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The Charvel Frank Bello Pro-Mod So-Cal Bass in detail
About the artist
Frank Bello learned to play the guitar as a child and played the trombone in the school band. In his free time he jammed on the guitar with his uncle on the drums. Both shared their admiration for the music of the rock band Kiss . During one of these sessions, the uncle criticized Frank's playing style because he was playing bass lines on his electric guitar. Because of this, Frank switched from guitar to bass. In 1984, after three years as the band's roadie, he replaced bassist Dan Lilker in Anthrax . He became known for his energetic stage performances and his imaginative playing style. After a dispute, he left Anthrax in January 2004 and became bassist for the newly formed rock band Helmet . He took part in the recording sessions for the album Size Matters and played on the following tour. In 2005, Anthrax regrouped with the instrumentation from 1984 with the participation of Frank Bello.
All good things come in threes
The Frank Bello Signature Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Bass is Frank's third signature model after a Fender Artist and a Squier bass. The acoustic sound is provided by a poplar body with a screw-on maple neck with graphite reinforcement and 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard. Two EMG Frank Bello Signature pickups are responsible for the amplified sound . A Charvel HiMass bridge in combination with a GraphTech TUSQ XL saddle and open voice channels keep the tuning and intonation always under control. A special highlight is the mirror pickguard.
- Strings: 4 string
- Custom shop: No
- Country of origin: Indonesia
- Strings thickness ex factory: .045 - .105
- Special Features: Mirror Pickguard
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body shape: P-Style
- Body Material: Poplar
- Scale: Long scale
- Scale Length: 34" / 863 mm
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Maple
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Block
- Frets: 20
- Pickup type: 1x P-style + 1x J-style
- Middle Pickup: EMG® Frank Bello Signature P
- Bridge Pickup: EMG® Frank Bello Signature J
- Controls: 2x Volume
- Hardware: Chrome
- Color/ Finish: Gloss Black
- Finish: High Gloss
Charvel began as a guitar repair shop in Southern California in the late 1970s. This became known because not only guitars were repaired there, but many more popular models such as the Fender Stratocaster were modified and converted into so-called Superstrats . These guitars were particularly well received in the metal scene of the 1980s. When Grover Jackson joined the company in 1978, he quickly began releasing his own guitars under the Charvel name. Until 1986, all Charvel guitars were produced exclusively in California, but to meet high demand, production eventually moved to Japan. In 2002, Fender acquired both Charvel and Jackson from the Japanese company IMC, which purchased the two companies from Grover Jackson in 1989.
Today Charvel produces a number of different series of guitars in both the USA and Mexico . When it comes to Charvel 's individual series, everyone will find a suitable instrument. Charvel 's range can mainly be divided into three different categories, which can then be divided into several subgroups. These categories are the DK (also called Dinky) series, the So-Cal and the San Dimas . The characteristics of the guitars can sometimes be difficult to distinguish. The DK or Dinky series , as the name suggests, are smaller and lighter than the other series. This makes playing for longer periods much more pleasant. The difference between So-Cal and San Dimas is a little harder to define as both ranges come in 2 styles . Both the So-Cal and the San Dimas are available as ST guitars and T guitars . At first glance, they differ mainly in that the San Dimas guitars do not have a pickguard (“most”), and they also differ minimally in the construction / acoustic of the body and in the possible selection of pickups. All Charvel series and styles are also available as Pro-Mod models, which are guitars specially modified for performance optimization.
But Charvel is not satisfied with this huge selection and, in addition to acustom shop, also has signature models from artists such as Jim Root and Jake E. Lee . There is also USA Select. These are handcrafted guitars from the custom shop in Corona California . One thing can be said, no matter which Charvel guitar you choose, you will receive a quality instrument that you will have fun with for many years.
In addition to electric guitars, Charvel also builds excellent electric basses with the San Dimas Bass PJ and JJ series . The basses come with a mix of DiMarzio and Charvel's own pickups and ensure a really good sound.
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