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An Old-school Throwback for High-performance Players





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The Charvel USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR is an old-school throwback to the ‘80s, boasting the classic specs that high-performance players have relied on for decades. A familiar alder body gives this solidbody electric guitar an unmistakable California sound, while a finely shaped neck profile and slick-playing compound-radius fingerboard with rolled edges ensure lightning-fast playability. Pair the USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR with your favorite British-style high-gain amp or refrigerator-sized rack system, and it absolutely breathes fire, by virtue of its scorching DiMarzio pickups. A non-recessed Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo unlocks squeals and dives without wrecking your tuning. The USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR includes a one-way vintage-style bullet truss rod and die-cast tuning machines.





A high-performance rocker with original-era Charvel DNA





The USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR is built around a double-cut body made from alder ? a tonewood that’s renowned for its balanced combination of high, mid, and low frequencies. This axe’s single-ply black pickguard gives it an old-school Frankenstein’d Superstrat look. Its super-stable bolt-on quartersawn maple speed neck boasts a one-way vintage-style bullet truss rod, while its fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard provides the ideal platform for heavy riffing and high-speed soloing. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR’s 12" radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16" radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action, lightning-fast runs, and wide string bends without fretting out.





Scorching DiMarzio pickups serve up classic high-output tones





Plug the Charvel USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR into a high-gain amp and brace yourself ? this one’s a scorcher. A DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup epitomizes high-output humbucker tone. It’s the standard by which all other high-output humbuckers are judged, thanks to its incendiary blend of thick, boosted mids, fat lows, and harmonic-laden highs. In the neck and middle position is a set of DiMarzio HS-2s. These single-coil-sized humbuckers yield a solid, natural sound that’s cleaner and brighter than a conventional dual-coil pickup. To top it off, the USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR boasts 5-way super blade pickup switching that delivers the bridge pickup only (position 1), bridge pickup inner coil and middle pickup (position 2), bridge pickup inner coil and neck pickup (position 3), neck and middle pickups (position 4), and neck pickup only (position 5).





Genuine Floyd Rose locking trem ensures rock-solid tuning stability





A Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo unlocks squeals and dives in the USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR without the tuning headaches. This trem is non-recessed, supplying you with rock-solid tuning stability ? if you break a string, the guitar won’t go wildly out of tune like a recessed or floating tremolo will. This system exhibits the classic feel of an original Floyd Rose, adding to this axe’s immersive, responsive playability. The USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR endeavors to provide the ultimate shred experience, and the guitarists here at Sweetwater agree ? it delivers the goods.





Charvel USA Select So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR Features:


Familiar alder body gives an unmistakable California sound


Super-stable bolt-on quartersawn maple speed neck


Compound-radius fingerboard (12"-16") gets flatter and wider up high ? great for soloing


Rolled fingerboard edges ensure lightning-fast playability


DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup serves up thick, boosted mids, fat lows and harmonic-laden highs


DiMarzio HS-2 neck and middle pickups are cleaner and brighter than conventional dual-coil pickups


5-way super blade pickup switching provides access to a myriad of sonic textures


Non-recessed Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo squeals and dives without wrecking your tuning


1-way vintage-style bullet truss rod


Die-cast matching tuning machines