Charvel Desolation DS-1 ST Electric Guitar

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Loaded with Seymour Duncan Blackout pickups to bring out its aggressively smooth tone, the mahogany-bodied Charvel DS-1 ST is perfect for the heaviest riffs.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Neck-through-body construction Longer sustain; strong midrange; smooth feel
Seymour Duncan Active Blackout pickups Articulate tone; wide dynamic range; hot output
Mahogany body Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Compound radius fretboard Even, flatter feel moving up neck towards bridge

The Charvel Desolation DS-1 ST has a single-cutaway mahogany body with a carved top and neck-through-body design. Features include a bound mahogany neck with scalloped heel, compound radius (12-16 inch) rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, dual Seymour Duncan Blackout active humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, Charvel bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side Grover tuners, and solid and transparent finishes (flame maple veneer on trans finishes) with matching headstocks.

Magnificent Desolation. The Charvel Desolation series offers more tonal and stylistic options for discerning players everywhere. Devastating tone, killer looks and high-performance playability separate the Desolation series from all others.

Features:

- Neck Thru Construction
- Active Seymour Duncan Blackout Pickups
- Light Weight
- Compound Radius Rosewood Fretboard

- Model Name: Desolation DS-1 ST
- Series: Desolation
- Neck Shape: Through-Body Fast Neck with Tilt-Back Scarf Joint Head Stock
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Abalone "Keystone" Position Inlays
- Fretboard Radius: 12 to 16 in. Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Neck Finish: Oiled
- Nut Width: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5 in. (64.8 cm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Pickup Configuration: H/H
- Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan AHB-1B Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan AHB-1N Pickup (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Hardware: Black Nickel
- Bridge: Charvel - Jackson Compound Radius Compensated Bridge
- String Nut: Plastic

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (6 ratings)
Submitted November 3, 2013 by Kyle N in Erie, PA

"A Players Dream"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I bought this guitar from a local shop. I wasn't planning on buying a guitar when I went there I was just getting a pedal. But then I played this,,,,, WOW! I have a Gibson Les Paul studio and a Epi Les Paul custom and this guitar is more playable. Charvel did a great job on it.

Musical Background:

Guitar

Musical Style:

Rock blues
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