Charvel unveils new Desolation Series Skatecaster guitars

(Dave Molter | Posted 2011-08-09)

Charvel unveils new Desolation Series Skatecaster guitars

Charvel Guitars has rolled out a raft of new Desolation Series electrics, including several modeled after Charvel's popular Surfcaster of the 1990s.

Surfcaster Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 FR
The Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR is a modernized take on the highly distinctive Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s, with a solid mahogany body and neck-through design. Features include a bound mahogany neck, compound radius (12”-16”) Indian rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone “keystone” inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, single control knob (volume), Floyd Rose® double-locking tremolo, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side Charvel tuners, and solid and trans finishes (flame maple veneer on trans finishes) with matching headstocks. Available in Flat Black and Trans Black (pictured top).

Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 FR, Rosewood Fingerboard, Flat Black $869.99
Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 FR, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Black $929.99

Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 ST
The Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 ST is a modernized take on the highly distinctive Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s, with a solid mahogany body and neck-through design. Features include a bound mahogany neck, compound radius (12”-16”) Indian rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone “keystone” inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active 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 (flame maple veneer on trans finishes) with matching headstocks. Available in Flat Black, Flat Gray, Trans Black, Trans Red and Trans Blue Smear.

Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Black $869.99
Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Blue Smear $869.99
Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Red $869.99 (pictured)

Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-3 ST
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”) Indian 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 (flame maple veneer on trans finishes). Available in Flat Black, Flat Gray and Trans Red.

Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-3 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Flat Black $399.99 Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-3 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Flat Gray $399.99 Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-3 ST, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Red $529.99

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