As a preeminent modern virtuoso, U.K. guitar master Guthrie Govan dazzles all who hear his playing. Charvel spent two years of meticulous developmental work with Govan to originally introduce his signature model, and it’s the ultimate ultra-pro guitar that’s only gotten better with time. Loaded with special features and high-performance appointments, it’s truly the ideal expression of Govan’s artistry rendered in distinctive Charvel form. A 25.5″ scale guitar, the Guthrie Govan USA Signature HSH Flame Maple offers a caramelized basswood San Dimas® body topped by gorgeous flame maple with a thin satin urethane finish and a specially contoured heel (sans neck plate) for easy access to the upper reaches of the fingerboard. The bolt-on flame maple neck has a “caramelized” heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, along with graphite reinforcement, hand-rubbed urethane finish on the back of the neck and a convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel. Most unusually for a San Dimas model, the 12″-16″ compound radius flame maple fingerboard spans two octaves, with the same caramelized treatment as the neck, 24 extra jumbo stainless steel frets and special maple dot inlays with ebony borders, as well as Luminlay® side-dots that emit light for the darkest of stages. Other premium features include three specially wound Charvel custom MF pickups arranged in a versatile HSH configuration with five-way switching for the expansive tonal openness and dynamic sensitivity that Govan demands, a two-way mini toggle switch to engage single coil simulation in bridge and neck humbucker position, two Luminlay numbered dome control knobs (volume, tone) with a brass pin locator, U.S.-made recessed Charvel locking tremolo bridge with Tremol-No™ unit and oversized brass block, bone nut and chrome hardware. Product Specs General Color: NaturalCountry Of Origin: USOrientation: Right-HandSeries: Artist Signature Models Neck Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Flame MapleFingerboard Radius: 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite ReinforcementNeck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin UrethaneNeck Material: Caramelized Flame MapleNeck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard EdgesNumber of Frets: 24Nut Material: BoneNut Width: 1.6875″ (42.86 mm)Position Inlays: Ebony Ring with Maple Dot CenterString Nut: BoneTruss Rod: Dual-Action with WheelTruss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment WheelFret Size: Jumbo StainlessScale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm) Body Body: Caramelized BasswoodBody Finish: GlossBody Material: Caramelized BasswoodBody Shape: San Dimas® Style 1Body Style: Solid BodyBody Top: Flame Maple Hardware Bridge: Recessed Charvel® Locking Tremolo BridgeControl Knobs: Dome-Style Luminlay® NumberedHardware Finish: ChromeNeck Plate: NonePickguard: NonePickup Covers: BrownStrap Buttons: StandardStrings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)Switch Tip: BlackTremolo Arm: Pop-In Tremolo ArmTuning Machines: Sperzel® Locking Electronics Bridge Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF HumbuckingControls: Volume, ToneMiddle Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF Single-CoilNeck Pickup: Charvel® Custom MF HumbuckingPickup Configuration: HSHSpecial Electronics: 2-Way Mini-Toggle to Engage Single Coil Simulation in Bridge and Neck Humbucker PositionSwitching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Toggle with Multiple Switching Options Miscellaneous Commodity Code: 9207901000Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.Unique Features: Contoured Body Heel with Recessed Neck Attachment Ferrules (No Neck Plate), Brass Control Position Marker Inlays in the Body, Side-Mount Oval Output Jack Accessories Included Accessories: Includes Hardshell CaseTruss Rod Wrench: YesMODEL : 2865434701CASE/GIG BAG: Included Charvel® Hardshell (p/n 009-0915-000)