Charvel Desolation SK-1 FR Skatekaster Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose

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Updated with a Floyd Rose and EMG 81 and 85 pickups, this reissue of the '60s classic is ready to handle a barrage of thrashy riffs and complex expressions.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Neck-through-body construction Longer sustain; strong midrange; smooth feel
EMG 81 and 85 active pickups Aggressive, full tone; great sustain and dynamics
Floyd Rose locking tremolo Stays in tune through dive bombs or light vibratos
Compound radius fretboard Even, flatter feel moving up neck towards bridge

The Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR is a modernized take on the highly distinctive Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s, with a solid mahogany body and neck-through design. Features include a bound mahogany neck, compound radius (12-16 in.) rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone "keystone" inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, single control knob (volume), Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side Charvel tuners, and solid and trans 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 EMG 81 and 85 Pickups
- Light Weight
- Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo

NOTE: Shown in Transparent Black.

- 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 Material: Mahogany
- 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: EMG 81 Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: EMG 85 Humbucking 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: Recessed Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 Double-Locking Tremolo
- String Nut: Floyd Rose Original Locking Nut

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

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