CHARVEL
Pro-Mod San Dimas PJ IV and JJ V
Let’s revisit the Eighties, says our Editor, putting on his Ray-Bans
CHARVEL
www.charvel.com
Without diving completely into a nostalgic Stranger Things and Ready Player One rabbit-hole, let’s just say that these vivid, almost day-glo basses from the most Eighties bass brand of them all, Charvel, take us instantly back four decades. That is, let’s be honest, a huge part of their attraction, just as it was for all those lime-green BC Rich and Jackson basses that infested MTV back then. Presumably Fender—Charvel’s owners since 2002—are aware that nostalgia doesn’t necessarily equate to quality, which is why their designers have loaded these relatively affordable basses with player-friendly features. Still, the very name ‘San Dimas’ is utterly Bill and Ted,right? And the ‘Pro-Mod’ designation—which apparently means ‘hot-rodded’—is pure skateboard half-pipe. Let’s plug and play, dudes... I mean, readers.