Charvel has unveiled its 2021 winter and spring collection of new electric guitars, which include Angel Vivaldi’s first-ever six-string artist signature collab, as well as new MJ, Pro-Mod DK, San Dimas and So-Cal models.
For the skinny on all the new offerings, head below.
MJ DK24 HSH 2PT E Mahogany with Figured Walnut
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The all-new MJ DK24 HSH 2PT E Mahogany with Figured Walnut ($2,399) sports a mahogany Dinky body topped with figured walnut, as well as a scalloped lower back bout, sculpted shredder’s cut heel and Natural finish.
Other appointments include a graphite-reinforced bolt-on wenge neck, 12”-16” compound radius streaky ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets, pearl dot inlays and Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut.
There’s also Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B, Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 and Alnico II Pro APH-1N pickups, five-way blade switch, no-load tone control, volume control (with Bourns low friction pot), Gotoh Custom 510 recessed tremolo bridge, Charvel-branded Gotoh die-cast locking tuners and gold hardware.
Angel Vivaldi Signature Pro-Mod DK24-6 Nova
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The new Pro-Mod DK24-6 Nova ($1,599) marks Angel Vivaldi’s first six-string collaboration with Charvel. The guitar comes in a Lucerne Aqua Firemist finish with color matched reverse licensed Fender Stratocaster headstock, and features a caramelized maple fingerboard with cascading black dot inlays, gold pickup bobbins and gold hardware.
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Other specs include a bolt-on maple neck with graphite reinforcement, scarf joint, custom Angel Vivaldi neck profile and satin finish on the back, 12”-16” compound radius fingerboard with rolled edges, 24 jumbo frets and Luminlay side dots and a Gotoh custom 510 tremolo bridge.
Pickups are a DiMarzio The Tone Zone DP155 humbucker at the bridge and a DiMarzio Air Norton DP193 humbucker at the neck, accessed via a five-way blade switch, single volume and tone controls.
Pro-Mod DK24 HH 2PT CM LH
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The Pro-Mod DK24 2PT models boast Dinky bodies with lower back bout and sculpted shredder’s cut heels, graphite-reinforced bolt-on caramelized maple necks, 12”-16” compound radius caramelized maple fingerboards, 24 jumbo frets, Luminlay side dots, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheels, Seymour Duncan pickups with five-way blade switching, Strat-style skirt knobs (with 500K EVH Bourns low friction pots) and recessed Gotoh Custom 510 tremolo bridges.
The left-handed Pro-Mod DK24 HH 2PT CM LH ($1,299) is offered in Gloss Black and Satin Shell Pink finishes with chrome hardware, and features an alder body, Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B bridge and Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro APH-1N neck pickups and an added mini two-way toggle switch for parallel and series pickup combinations.
Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany
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The Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany ($1,199) comes in a Natural finish with gold hardware. Features a mahogany body with a custom Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B bridge humbucker and Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle and Alnico II Pro APH-1N neck pickups.
Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM
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The Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM ($1,149), meanwhile, sports a Mystic Blue finish with gold hardware, and features include an alder body and custom Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle and custom Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro APH-1N neck pickups.
Pro-Mod DK24 HSS 2PT CM
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The Pro-Mod DK24 HSS 2PT CM ($1,099) comes in a Snow White finish with gold hardware. Features include an alder body and custom Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B humbucking bridge pickup, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP single-coil neck pickups.
Pro-Mod DK24 HH HT E
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Charvel's hardtail Pro-Mod DK24 HH HT E ($899) features a Satin Black finish with black hardware.
The new model boasts an alder Dinky body with lower back bout and sculpted shredder’s cut heel, graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck, 12”-16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets, heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel, Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B bridge and Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro APH-1N neck pickups with five-way blade switching, no-load tone control, volume control (with 500K EVH Bourns low friction pot) and Charvel HT6 string-through-body hardtail bridge.
Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HH FR E Sassafras LH
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The left-handed Style 1 HH FR E Sassafras LH ($1,099) boasts a sassafras body, ebony fingerboard with white dot inlays, direct mount Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 bridge and Seymour Duncan ’59 SH-1N neck pickups, three-way blade switch, volume control with push/pull coil split, tone control with push/pull activation and Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system.
The guitar is offered in Satin Black with black hardware.
Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS FR E Sassafras
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The Style 1 HSS FR E Sassafras ($1,099) comes in a classic Satin Black finish with black hardware and features a sassafras body and ebony fingerboard with white dot inlays. Pickups are a direct mount Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 humbucker at the bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil in the middle and Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP single-coil at the neck. There’s also a five-way blade switch, volume and no-load tone controls and Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system.
Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT E Sassafras
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Features include a sassafras body, ebony fingerboard with white dot inlays, direct mount Seymour Duncan JB™ TB-4 humbucking bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle and Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP single-coil neck pickups.
There’s also a five-way blade switch, volume and no-load tone controls and Charvel HT6 string-through-body hardtail bridge.
The guitar comes in a Satin Black finish with black hardware for $999.
The Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS FR M
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Features include an alder body, maple fingerboard with black dot inlays and Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 humbucking bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP single-coil neck pickups.
There’s also a five-way blade switch, volume and no-load tone controls and Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system.
The guitar comes in a new Blizzard Pearl finish with chrome hardware for $999.
Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH FR M LH
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Features include an alder body, maple fingerboard with black dot inlays and Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 bridge and Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6N neck pickups.
There’s also a three-way blade switch, volume control with push/pull coil split, tone control with push/pull tone activation and Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system. is The guitar is available in a classic Gloss Black finish with white pickguard and black hardware for $949.
Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSH FR E
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Features include an alder body, ebony fingerboard with white dot inlays and Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 Single-Coil middle and Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6N neck pickups,
There’s also a five-way blade switch, volume and no-load tone controls and Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system.
The guitar comes is Robin’s Egg Blue with a white pickguard and chrome hardware for $999.
Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSH FR M
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Features include an alder body, maple fingerboard with black dot inlays and Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 Single-Coil middle and Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6N neck pickups.
There’s also a five-way blade switch, volume and no-load tone controls and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system.
The guitar is available in Slime Green with a white pickguard and chrome hardware for $999.
Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 2 24 HH HT CM
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Features include an alder So-Cal Style 2 body with scalloped lower back bout and shredder’s cut heel, bolt-on caramelized maple neck with graphite reinforcement and 12”-16” compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets, pearloid dot inlays and Luminlay side dots.
There’s also a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel, Fishman Fluence Open Core PRF-COC bridge and neck humbucking pickups, three-way blade pickup switch, two-way mini toggle switch and Charvel HT6 string-through-body hardtail bridge with brass saddles.
The guitar is finished in Robin’s Egg Blue with parchment pickguard, chrome hardware and a reverse licensed Fender Telecaster headstock for $899.
For more information on all these new models, head to Charvel.
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.
