Blackbender’s Weapon of choice, The Charvel DK22

August 6, 2023|Gear

Featuring a sculpted shredder’s cut heel and scalloped lower back bout for comfortable and unencumbered upper fret access, the Dinkyยฎ alder body is paired with a graphite-reinforced bolt-on caramelized maple neck for rock-solid stability. The baked neck has a silky-smooth hand-rubbed satin urethane finish on the back for sublime playability, Luminlayยฎ side dots to guide your way along the fretboard on dark stages and a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel for quick and painless neck relief tweaks. Designed for high-speed playing, its 12โ€-16โ€ compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard features comfortable rolled edges, 22 jumbo frets, pearloid dot inlays and Graph Techยฎ TUSQยฎ XL nut.


Routed for an SSS pickup configuration, this axe combines a Seymour Duncanยฎ Custom Hot Railsยฎ Stratยฎ SHR-1B humbucking bridge pickup, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single-coil middle pickup and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP single-coil neck pickup for plenty of glassy, vintage-style timbre with classic Strat chime.

The Pro-Mod DK22 SSS 2PT CM hosts other premium modern features including a five-way blade pickup switch, Stratocasterยฎ-style skirt knobs for the volume (500K EVHยฎ Bournsยฎ low friction potentiometer) and no-load tone controls, Gotohยฎ Custom 510 tremolo bridge, die-cast tuners and more.

Designed with head-turning style, the all-new DK22 SSS 2PT CM is available in Electric Blue, Gloss Black and Pharaohs Gold with chrome hardware. The Gloss Black model features matte black pickup bobbins and black control knobs, while the Electric Blue and Pharaohs Gold models feature matte parchment pickup bobbins and parchment knobs.


Specs:
GENERAL

Model Number2969026527SeriesPro-Mod ColorElectric Blue Number of StringsOrientationRight-Hand 

ELECTRONICS

Bridge PickupSeymour Duncanยฎ Custom Hot Railsยฎ Stratยฎ SHR-1BMiddle PickupCustom Seymour Duncanยฎ Flat Stratยฎ SSL-6 Single-CoilNeck PickupCustom Seymour Duncanยฎ Flat Stratยฎ SSL-6 RWRP Single-CoilPickup ColorFlat ParchmentControlsVolume (500K EVHยฎ Bournsยฎ Low Friction Pot), No-Load TonePickup Switching5-Position Blade: Position 1. Full Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge Inner Coil and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Bridge Outer Coil and Neck Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Full Neck PickupPickup ConfigurationSSS 

BODY

Body FinishSatinBody ShapeDinkyยฎ Body MaterialAlder 

HARDWARE

BridgeGotohยฎ Custom 510 Tremolo Hardware FinishChrome Tremolo ArmGotohยฎTuning MachinesCharvelยฎ-Branded Die-Cast LockingPickguardNoneControl KnobsStratocasterยฎ-Style SkirtSwitch TipParchmentSaddle Height WrenchYes

NECK

Neck MaterialCaramelized Maple Neck ConstructionBolt-On with Graphite ReinforcementNeck FinishHand-Rubbed Satin UrethaneNeck ShapeSpeed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard EdgesNeck BindingNone – Rolled Fingerboard EdgesScale Length25.5″ (64.77 cm) Fingerboard Radius12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)Fingerboard MaterialCaramelized Maple Number of Frets22Fret SizeJumboNut MaterialGraph Techยฎ TUSQยฎ XLNut Width1.6875″ (42.86 mm)Position Inlays4mm Pearloid DotTruss Rod NutHeel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment WheelString TreesFenderยฎ Standard String GuideHeadstockLicensed Fenderยฎ StratocasterยฎNeck PlateNone – 4-Bolt Sculpted Heel

MISCELLANEOUS

StringsNickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)Strap ButtonsStandardOther FeaturesLuminlayยฎ Side Dots 

Fo more information here’s a link to the official website:

https://www.charvel.com/gear/shape/dk/pro-mod-dk22-sss-2pt-cm/2969026527