Charvel Guthrie Govan MJ San Dimas Part 2: Does it Hold Its Tune? And is it a Workhorse?
I've field tested the Guthrie Govan MJ San Dimas Charvel for the last 6 months. Here's part 2 of how it fares in the real world. Totally fun axe to play but there are some tuning whammy bar challenges and for that reason it's not quite the workhorse I want it to be...But I'm still working on it!
Thanks to Brandon Jones of MOE Guitars for all his hard work on modifying and getting this guitar to hold up and play in tune! (As long as I don't touch the wiggle stick!)
Skip The Talk:
Intro 00:29
My Suhr Workhorse 00:54
What is a workhorse guitar? 01:19
Out of the Box 03:35
Old Charvel Bridge Whammy Tuning Issues 04:12
First Setup with Brandon at MOE Guitars .6:04
Charvel Bridge wear and tear after one week! 06:51
Switching out to a new Floyd Rose non locking bridge 08:25
Why modify a brand new guitar? Why not?! 09:50
Other modifications on my new guitars! 10:19
Other bridges we considered 11:12
More bridge talk and eliminating “binding” 11:26
So is it a ‘Workhorse?” 12:15
Why I need a stable whammy bar 12:28
Why I need it “dead nuts” in tune in an IEM world 13:00
Tuning OCD at my gig 13:47
This is how my Guthrie Govan Charvel sounds and stays in tune today! 14:36
Tremol-No 16:30
Maybe I should’ve bought a Suhr? 17:00
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