Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 ST

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2931211, 2931211557, 2931211586 and 2931211590
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  • Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 ST

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Dates of manufacture: 

2011 to 2012

The Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 ST was introduced in 2011, with a design based on the 1990s Charvel Surfcaster. The Skatecaster SK-1 ST has a solid mahogany body, neck-through bound mahogany neck neck, compound radiusrosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone “keystone” inlays, abalone body and headstock binding. The pickups active humbuckers: EMG 85 at the neck and  EMG 81 at the bridge with three-way selector switch and a single volume control. The hardware is Charvel and finished in black nickel, including the bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards and the three-on-a-side locking Charvel tuners. The SK-1 came with solid or transparent finishes with matching headstocks. The transparent finish models had veneer flamed maple tops. Finish options were Flat Black, Flat Gray, Trans Black, Trans Red and Trans Blue Smear. The neck on the SK-1 ST is oil finished mahogany with a somewhat porous feel compared to an unfinished maple neck

Specifications (23)

Body

Body materialmahogany body
Body styleJaguar style body
Body top materialmaple veneer body top

Hardware

Bridgetune-o-matic bridge
Hardware colorblack hardware
Tailpiecestop tailpiece
Tunerslocking tuners

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialabalone fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markerskeystone fingerboard position markers

General

Finish colorsblack finish, blue finish, gray finish, red finish
Finish effectstransparent finish
Made inChina
Number of strings6 strings
Scale length25.5 inches scale-length

Neck

Neck jointneck through body
Neck materialmahogany neck
Neck width1.65 inches wide at nut
Tuner layoutthree-each-side

Controls

Pickup selector controls3-way selector switch
Volume controls1 volume control

Electronics

Pickups brand and modelEMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s)
Pickups configuration2 humbucker pickups

Prices (1)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
2011$869.99newguitar-listManufacturers suggested retail price when new.

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