CHARVEL GUITARS: MEXICO vs JAPAN vs USA - The best VALUE for MONEY? StrumentiMusicali.net

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- Two Notes Torpedo CAB M
- EHX Soul Food
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- Focusrite Clarett 2Pre
- Yamaha HS 5
- Cubase Elements 10.5
- Lumix G7

[TheGuitalian]

Hey guys which one did you like the better? Cheers!

[jimjim]

I was in the market to buy Charvel San Dimas guitar as I am a hige 80s metal head. I had the money to buy the US-made guitar. I tried both the mexican and USA made charvels for hours in the guitar shop and honestly the Mexican-made charvel played flawlessly and I couldn't justify why I should pay $2000 more for the american-made. I got out of the store with Charvel San Dimas Charcoal Grey ASH E FR.. this was back in 2017 and to this day it's my everyday playing guitar. Sounds and feels absolutely fantastic. Great video thanks you for sharing

[alexjackson]

A guitar being Japanese or USA made doesn't matter now as much as it used to. A good setup on (most) Mexican made charvels will have it feeling the EXACT same as any Japanese or USA. Because don't forget, they're the exact same guitar. Look at the spec sheets, the USA dk24 HH has the same pickups, same neck, same materials, almost all the same hardware apart from stainless steel frets and slightly better tuning pegs as the pro mod HH. in my opinion nothing about the Japanese or USA models makes them worth 3x the price of the Mexican guitars

[geraldrauch]

i have a mex san dimas in gloss black with a ebony fretboard...changed the duncan JB to a TB-6 distortion...love it!!! cheers man!!!

[GuilhermeBraune]

I have a blue Mexican HSS and it is deffinately the best guitar I ever had! Absolutely fantastic!

[TheBEOTS]

Great vid dude thanks . I have a DK22 SSS and now a Seymour Duncan pup convert. All 3 are excellent, but value for money I believe it is hard to go past the MIM

[JacobPetrossian]

Awesome review, man! Really loved the sounds of the American and Japanese ones.

[garythomas]

Bought my first Charvel in November of 1981...I still have it. Since then I have acquired about a dozen usa Charvels, an 87 model 1, and a new Mexican signature Charvel. No complaints on any. Great demo.

[timruss]

It made me laugh out loud when your head popped up and started singing awesome video to very informative

[matthewearl]

Hy does the custom USA have a standard truss rod and not the spoke wheel?

[wooliegeek]

I’m a huge Charvel fan and have many. I had the exact Japanese model with the Wenge neck you show. I sold it very quickly as I hated the feel of the neck. I know this is only me as many people love it. I also felt it was a heavy guitar.mall of the features of the dk24 were perfect for me, but that neck was a huge ‘nope’. Now I want a Rick Graham dk24 instead. 😊

[garywoods]

Been playing charvel since the 80's.
Some of the best were Japanese number models, otherwise a few special edition Mexican models were awesome about 10-15 years ago along with usa production models from the same Era. However, the absolute best charvels are from custom shop - no doubt. Especially from the early 80's. Nice video. Thanks

[passionplayer]

I’ve been interested in the Walnut top MJ, sounded the most full to my ears, would love to hear more! I’m not necessarily bummed about no stainless frets but wish they used the cut away input jack as the other DK’s. Cheers!

[aliassaid]

Sorry, but are you using your jcm2000 in this clip?

[SpidiRocks]

Great job mate! I’m looking for a new guitar and I’m in doubt about Charvel Pro Mod DK24 and Sterling JP60. Can you bring me some light about what of the two choose? Thanks a lot

[brandonlesko]

It's very difficult to beat Japanese craftsmanship.

[stevekai]

Great video! Thanks. I have the USA select and totally agree with you! It’s hard to explain spec wise but for some reason it has more soul than the Mexican model which I also own and are great but just a bit more sterile if one can say so …

[wilssantos]

I found a USA Select San Dimas Style 1 HSS FR AND an HT once in a shop in Thailand for 1.4k US once... And passed. I regret that moment to this day.

[TheTacticalstring]

The only ding for me is the fret sprout issues, ive got a 2009 USA San Dimas and 2 DK 24HHFR and all 3 have considerable sprout (fixable but shouldnt be this bad). I bought a 1985 brand new in 85, it had a Kahler which is a nice trem however remember they had to use a locking system behind the nut so you still had to deal with it binding and of coarse wear on the nut. Due to the Kahler i much prefer any of the newer 3 i have and I will always have a love for CHARVEL, specially the pointy headstock ones. Whats nice is you can find the MIM versions for $650-$750 in mint condition as if march 2023. The USA San Dimas is a great guitar, the Floyd is top mounted and im so gald i grabbed one in the early 2010's as they were again, like $600 mint ($899 new) now theyre $1600-$2000 used.

[rangi]

Good review man thanks for sharing!! My budget says get the Mexican but my heart says get the USA... 🤔 hmm maybe I will get the 🇯🇵 mij model