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Charvel San Dimas Ash - Custom Hot Rod - One of a Kind! - $1,100 (Warwick)
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Charvel San Dimas Sand Blasted Ash - Custom Hot Rod - Pink & Black - ONE OF A KIND!
Only one in existence with a matching headstock!!!
Fully customized, upgraded and hot rod speced out!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE LISTING, Thank You.
This here one of a kind hot rod Charvel San Dimas guitar and I have was just used to record a new rock record in RI.
It is a killer guitar, but unfortunately I have to sell it towards helping my family.
It's speced out to be the perfect rock n roll machine with all the upgrade appointments and more!
FEATURES -
1 of a kind Custom body matched headstock.
PICKUPS -
Gibson 57 Classic - NECK
Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 - BRIDGE
HARDWARE-
FU-Tone Titanium string lock inserts
Floyd Rose Big Brass L Block
Floyd Rose Silent Heavy Duty green springs
Floyd Rose Brass trem claw and screws
Floyd Rose metal saddle shims to match the end fingerboard 16" radius.
Tesi - 16mm EVH Style Nesi Killswitch
EVH MXR type black knobs
2 - custom height black pickup rings installed for easier pickup height adjustment.
Dimarzio - Black Cliplock strap included!!
Guitar has been rewired with a 3 way switch to do -
Neck, Neck/Middle, Bridge
Bourns 500K Push Pull pot to coil split each pickup for single coil sounds.
It has a Treble Bleed King custom highest grade with glass NOS parts, treble bleed circuit on the volume pot.
A 250K Bourns No Load Tone pot w/ a .015 Orange Drop capacitor.
Roll back to the notch for a 250K load, or full up for a clarity volume boost!
Charvel stock spec for their guitars is a No Load 250K Bourns pot, I called Fender about this.
Wiring cavity is military grade spec shield painted and grounded to back pots.
Has an upgraded Switchcraft input jack.
Body, is routed for the wider pickups and routed for the Killswitch cavity on the lower horn like on EVH guitars.
It has a LP toggle style cover back routed and recessed into the body, accessible by screws.
The guitar comes with a black tremolo cavity cover as well.
This guitar was a limited edition Charvel release a few years ago and is no longer produced in the limited edition Pink & Black color way. This colorway is now DISCONTINUED.
I sought out the best, most even finished Sand Blasted Ash piece I could find on the planet when they were released, and found it at the Axe Palace in Massachusetts in 2022. The guitar was NOT Made in Mexico like the other San Dimas guitars, it was Made in Korea, as all the higher grade ash Charvel/Jackson/EVH limited series guitars are all made there. (I think it's to due to the process of the sand blasted ash and how that's done).
The neck is Maple with an Ebony fingerboard. It has a 12-16" compound radius. The shape is so smooth, it's slightly thinner and has tweaked dimensions and IMO is more comfortable than the Pro Mod's etc. It features #6100 jumbo frets.
The Floyd Rose was the stock OEM 1000 series which IME is identical in use to an Original just made for OEM purposes for companies like Fender/Charvel/EVH/Jackson and has been upgraded with FU-Tone and Floyd Rose upgraded parts.
The Nut is an R3 with a 12" radius. (This is one of it's key components to such a great setup and feel/playability!)
This guitar is so easy to play, it's too perfect! That neck shape on a 12-16" radius ebony fingerboard is addicting!
The Duncan JB and Gibson 57 classic match perfectly and the split sounds are fantastic too!
I worked with a local graphics company to find to find a way to get a matching headstock made from high grade matte vinyl made to match the body, the same stuff used on buildings, cars and signs. This was hard to get right but we nailed it!
I will include one extra decal if you'd like it for the future, but it will not have a Charvel logo, just the pink & black ash look.
If you should choose to remove the matched headstock ash look decal to be the natural stock maple headstock, the original Charvel logo is under there untouched, and all is good there from factory.
(The silver headstock decal is on order, but is shown here as a temp mockup. It should arrive next week and I will update photos when installed.)
Condition -
The body is in great shape with some areas being a little shinier against the matte finish due to playing where the arm and hands rub otherwise it is in excellent condition.
It was used and rocked in the studio only since purchased new.
The guitar just got a new set of Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10-46 and is setup in E flat tuning right now, but I could tune it and set it up for what you'd like within reason.
Alot of time, energy and work was put into this guitar to make it what it has become.
The custom work, labor and upgrades would have costs about the price of the guitar itself!
You will NOT find one like this anywhere, it is truly one of a kind - especially at this price!
If you like unique pieces, and you collect, this is one of those you won't find again for this price hot rod custom guitars.
If you play in a band or make music in a studio setting, this will excel at that.
So there it is folks, thanks for reading and let me know if you want more pics, info etc.
Why would I sell such an amazing guitar ...
I unfortunately am forced to sell a large assortment of my favorite things because of very difficult times for my family in 2026.
Your purchase makes all the difference to us.
I will meet you locally or bring the guitar to your home (locally) so you can check it out and make sure all is in working order and you are happy, or we can meet at a public pickup spot (locally).
Again, feel free to contact me for more info, pics, etc.
Thanks for looking!