Are mid 80's Charvels garbage?

[BlimpyCHIMP™]

125 IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR A KOREAN CHARVEL ESPECIALLY IF THE NECK IS GONNA REQUIRE ANOTHER 65 FOR A 2 HOUR BENCH SETUP

SHIT I DUNNO WHAT TO THROW IN BRIDGE POSITION ON AN IBANEZ KID I HATE EM YOU SEE

NOTHING IVE EVER SEEN IN THOSE RG SERIES OR CHEAPER PRIOR SERIES IBANEZES CHANGES MUCH BECAUSE THEY LACK SUSTAIN. BODIES ARE SHORT, NECKS ARE SHAVED REAL THIN AND THE NECK-TO-BODY ROUTS ARE NEVER TIGHT=POOR VIBRATIONAL TRANSFERENCE EVEN WHEN YOU GLUE THE PICKUP DIRECTLY IN THERES NO "BETTER" PICKUP TO TRANSFER RESONANCE INTO WHEN THERES MINIMUM TO POOR TRANSFERRED STRING RESONANCE TO SPEAK OF

GET THE CHARVEL
SELL THE IBANEZ OR GIVE IT AWAY OR TRADE TOWARDS THE CHARVEL
FIND A COMPETANT GUITAR LUTHIER OR SETUP GUY WHO HAS DONE REFRETS TO SETUP YOUR GUITAR

GUYS WHOVE DONE REFRETTING ARE QUALIFIED TO SETUP MEANING FRETMILLING AND ADJUSTING THE TRUSSROD TIGHTENING TUNERS OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN IDENTIFY TO YOU FOR IMPROVEMENT

THATS THE GUY TO ASK WHAT KINDA PICKUP TO REPLACE THE STOCK CHARVEL UNLESS ITS A DUNCAN REPLACEMENT ALREADY IN THERE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU CAN PROPERLY IDENTIFY PICKUPS

BASTE,
BC!!

[Seshmeister]

I've never played a Charvel I was impressed by but if it feels good it is good.

[scorpioboy33]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Just buy it...

yah if I find something that holds my attention more than 2 hours thinking about it for 125...I run and buy it!

[JBall008]

Get the Charvie!

[ASDF125250]

Gentlmen, it is with great regret that I report that the guitar is gone. Im very ashamed of myself for not jumping on this offer and I will probably regret it for a few days.

Oh well! I still have my much loved S540 to play!

[ELVIS]

I knew that was gonna happen...

[Steve Savicki]

Mid 80's Charvels - weren't Ratt endorsed by these?

[mako_kimura]

I've actually discovered that 80's era Charvels (and Jacksons) sound pretty badass. My local guitar shop sells antique gear as used, and I almost bought a Charvel, but then my mom found a left-handed Stratocaster(I'm 15)

[ASDF125250]

Well, it turns out my parents bought it for me and hid it in the attic for a month, lol. They gave it to me last night. The original price was 270 but the guy sold it for 200. I looked on harmony central to find out what type of guitar this is but none really fit the description.

I'll tell you guys everything to see if you can help me identify it.

It has a hocky stick headstock with jackson tuners.

It has a 24 jumbo fret maple board.

It is a bolt on neck.

The back plate says Charvel with the guitar style logo and under the "arvel" it says BY JACKSON/CHARVEL. The serial number is 353604.

The body is black.

It has one slanted single coil neck pickup, and a bridge humbucker. It has a 3 way switch and one volume nob.

After that is a "made in germany" schaller licensed floyd rose.

And then the cable plug in is on the side of the body.

Thanks for any help!

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

[Matt White]

Amir!!!

Whatever happened to Amir?!?

[jhale667]

Originally posted by Matt White
Amir!!!

Whatever happened to Amir?!?

He's still around...nice guy. FUNNY story: I tech'ed the Rough Cutt reunion show a couple of years ago...went down for the 1st rehearsal, and Amir pulls out THE bomber guitar...same one I had pictures of on my wall as a kid and says "Would you mind re-stringing this for me?" Barely containing my glee, I said ok (In my book that's ALMOST as cool as if Eddie had handed me Frankenstein). I took it in the back room, started working on it, and I couldn't resist...I called my best friend from high school (who had the same pic on HIS wall then) and told him "Right now I'm working on Amir's bomber Charvel!" and he was like "YOU DICK!!!!" LOL

[jhale667]

Oops...on his site he refers to it as the 'Navy' guitar...

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by ASDF125250
Well, it turns out my parents bought it for me and hid it in the attic for a month, lol. They gave it to me last night. The original price was 270 but the guy sold it for 200. I looked on harmony central to find out what type of guitar this is but none really fit the description.

I'll tell you guys everything to see if you can help me identify it.

It has a hocky stick headstock with jackson tuners.

It has a 24 jumbo fret maple board.

It is a bolt on neck.

The back plate says Charvel with the guitar style logo and under the "arvel" it says BY JACKSON/CHARVEL. The serial number is 353604.

The body is black.

It has one slanted single coil neck pickup, and a bridge humbucker. It has a 3 way switch and one volume nob.

After that is a "made in germany" schaller licensed floyd rose.

And then the cable plug in is on the side of the body.

Thanks for any help!

It sounds like a model 4 to me. I have a model 3 and it was appraised at $1,200 2 years ago when i was trying to buy another one just like it in pieces, but the guy wouldn't take less than $400 for it and i passed. i was perplexed by his high asking price when it was in a box totally disassembled so i had mine appraised, then i understood but didn't have the $400.
There are two guys after mine, lol, but it is absolutely not for sale, it will go to the grave with me.

By the way, can you post some pics of your new axe?
I'd like to have a look at it, thanks!

[ASDF125250]

Here is my new baby. I know she is a little scratched and dented, but thats what I want. I will gig the hell out of this guitar.


Here is my Ibanez S540 for anyone that cares


And here is the 540 with my two garbage amps and garbage epiphone les paul that I am going to hot rod the shit out of. My yamaha acoustic is also in this photo.


My plans for the Epiphone include half scaloping the neck, routing a vintage trem, and sticking EMG's in. I'm also going to get all the paint off the neck and maybe paint it frankenstrat colors.

Can anyone supply the routing schematics for a vintage trem on a LP body?