Finally, something very close to if not precisely what I am looking for in my next purchase. I don't think I'd change a thing on this one! BTW ... some very nice playing, indeed!
Just ordered mine because this is exactly what I thought. I wanted a black tele style but I wanted a tremolo bridge with it. I was going to to sacrifice wanting that bridge and get an ESP but then found this.
My thoughts exactly, bought a player series about a year ago (made some vintage upgrades) and fell in love with the T style after playing a G LP for over a decade and immediately thought what if this could roar like the LP and shred like a Jackson and voila!
So other than the JP15, I haven't wanted a guitar so much as I want this one. As soon as I saw the neck, headstock and finish I immidiately checked Zzounds to see if they carried it. For about a week now it's been a struggle not to order it but I seriousely need to chill on all the gear especially during all the unknown qualities of post Covid Impact.
In my experience, Charvels and ESP are the finest guitars made these days with Charvel taking the number one spot! I've got 6 of them and each one is my favorite!
@@clarencebeaks1315 price bro. Esp ltd te-1000 and charvel so cal style 2 are in same range. Suhr way more. Schecter nick johnston pt tele is also very good and less expensive. Ibanez u would have to drop 2k for a AZ model
You know it's good, it's made in the Fender factory, with the same exact QC as the newer Player Plus models, don't let the "Made in Mexico" worry you, it's 100% a badass, and beautiful guitar.
I love the 24 frets, and the upside down headstock, I always love it when the low E string is the longest on the headstock. I guess the whammy bar is not as high maintenance as a Floyd Rose? On the Sweetwater website, they have a Charvel video for this new line of Pro Mod So Cal style 2, it shows other colors are on the way, white, gray, and my favorite the Natural wood.
Nice demo, Cameron! Impressive playing. I really like the thin open pore finish on the ash body. Unfortunately the hard tail version is only available in alder with flat black or gloss white finish. Maybe I'll get the black one and refinish it in sea foam green. I think that would look pretty awesome with the all black hardware.
Please do another video with this Black Ash beauty. Show us more of this Gotoh 510 trem. I've seen a couple of guys use it and it looks super smooth. I'd really like your take on it. Thanks for another great demo. I was considering the new Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy with the fluence pick-ups, but for another $100 I may have to get this understated beast.
On my way to p/u the natural ash 🤤🤤🤗🤤🤤 tonight!!! This IS my dream guitar, reverse tele headstock & all. These Fishman's are THE p/ups I never knew I wanted let alone about. Bonafide "Eddies Cadillac"! 🤘🏻Cheers Cam🤘🏻
As a mostly Floyd guy this is gonna take some time to get used to..This Gotoh 510 it very tricky.. G string goes sharp with heavy string bending or trem use.. The neck is absolutely killer though
Another killer review man, had my eye on a white hardtail the moment I saw it but im gonna hold out and see if they bring out some louder colours - glad you made a comment about that.
John Cooper Im just sayin it would be a great option for players and would add more variety. I happen to own a charvel DK24 with single coils and Absolutely love it. Show me a tele that comes with roasted neck, fishmans and a two point trem oh wait....you can’t.
I can wade in here and say that playability of neck comes down to player ability in my opinion. I prefer Charvel necks because they are an evolution of Fender's more traditional style.
Mine is alder and feels great. My ash mod 2 feels perfect I wouldn’t trade the jb/ 59 combo. I’m so glad I bought it.there can never be to many tones also it’s saved my ass one night. I was playing a strat in a club with bad light s the feed back was terrible I plugged that one up problem solved. What blows my mind is they’re made Mexico and Mexico is not really known for quality. Anyway love ur playing bro.
I've thought about getting a cheap H/H tele copy and putting a set of those Fishman Fluence pickups in it--the idea being to have something close to this Charvel, but saving $400. $300 for the guitar, $300 for the pickups. Or possibly going cheaper, and getting a $100 kit guitar. And upgrade the hardware where necessary.
I'm looking at one of these too!! It's designed about as close to a custom guitar as if I designed one, even down to the brilliant output jack placement!! Question: does it have stainless steel frets??
@@CameronCooper SS frets are a new trendy thing... like Evertune lol. Sure if you're EVH gigging around the world for a year maybe you DO need SS frets, otherwise... ??? :D
Firstly, thank you Cameron so much for uploading such quality content on these amazing guitars! Thanks to you, I've learned what a Charvel is and more importantly why I NEED one! As someone who mainly plays music ranging from alt rock like the Foo Fighters as well as math rock like CHON or Strawberry Girls, I'm completely torn between this So Cal guitar and your "favorite" DK24 FR M Dark Amber. I guess I can't go wrong either way, right? 😂😂 If you or anyone has any insight as to which one is superior I'd love to hear it! Cheers and much love, brother 💯
In the milling for the neck adjustment i think i can see a painted wood. For which it's not a real "roasted maple", but only "laquered" !!!! Or am I wrong??? take a loog at 4:10
I do not understand ... how do you get demonetized by showing guitar licks, melodies, hard rock playing techniques? You used to do that. Now it’s all demonstrating new Charvel models
im dying for one of these and I cant decide between the black one or the white one. Good thing is they're been on backorder for like 5 damn months so I can't buy one yet anyway while I decide
Have any of you guys gotten the high E hung up on the top plate of the Fluence neck pickup? It's happened to me thrice on gigs. I'm set up with 9.5's and I'm not a hard right hand picker. I love this guitar but I need a fix for that.
@@CameronCooper Thanks a bunch! It's strange that any pickup manufacturer would have an upped plate that protrudes further than the assembly underneath it.
08/29/2021: 8 Questions: (1) Is the whammy bar pop-in & pop-out, or just screw-in bar? (2) When switching to single coils, does the volume drop a lot? (3) Is the fretboard separate wood or all part of the neck wood? (4) Does the back have a belly cut? (5) Is there a hand comfort cut for the neck joint area? (6) With split single coils can you get a really good Telecaster Twang sound? (7) Does it need a battery for pickups? (8) I never had a guitar with a battery for pickups. (8) If the battery goes dead, does the guitar still work or go dead?
There isn't drop in volume when heading over to single coils. The arm is screw in. All of the other questions can be answered if you look at this guitar on the Charvel website. Cheers :)
You mentioned plugging straight into a Yamaha THR-32. Is it set to an overdrive channel or a clean channel? Also, how do you like the jumbo frets? Are they what you normally play on?
@@CameronCooper Thanks! I've worked out the issue - the tremolo arm in the box is for a Floyd Rose equipped guitar not the 2 point Gotoh bridge on this guitar so it doesn't fit.
Yankee Rose-yeah!!! Hey Cam, you were born in the wrong decade, man! You play a lot of stuff you were never able to see live. So if you could time travel, who would you see? Top five.
Tough one, I would go to Donnington 84' - any Van Halen gig in 95 - Dave Roth on Eat em and Smile Tour - Pink Floyd on Division Bell tour after that I'm not that sure
@@CameronCooper Cool. I missed Eat ‘Em And Smile too. I saw Vai a few years later with Whitesnake but would rather have seen him with Roth. Btw, I’ve never much liked teles and certainly never seen one with a reverse headstock, but that black Charvel looks killer-I’d gladly have it. 👊
Been thinking about one of these. Long time subscriber and early charvel convert large part due to you, Cam. Would you recommend a hard tail version for really heavy metal?
Awesome playing Cameron!!! You could play a shoe box guitar or make a toy ukulele sound bad ass!!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂 I think the guitar is ugly!!! I like telecaster guitars with humbucking pick ups!!! Its my favorite combo!!!! I just don't like body contours on a telecaster body style!!!! A telecaster should look like and feel like a telecaster!!!! L.O.L.!!!! With straight edges and be clucky and bulky!!! With no sticking belly contour in the back!!! And I don't like the reverse style head stock!!! Plus. I like glossy type finishes on the guitar!!! Other wise you might as well play a stratocaster!!!!🙂☺🤓😊🤠 Oh well to each his/her own. I own a Schecter PT standard telecaster guitar and a Squire John 5 telecaster guitar and love playing both guitars!!! They suit my needs perfectly!☺😊😀😃 I enjoy watching your channel Cameron!!!! 👍
Ash comes in many variants. the SD2 you are demoing is Swamp Ash. the Yellow was Northern Ash. about 2 to 3 lbs difference between. Ash is not just Ash.
When exactly did charvel say old yella was made of northern ash...just the other day a top guy at fender, in an interview, mentioned they dont use northern ash due to weight and also a disease found in northern ash..
Can you please share if the finish wears off with playing in time, and how does that look? Looking to buy this guitar, but I am a bit worried about the finish and will it last... Thanks!
Thanks for a really quick answer! I was worried anout the finish on the body, how does it look when it wears off, but I'm still gonna pull the trigger on this one 😉 Thanks again! Awesome playing and a great review btw! 😁
@@disidentzg it's a stained finish so would take a lot of wear to even vaguely make a difference to it. Nothing wrong with a bit of natural wear and tear
Awesome take on Yankee rose by David lee Roth and Steve Vai. Cameron, are you sure you not busting for a new Ibanez RG565 in fluorescent orange? Would love to hear you on one.
Thanks Justin! I am don't have my eye on Ibanez these days. They make awesome guitars but they aren't really for me. I can't get around the super thin neck.
I'm not sure, but if you have to route anything out, I would simply leave the old Fishman fluences in there and save the hassle. Especially if you're swapping out fluences for more fluences. All I can suggest googling the dimensions for the Townsend set and the Fluence modern set in the SC2
Great guitar, great playing would've liked a classic crunch sound though. I.e. Mississippi Queen, Funk49. Still Got The Blues. Keep up the great videos. 🤘🤘
It sounds like Fishman did a "jaguarize" on that.... I'll explain myself right now: the mini switch is acting like the tone circuit on Jaguars... but with a grunt! 😂 😂 😂 🤣
I own one and IMO the switch between humbucker voicings is more like switching seamlessly between a vintage low-output PAF set and then a higher output DiMarzio Evolution set. It's amazing. The single coil setting also sounds authentic as heck! Not like traditional "coil-split" humbuckers.
@@CameronCooper I have a satin black 2PT swamp ash model I bought from American Musical Supply. When I removed the pickguard I was surprised to see no chambering at all! I guess earlier production models didn't have it, but mine is still a very lightweight guitar yet doesn't have neck-dive. I love it.
The Fishmans are really dynamic compared to most active pickups but I find they have such clarity that it sounds like a pre-recorded guitar part. This is cool but sometimes I prefer the classic sound of passive DiMarzios for example.
Can you remove the pickguard on this model? I know that on some models, it covers the chambers in the body. I think it would look cooler without the pickguard, though.
@@CameronCooper yeah, that's what I was thinking. I've seen the natural finish model with tremolo and with the pickguard removed, so I thought maybe that was possible on this one as well. Thanks for your reply!
@@CameronCooper thanks for the reply bro. Im debating on getting this guitar. Also plan on getting the Orange Rockerverb 50 watt MK3 version to go with it and wanna make sure the pickups go well with the rig for heavy metal. You're an amazing player dude, keep shredding my friend.
Is the neck painted to resemble roasted maple? I thought it was actual roasted maple, but the truss rod cavity at the end of the neck shows a much lighter colour and what look to be paint marks. 🤔
Dang the sound is so smooth
She’s a vision from coast to coast..... little Vai action I caught. Been eyeing these as a Tele style charvel. Liking the HT versions as well. 🎸😎👍
Finally, something very close to if not precisely what I am looking for in my next purchase. I don't think I'd change a thing on this one! BTW ... some very nice playing, indeed!
Just ordered mine because this is exactly what I thought. I wanted a black tele style but I wanted a tremolo bridge with it. I was going to to sacrifice wanting that bridge and get an ESP but then found this.
Agreed. It looks amazing. Really like the flipped headstock. Plus, all the tonal possibilities you could want in a single guitar.
My thoughts exactly, bought a player series about a year ago (made some vintage upgrades) and fell in love with the T style after playing a G LP for over a decade and immediately thought what if this could roar like the LP and shred like a Jackson and voila!
did you buy?
im getting 2 of these.. one for standard tuning with 9s and half drop with 9.5s
I keep mine in Eb with 8-42 hyper slinkys :)
Great playing! I got mine this week in natural ash - very pleased, amazingly versatile thanks to those pickups and thoroughly well designed.
I bought one as soon as it was available, quickly became my favorite
Got mine today! Chugging like hell
Great guitar. My favourite at true moment. The DK24 necks are amazing
hi man did you have trouble with it with strong jauge ?
So other than the JP15, I haven't wanted a guitar so much as I want this one. As soon as I saw the neck, headstock and finish I immidiately checked Zzounds to see if they carried it. For about a week now it's been a struggle not to order it but I seriousely need to chill on all the gear especially during all the unknown qualities of post Covid Impact.
Yes, more colors. I’m holding out to see if Charvel does offer these in other colors soon.
well its 4 years later and they still only offer black and white and natural, but they still look great
@ yeah, I built my own version with Warmoth parts.
Early next year this on hit list! Great review 👍
Wow! Some great tele tones on the clean setting. Surprised me for such a modern take on a tele!
In my experience, Charvels and ESP are the finest guitars made these days with Charvel taking the number one spot! I've got 6 of them and each one is my favorite!
What about suhr, prs, Tom Anderson, kiesel
And Schecter
@@clarencebeaks1315 price bro. Esp ltd te-1000 and charvel so cal style 2 are in same range. Suhr way more. Schecter nick johnston pt tele is also very good and less expensive. Ibanez u would have to drop 2k for a AZ model
I LOVE Charvel
Yup, Uncle Sam just bought me the natural ash...My first Charvel...Thought of you Cam.
Rock on!✌🏾
After a year almost of waiting, I finally ordered one today. I'm pretty excited, no lie. First step back into electrical in years.
How have you been liking it? I'm about to pull the trigger
@@corytaylor8673 where’d you find one? I can’t seem to find any in stock?
You know it's good, it's made in the Fender factory, with the same exact QC as the newer Player Plus models, don't let the "Made in Mexico" worry you, it's 100% a badass, and beautiful guitar.
Great playing bro'!
Very nice, looooovve the sharp square body edges, BUT I prefer the old style slab body.
A year after my comment here, I'm finally getting it this Friday!!
Just bought mine!
I love the 24 frets, and the upside down headstock, I always love it when the low E string is the longest on the headstock. I guess the whammy bar is not as high maintenance as a Floyd Rose? On the Sweetwater website, they have a Charvel video for this new line of Pro Mod So Cal style 2, it shows other colors are on the way, white, gray, and my favorite the Natural wood.
HeyLiem So much simpler than a Floyd- the strings are thru-body. Also feels better IMO.
Great playing & tone! I just ordered one today from Sweetwater. I was already leaning towards getting one; your video convinced me. Thanks.
I love it! It almost reminds me of Jordan Ziffs Charvel!
I have the Alder body hardtail version, can't put it down, killer guitar
I told myself that I didn't want any more gear but the white hardtail one is really growing on me...
I am madly in love with my hard white tail one my friend!!
Nice demo, Cameron! Impressive playing. I really like the thin open pore finish on the ash body. Unfortunately the hard tail version is only available in alder with flat black or gloss white finish. Maybe I'll get the black one and refinish it in sea foam green. I think that would look pretty awesome with the all black hardware.
Thanks for the review! I'll be purchasing one for sure!!
Please do another video with this Black Ash beauty. Show us more of this Gotoh 510 trem. I've seen a couple of guys use it and it looks super smooth. I'd really like your take on it. Thanks for another great demo. I was considering the new Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy with the fluence pick-ups, but for another $100 I may have to get this understated beast.
Hey! I don't have this guitar anymore so unfortunately won't be able to do another video. The guitar was lent to me for demo purposes.
On my way to p/u the natural ash 🤤🤤🤗🤤🤤 tonight!!!
This IS my dream guitar, reverse tele headstock & all. These Fishman's are THE p/ups I never knew I wanted let alone about. Bonafide "Eddies Cadillac"! 🤘🏻Cheers Cam🤘🏻
You should have a million subscribers Minimum IMOP. I’ve seen tons of your videos over the years and your a fantastic Guitarist.
Might be one of the classiest tele sytle guitars imo
Finally! Thanks for the video. The other demos have been awful. Love the black on black, suits you Cameron.
Thank you Michael!
Just got one today for Christmas. My wife really really loves me.
I'm getting this guitar next week! Was waiting for this demo!
Thats a really nice guitar, and you are a great player, excellent demo,thanks 😊
As a mostly Floyd guy this is gonna take some time to get used to..This Gotoh 510 it very tricky.. G string goes sharp with heavy string bending or trem use..
The neck is absolutely killer though
Some cheeky Yankee Rose thrown in for good measure at the end there 😉
Another killer review man, had my eye on a white hardtail the moment I saw it but im gonna hold out and see if they bring out some louder colours - glad you made a comment about that.
I would love to see this guitar with a neck single and some classic finishes. i wll be sold.
You can....its called a telecaster ...the whole point of this guitar is that it's different...
John Cooper Im just sayin it would be a great option for players and would add more variety. I happen to own a charvel DK24 with single coils and Absolutely love it. Show me a tele that comes with roasted neck, fishmans and a two point trem oh wait....you can’t.
@@johncooper6265 true but the Fenders dont have great super playable fast necks nor the quality of charvel
I can wade in here and say that playability of neck comes down to player ability in my opinion. I prefer Charvel necks because they are an evolution of Fender's more traditional style.
Love the journey intro lick
Mine is alder and feels great. My ash mod 2 feels perfect I wouldn’t trade the jb/ 59 combo. I’m so glad I bought it.there can never be to many tones also it’s saved my ass one night. I was playing a strat in a club with bad light s the feed back was terrible I plugged that one up problem solved. What blows my mind is they’re made Mexico and Mexico is not really known for quality. Anyway love ur playing bro.
very interesting guitar, it sounds amazing. I got recently a Charvel Nova. I am quite impressive how good charvel guitars are and feel.
The hardtail one is sold out everywhere. I want it.
Great chops and axe! This looks to be the best version of a modded Fender Tele Elite I’ve seen. I ordered mine in white. 🤘
Sounds awesome Cam! That black on black and reverse tele headstock is a really nice touch as well. That last riff was so cool! What’s that song?
It's Yankee Rose
How does it handle drop tunings? I'm thinking about getting one as my touring guitar, but we play in Drop C most of the set
As long as it's set up nicely, it will handle it just fine. May be better going for the hardtail version
@@CameronCooper thanks mate, appreciate your tips and videos overall. Nice content
I've thought about getting a cheap H/H tele copy and putting a set of those Fishman Fluence pickups in it--the idea being to have something close to this Charvel, but saving $400. $300 for the guitar, $300 for the pickups. Or possibly going cheaper, and getting a $100 kit guitar. And upgrade the hardware where necessary.
I'd wait for a secondhand one of these to show up.
i would love this guitar with a neon purple/violet Sandblasted finish , ebony fretboard and Block inlays
Thanks! Good job!
Why are Charvels so nice
I'm looking at one of these too!! It's designed about as close to a custom guitar as if I designed one, even down to the brilliant output jack placement!! Question: does it have stainless steel frets??
No steel frets but shouldn't be a deal breaker. You need to play a lot to even get a tiny bit of wear on them
@@CameronCooper 2 years of heavy playing on mine and the jumbo frets are barely showing any wear!
@@t3hgir Yeah and people who don't play a lot think stainless frets are a deal breaker. What a joke
@@CameronCooper SS frets are a new trendy thing... like Evertune lol. Sure if you're EVH gigging around the world for a year maybe you DO need SS frets, otherwise... ??? :D
Are they a thin neck? Close to Ibanez?
Still hoping you can get your hands on the walnut hardtail to review.
That would be cool!
Nice review! What’s your setup in terms of amp and effect to obtain this sound ? Thanks a lot
Yamaha THR30II
Tbf it looks pretty cool for metal stuff
Firstly, thank you Cameron so much for uploading such quality content on these amazing guitars! Thanks to you, I've learned what a Charvel is and more importantly why I NEED one!
As someone who mainly plays music ranging from alt rock like the Foo Fighters as well as math rock like CHON or Strawberry Girls, I'm completely torn between this So Cal guitar and your "favorite" DK24 FR M Dark Amber. I guess I can't go wrong either way, right? 😂😂
If you or anyone has any insight as to which one is superior I'd love to hear it! Cheers and much love, brother 💯
Name a song you would never expect to hear in a guitar review: Faith in the Heartland. NICE! \m/
Kinda glad fanned frets were more or less just a phase.
Lovely, but I can't get used to reverse headstocks.
In the milling for the neck adjustment i think i can see a painted wood. For which it's not a real "roasted maple", but only "laquered" !!!! Or am I wrong??? take a loog at 4:10
Not painted, the neck is partially finished giving the darker look over the top of the roasted maple
I own one in natural finish. Everything he says is true...great guitar
Great demo.
What amp and pedals you use in this video?
Kind regards.
Dude you should have a day called maybe Cover Wednesday, where you cover songs you like maybe from Van Halen. We would love you showcase your skills.
I may cover some things one day but I am not in the mood for demonetisation
@@CameronCooper haha right
I do not understand ... how do you get demonetized by showing guitar licks, melodies, hard rock playing techniques?
You used to do that.
Now it’s all demonstrating new Charvel models
im dying for one of these and I cant decide between the black one or the white one. Good thing is they're been on backorder for like 5 damn months so I can't buy one yet anyway while I decide
Absolut Monster! Really wish Charvel made an lefty version, though.
I wish they did too. Charvel would explode if they made lefty guitars
Have any of you guys gotten the high E hung up on the top plate of the Fluence neck pickup? It's happened to me thrice on gigs. I'm set up with 9.5's and I'm not a hard right hand picker. I love this guitar but I need a fix for that.
Easy, tape. Look at players like Vai and Bonamassa. They put tape over the edge of the pickup
@@CameronCooper Thanks a bunch! It's strange that any pickup manufacturer would have an upped plate that protrudes further than the assembly underneath it.
08/29/2021: 8 Questions: (1) Is the whammy bar pop-in & pop-out, or just screw-in bar? (2) When switching to single coils, does the volume drop a lot? (3) Is the fretboard separate wood or all part of the neck wood? (4) Does the back have a belly cut? (5) Is there a hand comfort cut for the neck joint area? (6) With split single coils can you get a really good Telecaster Twang sound? (7) Does it need a battery for pickups? (8) I never had a guitar with a battery for pickups. (8) If the battery goes dead, does the guitar still work or go dead?
There isn't drop in volume when heading over to single coils. The arm is screw in. All of the other questions can be answered if you look at this guitar on the Charvel website. Cheers :)
@@CameronCooper: OK, thank you for your reply. I added one more question #8. Can you answer that question?
If the battery dies, the guitar has no power and therefore silent
The 3 seconds of clean demo 😂
Cam, Do you have the Red Ash guitar? If so I must have missed it. DO you have a link for it?
I do still have the pink Ash San Dimas. Don't have any affiliate links for anything right now. Fender don't do that sort of thing
No lefty of course. I this mostly a shredding Tele style?
awesome you're doing all that switching with zero tone change. lol
Amazing demo o/ about the light dots, always are on? Or it's possible on/off this one? Tks man
They glow in the dark, you can't just turn them off aha
@@CameronCooper AHEIAHOEOIAUHEAOIUEHAOIEUH nice o/ tks man!
You mentioned plugging straight into a Yamaha THR-32. Is it set to an overdrive channel or a clean channel? Also, how do you like the jumbo frets? Are they what you normally play on?
I am using sounds built into the THR30II. Charvels come with jumbo frets as stock so that's what I have always used
I just bought one of these. How do I get the tremolo arm in? It seems too wide for the hole.
There should be a gotoh 510 guide with your guitar. It's a simply push the arm in and screw it down.
@@CameronCooper Thanks! I've worked out the issue - the tremolo arm in the box is for a Floyd Rose equipped guitar not the 2 point Gotoh bridge on this guitar so it doesn't fit.
That's really weird! Did you buy it secondhand or new? A gotoh 510 trem arm is pretty easy to source thankfully so you should be all covered.
Yankee Rose-yeah!!! Hey Cam, you were born in the wrong decade, man! You play a lot of stuff you were never able to see live.
So if you could time travel, who would you see? Top five.
Tough one, I would go to Donnington 84' - any Van Halen gig in 95 - Dave Roth on Eat em and Smile Tour - Pink Floyd on Division Bell tour after that I'm not that sure
@@CameronCooper Cool. I missed Eat ‘Em And Smile too. I saw Vai a few years later with Whitesnake but would rather have seen him with Roth.
Btw, I’ve never much liked teles and certainly never seen one with a reverse headstock, but that black Charvel looks killer-I’d gladly have it. 👊
How about tuning stability and gravity neck?
Just fine. Just make sure the nut is well lubricated
Been thinking about one of these. Long time subscriber and early charvel convert large part due to you, Cam. Would you recommend a hard tail version for really heavy metal?
Yeah! Hardtail over the two point trem
Awesome playing Cameron!!! You could play a shoe box guitar or make a toy ukulele sound bad ass!!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂 I think the guitar is ugly!!! I like telecaster guitars with humbucking pick ups!!! Its my favorite combo!!!! I just don't like body contours on a telecaster body style!!!! A telecaster should look like and feel like a telecaster!!!! L.O.L.!!!! With straight edges and be clucky and bulky!!! With no sticking belly contour in the back!!! And I don't like the reverse style head stock!!! Plus. I like glossy type finishes on the guitar!!! Other wise you might as well play a stratocaster!!!!🙂☺🤓😊🤠 Oh well to each his/her own. I own a Schecter PT standard telecaster guitar and a Squire John 5 telecaster guitar and love playing both guitars!!! They suit my needs perfectly!☺😊😀😃 I enjoy watching your channel Cameron!!!! 👍
How does it compare to say a Jim Root tele?
Nice video Cam. Is the neck slimmer than San Dimas ? Thanks
Ash comes in many variants. the SD2 you are demoing is Swamp Ash. the Yellow was Northern Ash. about 2 to 3 lbs difference between. Ash is not just Ash.
I know that , and I say in the demo it varies a lot!
When exactly did charvel say old yella was made of northern ash...just the other day a top guy at fender, in an interview, mentioned they dont use northern ash due to weight and also a disease found in northern ash..
What's do you usually set your string height to?
Does the middle position in single coil mode get "quacky" like the 2 & 4 positions of a strat?
Nope
Can you please share if the finish wears off with playing in time, and how does that look? Looking to buy this guitar, but I am a bit worried about the finish and will it last... Thanks!
The Charvels have virtually no finish on their necks so you don't have to worry about anything changing over time :)
Thanks for a really quick answer! I was worried anout the finish on the body, how does it look when it wears off, but I'm still gonna pull the trigger on this one 😉
Thanks again! Awesome playing and a great review btw! 😁
@@disidentzg it's a stained finish so would take a lot of wear to even vaguely make a difference to it. Nothing wrong with a bit of natural wear and tear
@@CameronCooper of course! Thanks again!
Awesome take on Yankee rose by David lee Roth and Steve Vai. Cameron, are you sure you not busting for a new Ibanez RG565 in fluorescent orange? Would love to hear you on one.
Thanks Justin! I am don't have my eye on Ibanez these days. They make awesome guitars but they aren't really for me. I can't get around the super thin neck.
Us this correct, can only get the Ash with 2pt trem? No ash with hardtail?
That's correct.
@@CameronCooper thanks, and good. Now I dont have to buy one.... until there's an Ash with HT....
Hey man! Do I need to route the pickup cavities if I replace the pickups with the rectangular Fishman Fluence Devin Townsend Set?
I'm not sure, but if you have to route anything out, I would simply leave the old Fishman fluences in there and save the hassle. Especially if you're swapping out fluences for more fluences. All I can suggest googling the dimensions for the Townsend set and the Fluence modern set in the SC2
@@CameronCooper thanks!
Great guitar, great playing would've liked a classic crunch sound though. I.e. Mississippi Queen, Funk49. Still Got The Blues.
Keep up the great videos. 🤘🤘
It sounds like Fishman did a "jaguarize" on that.... I'll explain myself right now: the mini switch is acting like the tone circuit on Jaguars... but with a grunt! 😂 😂 😂 🤣
I own one and IMO the switch between humbucker voicings is more like switching seamlessly between a vintage low-output PAF set and then a higher output DiMarzio Evolution set. It's amazing. The single coil setting also sounds authentic as heck! Not like traditional "coil-split" humbuckers.
I've heard some one call it "the emo telecaster" 😂
I bought one today the first thing that came to mind when I looked at it was "Skrillix"...
fitting xD
Look under the pick guard if you want to know why it is so light
I heard about that! Glad they did it
@@CameronCooper I have a satin black 2PT swamp ash model I bought from American Musical Supply. When I removed the pickguard I was surprised to see no chambering at all! I guess earlier production models didn't have it, but mine is still a very lightweight guitar yet doesn't have neck-dive. I love it.
If this guitar had a floyd rose I'd be all over it.
Thats awesome having the coil split and the two voicings, there's one thing I'm so curious, Are the pickups more dynamic like passive pickups?
The Fishmans are really dynamic compared to most active pickups but I find they have such clarity that it sounds like a pre-recorded guitar part. This is cool but sometimes I prefer the classic sound of passive DiMarzios for example.
My next guitar🤞
This guitar is almost perfect, the only reason why I haven't bought it's due the active pickups. :(
You need to give your head a wobble, these pickups are amazing and unlike any other active pickups you've heard!
Does the reverse headstock change the feel of the guitar and if so;how?
No, no difference at all.
Cameron Cooper thank you! 👍
Can you remove the pickguard on this model?
I know that on some models, it covers the chambers in the body. I think it would look cooler without the pickguard, though.
You could if you wanted to of course. But it would reveal the chambers though
@@CameronCooper yeah, that's what I was thinking. I've seen the natural finish model with tremolo and with the pickguard removed, so I thought maybe that was possible on this one as well. Thanks for your reply!
can you review the schecter sun valley super shredder? It seems like the type of thing that you would like
I may do at some point
Are those pickups active? Or would I need to replace them with EMGs
Fishman Fluence pickups are active
@@CameronCooper thanks for the reply bro. Im debating on getting this guitar. Also plan on getting the Orange Rockerverb 50 watt MK3 version to go with it and wanna make sure the pickups go well with the rig for heavy metal. You're an amazing player dude, keep shredding my friend.
Is the neck painted to resemble roasted maple? I thought it was actual roasted maple, but the truss rod cavity at the end of the neck shows a much lighter colour and what look to be paint marks. 🤔
It is roasted, its just not smoothed off in the truss rod wheel cavity area giving it a lighter look.
@@CameronCooper thanks for clarifying!
Hi. Do you think it will take 12-60 strings tuned in Drop A???
If it's set up right yes
@@CameronCooper Thanks a Lot.
Have you managed to try out the new Japanese market SoCal yet? Looks way cool.
They aren't available for the UK
@@CameronCooper Not officially, but some have cropped up on Reverb....i am tempted...