Charvel Guitars PRO-MOD SO-CAL STYLE 1 HSS FR CM QM Marco Sfogli Signature Electric Guitar (Transparent Purple Burst)

Charvel Guitars PRO-MOD SO-CAL STYLE 1 HSS FR CM QM Marco Sfogli Signature Electric Guitar (Transparent Purple Burst)The instrument's resonant alder body is capped with a rippling quilt maple top and features a scalloped lower back bout and sculpted shredder's cut heel for comfortable and unencumbered upper fret access. The bolt on maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, along with graphite reinforcement, satin finish on the back, Luminlay side dots and a conveniently located heel mount truss rod adjustment

The instrument's resonant alder body is capped with a rippling quilt maple top and features a scalloped lower back bout and sculpted shredder's cut heel for comfortable and unencumbered upper-fret access. The bolt-on maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, along with graphite reinforcement, satin finish on the back, Luminlay® side dots and a conveniently located heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel.

Designed to deliver unrivaled playability, the 12"-16" compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard has a more pronounced curvature across its width near the nut for comfortable chording, and gradually flattens to a very slight curvature toward the upper frets for blazing fast solos and comfortable bends. The rolled fingerboard edges and 22 jumbo frets combine for even more enhanced comfort and high-performance playability.

Given Sfogli's propensity to cut across genres ranging from progressive metal to jazz, he required extremely versatile and well-balanced pickups in an HSS configuration. He selected an EMG® '89 for the bridge, which houses separate preamps and coils to deliver that warm and powerful humbucker punch along with that bright and chiming single-coil sound. A pair of active EMG® SA single-coil pickups in the middle and neck positions bring even more of that unmistakable Strat® sound - bright and airy with rich low end. Tap into these expansive tonal options using the five-way blade pickup switch, tone control and volume control with push/pull coil splitting for the bridge pickup.

A Floyd Rose® 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system provides excellent tuning stability throughout flutters and aggressive dive bombing.

Sophistication personified, the Marco Sfogli Signature Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR CM QM is clad in a gorgeous Transparent Purple Burst finish with black pickguard, skirted black Strat®-style control knobs, chrome hardware and a licensed Fender® Strat® headstock.

Specifications

General

• Series: Artist Signature
  
• Orientation: Right-Hand
  
• Color: Transparent Purple Burst

Neck

• Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
  
• Neck Material: Caramelized Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
  
• Neck Shape: Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges
  
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
  
• Fingerboard Material: Caramelized Maple
  
• Position Inlays: Cream Dot
  
• Side Dots: Luminlay®
  
• Number of Frets: 22
  
• Truss Rod: Dual-Action with Wheel
  
• Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
  
• String Nut: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
  
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
  
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
  
• Fret Size: Jumbo
  
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Body

• Body: Alder
  
• Body Finish: Gloss
  
• Body Shape: So-Cal Style 1
  
• Body Top: Quilt Maple
  
• Body Style: Solid Body
  
• Body Material: Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed)
  
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
  
• Pickup Covers: Black
  
• Control Knobs: Strat®-Style Skirt
  
• Switch Tip: Black
  
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
  
• Tuning Machines: Charvel®-Branded Die-Cast
  
• String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
  
• Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
  
• Neck Plate: None - 4-Bolt Sculpted Heel
  
• Strap Buttons: Standard

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: EMG® 89
  
• Middle Pickup: EMG® SA Single-Coil
  
• Neck Pickup: EMG® SA Single-Coil
  
• Pickup Configuration: HSS
  
• Controls: Volume (Push/Pull Coil Split), Tone
  
• Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck, Position 5. Neck Pickup - (Split Engaged) Position 1. Single-Coil Bridge, Position 2. Single-Coil Bridge and Middle Pickup
  
• Special Electronics: Active Electronics