2026 Charvel Pro-Mod Plus DK24: HH, HSS, and seven-string just landed in stock

The 2026 Charvel Pro-Mod Plus DK24 series just landed at Tapestry Music. Jonathan and Matt have been putting three new models through their paces, an HH, an HSS, and a limited edition seven-string, and the short version is: these are some of the most versatile Charvels we've stocked.

Watch our full walkthrough and demo above, or read on for the breakdown.

The Pro-Mod Plus difference

Charvel's Pro-Mod Plus line sits a tier above the standard Pro-Mod series, with features you'd normally spec on a custom shop order. Every DK24 in this shipment has a basswood Dinky body, lighter and more contoured than a traditional Strat shape, with a sculpted shredder's cut heel and scalloped lower bout for easy upper-fret access across all 24 stainless steel jumbo frets. The caramelized maple neck has graphite reinforcement for stability regardless of climate, and the 12"-16" compound radius ebony fingerboard with rolled edges feels natural whether you're chording at the nut or bending out above the 20th fret. Luminlay glow-in-the-dark side dots are a nice bonus, too, especially under stage lighting.

Tuning stability without a locking nut

All three guitars share a tuning stability system that impressed us right away: Charvel-branded die-cast locking tuners, a Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut (made right here in the Lower Mainland by a local Vancouver company), and the new addition, Wilkinson WVS130-2P tremolo bridges with locking saddles on the six-strings. Each saddle has a small set screw on top that clamps the string in place so it won't shift during aggressive whammy bar use or heavy bends. You get dive-bomb freedom from a floating trem without committing to a full Floyd Rose locking system. The seven-string swaps in a Gotoh Custom 510 tremolo, which is just as smooth and has an adjustable-tension arm.

Speed knobs on the volume and tone controls are new for Charvel in 2026. They're easy to grab with your pinky mid-solo for quick volume swells. The tone knob has a no-load detent: click it all the way up and the tone circuit bypasses entirely, sending the full unfiltered signal from your pickups. With humbuckers and a high-gain amp, that extra brightness is the difference between a good pinch harmonic and a great one.

The HH: 10 sounds from two pickups

The Pro-Mod Plus DK24 HH 2PT comes loaded with a Seymour Duncan Full Shred TB-10 in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro APH-1N in the neck. The Full Shred is a high-output humbucker in the same territory as a JB, punchy upper mids that cut through distortion without getting muddy. The Alnico II Pro in the neck is warmer and more vocal, good for clean jazz chords and bluesy leads alike.

Instead of a standard coil-split switch, Charvel wired in a two-position mini toggle for series/parallel switching. In series mode, both coils of each humbucker fire in sequence: big, full, loud. Flip to parallel and the coils combine at the output for a glassier, more open sound that still cancels hum. Pair that with the five-way blade switch (which accesses individual coils and different coil combinations across both pickups) and you get 10 distinct tonal options from just two pickups.

We have the HH in stock in three finishes:

The HSS: Strat tones with a shredder's bridge pickup

The Pro-Mod Plus DK24 HSS 2PT in Blue Curaçao ($2,109.99) pairs the same Full Shred TB-10 bridge humbucker with two Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 single coils under a quilted maple top. The SSL-6s have flattened pole pieces to match the compound radius fingerboard, which keeps the output even from string to string.

The five-way switch on the HSS isn't wired like a standard Strat:

The seven-string: limited edition, seriously limited

The Pro-Mod Plus Limited Edition DK24-7 HH 2PT in Celestial Silk ($2,259.99) is the rarest of the bunch. There are only a handful in all of Canada, and it's the only seven-string in Charvel's current lineup outside of the Angel Vivaldi signature.

It has the same Seymour Duncan Full Shred / Alnico II Pro pickup combination and the same series/parallel switching as the six-string HH, but a few things are different. The bridge is a Gotoh Custom 510 tremolo instead of the Wilkinson, and the frets are stainless steel, smooth under the fingers and practically immune to wear. The matching white headstock in Celestial Silk is a nice touch, and the output jack moves to the side of the body.

Plugged into a 5150 Hypersonic, the bridge pickup had tight, articulate gain that handled modern metal riffing without breaking a sweat. If you play seven-string and want Charvel playability without buying a signature model, this is probably the only option in Canada right now.

More than shred machines

Something that came up a few times during our session: these don't just do metal. The Dinky body shape is more subtle than a Jackson or Ibanez, less pointy and a bit more grown-up looking, and the neck profile is a touch chunkier than older Charvels, which gives you something to hold onto. Between the series/parallel switching, the coil-split combinations, and the no-load tone control, you can get into blues, fusion, jazz, country twang, and full-tilt rock without swapping guitars. The compound radius fingerboard and contoured heel help too; you don't hit a wall anywhere on the neck.

More Pro-Mod Plus in stock

The DK24s aren't the only Pro-Mod Plus guitars on our wall right now. We also have: