THANK YOU! That’s exactly why I leave the ball on the string and put a bunch of wraps on it, and I’ve been telling people this for ages and they look at me like I’m crazy 😅
@@bobbiedeleon4845 I hear Floyd Rose "USA" will be offering different radius saddles/nut like the Schaller soon... will still be more expensive than a "LockMeister" stamped unit. I'd rather it say LockMeister anyway - cooler 😎
Nice video! Can you please explain what blocking the bridge does specifically? I thought you setup the bridge to be fixed but then I saw you using the floyd at the end.
Cool guitar! Not usually a relic fan, but this looks like an old worn Charvel. All you need are some black pickup rings (I hate direct mounted pickups)!
Very cool 40! Looks and sounds amazing! I love how clean your electronics are!! We sure miss you on JB. Love your shirt too! Let me know if you are interested in buying a Tinkerman poster for that wall of yours. I'd send you one free, but I'm in Brokelahoma! Thanks! Long Live King Edward!
Just curious - surely your comment about resale value if the headstock logo is off-straight makes sense only if you haven't changed every other thing on the guitar?
A crooked logo hurts your resale value….. not many want a guitar that has a crooked logo. Upgrades? If you upgrade it is my opinion that upgrades do not help or hurt value. I always keep the original parts and include if I sell. Or I will restore to stock prior to sale. Now if you downgrade that will hurt the value. Downgrading will be the opinion of the buyer. I hope I answered your question. Thanks for your comment.
Have only had issues with buying used that had upgrades performed. Ppl tend to learn as they do and they make mistakes when upgrading. Difficult to repair certain permanent mistakes. I gotta say that I own 9 Charvels and can NOT tell you if my logos are straight or not. Probably the least important thing on the guitar to me. I seriously buy a lot of used guitars. I'm the exact person you're describing about the logo issues and the verdict is....... Not a priority.
Question: I noticed a D-Tuna won’t work with the Floyd Rose that comes with this guitar because it hits the top when it’s in and not in the dropped D position. Is this why you installed a 1984 version? Thanks!!
Yea that’s an upgrade that I do immediately unless it’s going to add more weight to a guitar that is heavier than I like already. There is a tone difference to me, and adds weight to a guitar that may be on the light side. I recommend!
@@40gritguitarsthanks!! 👍🏼 Mine sounds great after straightening the pickups to make them parallel with the strings. The fret work is not great on mine, the 11th fret is a little high causing some buzz.
@@chrisnaishguitar I removed the pickups and added some better foam, it was super easy…. You might be able to just move the foam that’s already there….
Thanks! I am currently using the 5150 iconic 80w head and 2 EVH 212 cabinets. I have all my pedals on a short…. I need to do a pedal walk around. Thanks for the content idea!
Im seriously considering buying this guitar, but some people complain about the pau ferro (does it make a difference sound wise), also the non relic version of this guitar has a coil split, do you think a coil split is necessary for these pick ups. Overall nice video Jave a nice day
I love this guitar! Surely one of my best players. I chose the orange because of the contrast with the pau ferro. Not an ideal fingerboard for me but the playability surely trumps the board. I’ve seen a lot of crooked logos on these so put eyes on it before purchase if that would bother you. A coil split surely adds more dynamic but not a show stopper for me. I’m not a big user of a split. Thanks for watching!!
Nice collection there! Seeing you own both Charvels & EVH, what do you think about The Relic Charvel vs an EVH Frankie(Relic)? I'm between the 2 and while I think the Charvel is the more versatile guitar I really like my FR flush to the body. Cheers!
Well good luck finding an EVH or Charvel that sits flush! Nearly all come with float. You will have to work on neck angle if you want it to sit flush. IMO the Charvel smokes the EVH. That new relic neck is very comfortable and it’s 2 hum. The neck pickup is functional on the EVH but you would need to wire it. Hope this helps… I have videos on both guitars posted.
I’ve heard great things about the Strandberg but I have not played one. I would recommend that you play both and make your move. I love this guitar though. Plays fantastic.
$1600.00 is insanity. The Kramer Baretta Vintage with SD pickup and Floyd is $700.00. Two of those and a couple hundred dollar bills for one of those? No way. Overpriced.
"Steel wool on the pickup?" I'm sure you're a decent tech on your gear, but I wouldn't mention the word "steel wool" when around a pickup. A rookie wannabe guitar tech may not be careful and steel wool use can kill their pickup. 3M makes a better material to use.
Noted…. Pickup bobbins were taped off and only area “scuffed”was the logo area. Surely not going to “kill” a pickup but understand your concern. A 3M green weenie may be a better choice depending on the operator.
First you buy an expensive guitar, than you gain 40 hours times 25 dollar and sum replacements.......??? Next time put 400 dollars more and get a gem...... but thats me! 😜
thats one of the cleanest solder jobs i've ever seen, beautiful guitar all around
Thank you!
Wish I had those frets on my Gibson SG standard lol. Awesome guitar and playing, sounds great man. Really enjoy your detail
Much appreciated, thank you so much for watching!!
I'm looking really hard and getting one of these guitars. I really dig the mods you made! It look fantastic!
Thank you so much!! You won’t regret your purchase.
THANK YOU! That’s exactly why I leave the ball on the string and put a bunch of wraps on it, and I’ve been telling people this for ages and they look at me like I’m crazy 😅
Haha, been doing it since I was in high school.
I had a Schaller lockmiester trem fitted to my Charvel, and my original 1980's Ibanez RG550. They are amazing trems.
Yes they are!
Just bought 2 black chrome LockMeister last year... $197 ea. ($218 now). It's literally a Floyd Rose that just says "LockMeister" instead.
@@scottdunn2178what about the radiused saddles and nut the Lockmeister comes with, Floyd Rose doesn't have that yet!
@@bobbiedeleon4845 I hear Floyd Rose "USA" will be offering different radius saddles/nut like the Schaller soon... will still be more expensive than a "LockMeister" stamped unit. I'd rather it say LockMeister anyway - cooler 😎
I like the new Schaller Lockmeister with radiused saddles and radiused nut, built like a tank!
Floyd is going to the radius saddles as well. Thanks for watching!
great detail and info. Keep these coming
Thanks Kurt!
Nice video! Can you please explain what blocking the bridge does specifically? I thought you setup the bridge to be fixed but then I saw you using the floyd at the end.
Down motion only when you block. Better stability than a float. A must have when using a dtuna.
@ thanks.
Cool guitar! Not usually a relic fan, but this looks like an old worn Charvel. All you need are some black pickup rings (I hate direct mounted pickups)!
It’s a good one. I’m not a direct mount fan either…. Especially on deep cavity’s. Thanks for your comment.
I like the brass tuners.
Me too
Very cool 40! Looks and sounds amazing! I love how clean your electronics are!! We sure miss you on JB. Love your shirt too! Let me know if you are interested in buying a Tinkerman poster for that wall of yours. I'd send you one free, but I'm in Brokelahoma! Thanks! Long Live King Edward!
Holly! So nice to see you here and thanks for your comments! Long live the King!!
We are interested in the thickness of the neck on the 1st fret and on the 12th fret
.764 at 1st and .824 at 12th.
Thank you very much@@40gritguitars
Just curious - surely your comment about resale value if the headstock logo is off-straight makes sense only if you haven't changed every other thing on the guitar?
A crooked logo hurts your resale value….. not many want a guitar that has a crooked logo. Upgrades? If you upgrade it is my opinion that upgrades do not help or hurt value. I always keep the original parts and include if I sell. Or I will restore to stock prior to sale. Now if you downgrade that will hurt the value. Downgrading will be the opinion of the buyer. I hope I answered your question. Thanks for your comment.
Have only had issues with buying used that had upgrades performed. Ppl tend to learn as they do and they make mistakes when upgrading. Difficult to repair certain permanent mistakes.
I gotta say that I own 9 Charvels and can NOT tell you if my logos are straight or not. Probably the least important thing on the guitar to me. I seriously buy a lot of used guitars. I'm the exact person you're describing about the logo issues and the verdict is....... Not a priority.
Question: I noticed a D-Tuna won’t work with the Floyd Rose that comes with this guitar because it hits the top when it’s in and not in the dropped D position. Is this why you installed a 1984 version? Thanks!!
No, I just preferred the OFR. They set up and play better in my opinion. You can fix that issue by changing neck angle.
Hi, what are you using to block the tremolo?
Alder. Any hard wood will suffice.
I just got one of these! Curious how the tone block changed to tone of the stock one? Great info video, Thanks!
Yea that’s an upgrade that I do immediately unless it’s going to add more weight to a guitar that is heavier than I like already. There is a tone difference to me, and adds weight to a guitar that may be on the light side. I recommend!
@@40gritguitarsthanks!! 👍🏼 Mine sounds great after straightening the pickups to make them parallel with the strings. The fret work is not great on mine, the 11th fret is a little high causing some buzz.
Easy fix!
@@mkii1964 How do you straighten the pickups? Direct-mounted humbuckers slanting to one side drives me crazy!
@@chrisnaishguitar I removed the pickups and added some better foam, it was super easy…. You might be able to just move the foam that’s already there….
Hey man! Have you tried am EVH5150 standard? I can’t try them in my area but debating getting one of the two!
I have! There is a review on my stealth… check it out! Between the 2 I would take the Charvel.
How is that Pau Ferro neck compared to the quarter sawn maple neck on the EVH non striped relic. Something about PF that just seems cheap.
I don’t mind it at all. I prefer maple but not an option as of right now. It looks good on the guitar. No complaints here.
That’s Awesome 40 Grit 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Sounds great! Amp? Effects?
Thanks! I am currently using the 5150 iconic 80w head and 2 EVH 212 cabinets. I have all my pedals on a short…. I need to do a pedal walk around. Thanks for the content idea!
Nice guitar. I absolutely hate Pao Ferro boards. I hope they offer maple or rosewood fretboards eventually.
I agree. I wanted the relic Charvel and the orange looked best with the pao ferro.
Im seriously considering buying this guitar, but some people complain about the pau ferro (does it make a difference sound wise), also the non relic version of this guitar has a coil split, do you think a coil split is necessary for these pick ups.
Overall nice video
Jave a nice day
I love this guitar! Surely one of my best players. I chose the orange because of the contrast with the pau ferro. Not an ideal fingerboard for me but the playability surely trumps the board. I’ve seen a lot of crooked logos on these so put eyes on it before purchase if that would bother you. A coil split surely adds more dynamic but not a show stopper for me. I’m not a big user of a split. Thanks for watching!!
Nice collection there! Seeing you own both Charvels & EVH, what do you think about The Relic Charvel vs an EVH Frankie(Relic)?
I'm between the 2 and while I think the Charvel is the more versatile guitar I really like my FR flush to the body.
Cheers!
Well good luck finding an EVH or Charvel that sits flush! Nearly all come with float. You will have to work on neck angle if you want it to sit flush. IMO the Charvel smokes the EVH. That new relic neck is very comfortable and it’s 2 hum. The neck pickup is functional on the EVH but you would need to wire it. Hope this helps… I have videos on both guitars posted.
Way to go 40!!!!!!
The Jackson headstock should be an option, being so "old."
Yea, you’re probably right.
How far away are your pickup pole pieces to the bottom of your strings?
With high and low E fretted, neck measures 7/64 on bass and 6/64 on treble. Bridge is at 5/64 on bass and 4/64 on treble.
@@40gritguitars thanks. What fret are the high and low e fretted on?
Last fret.
this or a strandberg essential 6?
I’ve heard great things about the Strandberg but I have not played one. I would recommend that you play both and make your move. I love this guitar though. Plays fantastic.
$1600.00 is insanity. The Kramer Baretta Vintage with SD pickup and Floyd is $700.00. Two of those and a couple hundred dollar bills for one of those? No way. Overpriced.
Well they’re going for $1100 used.. so go the used route!!
"Steel wool on the pickup?" I'm sure you're a decent tech on your gear, but I wouldn't mention the word "steel wool" when around a pickup. A rookie wannabe guitar tech may not be careful and steel wool use can kill their pickup. 3M makes a better material to use.
Noted…. Pickup bobbins were taped off and only area “scuffed”was the logo area. Surely not going to “kill” a pickup but understand your concern. A 3M green weenie may be a better choice depending on the operator.
I have to agree 100%
If they would only have a non Floyd option.
I agree! They should do one. Thanks for watching!
Hello beautiful :D
She really is….
Prefer a single pickup.
Me too
First you buy an expensive guitar, than you gain 40 hours times 25 dollar and sum replacements.......??? Next time put 400 dollars more and get a gem...... but thats me! 😜
Are you saying there is a gem guitar out there for $2k? I’m not understanding your post. Please elaborate!
Please explain what do you mean ?
@@Mujcanal he forgot that it would take over 40 hours to find that unicorn, a $2k axe with original FR
More fender junk.
Thanks for watching!