Jackson/Charvel/EVH 2024

[eaeolian]

I'm not sure your experience, but I have two Broderick Pro 7 strings too.
The first I bought around 2016 or so? It had a floyd rose special and lasted me a good 2 years before it needed replacing.
On a whim I bought another one of the same model and colour just as they were going out, so that was about 2022. The Floyd Rose Special was junk from the get go and the overall quality of the newer guitar was significantly less than its older brother.

Guitars are getting worse IMO, not better.

The Great Shipping Underpricing is over. I think that's behind Jackson's move to blend the line with the USAs, Japanese, Korean and Mexican lines within a couple of hundred dollars of each other.

 

[jonsick]

The Great Shipping Underpricing is over. I think that's behind Jackson's move to blend the line with the USAs, Japanese, Korean and Mexican lines within a couple of hundred dollars of each other.

The attempts to blur the line between the craftsmanship of different countries is very readily apparent.

It's just too bad it's not working...

And really, I have seen some £1500 guitars that were really barely worth half that. IMO if you buy a £1500 guitar and it can't stay in tune, you're being ripped off. Bigtime.

 

[JimF]

I mean at £1500, you expect to possibly compromise on country of origin, but you really shouldn't be compromising on the QC of the instrument.

 

[BlueTrident]

I can't see why they aren't doing a charvel star, especially with the resurgence of X shapes it feels like a missed opportunity. Even the younger crowd could get into them, give it a nice finish, roasted maple neck/board, gotoh 510 and no pickup rings, boom.

They should do that with all Charvel models, base it off the DK24 specs. The Tele, Random Star, Surfcaster, etc

 

[Albake21]

Charvel posted their new models. Not too much, but I'm very happy with this new DK24 with an ebony board and roasted neck. That's exactly what I was hoping for years, and it's the first time they've done it on a Pro Mod. This relic San Dimas is really cool too.

EDIT: This is pretty much everything

 

[JimF]

Anyone know how they do those relic jobs? As the Henrik Danhage relic pattern is identical from one guitar to the next. Is it a stencil?

 

[MFB]

Relic'd black and relic'd white with maple models both look dope, and H/S/S black isn't bad either, no real opinion on the rest

 

[JDizzle]

Okay, that gloss black DK24 certianly piqued my interest, but this DKA22 Super-stock might beat it to my shopping list.

 

[Matt08642]

Charvel posted their new models. Not too much, but I'm very happy with this new DK24 with an ebony board and roasted neck. That's exactly what I was hoping for years, and it's the first time they've done it on a Pro Mod. This relic San Dimas is really cool too.

Not really in to relics, but these ones have my attention more than anything in the Ibanez catalog this year.

 

[BenjaminW]

EVH is now adding the Shark and Circles guitars to the Striped Series lineup.

“After years of receiving requests for this famed instrument, the new Striped Series Shark returns”: EVH brings back Eddie Van Halen’s classic Shark and Circles models

Two of EVH’s most outlandish designs will be available once more

www.guitarworld.com

 

[mpexus]

Charvel posted their new models. Not too much, but I'm very happy with this new DK24 with an ebony board and roasted neck. That's exactly what I was hoping for years, and it's the first time they've done it on a Pro Mod. This relic San Dimas is really cool too.

EDIT: This is pretty much everything

Ohhhhhhhhh... I WANT these!!!!

And they are using Nitro so they will naturally relic even more in the future.

 

[Zado]

Ohhhhhhhhh... I WANT these!!!!

And they are using Nitro so they will naturally relic even more in the future.

Possibly the coolest 2024 addition from any brand now, especially at that price.

 

[eaeolian]

Anyone know how they do those relic jobs? As the Henrik Danhage relic pattern is identical from one guitar to the next. Is it a stencil?

I asked this same question elsewhere. No answer yet.

 

[arasys]

We wanted a star.. and we get a butchered one /facepalm I know people love EVH but I want a red charvel star with toothpase logo, and same headstock please thank you.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Guitarfetish copying Charvel copying Guitarfetish
Last year GFS released a line of relic'd Charvel ripoffs that were pretty much spot on to those albeit with worse relicing. Now Charvel returns the favor half a year later.

The pink and black DK24s are killer though. Whats the deal with the 22-fret Dinky with the tootphaste logo? USA or sig model?

 

[JDizzle]

Whats the deal with the 22-fret Dinky with the tootphaste logo? USA or sig model?

Made in Mexico and not a signature. It's a "Super-Stock" which I think refers to the fact it's a limited edition with a few distinct features: vintage saddles, toothpaste logo and I think it's the first archtop to appear in the newer style DK range (i.e. Post-Fender era). The toothpaste logo is maybe just another way to separate it from other Pro-Mods - the Phil Sgrosso sig has this style logo too.

 

[Zado]

I asked this same question elsewhere. No answer yet.

Maybe they're using the same pic anyway Im still amazed, how can they keep USA made guitars under 2k now?

 

[eaeolian]

Maybe they're using the same pic anyway Im still amazed, how can they keep USA made guitars under 2k now?

I don't see where any of these are US-made? Still, Fender sells USA Strats for less, and these are made by the same company. They're probably Mexican, since the MJs are $100 more.

 

[USMarine75]

 

[eaeolian]

Originally a Jackson design, the Dinky's origins date back to the early 1990s when guitarists sought an instrument that boasted Jackson speed and high performance, but with Charvel’s bolt-on neck construction for snappier tone.

Uh, yeah, I guess. If you consider the 1988-89 Model 3DR to be "the early '90s", and the fact that I own a 1988 Jackson Dinky (that is, I can assure you, bolt-on). I hate it when companies don't even know their own history.