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Jekyll & Hyde

With terms like ‘Speed Neck’, ‘Full Shred’ and ‘Shredder’s Cut Heel’ on offer, you don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce what kind of life this guitar is destined to lead. We’ll wager that the Charvel USA Select DK24 HH will never be deployed on a ropey rendition of Blanket On The Ground for line dancers at your local social club. This thing possesses the kind of power that welds eyeballs to the back of skulls. It’s designed for the fleet of finger. Shredders. Note-junkies, if you will. And speaking of notes, you’ll have to come up with 2,639 of the pound-shaped versions to own this guitar.

You might recall that we looked at a similar-looking Charvel

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