Charvel launches its new flagship USA Select series with the So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR. It taps straight into original-era Charvel DNA for a sleek, ferocious model with “old-school throwback” specs that high-performance players have been clamoring for, such as ’80s-style body perimeters, finely shaped neck profiles, fast compound radius fingerboards with rolled edges, non-recessed Floyd Rose® bridges, and more…
- Series: USA Select
- Body shape: So-Cal
- Body material: Alder
- Body finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Pickguard: Black Anodized Aluminum
- Neck material: 1-piece quartersawn Maple neck (Maple and Rosewood fingerboard options)
- Scale length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)
- Fingerboard radius: 12″ to 16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Number of frets: 22
- Fret size: Jumbo
- String nut: Floyd Rose® Original Locking
- Nut width: 1.6875″ (42.8 mm)
- Headstock: Standard Stratocaster®
- Neck Plate: Charvel
- Neck finish: Hand-Rubbed Urethane Gel
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Position inlays: black dots (on Maple fingerboard), white dots (on Rosewood fingerboard)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® DP100 Super Distortion Humbucking
- Middle pickup: DiMarzio® HS-2™ DP116
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® HS-2™ DP116
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade, Pos. 1. bridge only, Pos. 2 bridge inner coil and middle pickup, Pos. 3 neck pickup and bridge outer coil, Pos. 4 middle pickup and neck pickup, Pos. 5 neck pickup only
- Pickup configuration: HSS
- Bridge: Floyd Rose® Original
- Tuning machines: Charvel® branded tuners
- Controls: Master Volume
- Control knobs: Black Dome Style
- Colors: Snow Blind Satin, Torred, Satin Plum, Pitch Black
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Strings: NPS, .009-.042 Gauges
- Country manufactured: USA
