NGD: Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal

[BlixaFan]

So i did it guys. I went and got a metal guitar that will probably get me banned from the forum as this means I now have 3 strats

I've been doing a lot of work on working on new techniques and throwing in some variety in my playing, which ended up leading me down a huge early Van Halen kick. I sold my SG because I never played it, gave my first strat a makeover (single pickup black hardware sort of thing), and now I bought this Floyd Rose Humbucker equipped beast

I gotta say, it is an extremely versatile guitar with a ton of different tone options.thanks to dual humbuckers (SD Distortions) and push pull taps. I compared the So-Cal to the San Dimas, and though I techincally prefer the aesthetics of the San Dimas, the pickups on this one won, and I like strats regardless, so I like it.

Unfortunately as a lefty, i'm given no color options other than black. but i suppose that's the most metal color anyway that and I like black with maple necks so again, no issue there.

the neck is one of the nicest fastest necks i've played, and i really like the raw almost unfinished feel of it.

Next thing i'm going to do is block the floyd half way (so i can only bend down). I've always done that with my strats, and it'll give me more tuning stability if i bust a string. that and i can install a d-tuna so i can drop d without having to loosen the locking nut.

here's two pics of it on its own, and one with the other black strats in the family.
this also means all my electrics are Fenders now.




i await my OSG ban now

[HNB]

Looks hot!

(I have like eight strats atm......)

[countertext]

So dope! Floyds kinda irritate me in real life, but in theory I’m a fan. I still love the southern Cali superstrat aesthetic, even with my ‘80s ptsd. Once the true Strat body dimensions get changed, my love kinda falls off, so yours is totally +++.

[marqueemoon]

If I ever bought a Floyd guitar it would pretty much be that.

[ThePearDream]

I totally agree with marqueemoon.
This guitar is the opposite of what I think of when I read "Floyd Rose", i.e. tasteful and understated.

Have you ever considered something like this:


That might get you banned for real.

[BlixaFan]

well i must say, i am very pleasantly surprised by the positive responses thanks guys! it's a really cool guitar. the floyd will take a little bit of getting used to but i don't see it being anything major. maybe a little bit of a pain to restring, but i think half of that will go away once i have it blocked from bending up.
i think the guitar is very tasteful in terms of design, as it's basically just a black strat with humbuckers and a FR. it's not too flashy (though if they'd offered flashy colors to lefties, i'd probably get something bright haha).

so here's a question! I plan on getting the d-tuna, as i am a big drop d player. now, the d-tuna comes in 4 colors, and there are 2 that i am considering. I am thinking either black, which will blend in completely with the guitar, or i am thinking red, as a tiny little accent on an otherwise fully black guitar.
thoughts?

this is how the red one would look on a black guitar