I feel like this video definitely shows what this guitar is capable of. Pretty much every guitar can sound huge with tons of gain and high volume. This actually shows me that this guitar is very good tone wise.
Bought one of these due to this great vid, and man. What an axe. The roasted maple neck has a similar feel to a JP15. This guitar is an absolute steal at the price point. Thanks for this review!
I just ordered mine :)) I’m so fricken stoked. This is the first guitar I’ve payed for 100% on my own. And it’ll be my first high quality guitar. Oh, and I love the video!! Amazing playing too :)
Nice ! I have the same guitar too, I play every weekend in a covers band and so that guitar it’s very versatile ! you can do a lot of sounds... greetings from Tijuana Baja California Mexico
Good tone demo! The irony is I have the HSH version of this guitar and can get pretty much the same tone in the #4 position at about the 5:25 mark with mine as well per it's coil split. And Charvel's humbucker in the HSH neck has Alnico 2's so it's great for playing that rounded gibson humbucker sort of blues sound. And they did the middle position exactly the same on mine as this one (the 2 inner coil splits of the humbuckers).
Agree with a lot of your comments. You don't need 24 frets, but the position it puts the 21st and 22nd fret is key. The floating/non locking trem is killer too. Not a fan of Floyd Rose. Just never liked the tone. Always preferred an original strat trem.
man. I've been having a real hard time lately with life and I found your page today. my first guitar broke and I can no longer play it. I've had it for about 17 years and played the hell out of it. Extremely bummed is an understatement. I was looking for something to replace my Strat and I think I've found what I'm looking for. thanks for being a genuine dude and making great content! currently split between this and the So-cal style 1 in pharaoh gold. hmmmmmmm
I've got a Charvel from the 80's and that has a top mount jack like a Strat, but they've definitely found a better spot for it on the new ones! Nice review and playing man!
Legit best guitar I've ever played. Bought it a few years ago and since then I've bought and sold guitars at 2k plus because I just go back to this. I got for £600 second hand too. Insane value.
I wish there were more 24 fret guitars with single coil pickups in the neck! Singles and single sized buckers sound sooooo much better than a full size bucker that gets pushed way towards the bridge. The Joe Satriani signature Ibanez and the Guthrie Govan Suhr (or is it Tom Anderson?) and they cost an arm and a leg. Killer tone, as another commenter mentioned, as somebody that loves blues, jazz fusion, and instrumental rock, it's great to hear such a nice, warm, overdriven sound. I need to get me one of those suckers
Great review! Guitar looks and sounds great. Only thing else I would love to see is some heavy whammy use and string bends to see how stable the tuning remains. How has it held up over the last two years? 🤘🤘🤘
hey i have 2 strats one i love one I hate was thinking of trading one strat in for thei very guitar would that be a cool ove ? Its an american standard strat 2012 - hey I subbed maybe you could check out some of my guitar work on my channel nice review and glad it wasnt all high gain stuff
I've been going back and forth between this guitar in primer grey, or an Ibanez Prestige. I might have to start considering the pink one now, she's a beauty! Great job on the review.
I'm thinking about building one of these "Floyd rose style". For around $650. Maybe H&S configuration. I like HSS too. And 24 fret preferably. But all the available necks are 22 fret. I love building my own masterpiece of a guitar.. I've done it a few times now and they all turned out good. It's a hobby and passion. But got to get a charvel one way or another.
Came here on my search for a strat that can also shred. This is the best guitar review I have ever seen. Those tones are amazing! I just ordered my charvel and you just earned yourself a subscriber! Love the video dude!
Great review. Mine is an HSH and so far, my favorite pickup position is actually the humbucker in the nut/rhythm position - I think it actually works well for both for lead and rhythm
This guitar should be coming this week and holy guacamole I’m excited. Letting go of my RG 550 because I’m just tired of the Floyd Rose and I just like to switch tunings so much. As you mentioned the grey looks amazing with the roasted (cooked - caramelized- whatever it is lol) neck, but man that shell pink is so cool. I’m excited. Thanks for the review and I hope you all are healthy and well. Cheers 🍻
Nice, ditto on liking the clean playing. I've been looking for a strat style guitar but play mostly clean. This guitar has been one of my choices but the Charvel metal shredder thing has held me back.
Great review, very relaxed and informative. I appreciated a lot all the clean sounds. BUT in the end, because I'm bald, I want your hair more than the guitar... :D (I'm joking: thanks to your review I have no excuses and I must buy this guitar!)
Dude. Awesome video! Congrats on getting your Charvel. Man! It sounds sweet! I just received my Charvel DK24 today. But I got the Okoume natural finish (think Nuno’s N4) with an ebony fretboard. I really love the Duncan Full Shred bridge pickup. The Kramer Nightswan I had back in the day (Dang! I’m old!) had a Full Shred and I was hooked on them since. My Charvel is a dual humbucker with a Duncan Jazz in the neck. It sounds real sweet, but hearing yours almost makes me wish I got the HSS. Happy jamming man!
They put a lot of effort into that brand and it shows! We’re really happy people dig this instrument so they’ll produce more in this line. Thanks for the comment!
I was on the fence between an Ibanez Prestige and this Charvel. I went with the latter and boy howdy I have never been so glued to my instrument. I have been playing acoustic almost exclusively for 8 years and I was able to cross over fairly easily.
Legend has it that if you watch it 100 times you’ll summon the Mega Charvel and grow long curly hair, the downside is you’ll have to start hosting the show and you’ll have set Ryan free from the witches curse... thanks for the comment!
I'm about to pull the trigger on one of these, you're awesome clean, dare I say , "pretty sounds" coming out of a pink guitar have me convinced 😊 very nice ! A couple other reviews on this guitar have me convinced as well.
Sir.....I greatly enjoyed this presentation of your beautiful Charvel 24 HSS. I especially LOVED your playing at the end. If I were in your area sir....YOU would definitely be my guitar instructor!!! Thanks and best wishes sir.
Good to know you've not lost the infamous Ryan face. Haven't seen that in years. :P Great sound, and a thorough review! Sorry to hear the jewel in gone. Loved that guitar.
Loved the review! I'm getting one myself. I was just wondering about if you know how to clean the baked maple fretboard, can you use regular oil that you would use for rosewood?
Thanks for watching our vid! Some people say raw linseed oil is the way to go for baked necks but be careful as some oils will darken the neck to an almost ebony color. We’ve also heard people say lemon oil is best but that can occasionally contain alcohol. The most sure fire way to know is to contact the maker of your guitar, most companies get back to you pretty quick with answers. Thanks for the question!
No way hahaha! That’s mad. I was just sitting watching this video and decided to read the comments, didn’t expect somebody to be commenting about me. Madness haha!
Danny Harrison it’s a full size as far as scale is concerned, the neck radius is mildly different than a strat but if you like strats you’ll like this ☺️🤘🏻
Ok but I can't Focus on anything but his HAIR, its insane!
Bruna we are well aware that the hair is the star of the show! Thanks for the comment
I'm so happy to hear clean sounds rather than all those shredding out there with tons of distortion.
Shredding is cool but with a lot of effects layered on it’s hard to get a sense of the instrument. Thanks for the comment!
Excellent observation!
Same here you real get a sense of the true tone of the guitar
Yeah I agree. All that distortion gets really muffled and messes with a lot of the nuance.
Same here
I feel like this video definitely shows what this guitar is capable of. Pretty much every guitar can sound huge with tons of gain and high volume. This actually shows me that this guitar is very good tone wise.
Fender has done a good with Charvel since they bought the company.
Noah Dupont this is no joke, it’s so cool to see a big dog really prop up a brand like that!
They really have. I have an American Pro Tele but buying this Charvel for an old friend of mine.
@@mathewkromeo2934 man, what a lucky friend!
@@iancrespo_ very lucky
Bought one of these due to this great vid, and man. What an axe. The roasted maple neck has a similar feel to a JP15. This guitar is an absolute steal at the price point. Thanks for this review!
Dude! That’s amazing! Thank you so much for the comment!! That really means a lot to us here at Futureriffs!
Always refreshing to see a guitar review through a clean channel instead of defaulting to playing with distortion like a lot of guitar players
I just ordered mine :)) I’m so fricken stoked. This is the first guitar I’ve payed for 100% on my own. And it’ll be my first high quality guitar. Oh, and I love the video!! Amazing playing too :)
How did it turn out?
@@spookyspooks7567 I guess he hated it :(
Great video, Robert Plant
He is the love child of Page and Plant but you didn’t hear that from us! 😉 thanks for the comment!
You're literally the chillest dude ever, also good review!
Nice ! I have the same guitar too, I play every weekend in a covers band and so that guitar it’s very versatile ! you can do a lot of sounds...
greetings from Tijuana Baja California Mexico
Thanks for the comment and greetings from Central Florida! You have great taste in guitars! Charvel really nailed this one.
This is absolutely the most beautiful hair I have ever seen - Nice guitar too
Bruh your hair be gorgeous. I regret chopping my mane. I’m growing it back tho.
Good tone demo! The irony is I have the HSH version of this guitar and can get pretty much the same tone in the #4 position at about the 5:25 mark with mine as well per it's coil split. And Charvel's humbucker in the HSH neck has Alnico 2's so it's great for playing that rounded gibson humbucker sort of blues sound. And they did the middle position exactly the same on mine as this one (the 2 inner coil splits of the humbuckers).
Agree with a lot of your comments. You don't need 24 frets, but the position it puts the 21st and 22nd fret is key. The floating/non locking trem is killer too. Not a fan of Floyd Rose. Just never liked the tone. Always preferred an original strat trem.
man. I've been having a real hard time lately with life and I found your page today. my first guitar broke and I can no longer play it. I've had it for about 17 years and played the hell out of it. Extremely bummed is an understatement. I was looking for something to replace my Strat and I think I've found what I'm looking for. thanks for being a genuine dude and making great content! currently split between this and the So-cal style 1 in pharaoh gold. hmmmmmmm
I just ordered the pink one over the weekend and just saw this review, this is going to be a long wait.
It’s totally worth the wait my friend! Thanks for the comment!
Is it just me, or do Charvel guitars have the best acoustics? Seriously the gem sounds great unplugged
I've got a Charvel from the 80's and that has a top mount jack like a Strat, but they've definitely found a better spot for it on the new ones!
Nice review and playing man!
Legit best guitar I've ever played. Bought it a few years ago and since then I've bought and sold guitars at 2k plus because I just go back to this. I got for £600 second hand too. Insane value.
I wish there were more 24 fret guitars with single coil pickups in the neck! Singles and single sized buckers sound sooooo much better than a full size bucker that gets pushed way towards the bridge. The Joe Satriani signature Ibanez and the Guthrie Govan Suhr (or is it Tom Anderson?) and they cost an arm and a leg.
Killer tone, as another commenter mentioned, as somebody that loves blues, jazz fusion, and instrumental rock, it's great to hear such a nice, warm, overdriven sound.
I need to get me one of those suckers
Great review! Guitar looks and sounds great. Only thing else I would love to see is some heavy whammy use and string bends to see how stable the tuning remains. How has it held up over the last two years? 🤘🤘🤘
how noisey is the neck pickup ?
What's the difference between this one and the one with two humbuckers with the coil split?
Love this guitar, it's a beast. Beautifully built. This review was chill af, and a real part of the choice to go with the pro mod
Last riff is very Chon-like..great vid definitely pushed me over the edge...gotta get a pink boi in my life.
At 10,04 it reminds me of the TH-cam images of yesteryear....music..
12,23 parisienne walkways..
Wooly pink....fabulous...
hey i have 2 strats one i love one I hate was thinking of trading one strat in for thei very guitar would that be a cool ove ? Its an american standard strat 2012 - hey I subbed maybe you could check out some of my guitar work on my channel nice review and glad it wasnt all high gain stuff
Nothing with a pink guitar, it looks good man, dudes can have pink guitars
Harmonics at 8:25 are incredible...
How tf do you not have more subs?!?!?!?!?
I've been going back and forth between this guitar in primer grey, or an Ibanez Prestige. I might have to start considering the pink one now, she's a beauty! Great job on the review.
I'm thinking about building one of these "Floyd rose style". For around $650. Maybe H&S configuration. I like HSS too. And 24 fret preferably. But all the available necks are 22 fret. I love building my own masterpiece of a guitar.. I've done it a few times now and they all turned out good. It's a hobby and passion. But got to get a charvel one way or another.
A real guitar review from a real user!!! Never seen before on youtube
"I been in the game for ten years makin' rap tunes
Ever since honeys was wearin' Sassoon." 2-Pac approve hairdo - and great review.
Came here on my search for a strat that can also shred. This is the best guitar review I have ever seen. Those tones are amazing! I just ordered my charvel and you just earned yourself a subscriber! Love the video dude!
Is this guitar good for metal? Like Megadeth and lamb of god stuff?? Please reply...
Love the Chuck Mangione album in the background!
Love the Chuck in the background!!🤘🏽🤘🏽
Carlos Salazar this comment “Feels so good”!
Great review. Mine is an HSH and so far, my favorite pickup position is actually the humbucker in the nut/rhythm position - I think it actually works well for both for lead and rhythm
Would you consider putting Suhr pickups in this Charvel guitar?
Man The Hair ? ??
Wow feels like 1986 again...precious !
Guitar is not pink enough though...
It's all hair metal and neon on this channel! Thanks for the comment!
That playing at the ending was super cool.....
I was going to go with the suhr but I don't see why nothing special u just paying for the name is what I was told
Sounds great. But I think the guitar was out of tune around 11:48.
I have the same charvel in white, iam absolut in love with my guitar
This guitar should be coming this week and holy guacamole I’m excited. Letting go of my RG 550 because I’m just tired of the Floyd Rose and I just like to switch tunings so much. As you mentioned the grey looks amazing with the roasted (cooked - caramelized- whatever it is lol) neck, but man that shell pink is so cool. I’m excited. Thanks for the review and I hope you all are healthy and well. Cheers 🍻
Macaulay Culkin has good taste And chops! I have the same color! 😎✌
Nice, ditto on liking the clean playing. I've been looking for a strat style guitar but play mostly clean. This guitar has been one of my choices but the Charvel metal shredder thing has held me back.
Can’t wait to get this and play my pop punk power chords
To be exactly, it's still a Strat, but a Custom at the same time...
Great review, very relaxed and informative. I appreciated a lot all the clean sounds. BUT in the end, because I'm bald, I want your hair more than the guitar... :D
(I'm joking: thanks to your review I have no excuses and I must buy this guitar!)
McCauley culkin plays guitar now?....
7 minutes in and you're still talking. Too much talking.
Strawberry ice cream with a Cadburys flake...
I didnt know Govan had his own channel.
I went and got boba immediately after watching this
this or the fender player plus?
I have been wanting one of these since I saw them announced. I just pulled the trigger and I'm pumped 🎸😻
Bob Berryman that awesome! It’s a real beast! Thanks for the comment!
Does anyone know how much this weighs?
Dude. Awesome video! Congrats on getting your Charvel. Man! It sounds sweet! I just received my Charvel DK24 today. But I got the Okoume natural finish (think Nuno’s N4) with an ebony fretboard. I really love the Duncan Full Shred bridge pickup. The Kramer Nightswan I had back in the day (Dang! I’m old!) had a Full Shred and I was hooked on them since. My Charvel is a dual humbucker with a Duncan Jazz in the neck. It sounds real sweet, but hearing yours almost makes me wish I got the HSS. Happy jamming man!
Holy shit man, your hair is a fuckin piece of art 😂
Been thinking of getting this guitar for a while now. Great review, definitely subscribing. Keep it up
Thanks so much! We'll have plenty more, its all on the way (:
The “tele-mode” really sounds like a lap steel. Very cool and versatile.
This guitar looks great. Charvels plays better than Fenders that are $400 more, in my opinion. Kinda ironic considering Fender owns Charvel.
They put a lot of effort into that brand and it shows! We’re really happy people dig this instrument so they’ll produce more in this line. Thanks for the comment!
My date wants to know what conditioner you use dude! lol
Awesome review, awesome playing and awesome hair 🤘🤘
Man everybody wants hair like yours
I was on the fence between an Ibanez Prestige and this Charvel. I went with the latter and boy howdy I have never been so glued to my instrument. I have been playing acoustic almost exclusively for 8 years and I was able to cross over fairly easily.
Isn't the Ibanez Prestige models double the price of these DK24 Charvels?
I have this guitar, it taught me things
Damn what conditioner you use? 😳
Bro, watched this video roughly 15 times because it's the closest thing I can get to actually playing the guitar. Nicely done
Legend has it that if you watch it 100 times you’ll summon the Mega Charvel and grow long curly hair, the downside is you’ll have to start hosting the show and you’ll have set Ryan free from the witches curse... thanks for the comment!
Futureriffs 😂😂 noted!
Chuck Mangione over his right shoulder haha awesome
You're doing it wrong....but it's so right.
Super cool chord progression!
The guitar pickup could be better
I guess I gad a roasted night stand , it had no moisture and fell apart
This and the MusicMan JP are the guitar of my dreams.
Rodrigo Negrete we jam on one of those in our vlog! It was super nice! Thanks for the comment!
Oh my, those harmonics... 🤤
I'm about to pull the trigger on one of these, you're awesome clean, dare I say , "pretty sounds" coming out of a pink guitar have me convinced 😊 very nice !
A couple other reviews on this guitar have me convinced as well.
woah how did you do that crazy harmonic thing at 8:30
My dude, please do a lesson vid on that harmonics technique if you're ever looking for a video to do. Holy hell thats some great playing
I second that
So cool
kevin alone at home 10 years later
Sir.....I greatly enjoyed this presentation of your beautiful Charvel 24 HSS. I especially LOVED your playing at the end. If I were in your area sir....YOU would definitely be my guitar instructor!!! Thanks and best wishes sir.
😁🤘🏻 thanks for the comment!
@7:09 this is so Petrucci man!
wow nice hair
Just discovered your channel. Nice review. Thinking of the HSH version myself.
Thanks for checking us out! You really can’t go wrong with any version of this guitar. The real question is what color are you going with?
Good to know you've not lost the infamous Ryan face. Haven't seen that in years. :P Great sound, and a thorough review! Sorry to hear the jewel in gone. Loved that guitar.
The faces will never die Homie!!
Great review! I think i need to pull the trigger on one of these badboys. Not sure if i want this one or the drab army green though.
LifeisGuitar honestly you can’t go wrong, I think every color they come in is so perfectly suited for this style of finish. Thanks for watching!
Loved the review! I'm getting one myself. I was just wondering about if you know how to clean the baked maple fretboard, can you use regular oil that you would use for rosewood?
Thanks for watching our vid! Some people say raw linseed oil is the way to go for baked necks but be careful as some oils will darken the neck to an almost ebony color. We’ve also heard people say lemon oil is best but that can occasionally contain alcohol. The most sure fire way to know is to contact the maker of your guitar, most companies get back to you pretty quick with answers. Thanks for the question!
I have this guitar as well and this is the best review I've seen! You covered just about everything and really showed how versatile it is. Great job!
Your hair is fucking gorgeous
8:23 Jesus man..
Can't pick between the HSS and HSH even if my life depended on it I guess...
I want an all rounder from metal to softer stuff.
You could go with the HSH and have a coil tap on the neck pickup
I want the HSH, but in the shell pink color. :(
a guitarist with long curly hair.. nice.. check out the 2019 models
ken masters it grows an inch for every sub we get. I was cursed by a TH-cam witch... thanks for the comment!
Pink 😍
What amp are you playing into?
No amp on this show unless its a pedal review. We go direct in with the HX Stomp and are very impressed with it! Thanks for the comment!
man your tone is stellar
Good stuff, was the shredder Kieran J?🤔
Also, hope the channel grows
YES! Thank you, I just went and followed him on Instagram. Good lookin out, I hope you're enjoying our channel!
No way hahaha! That’s mad. I was just sitting watching this video and decided to read the comments, didn’t expect somebody to be commenting about me. Madness haha!
What can I say I have an eye for great guitars, great guitar players and great channels hahaha. Kieran, the only mad thing is your playing 🔥🔥
Thanks great review! You convinced me to get this!
Thanks man! You’ll love it! Let Charvel know we talked you into it 😂
Is the scale of the guitar smaller than a Fender Strat? The “DK” means “Dinky” right?
Danny Harrison it’s a full size as far as scale is concerned, the neck radius is mildly different than a strat but if you like strats you’ll like this ☺️🤘🏻
Nice one dude, cheers! :)