Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH
As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous developmental work with Govan to originally introduce his signature model, and it’s the ultimate ultra-pro guitar that's only gotten better with time. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it's truly the ideal expression of Govan's artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.
A 25.5" scale guitar, the Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Flame Maple offers a caramelized basswood San Dimas body topped by gorgeous flame maple with a thin satin urethane 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, along with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane finish on the back of the neck and a convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel. 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 two-way mini-toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs (volume, tone) with a brass pin locator, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.
Specifications:
Brand | Charvel |
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Model | Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH |
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Finish Color | Satin Natural |
Weight | 7.22 lbs. |
Top Wood | Flamed Maple |
Body Wood | Caramelized Basswood |
Neck Wood | Caramelized Flamed Maple |
Neck Finish | Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane |
Neck Shape | Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges |
Neck Dimensions | .810 1st - .880 12th |
Fingerboard | Caramelized Flamed Maple |
Fingerboard Radius | 12"-16" Compound |
Fingerboard Inlays | Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center |
Nut | Bone |
Nut Width | 1.6875" |
Frets | 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel |
Pickups | 2 Charvel Custom MF Humbuckers (Neck and Bridge), 1 Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil (Middle) |
Controls | Volume, Tone, 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 |
Tuners | Gotoh MG-T Locking |
Bridge | Recessed Charvel Locking Tremolo |
Other Special 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 |
Case | Charvel Hardshell |
COA | Yes |
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