The Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 ST was introduced in 2011, with a design based on the 1990s Charvel Surfcaster. The Skatecaster SK-1 ST has a solid mahogany body, neck-through bound mahogany neck neck, compound radiusrosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone “keystone” inlays, abalone body and headstock binding. The pickups active humbuckers: EMG 85 at the neck and EMG 81 at the bridge with three-way selector switch and a single volume control.