The Charvel Desolation DS-2 brings you great, hard rocking features at a very reasonable price. This fixed bridge DS-2 features neck-thru body construction for great sustain, abalone keystone inlays and, for searing tone, two active Desolation Humbuckers! An awesome looking, awesome sounding guitar!
Here's what Charvel say about the Desolation DS2-ST
Magnificent Desolation. The Charvel Desolation series introduces entirely new designs not previously seen in Charvel's 30-year history, offering more tonal and stylistic options for discerning players everywhere. Devastating tone, killer looks and high-performance playability separate the Desolation series from all others. It's a whole new series of Charvel guitars for a whole new world of players.
The Desolation DS-2 ST has a single-cutaway mahogany body with a carved top and a bound mahogany set neck with scalloped heel. Features include a compound radius (12"-16") rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and pearloid inlays, pearloid body and headstock binding, dual Charvel active humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, Charvel bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side Charvel tuners, and solid and trans finishes (flame maple veneer on trans finishes). Available in Flat Black, Trans Black, Trans Red and Trans Blue Smear.
Specifications
General
- Model Name: Desolation DS-2 ST
- Model Number: 2931021
- Series: Desolation
Neck
- Neck: Through-Body Fast Neck with Tilt-Back Scarf Joint Head Stock
- No. of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Abalone "Keystone" Position Inlays
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Oiled
- Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Fingerboard
Electronics
- Pickup Configuration: H/H
- Bridge Pickup: Active Desolation Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: Active Desolation Humbucking Pickup (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware
- Hardware Finish: Black Nickel
- Bridge: Charvel - Jackson Compound Radius Compensated Bridge
- Nut: Plastic
Miscellaneous
