Any one have the new Charvel San Dimas? How do you like it?

[Laura]

Has anyone tried the Adrian Smith Jackson and/or compared it with the Charvel So. Cal?

I have a customer/friend that bought one of each Adrian Smith model the ebony board one and the maple board one and then bought a white San Dimas 1 from me. We played them all back to back. He immediately sold one of his Adrian Smith's because it didn't sound as good. I believe his other Adrian Smith may be going on the market soon and he told me his production model SD1 is a keeper. As for the feel of the necks? Well I wouldn't be shocked if they came off the exact same production line. I don't know that they do, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they did. The Adrian neck did feel like a little more time was spent in the oil finishing and hand rubbing of the oil finish than the production models.

I am getting the maple neck version of the Adrian Smith model in a trade. I loved, the Charvel So Cal that I played but I like the looks of the Jackson a bit more. I hope I love it too.

Do you know what other "upgrades" come on the Jackson version other than the tremolo? Are the pots and tuners the same? I know the pick-ups are Dimarzio Super Distortions on the Jackson and I think Charvel has either Tone Zone's or JB's.

 

[luxxtone]

Here's my So-Cal with just a single Suhr SSV+ humbucker in the bridge. ROCK!