Charvel

A few decades ago, during the Golden Age of Shred, Charvel guitars were front and center as one of the best guitar brands for hard rock, metal and brainmelting soloing. Then came the 1990s and the grunge revolution, and for a time anyway all things shred were out in favor of droning guitars and melancholy lyrics. But the universe could only take so much of that, so it was only a matter of time before brands like Charvel came back to power. That time is now. Charvels So Cal and San Dimas models are just as hot as their Superstats of the 80s, and their Desolation series offers something for metalheads old and new.