Charvel USA Frenchie Warren DeMartini, Gloss Black Overview
Fans have long clamored for a replica of Warren DeMartini’s famed and beloved "Frenchie" guitar, as seen live on tour and on a slew of magazine covers throughout Ratt’s reign in the 1980s. Charvel has responded with the Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie, available in a Snow White and a Gloss Black finish. Both are detailed with cross decals and a tribute quote to James Dean in French that translates to "too fast to live, too young to die" The Frenchie features a Dinky™ alder body, onepiece bolt-on quartersawn maple neck, 12"- 16" compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo stainless steel frets and black dot inlays, Seymour Duncan® Custom Warren DeMartini RTM (“Rattus Tonus Maximus”) humbucking bridge pickup and SSL-4 Quarter Pound neck pickup, three-way toggle switch, single volume control knob, Floyd Rose Original locking bridge and Gotoh® tuning machines.
- Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie
- Series: Artist Signature
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester on Gloss Black or Gloss Urethane on Snow White
- Neck: One-Piece Bolt-On Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Urethane Gel
- Fingerboard: Maple, 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Frets: 22, Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose® Original Locking, 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh®
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- Bridge: Floyd Rose® Original Locking
- Pickups: Seymour Duncan® Custom Warren DeMartini Signature Humbucking
- RTM (Bridge)
- Seymour Duncan® SSL-4 Quarter Pound Single-Coil (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Way Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And
- Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume
- Control Knobs: Dome-Style (Chrome on Gloss Black, Black Chrome on Snow White)
- Hardware Finish: Chrome on Gloss Black, Black Chrome on Snow White
- Strings: NPS, .009-.042 Gauges