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Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 Electric Guitar - Scorched Earth, Maple Fingerboard Certified Open Box

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Floyd Rose Tremolo - Scorched Earth
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Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 Electric Guitar - Scorched Earth, Maple Fingerboard

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There is a finish chip on the top of the headstock at the back edge. There are also fine scratches on various parts of the instrument that are not photographed. These scratches do not show well in photos, if at all. This instrument comes with the appropriate adjustment tool(s).

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Pro-grade Performance — Plus Ultra

Since the sunniest days of Charvel’s San Dimas, California roots, high-octane performance has been integral to the company’s ethos, and the Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 delivers an elevated take on Charvel’s super-shredder foundations. Premium tonewoods of alder and caramelized maple comprise the sonorous bedrock of your sound, outfitted with a set of scorching Seymour Duncan–driven sonics. This axe’s high-speed neck includes graphite reinforcements, while the compound-radius fretboard features meticulously rolled edges, supporting seamless access to every note. The elegant sculpting of the back heel, combined with the methodical contouring of the body and treble-side cutaway, has the Sweetwater Guitar Shop aghast at the exacting attention to detail paid by Charvel’s luthiers. And with the pitch-warping possibilities afforded by the Floyd Rose tremolo, the Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 is ready to ignite the main stage, night after night.

Crafted for tour-tier excellence

For more than half a century, Charvel has supplied rockers, shredders, and myriad music makers with the aural weaponry needed to blaze trails across genres and styles, and this Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 is a culmination of these decades of design and experience. The sonic cornerstone of this 6-string is its alder body, which is used by guitar makers worldwide due to its resounding character, structural stability, balanced sound, and overall brightness. The caramelized maple of its neck and fretboard brings a refined, focused heat to your playing, revered for its inherent note-separating attributes that ensure every string is voiced with distinction, across chords, riffs, solos, and licks.

Powered by iconic Seymour Duncan design

The time-honored twinning of Charvel craftsmanship and Seymour Duncan circuitry has empowered countless guitarists throughout the decades. For this Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1, Charvel endowed the instrument with dual Duncan Distortion humbuckers. These high-output pickups are a mainstay of multiple hard-hitting play styles, thanks to their super-hot coil windings and immense ceramic magnets, giving guitarists the headroom and dynamic range desired in passive designs while holding up to the utmost levels of gain. Moreover, these Duncan Distortions were designed to work alongside each other, in their neck- and bridge-specific configurations, providing a balanced palette of clarity, sustain, and bell-like precision, brimming with harmonic depth, and uncompromising in power.

Primed for soaring solos and lightning leads

Whether you need a solid studio standby or a robust road warrior, the Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 is armed for endurance. The satin-finished neck champions speed, control, precision, and comfort in equal measure, giving you plenty of in-hand heft and satisfying tactility. The weight-relieving and structure-reinforcing properties of the neck’s graphite reinforcements mitigate shoulder fatigue and prevent neck-diving tendencies. What’s more, the choice of caramelized maple both enriches the instrument’s harmonic character and provides increased dimensional stability compared to non-caramelized maple, expanding the neck’s resilience to twisting and warping. Thanks to the compound 12–16-inch radius of the fretboard, the 25.5-inch scale deftly supports multitudes of performance preferences, while the Floyd Rose 1500 Series double-locking tremolo gives you the pitch-warping wizardry needed to traverse the outer reaches of 6-string sonic spellcasting, with vault-grade tuning stability in tow.

Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 Features:

  • Alder body anchors your sound in a lightweight, resonant, and balanced profile
  • Caramelized maple neck and fretboard provide spectrum-spanning brightness, smoldering warmth, and excellent note-separating articulation
  • Dual Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers give you the fluidity, harmonic depth, and resounding character needed for hard-hitting and ultra-high-gain styles
  • Hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the neck delivers comfortable support, high-speed playing, and comprehensive control, accommodating numerous play styles
  • Rolled fretboard edges and meticulous heel and body contouring ensure unencumbered access to all 22 frets sprawling the compound 12–16-in. radius and 25.5-in. scale
  • Use of caramelized maple ensures superior dimensional stability and increased resistance to twisting and warping
  • Graphite neck reinforcements reduce weight and augment structural rigidity, mitigating neck diving and shoulder fatigue
  • Floyd Rose 1500 Series double-locking tremolo guarantees uncompromising tuning stability and multidimensional musicality

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Model So-Cal
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape S style
  • Body Material Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Scorched Earth
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Carmelized Maple
  • Neck Finish Satin
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Scale Length Type Standard Scale
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Hardware
  • Tuners Charvel Die-Cast
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6N Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2966101368

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Reviews

Absolutely stellar
This guitar really grabbed my attention. Charvel has made one of the best production super strats this year. The Pro Mod Plus So-Cal checks all of the boxes for me. The buttery smooth caramelized maple neck is hand finished with a satin coat and is lightening fast. Other companies need to take note because the rolled frets are dressed perfectly and are super comfortable. The 12-16 CR neck is slightly thicker than a typical Jackson speed neck, but equally fast. I love the fact they went with SD Distortions for pickups and the FR 1500 is a bonus in my opinion considering the overall price. The Scorched Earth finish is killer too. Also, the matching headstock just rounds out the overall aesthetic. I'm stoked Charvel is doing this on the Pro Mods. This is the guitar I never knew I wanted until I played it. If you're looking for a versatile shredder, this is absolutely the right choice. I have zero regrets here. As always, Pat Walsh took great care of me. He's been my advisor for three years and he never lets me down. Not only did he get this completely Plek'd and finished in a day, I got the guitar roughly 48 hours after I hung up the phone. Thank you Pat and Sweetwater!