PRESTIGE ELECTRICS

The flawless electrics that reside at the peak of guitar design in 2022

- Dave Burrluck

CHARVEL GUTHRIE GOVAN SIGNATURE MJ SAN DIMAS SD24 CM

Guthrie Govan’s relationship with Charvel USA is long running, and for 2022 a new, more affordable Japanese-made model proves his recipe works wherever it’s made. The body is basswood with a thin ash veneer facing, and the neck is carbon-reinforced roasted maple with some jumbo stainless-steel frets. The vibrato system is superb, too, with a locking bridge, locking tuners and a slippery Graph Tech Tusq XL nut, while the Charvel HSH pickups and some tricky single coil’ switching provide the voice. Or should we say voices? We commented that it’s a perfectly aimed working tool that covers vast amounts of ground”.

Price: £2,449 Website: www.charvel.com

Patrick James Eggle Macon SC Goldtop