Are Charvel guitars THAT expensive? Dunno why, but I always thought they are not an expensive brand - just browsing on Thomann.de - the online music store and I haven't seen anything to go over 800 EUR
Charvel has a decent range from affordable (Desolation series and San Dimas Japan made) to expensive... the custom shop Charvel's and DeMartini sigs are in the 2-3000 range. While the Suhr models all range from expensive to very expensive. I just figured for Guthrie to leave Suhr he would be expecting the same high end materials and specs for his guitar. The finest woods and construction here all point towards an expensive guitar. Of course I'm speculating, I hope it is affordable so I can at least dream of having one.