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Magnificent Desolation. The Charvel Desolation series introduces entirely new designs not previously seen in Charvel's 30-year history, offering more tonal and stylistic options for discerning players everywhere. Devastating tone, killer looks and high-performance playability separate the Desolation series from all others. It's a whole new series of Charvel guitars for a whole new world of players.
The Desolation Skatecaster SK-3 ST is a modernized take on the highly distinctive Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s, with a solid mahogany body and bolt-on mahogany neck. Features include a compound radius (12"-16") rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and pearloid "keystone" inlays, pearloid body and headstock binding, dual Charvel passive humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, single control knob (volume), Charvel bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side locking Charvel tuners, and solid and trans finishes
General
Model Name: DesolationTM Skatecaster SK-3 ST
Model Number: 2931231
Series: DesolationTM
Neck
Neck Shape: Through-Body Fast Neck with Tilt-Back Scarf Joint Head Stock
Number of Frets: 24
Fret Size: Jumbo
Position Inlays: Dot Position Inlays
Fretboard Radius: 16" (40.64 cm)
Neck Finish: Oiled
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Fingerboard and Color Options
Part Number: 2931231550, 2931231551, 2931231590
Color: (550) Flat Black
(551) Flat Gray
(590) Transparent Red
Fretboard: Rosewood
Electronics
Pickup Configuration: H/H
Bridge Pickup: Passive DesolationTM Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: Passive DesolationTM Humbucking Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware
Hardware: Black Nickel
Bridge: Charvel® Stop Tail
String Nut: Plastic
Miscellaneous
Unique Features: Bolt On, Passive Charvel® DesolationTM Pickups, Modern & Light Wt
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