Charvel Desolation Series Bargain Guitars!
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The Captain's witty punchlines followed by Rob's laugh is always a recipe for me falling out of my chair.
Bahlord the Disgraced
picked up one of these for $300 Cad used and hardly use my other guitars since. what a guitar and that radius is just amazing
My first guitar was one like the first blue one here. I bought it right after this video launched, and now I'm studying musicology
Charvels have always been awesome playing and awesome sounding. Just overall solid guitars.
The Captain and Chappers hands down give the best product reviews. Review, a little Comedy thrown in and always GREAT playing. That ending was EPIC!!!
The desolation series have the smoothest, fastest necks!
Ibanez wants to know your location...
These Desolation necks are so smooth, the guitar practically plays itself
What a shame, Fender did a lousy job promoting this series.
With proper promotion who knows where they could of gone
Just purchased a charvel ds-1 st today for $650. I love the abalone surrounding this beauty
Just ordered one from you... the flat black strat style! I have always wanted a guitar with a FR to mess around with... exactly as rob described. Just the value of the components makes this a worthwhile purchase! Been watching your vids for ages but first purchase from andertons... been a long time coming. Thanks guys!
Cheers mate - lovely Jubbly!
You'll have to email or call the store to get them to double check, but I'm pretty sure it's either Korea or Indonesia. Cheers
*****
It should be China afaik.
Bought one of these just before the discount was applied.
I'd gladly pay full price for them. Charvel customer for life now. She sits pride of place in my gigging line up next to my Ibanez's.
I will be getting more from these guys.
Superb quality, sounds amazing, solid as a rock, handles every tone you could want to get out of it, wired up as a les paul should be(!), neck finish is perfect, beautiful contours for comfort, very well wired.
Yessss!!!!DS-1 ST is mine!Just a great guitar,with awesome sound,and very nice look,nasty,can get enough!!!!!!!!Charvel rocks!!!
Charvel needs to bring them back. Reissue them and offer a passive pickup option. I think seymour duncan full shred set would be fantastic!
I LOVE the shape and colour of this guitar. Never seen one before. Charvelorgasmotron!
I meant the Blue Smear Single Cut piece of luuuuurve! So how much cash have I got down me sofa.....
Greetings from Norway! Love your videos. Good quality, good playing and good fun:)
I think those LP Desolation models look great and are in fact a total steal for the price. I wonder if anyone has them for the super low prices in the US close to where I live. Great job as always Lee & Rob. :)
Holy shit 11.51 - did he just play somewhere over the rainbow on a dive-bomb harmonic? hahaha fantastic
I noticed that shit too man lol
Agreed Jeff Beck is the man for that.
Yeah I heard that too
You guys are the best! "buy this! *explosion* " whaha
that blue smear is beautiful!
Must have beginner pedals / pedal board for begginers
YEEES
Thanks for just putting a smile on my face Mates.
These guys are funny! They seem like down to earth chaps! Pretty good guitar players as well!
I really enjoy these videos..
Keep them coming..
Wish they made some of this series in left-handed, especially the Skatecaster.
You should do a whole video of jamming with the Captain. (;
Shouldn't*
James Rogers Elaborate?
The captain is great. He offers an entirely different style and tone for any and all of the products that they are demoing. As with anything its important to get a range and he offers that. It's not just Chappers shredding away on some filth channel, it's also Capt. using the creamy, vintage clean channel for blues
James Rogers i still dont see why they shouldn't jam, they've done it several times and it sounded really cool
they are here to review products, there are plenty of places to watch people jam
Really cool video guys !!!!!! Watching from Argentina
Just bought your Primordial Audio Chronicle EP, love your videos and music!
Just purchased the last DS1 ST, can't wait
I think my desolation was the second to last that would have been ordered. I got the superstrat type.
I can tell what Chappers means when he says its not a great neck, but it is very, very good!
The quality in the guitar overall is spectacular for the money. And its one of the best sounding guitars I've ever had.
Very pleasantly surprised with the high quality. Definitely thinking Charvel might be the brand for me!
Noodled around with a DS1 hardtail at the used section of my local Guitar Center -felt wonderful in the hands. Stalled on buying it and of course its gone now. Major regret on my part. Absolutely tons of value packed into a "budget" guitar.
haha this is great :D and that ending tune was sick mate!
Interesting bit of jargon/slang there at the end. At least I think that's what that was. Cool stories haha. Here In America my father used to tell me about the coke and a moon pie for a nickel or something like that. Good luck with the 50% sale! Now lets get back to the good stuff.
I tried one of these at Anderton's a little while ago when I was there choosing a guitar for my son (we got a 2nd hand PRS SE). I loved it, and three weeks later I finally cracked and ordered one, and I'm looking forward to its arrival this week. I'm surprised that they haven't already sold out because I think they are a real bargain.
BTW I used to buy Blackjacks when I was a kid too, and I believe they were a half penny each, and I'm a little older than Captain Lee, so I think his memory is at fault regarding the price :) This was also in Surrey, although a bit to the East of Guildford. Distant memories!
Sounds great! You know what, I bet those guitars would sound amazing through a PRS Archon as well! You just have to do a demo of the PRS Archon, it's a REALLY badass amplifier!!! :)
Loved the video, great fun!
Took me forever, but back in April I managed to get one of the DX-1 Soloist in the blue smear design. It is easily the most beautiful guitar I've owned and one of the most I've seen period. Has some solid tones too. Have no idea what would possess Charvel to drop these.
Hey guys, will you be doing a video on the EHX B9 Organ Machine? That thing really has me blown away!
Hmm I wouldn't mind a fixed bridge in the flat black. Guess I'll go hunt one down if possible. Thanks for the video guys!
Watch out with the screw driver widening the split shafts of those pots. If you jam in too much they will break - (only one will break usually). I know, I've been there, done that and bought the replacement pot! :-P
OMG... Tuk-Shop at school. Brings back memories. Lee/Rob, remember the 2x McVities Digestive biscuits you could get in a packet? Ah, those were the days.
Seeing the 500 pound gigging rig video you guys made, have you considered making a genre-oriented guitar rig video series?
A series where you choose the gear according the specific tone in mind (within budget), and see how well it sounds, and maybe compare it to a more expensive rig for the same genre.
I'm pretty sure when this video was recorded nobody would have been able to bet what Charvelle was ready to do for all the end of 2010's decade!! To my eyes I see them as the phoenix who rebirth from their ashes, but with the detail that Charvelle never died...!!!😄
Holy hell I didn't know the flat head screwdriver thing either! I'm about to go try that now.
These are very awesome guitars! I love mine!
I own a desolation DS-2 that's basically the same guitar but with cheaper pickups and I can vouch that they're really nice guitars to play on.
Is the "blue smear" one still available? I live in the states and I really really REALLY need that guitar
ZackLeath Not unless you want to pay Hundreds in conversion, might be a bit late, but Sweetwater may still have them. They went on huge sale everywhere because of the discontinue but from an owners perspective, personally, I love mine to death, plays beautifully and just looks totally badass. If a blue smear isn't available though, I'd recommend Marigold Orange. BRIGHT and i'm talkin BRIGHT, BRIGHT ORANGE. Idk if this helps any lol, I know I spend a good 2-3 months deciding on a guitar so it might still be valid
A single cut with 25½" scale? YES! A strat-o-paul! That's why I just got one off my local craigslist...for 180!
nice video! I I just tabbed out Too Weak yesterday, Im not too sure about the solo though, should be on Ultimate guitar soon!
I got a flat black DC-2 from Sweetwater recently for $189 U.S.!! Insane value and a wicked player! I will however be ripping out the stock actives for hot hand wound passive pups of awesomeness from SIN pickups. Then it shall be worthy: )
I don't get it, in the "Charvel Desolation Series Guitars - Part Two" (19.07.2012) video at 2:30 the guy from charvel says the DS-2 Flat Black is 264 Pounds and now on the andertons-website it is 282 Pounds. This is no discount in any way. Am I missing something? Are you trying to fool me? D:
Hey lee and rob. Why you guys never do any SG signature series? Such as the Derek Trucks, Roxy (Frank Zappa) and of course Angus Young.
To be honest with you I love a good les paul but one of the best sound that I have ever heard came from an SG through a Marshall (plexi style) to a greenback, cream back or blackback types of speakers.
``PLEASE PLEASE PRETY PLEASE`` can you do a video about this :)
That Super Stat!!!! Amazing sound!
I would trade my rrxmg for it.
I just ordered my DX-1 FR for $500 from a local place. I love it when stuff gets discontinued because they always go for super cheap
I don't like strats as much as les pauls but I like that one the most.
Awesome sales talk there :)
You guys need to do another affordable guitar shootout like you did a couple of years ago, maybe like £800 and under this time...
You guys crack me up!
Rob, that tip about using screwdriver to get the volume pot cover fitted well... How did you not know?! I started doing that the year I first played guitar! :P
nice little bit of joe satriani mystical potato head groove thing near the start chappers \m/
@ 6:27... Fat Back is something we use here in the South to fry collard greens... lol Now you know!!!
the tuning test was one step above the brown note i think
Every time I hear someone talk about van halens 'brown sound' I think of the brown note from South Park
Chris Shaw Brown is such a shitty colour.
All of these puns haha
I'd rather have an ML-2. ;)
Love your videos man. I really look forward to them every day.
What exactly was the tip he passed on at 8:50? Something with a flathead screwdriver and the toggle switch that I just didn't quite catch, but since I'm having a little problem with toggle switches now it would be nice to hear.
Hey Rob, you and Lee should do the Gibson M-III, I'd like to see what you guys think.
Cap, you should take the guitars you use in the videos, the actual guitar, and sell them advertised as the one you used in the video! You two have enough fans and it would be fun to say I have that guitar that was in this video! Just a thought.
congrats to all the owners of these, they just drop in value 50%
Not really. They are nice guitars, plus, as a one year run, they have a better chance of being collectible.
I agree, I think these'll become collectible. besides the fact, these are made-in-China guitars of a brand name that's kinda fallen into obscurity. The reason to buy these guitars I don't think would be so much of a collecting thing anyway. It'd be to pick up a functional guitar.
They came out cheaper, got more expensive and now get an price adjustment. Whats the big deal? My DX1 is easily worth 500 EUR in my opinion.
Herrdesrings That's probably a pretty decent price, but just remember to wait quite a few years haha. The supply of these 50%'ers has gotta run dry, and then people need to forget about the "good ol' days" of the Desolation series.
Didn't think a guitar that imo is an eye sore wouldn't have good resale
pilotamurorei Not always the case actually. Hard tails are more often thought of as more stable tuning wise and also sustaining better. If you need a Floyd for what you play fair enough but if not, its not going to hinder you as a guitar player.
We need more Wiltshire accent Rob.
Man, I've been eyeing those on the Anderton's website for a while now. The blue one looks amazing. Shame they don't come in Left-handed.
Just a shot in the dark but are any of these still available to purchase?
do you guys drink before you shoot these vids? LOL! love your work!
the 85 sounds great
I love the Blue guitar ... Beautiful ... Has Lee been sniffing anymore guitar holes lately?
just ordered a Trans blue smear, one:) its gonna rock!!
Lee/Rob..can you please
do a review on the new Guthrie Govan signature Charvel as soon as you get it in.. I want to order one but I want your feed back first. Thanks
I bought a DS1 with the floyd, same guitar as Rob played second a few months ago for about 500 pounds, i think it's an amazing guitar even at that price and prefer it to my les paul standard, which i have decided to sell, in terms of platability and sound. Would recomnend this greatly
Cap mentioned it was similar to a Jackson. I have a 1999 Jackson and the owner manual also says Charvel. Are they both owned by Fender?
Mickey Ramirez I`ll answer ye pal ! They were and pretty much 100% sure still are champ ! TTFN
Now they are both owned by Fender.
Looks like most of the single cut models have now sold out, but there are a few similar double cut models with the same basic spec also included in the 50% off discount. Details are here - blog.andertons.co.uk/guitars/50-selected-charvel-desolation-guitars
These are amazing guitars! I ended up replacing my 2004 Gibson Les Paul Studio Limited Edition with this guitar. I owned my Les Paul from 2004 - 2018 and it was alright - but far from perfect. Yeah - it was "Made in USA" - but big deal - it never sounded that great and I had played the Les Paul at numerous LIVE gigs and in the Studio. This Charvel might be "Made in China" - but it plays and sounds WAY better than my Gibson ever did! So sorry Gibson lovers - this guitar RULZ and delivers soooo much better value for the money!
before i saw this video i wanted to buy a chapman guitar this year as soon as i get the money together but man this blue les paul shaped goodness...sorry rob i am going with charvel
I didn't even know they discontinued them. I got one as my first guitar last November for like 300 dollars xD whoo!
Capt'n how much for the DS-1 shipped to us Yanks in the US?
I have the same one but in red it's sweet
Hey guys do u still have any of these guitars left for sale the charvel ds1 desalination single cut Paul style guitar I no it's been 3 years now I live in Las Vegas Nevada California please let me know ?
2:18 how do I get such a badass tone from my amp? I have an advanced emulation amp so amp models are not really a big deal I just need the settings. help me please Rob Chappers
A great value for the price!
Question: Chappers what gauge strings do you normally use?
those single cutaways look like very small guitars?
lol i tried to widen the pot shaft on my LP ages ago and ended up snapping one of the prongs off, eventually just got the pots replaced with 500k ones anyways
only criticism of the single cut is that the size of the body pretty small . but its still a pretty decent guitar
I agree, i played one of these in a shop a while ago and the size of the body makes it a little awkward personally while sitting down but standing up it's alright .
Top gear of guitars!
What kind of amp an pedal did you use here ?
10:27 what is that kind of lick called? that playstyle /sound?=
+tobsk84 THAT is called alternate picking using 3 note runs
Again, I wish you guys had a store here in the U.S., as well. :(
Ahhh! Do I go for a ML1 or a Charvel??? confused.com
Quick question: How do you get rid of the slip in the G, D, and high E strings? I have locking tuners, but sometimes they slip a little out of tune resulting in me tuning the whole thing over again.
Lube your nut! There are various products available (nut sauce?) or you can try a little bit of graphite from a pencil (scribble the pencil over the string groove, graphite dust drops in). If your guitar has string trees after the nut, consider lubing those as well (or replace with roller versions). Hope that helps!
Over the rainbow!
Love you two. Always make me laugh.
why would they discontinue such a gorgeous guitar?
I love how the video just goes full on British at 13:35! XD
If I lived in the UK I'd buy one of those and get rid of the Blackouts or EMGs and replace them with less squishy sounding, med-high output DiMarzio or Bareknuckles
now i'm wondering...this or the ml1?