Introducing the Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 Relics | Charvel Guitars

[@dogfalcon]

Jordan Ziff is a monster! Needs more attention! My respect!

[@howheels]

Joke's on you! My USA Charvel paint started flaking off, just sitting in my closet in the gig bag. No need to upcharge me for the relic job!

[@daniprieto463]

Hardtail and tele model versions please ! Amazing Jordan as always !

[@kenmasters007]

Love to see a dk24 relic with the preference to have SS frets, non recessed Floyd and reverse headstock

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

hi charvel. i own 3 so-cal style 2 guitars. i love them so much and thank your making them. it would be nice to get more of them with diff colors and higher end models with the greg koch single coils and stainless steel frets..

[@michaelmarchei8539]

Bring back the crackle finish YALL !!!!

[@davidpaul6656]

Really?

[@Xaion6]

That broken in feel is amazing, love it on my 78 Eruption. These are gunna play themselves

[@SouthpawSatch]

Please give us a left handed model! I'd love the white one left handed. The left handed options are very limited and haven't been updated in over a year.

[@pbosche]

Yo that intro riff is sick af

[@balmain2496]

Incredible sounding and looking but, FR 1000 and Pau Ferro? Big miss there. If these had roasted maple neck, rosewood/ebony fretboard and FR1500 I’d be sold.

[@cjnmusic331]

Can we get more of that spicy riff in the beginning? 🔥🔥

[@lightmusicguitar]

The single volume and three way selector is pretty cool and sets it apart from other Charvels

[@adiohead]

Why no hardtail? 😟

[@Professional.Bro.777]

Hardtail guitars are for people who don't know how to set them up properly. Just joking, I'm imitating people who sh*t on us for liking relic guitars

Agree. I hate floyd rose

[@Pejter-tt3me]

Great guitar! We need something else in the H S configuration :D

[@x7stringinJSCx]

I have the weathered orange and i love it. It plays so easy and sounds great. The finish is awesome. I only wish it had Stainless steel frets. It'd be perfect.

[@AliensWanted]

Just ordered the orange. Can't wait to get it.

[@Hagstrom4ever]

The only thing I dislike of this guitar is the pau ferro fingerboard.

[@eric_casper5150]

Great playing Jordan!!!!

[@lndrldcold1762]

My only complaint is the colors. Where is Specific Ocean, Neon Pink, and Baby Blue?

[@jamesp7709]

Maybe when there's a hard tail version with a maple fretboard. Pau Ferro looks icky. Jordan killing it as usual.

[@workingorder2189]

When will y’all bring back the model 2, 6, & 4 with period correct Jackson headstock.

[@cerveshred]

Model 7 that tele with the Jackson headstock

[@ChronicWatClesNarnia]

I made my own Charvel relic by dropping and knocking my orange Promod DK24 all over my practice space for a few years. Could’ve used a thicker finish to be honest.

[@TheLadsBandLive]

It’s a small gripe, but too bad no contoured heel. Maybe next time? Please?

[@AUTI5T1X]

Hardtail versions please. Floyds are a pain to deal with...

[@alexcorona]

If you don’t know how to set them up. I personally love them. Hold tune better than anything else with a whammy bar…

[@adiohead]

Same, I hate floyds. Give me a hardtail or stop bar and tuneomatic.

[@AUTI5T1X]

@@alexcoronaI know how to work with them. They're still fucking annoying, and a two point trem is less of a pain to deal with.

[@jessejuno5317]

Set them up for dive only, and they are the best.

[@Luc4rro]

Not only a pain to deal with, I've noticed a trend when testing these guitars in guitar stores, that hardtail versions are noticeably better sounding than FR and tremolos. For me it was such a big difference, that I've easily resigned from dives and other whammy bar tricks. Moreover, I would love to see more DK24 iterations. I've wanted San Dimas at first, but comparing them San Dimas are much more bulky, and nowhere near as comfy in high positions as DK24s - their body cuts are perfect!

[@AllanGildea]

Great player doing your demo.

[@davidpaul6656]

Hey Matt Brown, how about some love for the players who prefer a hardtail, HUH!? We get jack every time Charvel releases a new model EVERY F'IN TIME!! Hey WE like relics too, man! 😅 Just saying it's something you should think about, serious.

[@trevor4533]

I'm a take it or leave it kind of person on relics, but a non relic'd nitro model would also have been pretty cool.

[@sirlost94]

I think the issue with non-relic is that the process is messy, meaning you’ll always have some level of little nicks. It would be a “closet clean relic” at best

[@metl_massacre]

Bro is ecstatic

[@BodhiSoftMobileApps]

Love Charvels, but the paint wear pattern is identical on these, and frankly I just don't get it (just my personal taste) why someone would want a fake reliced guitar in the first place when what we all should be doing is shutting up and playing our guitars - something that in the fullness of time will result in our very own personal dings, dents, and wear patterns, with their very own authentic stories to tell - provided we play the shit out of our guitars, like we should.

[@BenCoombs]

It's a waterjet program to relic. Looks even more fake in person.

[@thelongestdongrod190]

Dude ain't nobody realistically ever getting that type of relicing unless you're a highly touring guitar player. Which most people aren't, that's the appeal for relic and I think some guitars even look way better relic.

[@BodhiSoftMobileApps]

@@thelongestdongrod190 I can grab some sandpaper and do it myself for a personalized wear pattern if that's really really really what I want.

[@sirlost94]

@@BodhiSoftMobileAppsdude you absolutely can’t. Most guitars are poly finish nowadays. They’ll never age with playing, even for 100 years, and if you take a sand paper to it, it’s going to look disgusting. It’s sad that they don’t do “closet clean” relics but if you want a guitar that ages with your playing, nitro is the only way, which means the current relic offering is your only way

[@jessejuno5317]

Great look , I clove it….

[@bigjim9719]

I have a request; Is it possible to get this San Dimas Relic model with the specifications of the Charvel LTD SC 1 Henrik Danhage Relic? Reason is, I hate that cheap plastic cover on the Stratocaster. The San Dimas model is exactly my thing.

[@bluematrix5001]

why a FR 1000 ???? why did not put an Original Floyd rose, stainless steel frets, roasted maple neck, reverse headtock and locking tuners for that price? everything else looks perfect

[@BenCoombs]

Whay add locking tuners when it has a locking nut? Do you enjoy neck dive?

[@bluematrix5001]

@@BenCoombs because is way easier and faster to change the strings

[@MercilessGuitar151]

Locking tuners are useless and pointless on a locking nut guitar.

[@MercilessGuitar151]

​@@bluematrix5001not really.

[@TheMusicalProjectsByChabaud]

It's a Bill and Ted sig model the most famous people from San Dimas

[@Williaem00]

Where can I get one with no Floyd rose. I will buy one with Hardtail

[@ericv7720]

Any left-handed versions?

[@TheNothing6]

Make one without a Floyd Rose! Hardtail!

[@cc_1983]

Just block it off!

[@cerveshred]

We need Charvel/jackson model 7

[@binaryanticommunist1882]

Wish the Floyd was top mounted, I’d buy one in a heartbeat.

[@Echoes-]

Just buy the Henrik Danhage Signature Charvel, thats top mounted.

[@binaryanticommunist1882]

@@Echoes- Ah hadn't seen that. Thanks.

[@Jhahaha3780]

name song?

[@buckysti]

Please offer this in non worn finishes. :)

[@ahind1234]

Anywhere we can listen the tune being played with no comments on top? Asking for a friend 🤣

[@Dr-Stu]

Aren't SBS doing virtually the same thing as this but for, **CHECKS CALCULATOR**, 80% CHEAPER!?*

[@freedomfighter5054]

I don’t know. I got three from 1982. Paint is fine and glossy.

[@nicatquluzad8969]

Historically, Charvel guitars never used pau ferro fingerboards. It is not a cheap guitar; it must come with ebony or rosewood.

[@JD-vj4go]

It's funny but when I was young pau ferro was used on higher end guitars.

[@nicatquluzad8969]

@@JD-vj4go i don’t have problem with pau ferro. I am saying pre pro vintage charvels never used it and didn’t look right on it. And most of the players like traditional woods. Do you want play baswood body and neck gibson les paul standart and pay 3000$? nobody wants.

[@MarioBohorquezE]

That tonewoods debate is so outdated...

[@JD-vj4go]

@@nicatquluzad8969 I just meant it's funny that pau ferro is the cheap wood now. I think it looks pretty good on these guitars. I have a 91 Charvel and yeah it's rosewood. Usually I dont like pau ferro but it works on these.

[@GiorgioRovatiMusic]

Are left-handed available?

[@PaulAzizan]

No😂

[@tambor76]

Does natural wear on a guitar like that even look like that? Just curious.

[@Darth.Shredder]

Nope. I have originals from the early to mid 80's and none look anything like the relics any of these companies are doing.

[@trevor4533]

@@Darth.Shredder Your Charvel is most likely finished in poly, which doesn't wear away like nitro. edit: That being said, these models are clearly overexaggerated on the relicing.

[@Darth.Shredder]

@@trevor4533 Yes, like most guitars from that era they are poly (most guitars still are). Obviously Gibson, some Fenders, modern PRS and some small boutique builders use nitro but most manufacturers still use poly on gloss finishes. Charvel has done some nitro runs but their standard production line gloss finishes are still poly.

[@trevor4533]

@@Darth.Shredder Correct. These are also finished in Nitro. I would have preferred "showroom stock" model or whatever with non aging and nitro though.

[@AchillesWrath1]

You'd have to play that several hours a day for 30-40 years to look like that

[@BenJ2827]

The necks on these are amazing but the relicing is not so good. I bought mine for the neck but might strip it and put a fresh nitro finish on.

[@FGC_Archer]

I need all 3

[@Maxhuertas]

I want the black one oh uhhh all 3 lol

[@maxmustardman298]

Check out Tory Slusher if wanna seee what can be done with a guitar

[@milotin2755]

People are morons, if you dont like it then it obviously wasn't made for you. People are allowed to like and want different things

[@Darth.Shredder]

People are morons, if they spend $1600 on a new guitar that looks like it was dragged behind a bus.

[@BenCoombs]

Does anyone actually tour with these?

[@metalheadblues]

Don't think so , more for bedroom guitarist who want people to think they gig

[@MercilessGuitar151]

​@@metalheadbluesI don't gig anymore, but I like my relicd guitar because I don't care if it gets beaten up. But go ahead and continue to be a closed minded dumb shit.

[@sebastiangomez5068]

Pau ferro? Was that even a thing back then?

[@JD-vj4go]

Yes but ironically it was used on higher end and custom guitars.

[@Darth.Shredder]

Nope, not on the original San Dimas Charvels these are mimicking. They did use pau ferro on the soloist shaped Charvels they did in the 90's.

[@Darth.Shredder]

@@JD-vj4go Yep... back in the day pau ferro was a premium wood but I doubt it's the same quality they use these days. Fender uses it on their cheapest models now and only started using it when rosewood was restricted.

[@angusorvid8840]

I'm not into relics but one thing that would make this line look more authentic is NO SEYMOUR DUNCAN DECAL on the pickups. I mean, they can use whatever kind of pickup they wants, but in the 80s Duncans did not have the company name on the pickup. Ignoring this sort of nullifies the desired effect of relicing in the first place. It's like a '59 Les Paul with a Floyd Rose.

[@Darth.Shredder]

You can rub off the Duncan logo if it bothers you (use scratch remover) but if authenticity is a concern there are bigger factors like the pau ferro fretboard, the spoke wheel truss rod adjustment location, the 12th fret dot spacing, the direct mount pickups, the recessed Floyd route, no skunk stripe.

[@PatGuay]

Nice playing Sir!! 🎸🤘

[@davidrees1840]

Almost perfect: The neck heel should be at least like a Jeff Beck strat, adding 1 vol would allow the 3-way to work as a kill switch, and save a few bucks and ditch the rear trem plate for quick access to block the trem, adjust screws, or pick scrapes. Now it will shred.

[@Sportacus.]

Q bellezas

[@guitarbombdotcom]

We love Charvels. More please!

[@rarito1976]

Pauferro?? 😂😂

[@ndreyapto]

Matt Brown looks and sounds like an AI

[@chriscapaudio]

Killer but needs Rosewood!

[@johnnyb3987]

hey remember when...nevermind!

[@scottdunn2178]

I'm 58 and saw my first Charvel in 1981... I will be so glad when this absolutely ridiculous relic trend runs its course. I know I'm not alone. It's fake and Stolen Valor...

[@trevor4533]

...You're literally playing a relic on your channel. Nice self own dude! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@scottdunn2178]

@@trevor4533 Bought it because of the price... doing a refin in turquoise blue. I've hated that finish since I bought it 🤣

[@trevor4533]

@@scottdunn2178 Haha fair enough! SBS does sell non relic'd guitars by the way.

[@scottdunn2178]

@@trevor4533I know. It's a great sounding guitar for the money.

[@oboyy]

I never understood this whole fake memories beat up guitar thing. Then again beat up jeans have been a thing for a while now. To each his own I guess.

[@PvtGrips-vh7ti]

"Manufactured in our Ensenada, Baja California factory" sounds much better than "Hecho en México"

[@BlueStratRedStrat]

Fair point.. Don’t forget though, Tadeo Gomez, the greatest builder Fender ever had, was Mexican. Nothing wrong with Mexican workmanship, my friend.

[@MercilessGuitar151]

But then you'd complain that it costs too much for what it is.

[@lyricbread]

Fender must have bought up the world’s supply of Pau Ferro during the whole CITES debacle. Shout out to all the ignorant trolls who think it’s somehow inferior to Rosewood. 😂

[@jamesp7709]

I don't know who thinks Pau Ferro is inferior in quality/sound - just endlessly uglier to look at. At its best, it still looks like a bad piece of dried out rosewood. I would never buy any guitar with Pau Ferro, but to each his own.

[@tmoss89]

Cool Evh without the body Lol Man U guys are weird lately

[@sethgross3904]

What’s all new about it? Same boring colors as always. Factory relics are for dorks with rhinestone skulls and angel wings on their shirt.

[@alexcorona]

Can we please get something new and innovative??? This gives me zero incentive to buy one.

[@JD-vj4go]

Why would you expect a retro styled guitar to be new or innovative?

[@friedrudibega6384]

Great music and production but pao fero? Yuck. Relic? Lame. How much? 🤡🤣🤡🤣🤡👉🏻👌

[@MajorDook1]

Dude wears his guitar way too low.

[@jamesp7709]

Jordan is a Grade AAA rocker. He's allowed.

[@MercilessGuitar151]

And he can play better than you 😂

[@MajorDook1]

@richmondvaper So you've heard of me!? Cheers for checking me out buddy!

[@madiomega13]

Your MIM quality control is shit.. Ive sent 3 back already

[@tenebroruncr4374]

I have the model with the Sassafras body with ebony fingerboard and with rolled edges and locking tuners all for €800. The current models are rising a lot in price and provide worse quality.

[@BenCoombs]

Relic work clearly done by machine. Very fake looking in person. I'll relic it myself thanks and save on cost.

[@the.wayofallflesh]

where you have seen it in person?

[@alexcorona]

It’s done by person, my cousin worked at the plant that was his job.

[@FGC_Archer]

Oh cool! No one asked

[@BenCoombs]

@@the.wayofallflesh I've several models done from the plant, clearly done by waterjet.

[@BenCoombs]

@@alexcorona then why is the relicing the exact same on every guitar. Looks like a waterjet program.

[@saunaporo]

Not my cup of tea.

[@zikkicharade]

You simply don’t give a shit charvel about your fans,read all those comments.What happened to good old single hum single volume knob like warren demartini and chris holmes star which star shape you discontinued even from the super expensive custom shop?also absolutely terrible almost zero distribution of charvel here in europe

[@beefcakeman1525]

i hate that paint. looks like garbage

[@toadamine]

used guitars at more than new prices... super... haha what a joke... just buy a used one off craigs...or just play your guitar and itll look like that in a few years.. naturally...

[@Lovlalek]

Embarrassing finish

[@BNGamesYT]

Yes, let me buy something that makes me LOOK like a poser. Relicing is for posers who cant play for shit.

[@lyricbread]

Tell that to the working professionals playing them.

[@trevor4533]

Unless they're parading these relics as 40+ year old guitars and lying about them, I couldn't really care less. Buy what ever you like, life is short. Not my money, not my problem.

[@kernowcalli3312]

😜 worry about your own playing

[@java620]

Gross. It’s like buying jeans with holes in them.

[@robertaugustine5350]

Why? Who is the customer for this? I restore guitars so they don’t look like they were dragged behind a VW bus after a hard night of drinking…

[@yoshatabi]

Obviously for people who like relic guitars

[@mKreifeldt]

Hmmm they’re for people who like old worn in feeling guitars that aren’t suffocating under 20 layers of plastic paint. Sort of like a comfy pair of ripped levis that have been washed 532 times. What’s so wrong with that?

[@robertaugustine5350]

@@mKreifeldt so buy a guitar that actually has mileage on it. That’s not what these are. They are mass-produced clones with no experience. Just doesn’t seem like there is an actual market to justify the expense, unless they are using it as a loss-leader to sell something else at a better margin. I don’t buy jeans with holes either, that’s a complete waste of money.

[@williamh3845]

Why the hell would they make these with poop brown nasty ferro boards? W t f