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DeMartini’s Legendary Custom Dinky





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Warren DeMartini’s custom-built Dinky garnered lots of attention back in the day ? it was the perfect tool for the Ratt guitarist to showcase his dazzling fretboard pyrotechnics. The Charvel Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie pays tribute to this distinctive axe. This built-for-speed Dinky is premium all the way, boasting a hard-wearing quartersawn maple neck and a fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard. And thanks to a flexible complement of Seymour Duncan pickups, it delivers the gamut of Sunset Strip-approved tones. Want to twist, bend, and dive-bomb? No problem. The Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie’s non-recessed Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo enables all of this and more ? and with rock-solid tuning stability. Gotoh die-cast tuning machines and black hardware complete this prime package. Whether you’re copping his radio-friendly riffs or trying to replicate his rapid-fire legato runs, you’ll find Warren DeMartini’s USA Signature Frenchie to be a first-rate solidbody electric guitar.





Ratt and roll with custom Seymour Duncan pickup tone





If you dig tight and clear rhythms the way that metal-minded guitarists at Sweetwater do, and you bask in rich and blooming leads that seem to sustain for days, then the Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie will have you coming back for more. Like many discerning guitarists, Warren DeMartini knows exactly what he wants out of his axe, which is why he worked closely with Seymour Duncan to produce a custom humbucker: the Warren DeMartini RTM (Rattus Tonus Maximus). This high-octane pickup delivers a full-throttle tone that’s guaranteed to get your blood pumping. What’s more, the RTM is bolstered by a Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound neck pickup, arming you with a battery of fat, punchy single-coil tones.





USA-built Dinky with DeMartini's favorite performance tweaks





The Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie epitomizes the Superstrat-style double-cutaway solidbody electric guitar, with aggressive styling and sleek contours that beg your hands to fly up and down its fretboard. This electric guitar’s body is built from a solid slab of alder, which is a balanced-sounding wood with classic tonal characteristics. Charvel then carved the alder into a smaller-sized Dinky shape, then DeMartini-ized it with attention-grabbing cross decals and the famous James Dean quote, “Too fast to live, too young to die,” in French. The Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie includes a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel for easy fine-tuning, along with rock-solid Gotoh die-cast tuning machines and easy-to-grab dome-style control knobs. What’s more, a non-recessed Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo lets you partake in bold-faced whammy abuse without worrying about slipping out of tune.





Quartersawn neck and compound-radius fretboard play like a dream





The Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie features a 1-piece quartersawn maple neck. Usually only found on higher-end guitars, quartersawn necks provide extra strength and stability. Besides looking good, the straight grain of quartersawn necks is about 50% more stable than plain-sawn necks and less likely to warp, twist, or shrink. Whether you play smooth rhythms or furious leads, you'll love the feel of the Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie's compound-radius fretboard. With a 12-inch radius at the nut, flattening to 16 inches at the 12th fret, you've got the just-right feel you need to grab chords in the lower positions, while the flatter upper registers enable blazing fast fretwork.





Charvel Warren DeMartini USA Signature Frenchie Features:


USA-built signature guitar of Ratt's Warren DeMartini


Decked out with signature DeMartini touches, including cross decals and the famous James Dean quote, “Too fast to live, too young to die,” in French


Custom Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker delivers signature DeMartini tone


Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound neck pickup arms you with fat, punchy single-coil tones


1-piece quartersawn maple Speed Neck offers amazing sustain and stability


12-inch to 16-inch compound-radius fretboard chords beautifully and flattens out for shredding


Truss rod mod makes it easy to adjust your action on the road


Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo lets you bend with total confidence


Rock-solid Gotoh die-cast tuning machines


Easy-to-grab dome-style control knobs