Jackson & Charvel Dinky Series!

[@codygranrud6212]

Holy shit, the Captain's been practicing some new scales.

[@kristijankocjancic3236]

Captain shredding? A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@TheJacobshapiro]

But is the death toll catastrophic?

[@timothymckane6362]

Well, at least it's Blues Metal for once.

[@joeythegreat4900]

What about the droid attack on the Wookiees?

[@ravenjames3873]

it's a big welcome

[@Vtertdfgwrth5ybdfasgagadfg]

So it's treason then?

[@Romy-kh4pd]

Even the Captain is shredding now? I gotta start practicing more.

[@stanislavmigra]

slowhand sherd (tm) :D

[@Terrysoddy]

Yea me too , makes me grieve inside for not practicing more

[@TokyoBlue587]

Justin's been teaching him

[@batmandeltaforce]

IN my humble opinion, Captain is a better player with more musical talent than the Chappers. Chappers is just mindless trick noodling, the Captain actually makes melodies:)

[@rikishi555]

Lol! He is a good guitarist.. but he's humble and doesnt show off

[@YourAverageStrummer]

It's Captangelo Batio!!

[@nicklaunikitis6280]

Playing rhythms for Rob to shred over all these years has finally awoken the inner shred beast that so long laid dormant within the captain's soul

[@paulovillanueva754]

The Captain Shredding?!?

[@cOpEnBaCoN]

Need More captain whammy/tappy moments. and cowbell.

[@danielcannon4727]

CopeN Bacon there's no such thing as too much cowbell.

[@cOpEnBaCoN]

Daniel Cannon Exactly!

[@m.b.g.musicproduction9658]

Well done Lee, all of that practice over the last year or two is really beginning to pay off!.........Nice!

[@lefty_licksriffs9897]

The captin hitting that dive on the floyd rose glorious just glorious

[@Parariddle]

Captain 'Herman' Lee......#andertonsforce

[@lmcf_gtr]

Toby Howarth #drandertons

[@toddincharlotte]

FWIW the Charvel Dinky does come with a 5-position switch, two of which feature some coil split tones. So yeah, no knob but yeah, 2 positions in the switch split.

[@MaggaraMarine]

The middle position sounds like it has coil splits too. Not sure, though.

[@micahchapman8187]

@@MaggaraMarine the 3rd position is a split coil from both humbuckers together in series

[@ivorharden]

6:15 tuning a floyd at the headstock 😯

[@turbine3780]

Zippy they don't do up the nuts

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

It's not the first time he's done that :) If the locking nut isn't tightened up that'll explain why it went out of tune, and the way Rob was hammering the Floyd his was tightened. Lee just isn't used to them.

[@ThatGuy2042_]

They explained it in another vid. The guitars for demos are sometimes fresh out of the box. They leave the nuts undone until everything settles in.

[@ThorneyedWT]

Also buyers usually play in different tunings, so it is convenient to leave nuts undone and let everyone to retune fast.

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

Thorneyed I'm prepared to accept the nut may have been unlocked but not for that reason. You ever tried a drop D on a Floyd? You detune the E and every other string goes out of tune because it screws up the balance of the trem. You can't quickly alter the tuning on a Floyd Rose.

[@StormTroy]

I actually own that same guitar Lee is using (Jackson Pro DK2) and I absolutely love it. Of course, mine is alder rather than ash, is bright satin orange, and has zebra bobbins. Absolutely incredible guitar

[@frozencons]

The fixed bridge dinky or whatever around 11:00 is awesome. Great looking shred machine, no floyd to battle, passive pickups. I love it!

[@cameronnorman8562]

The captains vibrato is so awesome!

[@luciencrestfallen1143]

Wylde Audio does the best single cut "look Im not a Les Paul copy" kind of horn. Not only it looks cool, but its is ergonomic too, sits nicely on the leg when playing in the classic position.

[@freezingcathedral]

the purple dinky has a 5-way switch which enables the coil tap of each pickup respectively.

[@mixodorians12]

I always loved the Charvel thick mini fender style headstocks. Fender had a cease and desist order on charvel back in the day.

[@ayeapprove]

Where's the Satchel sig review? :D

[@LordSonny94]

I agree

[@Siebenstein83]

That Charvel Dinky sounded amazing. Love the understated looks as well.

[@CroneRaven1810]

Was hoping for an option of Stainless steel frets on these. The new Charvel DK are just the same as the Jackson Dinky but with a Charvel headstock. Ah well. I do prefer Charvel's headstock so that's cool I guess

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Yeah, Jackson and Charvel are slowly turning into the exact same thing these days. I'm kinda worried Fender is gonna ditch one of the brands and just call everything Jackson or Charvel.

[@zaccarter3801]

To be fair stainless steel frets are overrated.

[@CroneRaven1810]

Zac Carter To be fair: They are not. Have stainless steel frets on some models so it gives options to consumers. If you think they are "overrated" then you buy a model without SS frets. So having options is always better than not having options. Other manufacturers does it too. No excuse for a big manufacturer like Fender to not provide these options.

[@zaccarter3801]

CroneRaven1810 I did not mean to offend your large obsession with ss frets. From a luthier standpoint they are pretty stupid, they do wear down. And filing them is a hassle and so is polishing them. Most fret wires are easier to set up and replace. Just my experience with actually working on them. I think they are stupid if you like to keep your guitar set up. But if you are just a player then I understand, they are more "durable" (stubborn). I can't believe people want ss frets but can't stand Gibson for your using richlite fingerboards. More durable and feels relatively similar to its counterparts

[@zaccarter3801]

CroneRaven1810 if you wish to debate this than keep using your word choice. If you want to discuss I'd recommend not sounding as confrontational. To be fair.

[@rogershore7189]

So, a few things. Fender bought Charvel and Jackson in 2002. The Pro Mod range has been around since 2008, not 4 or 5 years. Charvel originally had dinky bodies in their range back in 1990 (275, 375, 475, 550, 650, 750 and the Fusion Range), and they had a limited edition DK-24 last year with H/S/H pickup configuration. The blue ‘Jackson’ that John Mayer has been seen with recently is actually a custom shop Charvel, and is nothing like the SL 4X, since it’s a San Dimas

[@DavidJones-fe2yj]

Lee Anderton shredding.... fantastically great 😆 good man

[@samiam5557]

Good to see The Cap'n & Chapper back at the helm mincing and shreddin', what fun! Me much likes that Jackson the cap'n's putting through its paces.

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Love the SL4's ! and yes I remember them from "the day" ,They sound killer. "need" .

[@lukesaunders4776]

Have a full shred bridge jazz neck in my ibanez rg, it's an amazing combo

[@JulioJustiniano]

Luke Saunders same pair on a Jackson DX10D. Great pair, though I got a FS and 59 on a Schecter and they are my best paired pups.

[@slashn1fancr]

Captain! YOU HAVE IMPROVED SO MUCH!!! fan since the sound like slash original video with rob and you, greetings from costa rica!

[@clench13]

Captain Wow! Love your tapping..... more please. Just have fun man. Rock on sir.

[@stuartbegley2085]

Well done lee, really see a big difference over the last year or so, peters lessons are paying off. Great stuff

[@davidenoch818]

Some of the greatest tone has been heard in that room during the recording of this video

[@davidenoch818]

Vito B I'm not sure maybe the same Victory amp rig he uses

[@boozoochavis7506]

How cool is it that The Capt'n was making Unknown Hinson face from 00:15 - 00:17 at the start of the video?! Must be something to do with all that shredding! Look at the headstocks on those guitars, Shark Fins - starting to feel the 80's coming on again.

[@Wildman9]

CaptainShred,What the ?Great review. Just getting better all the time,those Jacksons, and the Charvel SanDimas guitars are cool too !

[@AkiraSpectrum]

Really like your country-of-production discussion! Nice to reduce some of the stigma of guitars made overseas, etc. The Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 Dinky HT in Purple Haze IS GORGEOUS!!! Loving these Charvel's, especially the hardtail ones.

[@mcrevolution3479]

Can we get a video on Marshall’s new origin series?

[@alexandergromov4033]

Where is Satchel model?

[@sashingopaul3111]

Alexander Gromov I could ask the same about Chris Broderick’s Soloist Pro HT

[@wanilhan5022]

Bloody hells caps playing has improved a ton now it was nice to see him play like that in the starting jam

[@themattitude]

I like the edge of a single coil sized humbucker with gain, but I agree with the Captain on the clean sound. Those Duncan Designed Hot Rails do split, though, and that works for super clean sounds, IMO.

[@georgieboy1536]

8:00 love the captains pout 😂

[@intrsoul]

SD "Jazz" set is actually JB/Jazz Bridge (not Jeff Beck, though it's been nicknamed that as Mr. Beck popularized them) and Jazz Neck. They were a high-output set meant for darker tones (hence...jazz?) yet have been the go-to hard rock & metal set since the '70's. \m/

[@Gonzo2707]

Puzzled. I‘ve owned an MIJ Charvel Spectrum since ´91, and they proved borderline unsellable back then. Charvel built ´em only for three years. Great guitars that to me were the epitome of the „solution in search of a problem“ phenomenon. I really wonder if Jackson‘s gonna have more luck with the SL4X...

[@rogerowens5669]

Rob is still hanging out in Dorian 5 years later Wyle Capt is straight up killing it

[@blairlane1614]

First of all....Lee, I am seriously impressed with how far your playing has come in the last while. Well done!! The only thing I can take issue with is the headstock on the single cut. Not my cuppa..... Other than that, seriously considering a Charvel as I find myself in need of a super strat, Had a Jackson Soloist back before time began ( according to my kids, anything before Grunge and modern pop ) and us dinosaurs ruled the world. should have kept it as i now need such a thing again...!

[@therealscarred2112]

I wish there was a mid-range Phil Collen model (under either the Jackson or Charvel name... a bolt-on version would be nice) that ditched the 5A/10-top Maple for a less-figured or the PRS SE “Veneer with Plain Maple” set-up, and just had the Bridge Humbucker/Neck Sustainer in Humbucker. I’d absolutely pay $1200-$1500 USD for that!

[@andrewbailey7999]

I personally really like that pick guard design actually!

[@habbahan]

Wow! Captain is actually rocking here!

[@frollixz3773]

I agree completely with the fact there shouldn't be apick guard rob! I wanted to know if they could be taken off if thats the case I'll be buying one in no time

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I wish they would do a show on Suhr guitars and death metal riffing.

[@theo1540]

Charvels are just AWSOME! I hope one day i will get myself one

[@stanlee5465]

Surprised they haven't done Chapman British Standard Series yet?!?

[@pauldigga5419]

Stan Lee in the works now isn’t it?

[@joaomonteiro7937]

FINALLY! SOME JACKSON/CHARVEL LOVE!!!

[@Driftuner]

Beach ball never fails..thanks Rory

[@boddumblues]

Position 2 and 4 on a Strat with hotrails is quite interesting, and you can hear it on a lot of L.A. studio guitarist in the 90's. But I agree with the Captain they are hard to make work. I tried parallel wiring on a Squier Deluxe Hot rails guitar, didn't really work. the ceramic magnets gives a very hard spike in treble register. I might try a Bill Lawrence Q-filter on them today, that usually does the trick on hot pickups FWIW

[@flekkzo]

Christian Boddum Have you checked out the pickup combo that Dave Murray uses? He's got a different middle pickup (JB jr).

[@boddumblues]

John Gustafsson Hi John, I did a massive tryout with hotrails/rail pickups over a period of time and settled on the Kent Armstrong Cool rails as my favorite in terms of tone and output. They sound great i parallel for cleans, and hot enough in series for lead playing for me. ;-) So no, I havent tried the DM variation, but it sounds interesting.

[@tomhand1070]

Were Bambacam Bill and Gary Guns not available to review the Charvel guitars?? 😜

[@xandermeadows2792]

Loved the opening, it was like a guitar battle rather than jam ahaha

[@wesmatron]

Dunno why but one of my fave looking guitars is the Charvel Pro Mod So-Cal in that nasty green with black hardware. 1:23 You can visibly see Cap'n Lee's desperation for a 7th chord and a nice Strat

[@MajorDook1]

Totally agree with the comments about Mexican made guitars. I have 4 Charvels - two Japanese made, a USA made and a Mexican made. They are identical quality wise.

[@kcajtmurphy]

Please do a demo of the Satchel signature when you get it in

[@danielkreger528]

please do a vid on the fender classic player strat range (possibly vs the specials)

[@Z-u-m-a]

Excellent work guys.Got a 2016 Charvel San Dimas (HH/HT) and, as they say, it's a great all-round guitar. Forget about just the shred/rock image stuff. The neck is a joy.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I recently watched an interview with 'Seymour' where he cleared up the pup names. The JB and JM hummers were originally made for Jeff Beck's 'telegib' which 'Seymour' built for him, and he gave them the names jazz bridge etc to appeal to a wider audience. Giving them the jazz moniker hasn't diminished their sales potential either, because guitarists generally know how versatile they are. I hope that cleared things up for y'all.

[@lueysixty-six7300]

The pickguard Jacksons are sweeet. But it's the neck thru, as always, that steals the show, with Jacksons!

[@JWCFB]

I love the horn on the Monarch, .

[@kennyd.6822]

the end of that jam was pretty dam amazing!!!

[@nikhillobo7411]

imho, dont really mind the body shape on the monarch, but OH MY GOD that headstock is hideous. Spoils the look of the whole guitar

[@Meccarox]

agree

[@sashingopaul3111]

The reverse headstock looks better

[@tylersmith7534]

It looks good on a super strat it just doesn't match a les paul style single cutaway at all.

[@bestboy897]

Wow captain is shredding quite good

[@Ejmillanv]

holy! what? CAp is shredding! and on a floyd rose guitar! well then! what a nice surprise

[@camelottz]

Still disappointed that it's been over a year (and several chase emails) and I still haven't had a price for a custom Jackson I put in via Andertons! If it takes 12 months to price, the build must take a decade!!

[@Ealdgar]

The Captain just keeps getting better.

[@patfix]

The Shraptain.

[@beardedrancher]

the editing is so good on the videos

[@alexlopez3892]

Finally Chappers let the Captain do a solo haha

[@DerekHartley]

He does several in each video...

[@ravenjames3873]

Rob always does that

[@freedomfighter5054]

So is the shred it’s like a BF with a little bite not a high game high output pick up

[@ajpeagle]

Only one ever existed like that originally , it was one of three soloists custom built for Jeff Beck all three had single coils, one had a Floyd one a Kahler and the last a fender trem . JB drew a pickgard on the orange one and Grover made it for him. Tina turner carved her name in to the pink one with the Kahler and I've never seen the other. The orange one is in the video for Ambitious from Flash. These where never built by Grover again until Fender made a couple of custom shop USA ones recently.

[@silentshadowdnb]

The Captain has noticeably leveled up! sounding great mate :-)

[@revistinha1]

It's pretty funny when Lee gets out of his comfort zone lol Great jam

[@the_swoletariat1621]

“It’s the only one you’ll need” would be one hell of a motto.

[@leomonster1973]

It the Single cut looks like a Les Paul with an SG horn cutout

[@Xeopuppy]

I bought a Jackson Pro SC Monarkh in Snow White, from 2016 range, just before Christmas 2017, and it is the same guitar, but mine has Seymour Duncan Blackouts, looks like Jackson has gone the cheap route for 2018... That's a shame, glad I didn't wait... I love the single cut in the Jackson, I wanted a guitar similar to my old Charvel DS-2, which I regrettably sold, that also was a Les Pauls style single cut...

[@HatredSword]

epic video kinda preferred the sound of the black Charvel guitar with the whammy bar but thats just me

[@Ckxlv31147]

it's 2018 and we're still waiting for the 25th fret

[@olafvanrijnsbergen1177]

Ckxlv31147 poor you, you haven't heard of the Washburn 36

[@Ckxlv31147]

OH DAMN

[@ThatGuy2042_]

Danelectro had a 31 fret electric guitar in the late 1950's called a Guitarlin which was meant to be able to play the notes of a guitar and mandolin on one instrument.

[@jasonhutchens4300]

Vai has been playing 26 for years

[@Alexanderzzzzon]

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between Charvel San Dimas and So Cal ? Is it only the pickguard?

[@xanderjones6239]

6:17 captain hasn't used Floyd rose in years apparently! He's tunning from the headstock! 😂😂

[@metriko100]

happpened to me in my early days :c

[@josua1]

You did a preview on the apex 200 and the “head” signaturer Ltd guitar

[@ORION2180]

Ohhhh, KK Downing would be proud of Lee's use of the whammy bar!

[@ashleyjackson8538]

This goes against what we do, I turned the volume down on KZbin about half way , going through my little tannoy monitors, it made this video sound incredible.

[@JesseLeeKing]

I never played a dinky what's the difference everything just smaller?

[@JesseLeeKing]

Is the neck smaller too

[@timcotter8178]

Are the blue and orange Jacksons reissues? Jeff beck had one extremely similar.

[@b00neDawg00]

Tim Cotter it's more inspired by the one Jeff beck was playing there are some differences i.e. the pickups the number of frets the headstock (his had a reverse headstock)

[@andrewbailey7999]

Well that was uncanny. Just as I noticed the fender headstocks and wondered about them, Rob started talking about the fender headstocks!

[@mdkhatsun]

Fantastic playing El Capitano

[@mts982]

i dont mind the monarkh cutaway i dont like the headstock on it.

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

TAP-tain Lee Anderton!

[@pauldigga5419]

Leonidas Diamandopoulos should of said tap -e-tain

[@atifarbab1242]

But why 360p? And more videos with Chappers and the captain please!

[@ashleyjackson8538]

That Charvel sounds like a machine !!!!!

[@Veloxzr]

I really wish the pro series had shark fin inlays, they're even in the cheapest models

[@4572dk]

Jesus Christ finally!! You guys never do jackson videos the last proper demo was in 2015 (aside from epic deals)

[@FLtheq]

It's not the first time Charvel made dinky's ,they made them in the mid- 80s to mid 90s. Just look at Warren Demartini Snakeskin or Frenchie guitars.

[@sabahudincerimovic8372]

I the floyd rose really worth looking up to, tune wise?

[@chesapeake566]

What's the purpose of a pickguard that doesn't guard the pick, besides making the guitar ugly?

[@stuartcarden5402]

Oh and those Charvels are right up my street. Do anything in one guitar.

[@rdoetjes]

Captain Pentatonic is shredding! YAY!!!!!