Charvel Pro-mod DK24 HSS

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CHARVEL PRO-MOD

DK24 HSH

£939

WHAT IS IT? Just about the most

perfect rock guitar you’ll ever try

CHARVEL PRO-MOD

DK24 HSS

£939

WHAT IS IT? A modern day

hot-rod with 80s roots

veryone knows that old expression,

‘we buy with our eyes’. To that end,

some of you have probably already

dismissed these new Charvel Pro-Mod

DK24 guitars as 80s throwbacks or ‘shred

machines’. Just look at that one guitar’s

finish. It couldn’t be any more orange. They

might as well have called it ‘Presidential

Tan’. Well, before you write these guitars off

as ‘not for me’ and turn the page, let’s pick

them apart like Quincy ME.

Aside from their respective finishes, not

to mention the front pickups, our Mexico-

born DK24 HSH and HSS are identical.

Skipping down the spec sheets you’ll find

an offset ‘Dinky’ alder body at the nucleus

of each guitar. Ribs and beer bellies alike

are catered for with your classic Strat-style

rear contouring. The front of the body is

also sculpted for your right forearm. As

you’d expect on guitars of this species, the

Words Ed Mitchell Photography Phil Barker

You should never judge a book by its

cover, apparently. Meet two new high-

spec ‘shred machines’ that prove that

old adage is just as applicable to guitars

Rock Of

Ages…

VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra

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Summary of content (6 pages)

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VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra f i r st p l ay Charvel PrO-MOD DK24 hSh £939 WHAT IS IT? Just about the most perfect rock guitar you’ll ever try Charvel PrO-MOD DK24 hSS £939 WHAT IS IT? A modern day hot-rod with 80s roots rock Of ages… You should never judge a book by its cover, apparently. Meet two new highspec ‘shred machines’ that prove that old adage is just as applicable to guitars Words Ed Mitchell Photography Phil Barker e veryone knows that old expression, ‘we buy with our eyes’.
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Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH & DK24 HSS first play August 2019 Guitarist GIT448.rev_charvel.
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first play Charvel Pro-Mod dK24 HSH & dK24 HSS VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 1. In place of the usual shred-friendly doublelocking Floyd Rose vibrato is a Gotoh 510. This vibrato swings both ways in its body recess and comes paired with locking machineheads and a slippery Graph Tech top nut for excellent tuning stability 2.
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Charvel Pro-Mod dK24 HSH & dK24 HSS 3. These DK24 models have a sculpted area on the rear bottom body bout that hosts the recessed Strat-style jack plate. This plate is angled upwards to direct your guitar cable over your strap or into a radio transmitter 4. Since Charvel is a member of the Fender family, you get that iconic Strat headstock on the DK24 models maple cap. That explains the lack of a skunk stripe round the back. It reminds us of the necks on ’68 and ’69 Strats. The 648mm (25.
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first play Charvel Pro-Mod dK24 HSH & dK24 HSS VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 5 These guitars are not quite as niche as they appear… they’re not a million miles away from a Suhr Modern by Duncan as a “bright, moderate-output rocker with a tight low-end, and scooped mids”. Output is ranked at 14kohms and that’s fuelled by the Alnico 5 magnets. It isn’t as brutal-sounding as the moniker suggests and actually reminds us of the iconic SH-4 JB, albeit with slightly lower output (the JB is 16.
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Charvel Pro-Mod dK24 HSH & dK24 HSS 7 verdict Some of you might find it hard to see beyond the lairy finishes and Charvel’s widdly backstory. That’s a shame, because these guitars are not quite as niche as they appear. The beautiful caramelised necks are fast without being too thin; the bodies are lightweight and balance beautifully on a strap. Then there’s the Gotoh 510 vibrato that offers almost all the performance of a locking Floyd without faffing around with Allen keys.