The Charvel Jake E Lee Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT RW recreates the look and feel of the guitar that defined one of rock's most celebrated players during his Ozzy Osbourne years.
Jake E Lee’s Blue Burst Charvel became iconic during his time with Ozzy Osbourne in the 1980s. Now Charvel has brought it back as a signature model – the Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT RW.
The Blue Burst finish is the obvious talking point, but the specs are well worth a closer look. Built around an alder body with a bolt-on maple neck, the guitar features a 12″-16″ compound radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and white dot inlays. The compound radius makes a real difference in playability, sitting flatter up the neck for bending and lead work and more pronounced lower down for comfortable chord playing.
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The new signature’s pickup configuration is HSS, which suits the breadth of Jake’s playing well. A Seymour Duncan JB humbucker sits in the bridge position, handling everything from warm cleans to aggressive high-gain tones, while two DiMarzio SDS-1 single-coils in the middle and neck positions add extra gain with a deeper, darker character. A five-way blade switch and single volume knob keep the controls clean and simple, exactly what you’d want on a guitar built for technical playing.
Locking Charvel tuning machines keep things in tune under heavy use, and the Charvel hardtail bridge maximise sustain, resonance and tuning stability, makes it a sensible choice for a player whose technique demands precision.
Fans of Jake’s work and players who grew up watching his Ozzy-era performances can rest assured that this recreation captures the look of the original without feeling like a museum piece. The pickup and hardware choices suggest this is a guitar built to be played hard.
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