ULTIMATE FIX FOR STRAT ISSUES!

[@Thevitamindealer]

Damn the clean tones sound as gorgeous as the guitar looks

[@christocr]

Totally agree on the slant of the bridge pickup! Why Leo went with that "backwards" slant, I just don't get. And so many guitar makers STILL put them in that illogical slant direction. Charvel definitely got THAT right. Great looking and sounding guitar. I'll have to look into that model. I'm not a metal guy so I've never paid attention to Charvels. But this one kinda has me lusting. 🙂 Love that Music Man style truss adjust, too.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

I got the 24. I absolutely adore that thing. Of course I've made it mine by F-U Tone white noiseless springs, naval brass block(special request), brass screws and claw. Also I threw on the GraphTech Ratio staggered tuners. These mods Absolutely woke that guitar up. I've had all the super strat attempts by many companies. Charvel does the SS the best imo. Great video man.

[@digital360]

@@theariesexperiment4642 sounds like some sick upgrades! Did you have to drill new holes (additional) holes to accommodate the graph tech tuners? The only short post tuners I could find that would fit without any modifications are the fender locking tuners.

[@johnnyboywonder]

Great video man

[@digital360]

Thanks broski!

[@frishdaw]

I have a DK24 HSH in Green. I've had it for 5 years now (wow time flies), I play it almost exclusively over both my 04 Les Paul and 91 Strat, both American standards. I don't think I've played a faster more comfortable neck to this day. The Ibanez AZ is close, but also twice the price. Truly a spectacular Superstrat!

[@digital360]

@@frishdaw dude that’s awesome! I love that green one too. Yeah these necks are insanely comfortable. People that don’t know, don’t know what they are missing.

[@mikeyizzi-qx3jx]

Great vid!

[@digital360]

@@mikeyizzi-qx3jx thanks dude! Appreciate that.

[@mikeyizzi-qx3jx]

@@digital360 Jay, where did you learn to play? Sounds great. Do you use anything specific? (apps, books, youtube etc)

[@digital360]

@mikeyizzi-qx3jx I’m self taught. I picked it up in college. Started with classical violin and then piano as a teen. These days I just try to stay current with modern bands and techniques. I follow a few guitarists in YT to help stay fresh.

[@blackhatjester]

I think Leo Fender back then was going for that "twang" sound that's probably why he put the bridge pickup in that angle, but nowadays yeah it doesn't make sense.

[@EridGuitar]

Great vid! I had the pink DK24 and had similar feelings vs all my vintage strats. I think a downside though, those floating Gotoh trems are definitely much harder to setup and balance than a vintage trem. They are butter smooth when setup, but I could never get mine to stay in tune (even after pro setup). The finish is extremely thin, and glosses easily as you mentioned, it dings really badly too compared to a normal poly finish!

[@digital360]

Thanks broski! I agree completely with the finish concerns, and yes I try hard not to ding any of my axes but being mostly a home musician, I keep mine pretty good. I don't find it too difficult to setup gotoh trems. Maybe I should do a vid on that some time.

[@tenebroruncr4374]

I have two Charvels, a DK24 and a black Sassafras with a fixed bridge. I hope to buy a third one soon. I no longer use my Fender Strats, the Charvels are a much better guitar in every way. And at cheaper prices with better components.

[@digital360]

Yep! 👆👆👍

[@bluematrix5001]

How to you feel the string tension and general feel between the DK22 and DK24 for soloing?

[@digital360]

@@bluematrix5001 exactly the same due to the string scale lengths being identical. Plus I usually never actually use the 24th fret.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

Oh yeah. I love they're necks.

[@filipdemeyst8842]

There's also a 123 minutes video on the flaws of the Les Paul online. And that's only part 1 of 3.

[@digital360]

@@filipdemeyst8842 lol!

[@MatthewApsey]

What's the song at 13:08?

[@digital360]

Just something I wrote for the demo.

[@demokraatti]

The walls of your local guitar store are oozing humbucker loaded guitars. Strat and Tele have their unique original voices, which have proved their effectiveness over several decades. I really don’t get the point why all that originality and greatness should be tuned to sound like any other generic guitar. You have a plethora of single coil Strat bridge pickups available. Some of them are ice picky and some of them are not. One of my favorite pickups are Fender’s Eric Johnsons signatures. They are really balanced and not icy picky at all.

[@elroyhiguit4403]

Where is that made??

[@digital360]

Ensenada, Mexico which is Fender's Mexican factory.

[@godsinbox]

tell me! tell me! tell me! Edit: for me a single sized humbucker doesn't sound right. and for the slant of bridge pickup, I find the bass strings are too bright (even under a palm mute), so I cant imagine how bad the reverse slant must be. that charvel has the gilmore switch mod. you can make your own no load pots with an exacto knife. there is a school of thought that a 2 point trem is more brittle sounding than a 6 point. it wasnt that long ago that anything non USA made was inferior. Neck thickness is up to the user, but they have been getting thinner and thinner just like the metal in cars.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

I'ma disagree with nearly every point. The slant is to ad mids. I assure you,.....any tone issues you perceive,...can be remedied via billions of pedals available. The "The Gilmore Switch" isn't that. And as far as being inferior in years past??? I might agree with that.

[@SapperRJMorgan]

These are the reasons why I don’t own a Fender. Also, the volume knob is too close for chugs.

[@digital360]

I forgot to mention that point too. Agreed

[@LIKEFUNK]

It's unfinished looking somehow I think, a tad costly for what it is and it can't quack properly like the real deal, not a fan of the finish on the colours available, it's pickups and switching are designed more for driven tones, sounded right though for that.

[@mitcharney1]

This should have been titled: In my humble opinion. A little research would be helpful here. How many of the "flaws" you pointed out were changed because of Fender ownership? When (failing sales) Charvel sold out to the Japanese in 1989 they didn't have a model (pup configuration) like the DK22. How great did Stevie Ray sound playing the rear pup on his Strats? If it weren't for Fender there would have never been a Charvel, In the beginning or now. Scores of companies existed by copying Strats. I'm trying to think of how many Charvel endorsees' there are compared to Fender Strat endorsees. Many super players of today play the stock rear pup on a Strat and sound great and are legends. Rear pup tone is a minor fix that takes less than a half inch of wire and a soldering iron. I'm not putting down Charvels they are great guitars but they are not superior to Fender, who could cancel the company and still maintain their great business selling the many variations of the Strat they offer. "Everybody" doesn't want the rear pup reversed. It's a minor thing to Fender who sell 100:1 Strats vs. Charvels. What comes out of the guitar is based on the talent of the player.

[@stephenharrison7514]

Nice guitar but it's technically a 2 piece neck, the fretboard is glued on.

[@digital360]

That is true but generally, when they refer to the pieces, it's usually the back side of the neck. For instance, my amarok has a five piece neck, not including the fingerboard top piece. I get your point though. Seems they should include the fingerboard in the total count.

[@bluwng]

Gloss finish plus it protects the paint. Who would want a matte finish on a car the paint would just fade…guitar is no different.

[@CaptainRon1913]

I guess thats your opinion... lol