The Charvel Desolation DC-1 is a double cutaway that brings you great, hard rocking features at a surprisingly low price for your hard earned cash. Featuring a fast neck with thru-body construction for maximum sustain, the classic EMG 81 / 85 humbucker combo for searing metal tones. The DC-1 ST is great value and looks stunning too!
Here's what Charvel say about the Desolation DC-1 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 DC-1 ST has a double-cutaway mahogany body with a carved top and neck-through-body design. Features include a bound mahogany neck with scalloped heel, compound radius (12"-16") Indian rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, Charvel bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side locking Charvel tuners, and solid and trans finishes (flame maple veneer on trans finishes) with matching headstocks. Available in Black, Flat Black, Trans Black, Trans Red and Trans Blue Smear.
Specifications
General
- Model Name: Desolation DC-1 ST
- Model Number: 2931111
- 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: EMG 81 Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: EMG 85 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
- Unique Features: Neck Thru, Active EMG Pickups, Modern & Light Wt
