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The Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR was introduced in 2011, with a design based on the 1990s Charvel Surfcaster. It was identical to the SK-1 ST but had a Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 Double-Locking Tremolo. The Skatecaster SK-1 FR 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 FR is oil finished mahogany with a somewhat porous feel compared to an unfinished maple neck
Specifications (22)
Body
Body material | mahogany body |
Body style | Jaguar style body |
Body top material | maple veneer body top |
Hardware
Bridge | Floyd Rose locking tremolo |
Hardware color | black hardware |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | abalone fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | keystone fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | black finish, gray finish |
Finish effects | transparent finish |
Made in | China |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
Neck joint | neck through body |
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Neck width | 1.65 inches wide at nut |
Nut | locking nut |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | EMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s) |
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
Prices (4)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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2011 | $869.99 | new | guitar-list | Manufacturer's suggested retail price for the solid colored model. |
2011 | $929.99 | new | guitar-list | Manufacturer's suggested retail price for transparent finished model with veneer maple top. |
2018 | $500 | excellent | ||
2017 | $300 | excellent | It was used, I got it from someone who hates Floyd Rose bridges |