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CharvelAmerican Neo-Classic San Dimas SD1 HH FR Electric Guitar - Robin's Egg Blue

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Charvel American Neo-Classic San Dimas SD1 HH FR Electric Guitar - Robin's Egg Blue
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Independent shopping perspective

The Korena take

Robin’s Egg Blue SD1 HH FR combines the San Dimas alder body with a top-mount Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo and matching locking nut. It is set up for dive bombs, flutters, wide vibrato, and other assertive bar work while maintaining tuning stability. The JB TB-4 bridge humbucker and ’59 SH-1N neck humbucker feed a five-way selector, including two mixed-coil options. A graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck, 12–16 inch compound-radius board, jumbo stainless-steel frets, and included Charvel Multi-Fit hardshell gig bag complete the instrument.

Charvel American Neo-Classic San Dimas SD1 HH FR Electric Guitar - Robin's Egg Blue product detail
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Strong match

Who this is for

  • Using dive bombs, flutters, wide vibrato, and aggressive tremolo techniques onstage.
  • Switching between bridge, neck, both-humbucker, and mixed-coil pickup settings.
  • Lead work higher on the neck, where the compound-radius board flattens out.

Consider the trade-offs

When to look elsewhere

  • Players who want the simpler maintenance approach of a fixed hardtail bridge.

What matters in use

The specifications, translated

Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Charvel American Neo-Classic San Dimas SD1 HH FR Electric Guitar - Robin's Egg Blue construction detail

Detail 01

Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo

Provides the pitch-control range described for dive bombs, flutters, and wide vibrato.

Detail 02

Floyd Rose 1000 Series locking nut

Locks the strings at the headstock as part of the double-locking system.

Detail 03

One 500K EVH Bourns low-friction volume pot

Supports quick swells, rollbacks, and level changes.

Detail 04

Dual-action truss rod with wheel

Allows faster neck-relief changes when changing setups, tunings, or string gauges.

Final check

Know before you order

  1. 01This model uses a Floyd Rose 1000 Series locking nut and double-locking tremolo.
  2. 02It is supplied with nickel-plated steel .009–.042 strings.
Charvel American Neo-Classic San Dimas SD1 HH FR Electric Guitar - Robin's Egg Blue close-up

Product questions

Before you decide

Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.

01Is this the fixed-bridge version?

No. It has a top-mount Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo.

02What finish and hardware does it have?

This SKU is Robin’s Egg Blue with a gloss body finish and chrome hardware.

Reference

Full specifications

The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.

3 detailsPickups & controls
Neck pickup
Seymour Duncan ’59 SH-1N
Pickup Configuration
HH
Bridge pickup
Seymour Duncan JB TB-4
6 detailsPlayability
Factory strings
Nickel-plated steel .009–.042
Fingerboard radius
12"–16" compound
Number of Frets
22
Scale Length
25.5"
Orientation
Right handed
Number of Strings
Nickel-plated steel .009–.042
15 detailsBody & build
Body construction
Solidbody
Neck construction
Bolt-on with graphite reinforcement
Available colors
Gloss Black, Ivory Blitz, Racing Red, Robin's Egg Blue
Neck material
Quartersawn maple
Fingerboard material
Quartersawn maple
Nut material
Floyd Rose 1000 Series locking
Color
Blue
Body Material
Alder
Neck finish
Natural satin
Neck Wood
Quartersawn maple
Fingerboard Material
Quartersawn maple
Hardware finish
Chrome
Body Shape
San Dimas Style 1
Body finish
Gloss
Body material
Alder
2 detailsSize & weight
Nut width
1.69"
Scale length
25.5"
23 detailsOther
Pickup configuration
HH
Side dots
Luminlay
Product type
Electric guitar
Korena Special
false
Tuning machines
Charvel-branded die-cast
Orientation
Right handed
Frets
22 jumbo stainless steel with black dot inlays
Pickguard
None
Bridge
Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo, top-mount
Body shape
San Dimas Style 1
Truss rod
Dual-action with wheel
Pickup selector
5-way blade
Case
Charvel Multi-Fit hardshell gig bag
Tier
new
Control knobs
Dome-style
Controls
Volume, 500K EVH Bourns low-friction pot
Category Source
detail
Switching
Position 1 bridge, position 2 bridge outer coil and neck inner coil, position 3 bridge and neck, position 4 bridge inner coil and neck outer coil, position 5 neck
Series
American Neo-Classic
Product Type
Electric guitar
Model
San Dimas SD1 HH FR
Source Id
site51500000479753
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