NGD It's a Tele but it isn't!

DiscoStu

Haven't bought a new guitar in years so treated myself to this beauty.

One for the purists! 
Charvel Pro Mod So Cal Style 2.

So many highlights.
The roasted maple neck is a pure joy. Feels like a modern C shape, with a 12"-16" compound radius board.
The fully carved body front and back just feels so good! The recessed upward pointing jack socket is a brilliant design feature too, the whole body is so well thought out.
The Fishman Fluence pickups are great. They can be voiced as vintage PAFs or modern Hi Gain, and are also coil tapped via the tone pot for single coil Tele(ish) tones.
Reverse headstock! I love a reverse headstock! Locking tuners too.

Well chuffed.


Now the initial niggles.

I keep hitting the volume knob and turning the volume down. The taper on the volume doesn't seem right either, I'm not getting any signal until the knob is nearly half way round. It's probably just the noise gate settings on my Spark amp though, I'll investigate that another time.
I don't hear much difference between the vintage and modern tones in humbucker mode. The coil taps work a treat though. Again, maybe it's my Spark amp that's not showing the tonal difference.

Overall though this is a bloody fantastic guitar. My first Charvel and my first roasted maple neck. The hype was real!

spev11

Arrrrrggggghhhhhh don't show me that, I missed the used one on GuitarGuitar by dithering, i'm GASsing hard for one to the point I may sell my Blade Tele and my Epi Les Paul plus top. must resist......................................................

DiscoStu

@spev11 can you guess which one this is?...

spev11

ohhhh noooo I bloody well knew if i dithered long enough one of you buggers would get in before me. Can't deny it though It's a great guitar. I'm saving for the next one I see.

blueskunk

Nice. I love the Superstrat ones. The DK22 I think. Some nice colours. Great buy. 

dazzajl

That looks like an absolute beast, congratulations! 

GoFish

That's quite lovely. What have you been playing on it?

bertie

not my usual cup of char,  but I do like what they've done with the jack socket 

axisus

Looks a beast! Love it!

DiscoStu

GoFish said:

That's quite lovely. What have you been playing on it?

Bit of this, bit of that! Bit of Dire Straits, bit of Metallica, bit of Radiohead, but found myself mostly playing Tool last night.
It's effectively 3 guitars in one. The neck single  coil is wonderful for cleans, very warm, with a clear bell-like tone. That'll be getting a LOT of use.

skullfunkerry

Very very nice! I’ve arranged to meet up with a member on here and buy the orange one in the classifieds; very much looking forward to getting my hands on it

spev11

im just sulking now. Im searching for a used one to no avail, as soon as I empty the guitar fund I dont doubt one will turn up

chris78

You’re right, it’s not a tele 

DiscoStu

spev11 said:

im just sulking now. Im searching for a used one to no avail, as soon as I empty the guitar fund I dont doubt one will turn up

I'll do you a deal 

DiscoStu

skullfunkerry said:

Very very nice! I’ve arranged to meet up with a member on here and buy the orange one in the classifieds; very much looking forward to getting my hands on it

An orange Charvel?

Funkfingers

spev11 said:

don't show me that, I missed the used one on GuitarGuitar by dithering.

I'm searching for a used one to no avail, as soon as I empty the guitar fund, I don't doubt one will turn up

My friend from Neyland, with the blue/purple Chapman ML, also has the vibrato-equipped version of that Charvel in the natural Sen/Ash finish. He might be tempted by your Epi LP plus cash difference.

DiscoStu

See, I'd have been tempted by the natural Ash model too if they did it as a hardtail. I'm not really a trem guy but it looks 'more like' a Tele.
But I've already got a Baja so got the classic Tele thing covered. And let's face it, this is pushing the limits of what a 'Tele' can be and it looks killer in black.

skullfunkerry

DiscoStu said:

skullfunkerry said:

Very very nice! I’ve arranged to meet up with a member on here and buy the orange one in the classifieds; very much looking forward to getting my hands on it

An orange Charvel?

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/218943/fs-charvel-pro-mod-so-cal-style-2-24-hh-ht-hardtail-caramelised-maple-neck-orange-body

DiscoStu

skullfunkerry said:

DiscoStu said:

skullfunkerry said:

Very very nice! I’ve arranged to meet up with a member on here and buy the orange one in the classifieds; very much looking forward to getting my hands on it

An orange Charvel?

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/218943/fs-charvel-pro-mod-so-cal-style-2-24-hh-ht-hardtail-caramelised-maple-neck-orange-body

Of course! I even wow'd it at the time! Brain fart. I was very very tempted (it's orange!) but the Tenerife bit put me off. It's fucking lush though.

DiscoStu

@spev11 @blueskunk @dazzajl @GoFish @bertie @axisus @skullfunkerry @chris78 @Funkfingers out of curiosity, did you all see the photos I posted in the OP or did you get links which you then clicked on? Something came up in another post about Imgur photos and just want to know if these showed properly as images on here.

spev11

I see  (now and previously)the actual pics (of the bloody guitar I should have bought    )