound Radius Caramelized Flame Maple Fingerboard
- Charvel Custom MF Humbucking (bridge and neck) and Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil (middle) Pickups
- U.S.-Made Charvel Locking Recessed Tremolo
- 5-Way Blade, 2-Way Toggle, Volume & Tone Controls
General
- Model Number: 2865434700
- Series: Artist Signature Models
- Color: Natural
- Number of Strings: 6
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Body
- Body Finish: Satin
- Body Shape: San Dimas® Style 1
- Body Material: Caramelized Ash
Neck
- Neck Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Neck Binding: None - Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Flame Maple
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Jumbo Stainless
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
- Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
- Truss Rod Wrench: Yes
- Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
- Neck Plate: None
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
- Middle Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
- Pickup Color: Brown
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
- Special Electronics: 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker
- Position
- Pickup Configuration: HSH
Hardware
- Bridge: Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tremolo Arm: Pop-In Tremolo Arm
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh® MG-T Locking
- Pickguard: None
- Control Knobs: Dome-Style Luminlay® Numbered
- Switch Tip: Black
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Case/Gig Bag: Included Charvel® Hardshell (p/n 009-0915-000); Optional Gig Bag (p/n 299-1414-006)
- Other Features: Contoured Body Heel with Recessed Neck Attachment Ferrules (No Neck Plate), Brass
- Control Position Marker Inlays in the Body, Side-Mount Oval Output Jack
The above photos may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. Figured tops, serial numbers, and instrument weights may differ. Please feel free to reach out for these and other in-hand details.
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| SKU | CHARVEL-GOVAN-SIG-HSH-CASH-4 |
| UPC | 4157356591 |