Magnificent Desolation. The Charvel Desolation series introduces entirely new designs not previously seen in Charvel’s 30-year history, offering more tonal and stylistic options for discerning players everywhere. Devastating tone, killer looks and high-performance playability separate the Desolation series from all others. It’s a whole new series of Charvel guitars for a whole new world of players.
The Desolation DS-3 ST has a single-cutaway bound mahogany body with a carved top and bolt-on mahogany neck. Features include a 12”-radius fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and dot inlays, dual passive Charvel humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching, black nickel hardware, three-on-a-side tuners. Deep Trans Red finish over flame maple veneer.
| Model Name: |
Desolation™ DS-3 ST |
| Model Number: |
2931031 |
| Series: |
Desolation™ |
| Neck Shape: |
Through-Body Fast Neck with Tilt-Back Scarf Joint Head Stock |
| Number of Frets: |
24 |
| Fret Size: |
Jumbo |
| Position Inlays: |
Dot Position Inlays |
| Fretboard Radius: |
16" (40.64 cm) |
| Neck Material: |
Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: |
Oiled |
| Nut Width: |
1.650” (42 mm) |
| Scale Length: |
25.5" (64.8 cm) |
| Part Number: |
2931031503, 2931031590 |
| Color: |
(503) Black (590) Transparent Red |
| Fretboard: |
Rosewood |
| Pickup Configuration: |
H/H |
| Bridge Pickup: |
Passive Desolation™ Humbucking Pickup (Bridge) |
| Neck Pickup: |
Passive Desolation™ Humbucking Pickup (Neck) |
| Pickup Switching: |
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Hardware: |
Black Nickel |
| Bridge: |
Charvel® Stop Tail |
| String Nut: |
Plastic |
| Unique Features: |
Bolt On, Passive Charvel® Desolation™ Pickups, Modern & Light Wt |