Here’s what Charvel say:
Laugh all you want while headbanging along to Steel Panther’s satirically swaggering take on ‘80s-era Sunset Strip glam metal, but there’s just no arguing with the ferociously slamming chops of guitarist Russ “Satchel” Parrish. Simply put, nobody puts the 1987 into today like Parrish and his metalloid feline cohorts, and Charvel is excited to deliver a huge horns-up in the tiger-striped form of the Satchel Signature Pro-Mod DK Bengal.
Fishman Fluence pickups
The instrument has an alder Dinky body with sharper-radius top edges and an all-new flamboyant Slime Green Bengal finish. Of special note are the two Fishman Fluence Classic humbucking pickups, which share a single volume control knob with special push/pull dual voice activation. Using this control, the PRF-CHB-NB1 neck pickup delivers ideal-but-elusive vintage PAF humbucking neck pickup tone with just the right dynamics and output (voice one), or a Fluence-exclusive neck tone with clear and airy chime, unreal high end, highly vocal midrange and tight lows (voice two). Similarly, the PRF-CHB-BB1 bridge pickup delivers ideal vintage PAF humbucking tone calibrated for perfect output (voice one), or quintessential hot-rodded humbucking bridge tone without all the baggage (voice two). You get the idea—it sounds %$#@& huge.
Premium hardware
The two-piece bolt-on maple neck has a Fender Stratocaster headstock with Charvel-branded die-cast tuners, graphite reinforcement, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel and Charvel neck plate. Atop that is a 12”-16” compound-radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and offset dot inlays. Other features include a three-way toggle pickup switch, top-loaded Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system, and more.
Specifications
- Series: Artist Signature
- Body Shape: Dinky
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Satin
- Neck Material: 2-Piece Maple
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Urethane
- Truss Rod: Heel-mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
- Fingerboard: Maple, 12”-16” Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Frets: 22, Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose 1000 Series Locking, 1.6875” (42.86 mm)
- Headstock: Licensed Fender Stratocaster
- Tuning Machines: Charvel-Branded Die-Cast
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
- Bridge: Floyd Rose 1000 Series Double-Locking Tremolo (Top-Loaded)
- Pickups: Fishman Fluence Classic PRF-CHB-BB1 (Bridge), Fishman Fluence Classic PRF-CHB-NB1 (Neck)
- Controls: Volume (Push/Pull Voice Activation)
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
- Hardware Finish: Black
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .009-.042 Gauges
- Case/Gig Bag: Optional Charvel Style 1/2 Economy Case (p/n 099-0912-100);
- Optional Charvel Multi-Fit Gig Bag (p/n 299-1414-006)
- Other Specifications: Uncovered pickups with black and green bobbins
Pickup Switching
- 3-Position Toggle
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
