Artist Signature Series

Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash
2865434700 / Natural
Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash
2865434700 / Natural

As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous developmental work with Govan to originally introduce his signature model, and it's the ultimate ultra-pro guitar that's only gotten better with time. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it's truly the ideal expression of Govan's artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form.

United States of America $3,699.99 EST. U.S. STREET
  • Overview
    The Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Caramelized Ash is a 25.5" scale guitar that offers a carmelized ash San Dimas body with a thin satin lacquer finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on flame maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane on the back and a convenient truss rod adjustment wheel at the body end. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the 12"-16" compound radius flame maple fingerboard spans two octaves, with the same caramelized treatment as the neck, 24 extra jumbo stainless steel frets and special maple dot inlays with ebony borders, as well as Luminlay® side-dots that emit light for the darkest of stages.

    Other premium features include three specially wound Charvel custom MF pickups arranged in a versatile HSH configuration with five-way switching for the expansive tonal openness and dynamic sensitivity that Govan demands, a 2-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs for volume and tone, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware.

  • Features
    Caramelized Ash Body
    Bolt-On Caramelized Flame Maple Neck with Graphite Reinforcement
    12"-16" Compound Radius Caramelized Flame Maple Fingerboard
    Charvel Custom MF Humbucking (bridge and neck) and Charvel Custom MF Single-Coil (middle) Pickups
    U.S.-Made Charvel Locking Recessed Tremolo
    5-Way Blade, 2-Way Toggle, Volume & Tone Controls
  • Specs
    General
    Model Number 2865434700
    Series Artist Signature
    Color Natural
    Number of Strings 6
    Orientation Right-Hand
    Electronics
    Bridge Pickup Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
    Middle Pickup Charvel® Custom MF Single-Coil
    Neck Pickup Charvel® Custom MF Humbucking
    Pickup Color Brown
    Controls Volume, Tone
    Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options
    Special Electronics 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker Position
    Pickup Configuration HSH
    Body
    Body Finish Satin
    Body Shape San Dimas® Style 1
    Body Material Caramelized Ash
    Hardware
    Bridge Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo Bridge
    Hardware Finish Chrome
    Tremolo Arm Pop-In Tremolo Arm
    Tuning Machines Gotoh® MG-T Locking
    Pickguard None
    Control Knobs Dome-Style Luminlay® Numbered
    Switch Tip Black
    Neck
    Neck Material Caramelized Flame Maple
    Neck Construction Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
    Neck Finish Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
    Neck Shape Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
    Neck Binding None - Rolled Fingerboard Edges
    Scale Length 25.5" (64.77 cm)
    Fingerboard Radius 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
    Fingerboard Material Caramelized Flame Maple
    Number of Frets 24
    Fret Size Jumbo Stainless
    Nut Material Bone
    Nut Width 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
    Position Inlays Ebony Ring with Maple Dot Center
    Truss Rod Nut Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
    Truss Rod Wrench Yes
    Headstock Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
    Neck Plate None
    Miscellaneous
    Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
    Strap Buttons Standard
    Case/Gig Bag Included Charvel® Hardshell (p/n 009-0915-000); Optional Gig Bag (p/n 299-1414-006)
    Other Features Contoured Body Heel with Recessed Neck Attachment Ferrules (No Neck Plate), Brass Control Position Marker Inlays in the Body, Side-Mount Oval Output Jack
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