
Charvel spent two years of meticulous development with Govan to first introduce his Guthrie Govan signature model in 2014, and it’s the ultimate ultrapro guitar. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Here’s what Charvel say about the Guthrie Govan Signature HSH Flame MapleĪs a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. Packed with features and thoughtful design built around the player, the Guthrie signature brings together versatility, playability and a dynamic tonal range. And if you want to tweak the truss rod, there’s a convenient adjustment wheel between the neck and the neck pickup. With a specially contoured neck and no neck plate, the guitar is built to give you easy access all the way up to the 24th fret. With a 2-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker positions, you can get a wonderful array of tones out of this beast. The Flamed Maple finish is fairly restrained and subtle, hiding away layers of extra features, this guitar is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

The Flame Maple Top finish with a caramelised Basswood body - a thermal process to remove the moisture from the wood, will sound and feel much older than a brand new guitar off the shelf. The 2017 model is an update on what was already a phenomenal instrumental. It’s widely regarded as one of the best ‘new’ guitars in the last few years for its sheer playability. Guthrie first got his own sig model in 2014 when Charvel built him a super-guitar.

This guitar is the premium shredders guitar. The earliest Charvels have no serial numbers, only a “made in USA” mark on the back of the neck plate.

Identifying Charvels with these expert sitesįrom this website at the internet archive: /charv.shtml 1978 moved to San Dimas and in the same year bought by Grover Jackson.Ĭharvel branded guitars appeared 1979-80. Founded by Wayne Charvel as Charvel manufacturing in 1976 making guitar parts.
