frontpage Posted by iconian | Staff • 6d ago
Mar 28, 2025 10:47 PM
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Item 1 of 2
frontpage Posted by iconian | Staff • 6d ago
Mar 28, 2025 10:47 PM
Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSS FR Electric Guitar (Electric Blue)
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This would be a great guitar for your daughter. Charvel is owned by Fender. It has quality components and a pickup assortment that can really play just about anything. It's a shredder style guitar so the neck isn't quite as thick which is nice for small hands. It's a steal at $500. My only reservation would be the "coolness" factor. Charvel was a popular 1980s hair metal brand. If she doesn't care about that, it blows a $650 made in Mexico Strat out of the water.
I bought my 6 year old granddaughter a Kramer Beretta (another 1980's brand very similar to Charvel) in hot pink and she loves it. It has a shred neck too which really helps with her small hands. She absolutely loves the guitar. I am buying one of these for myself with the intention of giving it to her as a step up from the Beretta.
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EDIT: Nevermind. If I google it and go to Adorama's site it's $1099, if I click through the SD link it's $499. Same SKU.
EDIT: Nevermind. If I google it and go to Adorama's site it's $1099, if I click through the SD link it's $499. Same SKU.
I have 3 charvels and they have the black neck plate. This one doesn't. And that plate usually tells you where it's made. Kinda weird.
Some charvels are being made in Indonesia now so I have to wonder. Good deal either way.
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If you don't want to deal with the tuning annoyance, you can just crank the springs or put a block between the bridge and the body in the back cavity, so it's not floating.
I think a Floyd is totally worth having on a Fender style guitar. The tuning stability is insane whether its floating or non-floating. My Fender HM Strat from 1989 hasn't been touched in about 12 months until just now, and it's totally in tune still. It has a Floyd style bridge and locking system from Kahler.