Charvel Charvette

Bought this puppy back in 87. Plate reads Fort Worth TX, Serial # 00026. 22 frets, strat-style body, S/H Jackson/Charvel passive pickup configuration with 3-way switch, one volume one tone. Originally had a snow white finish, which has since yellowed a bit to more of a cream color. Neck is satin finish maple, with rosewood 22 jumbo frets. It came with a Floyd Rose licensed trem, jackson tuners and locking nut.

This guitar sounds great. I play everything from Country to Metal and it handles it well. Could it be better? Sure, but then again so could any guitar. I used to run it through a Yamaha JX100 twin amp, but lately play it through Guitar Rig 3 and it still sounds good. Not noisy now, but pots did get dirty and had to have them cleaned out a little. it doesn't sound like a Strat or anything, but I like it and I can tailor its sound to approximate anything...

I love this guitar!

The guitar was setup great from the get-go. I had it looked over by a luthier a couple of years ago and had the old "grind and polish" done and everything looked over to refresh it a little. It was banged around quite a bit and took the abuse like a champ! This is really a solid axe! There was an issue with the high E rolling off the fret around position 5-9, but had the nut replaced with a brass one and it is fine now. The screws for the pickup covers did get oxidized after a few months of playing, but that's it.

This guitar was played live for years, came to university with me, was stored in a basement for a year, travelled all over and was played to death. It is SOLID and a survivor! I don't think I could kill this sucker if I tried. The finish did yellow a bit, but I think that's because I played outdoors in the sun quite a bit... Strap knobs are big and hold on well. It is dependable and a workhorse guitar. I would use it without a backup any day, if strings were as dependable as it is!

Never had to deal with them

I've been playing for close to 35 years, and have played all kinds of guitars, from top of the line PRS and Gibsons, Strats Teles, to crappy no name knockoffs, and this guitar is still a fave. I would definitely try to get another one if it was stolen. At the time, money was an issue, so it was purchased as being the best bang for the buck at the time.

I felt I had to write in about my Charvette since they are a rare breed these days, and it was my first electric guitar. I got mine new around 1992. It's white with a black peghead, 22 jumbo frets, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, one Chavel humbucker and one Charvel single coil pickup. One volume and tone control, 3 way p/u switch. Locking Floyd Rose licenced tremolo. Strat body; I assume it's alder or basswood, but I'm not sure. The only reason I give it an 8 is all in all the hardware is a tad on budget side, especially the plastic nut in front of the locking tremolo clamp on the peghead.

As everyone here says, this is an incredibly versatile guitar right out of the box. I play mostly rock to metal, and for a long time this guitar was more than satisfying. I have an old Traynor TS-140 solid state 2 x 12 amp, which adds to the versatility. I use a Dunlop Cry Baby and a Boss OS-2 distortion/overdrive pedal. The only problem with the stock pickups is they were not very sensitive to pick attack, and harmonics didn't come easily. They did have nice tone though, kind of middle of the road that changed well with amp settings.

The action was low on this guitar right off the showroom floor. The whole guitar was perfect in terms of building. The paint is very thick and durable...not great for tone but great for the real world. The frets don't wear down quickly, in fact after many years of playing it (not professionally mind you) I'm just thinking about refretting now; more for luxury though, I'm sure it could go several more years before it really needs it!

Very durable. The only problems I've had are the pickup switch knob breaking, and the Tremolo bridge breaking. The tremolo broke where the screws from the top thread into the aluminum block underneath. The block broke, but it just needed longer screws to reach the threaded portion, so it wasn't a big deal. The only thing about the switch knob is it's not a standard thread so I can't find a replacement. Not a big deal either, I'll replace the switch someday, again out of luxury. All in all you don't have to worry about this guitar not being playable!

I will someday email Charvel about what this guitar is made of, and what model it is, since "Charvette" seems to cover a wide range of features. Charvel doesn't seem to be the easiest company to get info from, but then again they do seem to have their hands full making guitars between Jackson and Fender. Maybe Wayne Charvel is too busy fixing and building custom Fenders to build a support network. Having said all of that, you may never need their warranty anyway with these guitars.

I have modified this guitar a fair bit. I quickly realized that this is a great, inexspensive starting point if you want to personalize a guitar. I have installed a DiMarzio Tone Zone in the bridge and Fast Track 2 in the neck. I bypassed the tone control for slightly more output (and to be like the Musicman Axis guitars), and moved the volume control to the tone's spot so I wouldn't hit it when playing. Since I don't love whammy bars, I removed the locking tremolo clamp and replaced the plastic nut (which seems to be a one-piece item with the peghead overlay) with a bone one. Since my sister bought me this guitar when I was about 16 and it was my first electric, I can never part with it. These are great guitars, and I feel lucky to have stumbled upon it!

Candy Blue Charvette 300 late 80'ies or early 90'ies, SN 017922.
3 Charvel pickups, one tone, one volume, and one five way switch. Strat neck (22 frets), and a great looking Charvel head. My guess made in Japan, but one of thier better editions. The guitar is solid and heavy, well balance. The paint/finish excellent. Maple neck and Mahogany fret board. Guitar came with a modified sound pod. It is as complete a guitar as you need.

I can play anything I want to on this Charvette. I just got an LP and as good as it is, it demands more attention then my Charvette. I guess, I know the Charvette better. The Crate amp I have is matched to the Charvette, but no the LP. If you like distortion then the Charvel wins. Out of the box, the Charvette proved to be a much better general guitar. The five way switch really helps on the "clangy" sounds and the knobs are easy to learn to contour sound. What is cool about the Charvette is that it sounds as good with hand picking as with a pick--not only that, but it can be hit and produces great blues sound. It's clean sound is the best part. On distorion, this guitar can't be beat.

This was one of my first electric guitars and it was nice then as it is know. The candy blue is not as "candy" anymore due to my "bad". I keept it out and exposed. All the hardware is still as new. However beware of dust.

This guitar has burned 3 Marsahlls, and two Peavy amps. on some very fast bar cords. The guitar is solid, well made, and if you like to jump, it will jump with you.

have had no need to contact customer support, but will for original trembolo.

I got the guitar in 1992. It has become a close friend of mine. I have played the LP, Fenders, and many others over the years, but the Charvette for some reason kicks thier butts. The wieght, the feel and the way the guitar is setup--it's construction fits like a glove. The only thing is that the trembolo level broke just recently, not because of ware, but because of a jerk! The knobs and switches do have a tendency to collect dust, so cleaning it is a must. If I could find another (new)I would pay the money for it. Those who really want a great sounding guitar look for one and you wil not be disappointed--by the way, I have never had to setup the guitar!
Most of my friends have the expensive guitars and are jealous of my Charvette. They look at it and simle. Once then pick it up and play it they smile again--"what is this guitar?

when i got this guitar it had a lisenced floyd but it was a really vintage one it was more like a fender standard bridge but it said floyd rose pats.It also had the crappy set of jackson charvel pickups they were weak they woulden't pickup harmonics or lower notes. I had got this guitar because i had played a charvette just to see how they were and i fell in love with the neck, it is one of those really thin and skinny necks really really fast and smooth. solid body, Humbucker at the bridge and slanted single coil at the neck. After i bought a new REAL floyd rose. and a dimarzio XZN pickup for the bridge it was a machine.

the dimarzio i got for it sounds excellent its the perfect pickup for the guitar.
I put it throught my friends line 6 spider 2 and it sounded amazing.
i used the floyd to make some real nauseating sounds. just excellent

When i got the guitar the last guy who had it had two different gauges of string ( i think it was like half .10 and half .09 it felt so bad but i threw some .09 fender superbullets on it and the difference was like night and day. The body was flawless and the only real problem was that there was a crack in the headstock but the locking nut keeps the crack from being stressed ,you have to look closely to see it. its non progressive.

excellent durability i mean it has a cracked head stock and i plays excellent. the nec has that smooth worn-in feel. I wouldent trade this guitar for eddie van halens origonal frankenstein.

no warrenty.

ive been playing for almost 5 years and ive never played a guitar that felt as smooth or mind blowing as this one i would reccommend getting a charvette they are the best. THE VERY BEST.

thatks for reading- BEN

Straight black finish with a Strat style body. Standard strat style bridge with non-locking trem system, Charvel brand machine heads (very smooth). 22 jumbo frets on a rosewood board. 1 Tone and 1 Vol, 5 way pickup selector. Pickups are passive Charvel S/S/H. Body is very solid (heavy) not sure of wood type. Made in Fortworth TX, 1989.

The original Charvel pickups suit the style of music I play (thrash/death metal) down to a T. There is a warmth and depth to the sound I have not heard elsewhere, excellent for solo and rhythm work. I play on a Randall 150W head with 4*12 Marshall cab and a Beringer rackmount EQ, no effects really and I can get all the range of sound I am looking for. The 5 pickup arrangments allow for varied moods/sound especially for clean picked and strummed work.

A little work was required to set up this guitar, but that was to be expected from a pawn shop. The action is a little hard, but thats the way I like it, plenty of room there for adjustment and a lighter gauge set of strings would make it ideal for lighter or more subtle work. Neck allignment is straight as. The bridge has a small amount of corrosion but I would put that down to the age. I also had to replace the back strap nut as it worked its way out of the body.

This guit is INDESTRUCTABLE! A mate of mine dropped it and not a scratch was left, held its tuning too which is rare for a std bridge setup. It is more than dependable in live and studio situations, I still keep a backup live in case of string breakage. The finish is durable and it has very few noticable defects for its age.

Can't say

I have been playing for 12 years(had this for 8)and this is honestly THE best guitar I have owned (or played for that matter). Given that I bought it on a whim for $400... I am still amazed to this day. If it was stolen I would be shattered, but would seek out a similar one, maybe with 24 frets and a locking trem this time. It is a reliable, versatile and sounds great. Nuff said!

Charvette by charvel splatter. I bought this guitar early january this year from guitar crazy in coogee. I didnt pay anything for it, i traded my epiphone sg special for it. It wassecond hand by the way.

Made somtime early eighties,Japanese model i think, 22 fret, 2 single coil 1 humbucker, charvel/jackson pickups, gotoh tuners, non-locking trem, volume tone and 5-way switch, revese headstock. Exellent!

I play alot of shred, so i needed alot of high gain and ear bleeding tone, which is what this guitar has. The pickups are charvel/jackson so they wouldent be crap!

Ok, when i bought it (second hand)it had a few flaws. The bridge was broken. The inside had coroded and the whammy bar wouldent go in because it had broken on one side. The whammy bar didnt screw in it just fell in the hole so when using it not only did i harve to turn it around and push up on it the lower the pitch, i had to keep the thing from falling in! Now i have just taken the old bridge out and replaced it with a 25 dollar one which will last me until i can get a lcoking trem.

It had a few chips in the body of the guitar which i didnt mind, (i dont have to worry about chipping it, it already is!). The paint job is immaculate and looks awesome, like it is bleeding red and black.

The neck was in great condition, no problemos at all!

The only thing wrong with the 5 way switch was the black part that is stuck on the metal comes off when you pull on it hard! The volume pot broke after about three months but has now been replaced. no problems.

All up the guitar was in great condition for an early 80's charvette. It was better then i expected and the tone is awesome.

This guitar has been around for 20 years, and i think it will last 10 more (but i will probably replace it sooner when i have the money to buy my dream guitar. an ibanez jem.) It is very reliable and it has recently undergone a service. its got the all clear so im happy. The strap buttons were taken off and replaced with a dimarzio cliplock (white) which suits the guitar very much!! I would use it at a gig no problemos but always would take my backup (crappy ashton) just incase i dropped it off a tall building, accidentlay launched it into outerspace or had to sell it before the gig to buy a GENUINE rolex from the guy on the corner. Which probably will never happen!

Very Reliable

Got it repaired, cost me 30 bucks. Its from the 1980's so i think the warrent would have expired by now.

Ive been playing 2 and a half years and i have a 1960s coronet amp which is 5 watt and a fender fm212 amp which is brilliant. I have a d.o.d fx250 overdrive pedal and a zoom g2 milti effects processor. All of which when combined with my amp sound great. I love the paintjob and tone and the thin neck. I Wish it had a locking trem, but i cant afford it right now. If it were stolen i would cry, because its rare. If i ever found the person that stole it i would stab them with the headstock of my guitar (its pointy), but it hasnt been stolen yet. I got this guitar because i had an sg before which wasnt my thing, i became very advbanced very soon, because i practiced all the time, so i needed a better guitar.

Thanks for reading,
Cal

Ok, I have no idea when this guitar was made... early eighties I think. It says fort worth texas on the neck plate, but im guessing its japanese made. 22 fret rosewood on maple neck, solid timber body, tone and volume controls, 3-way selector. Its a H/S configuration, i have replaced the humbucker with a gibson style one and left the single where it is at the neck. I found the original humbucker (jackson stamped) to be very noisy, thus getting rid of it. However the single coil is very warm and has a really deep tone, so it stays for now. Strat style body but about 10 times heavier than any strat i have ever picked up! Its got a floyd rose floating bridge with stock tuners with charvel on the back, looks like it had a locking nut, but someone has taken it off :(

This guitar suits me just fine. I play sabbath, van halen, slayer and jimi hendrix and the guitar covers them all very well. I run it through a big muff and a zoom multi fx and i never have a problem. Now the guitar was a little noisy (i think it had a hard life before i got it, it was all beat up and missing paint), however i fixed this buy screwing the humbuckker to the body and getting rid of the mounting bracket. The best thing about this guitar is the fact its built in the 80's for the 80's. I have a hard time NOT making this thing scream! So if you like pinch harmonics, then this is your guitar!

When i got the guitar it was setup pretty bad, but thats what you get buying second hand. I found it very easy to setup though, so this wasnt a big issue. All routing was fine and I could not find any flaws what so ever. Some rusted screws, but hey! take them out and put new ones in! Good craftsmanship. Im giving it a 10 because it is set up perfectly now.

When i got it, it didnt look like it had been put down in 20 years! So i would say yes it would withstand live playing. I droped it once and the heavy prick didnt even go out of tune! The hardware it tough, fullstop. The finish when i got was stuffed. Buckle rash, arm rash and any other rash, this thing was missing paint everywhere. But like i said, this thing had a hard life. I have now re-painted and it looks pretty cool. But if you look after a guitar then you wont have to worry about paint, but i didnt really care about paint, i was more interested in how it felt and sounded. This guitar requires no back up, and if you wanted a backup, get another charvel!

Never need to.

Been playing for 4 almost 5 years now. This is MY first guitar, but i have played my friends guitars before and they dont even compare, not even a real strat! If it got stolen i would be pissed, but i would go and buy another one. Its just a great axe, sounds good, feels good and it screams like a baby being mauled by a dog.

i bought it in 1990.
24 frets
1 volume control
pickup config. h/s/s (passive)
nice cracked red finish
super strat style body
liscenced floyd rose

the stock pick ups were not bad at all. nice humbucker for rock/metal and single coils were nice and clean. eventually the humbucker went microphonic and i replaced it with a seymour duncan jb. this guitar suits my style evev to this day.

this one came from the factory ready to rock. great action. no flaws whatsoever

i've owned this guitar for 15 years and it has never let me down. sure i've changed pots and toggle switches and even a pickup, but this guitar has been to hell and back. it was my main guitar for most of 12 years, gigged regularly, and sadly she is showing her age. i've pretty much retired her now, but i still take her out on backup duty every now and then.

never needed it

been to war with this guitar and we both survived. wish they still made them

My Charvette was made in the early 80s in the USA 24 frets 2 charvel Pickups (one singlecoil one humbucker both passive) light grey finish Floyd rose tremolo

The Guitar is extremely variable you can play any styles on it the single coil sounds just clean, extremely bright unbelieveval sustain in my opinion even better than a strat the humbucker has a great sound for any kind of metal I played it trough an AXL USA 212R and with a Boss MD - 2 Just great sound

The guitar was set up erally good for a more than 20 years old guitar
the finish is amazing no sratches etc
a ligt grey finish looks wonderful

the guitar is build like a rock and I think I could still use it in 20 years
But I would still necer play without backup even when the guitar is great the strings can break

Never dealt with

I dont play for really long but I played enought guitars to see that this guitar is just great it just fits my style I feel great with it
If it would be stolen I would hang myself

About 1980 manufacture I believe, Japanese.
S/S/H Charvel pickups, passive.
Don't know what the body material is. Neck looks like maple with rosewood fingerboard.
Body finish is plain white - and very robust.
Body style is more or less "strat".
Floyd Rose licensed bridge and locking nut.
I got this guitar with a high quality hard case, solid stand and various other bits and pieces (actually I bought it for the case and stand, which were together worth most of what I paid, and I planned to sell the guitar on - but I fell in love with the guitar as soon as I started playing it).

Not sure that I have any style, but this quitar does everything I ask of it.
Sounds great through my Behringer GX210 amp, with or without effects turned on.
Humbucker is excellent - no noise and very nice tone. Single coil pickups do generate a little noise, but this is not usually noticeable.
No crackling from tone or volume controls on guitar (not bad for 25 year old pots.)
I don't usually use the tremelo, but it will give a huge range and still stay in tune.
Body cavities for pickups, controls and wiring are all shielded (using conductive paint and metal foil on the plastic covers).
This guitar does not seem to have a lot of sustain - it does not give me any problems, but this might not suit everyone.

Guitar set up was pretty good when I got it, I have had to make very slight adjustments to intonation and bridge height - probably because I used different strings - but no problems.
Finish was excellent - it was about 20 years old when I got it, but in almost new condition. Frets all smooth - no sharp edges. Finish was still in good condition.
Everything about this guitar looks and feels good quality - better than you would expect for what I thought was meant to be a cheap far eastern mass produced guitar.

Nothing about this guitar looks or feels as if it is likely to fail. I don't bother with any backup when I'm out playing - and I don't expect this guitar to let me down.
The finish seems tough, and tuners, bridge, nut, etc. seem solidly made.
The only weak point is the sharp point of the Jackson shape headstock - but hitting things (amps, keyboards and other musicians usually) with that does not seem to make any difference to the sound the guitar makes. The damage to the guitar is pretty trivial as well, more than can be said for that on the things I hit.

Never dealt with them. But I don't expect much support for a budget instrument that's still performing well after 25 years.

I've been playing guitar for around 20 years (on and off).
I also have an Aria Strat copy (which is nowhere near as good as the Charvette but cost nearly twice as much).
Would I buy another Charvette if I lost it? Definitely.
I love the feel of this guitar - it is well balanced, smooth and easy to hold and play. And of course, I love its clean sound.

I believe this guitar was made between 1989 and 1994 but not sure where. 24 frets. Volume control only with pickup selector. One charvel humbucker in bridge and one charvel single coil in neck. Not sure of body wood, but neck is maple with rosewoood fretboard. Body is cock rock orange and dinky strat style. Bridge is Jackson licensed by floyd rose. Has lock behind the nut with traditional headstock. Neck is thin and fast as hell with jumbo frets. Came with SKB case.

I play original death metal in the vein of latter day carcass/death with a touch of vintage sabbath. The guitar is great for solos but less than great on rhythms because of the floating bridge that does not give me the feel I need for rhythm work. Maybe if it was clamped down somehow it could be better? I use marshall valvestate, peavey supreme 160 and metaltronix amps. This guitar has no feedback problems whatsoever at any volume! (unless you are using the neck single coil). The bridge pickup has a powerful balls to the wall sound and this guitar has the best resonance ever! You can hit an open A chord or open D chord and you can feel the neck vibrate in a pleasing sort of way unlike any guitar I have ever played or owned, including neck thru guitars. Incredible sustain. If playing at low volumes the neck pickup can get some great Yngwie/Paul gilbert tones. I mainly use this guitar to play fun shred Yngwie stuff during the week between band practices and gigs, when I just want to have fun playing guitar in an 80s shred sort of way without worrrying about any band stuff. A great escape to the 1980s. I wish I had one then! this guitar is also the ultimate for doing scales and dexterity exercises. It stays in tune better than my true locking nut jackson rhoads with the floyd!

I bought this guitar used and the input jack was worn along with the volume knob, which likes to back off on its own. Pickups were adjusted perfect and frets were almost perfect except a little wear on the first 3 frets lower strings only. I can't believe the finish and frets are in such good shape considering the condition of the input jack and volume control! Overall, this guitar appears to have been engineered by a super genius!

I have played this guitar live and aside from checking the volume control, which I automatically do anyway from time to time, it worked great. Hardware and finish is killer, but the color makes me feel like I am in the Addicted to Love or Straight Up videos. It has aftermarket strap locks. I would always use a backup guitar.

would never even think of trying to figure that shit out.

I have been playing for 23 years and own a Randy Rhoads Jackson custom built for me in 1986; a 1964 Fender Jaguar; two 1984 Ovation Ultra Gs'; the aforementioned amps and an ibanez tube screamer and dimbag wah pedal. If lost or stolen i would carefully scan ebay for another. I don't know if the fixed/traditional bridges are as good as the jackson/floyds though, as I have only plaed the jackson/floyd bridges....I love the action, the frets, neck, playability and resonance. This is the best guitar for playing lead that I own, including the Jackson which I paid $1700 for! I am dead serious! Also the most resonant, including the neck thru Jackson! This is the kind of guitar that if you hit a chord kind of half assed on stage, it will do the rest of the work for you until you hit the next chord/note. I just can't say enough about how this guitar resonates better than neck thrus and has frets that you can feel when the hair is in your face and eyes full of stinging sweat and you can't see the fretboard! You can really throttle this guitar for Ace Frehely/Ritchie Blackmore type leads. I just wish the guitar was bigger, as I am a fat-ass and this little red bastard looks like a toy on my bloated gut.

LP shaped body (basswood), bolt-on ultra thin maple neck w/ rosewood fretboard, red and black burst on front, black on back... came stock w/ 2 CRAPPY humbuckers that sounded like total shit... 2 vol, tone pots... black hardware... bought in japan, i assume was made either in japan or korea... tune-o-matic bridge... i have never seen another charvette in the same configurtion outside of japan, which makes me think that this was made for the japanese market only... if you have a similar one, pls email me...

first of all, i have modded this guitar in the following way- i chucked the stock pups & replaced w/ gibson p-90's... awesome... but decided i needed more of a metal guitar, so i had a single fury 50's rocker pu installed in the bridge... also graphite bridge saddles... this guitar is very nice playing for a budget instrument... very fast neck and resonant body... after mods, this is an awesome rock guitar... simple 1 pu layout and reliable hardware... change the stock electronics and you have a well built and solid guitar... the fury (a canadian company) is a very high output pup w/loads of sustain... some would no doubt say it's wasted on a cheaper guitar... but man, this thing is amazing for metal... i am in a band and we play aggressive rock music... this baby cuts it... the above mark is after mods...

indifferent set-up... but good materials

very reliable... simple but solid hardware... no problem... i have played many gigs w/o a bachup- no problem...

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Good price for a decent instrument... do not buy a Charvette unless you are willing to soup it up a bit...

Not sure when it was made but I know it's old... 22 Frets. 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-way selector. Charvel pick-ups. Strat-style body. Red finish.

Great for metal, rock, or punk. Not noisy at all.

I've dropped, banged, smacked, and hit it off about everything and it still looks fine. The tremolo bar holder is broken but I got it used and I don't have any idea how they could've broken it.

It seems like the guitar will last forever. The finish never fades. Strap buttons stay tight. Only reason to have a back up is incase you break a string.

My only dislike is that I can't find alot of info on the guitar. I've tried to replace the tremolo and it's old so they can't replace it cheaply.

Great guitar... just old... but super durable

22 fret made in japan 1 volume 1 tone 5 way switch 1 hum 1 single coil, jumbo frets, charvel pickups maple neckboard floyd rose bridge

I play lots o megadeth metallica iced earth alice in chains, jimi hendrix, and SRV. This guitar is awsome for metal but not so much for blues, It is an awsome guitar for playing solos, not noisy at all, the humbucker kicks ass, but if you want to play slow rock or blues I would not play this guitar i have a fender strat i use for those styles, yet i still love the sound of this guitar.

There are no flaws on the guitar, everything was adjusted right, and even if it wasnt, if a person is good at guitar they know how to adjust the pickups and tweak the factory setups anyway, awsome finish, i have dropped the guitar on concrete and on many other surfaces and the paint has un-noticibaly cracked (if you look hard you can see it) the finish is still perfect.

It is reliable and durable and dependable

I love this guitar it plays great for a soloing style of music I would die if it was stolen i love it.

24 Fret, two jackson pickups, one of which is a hb. Three position switch to select one or both pickups. Unsure of wood type for body, definately maple neck, with rosewood fretboard. Finish is orange and black crackle (black painted cracks on a hideous puke yellowish color)

Floyd Rose bridge, with locking tuners. Low action, small radius, very smooth, definately designed for playing lead.

This has been the perfect "bust out into a solo" guitar. This guitar was actually my first electric, and I think now that's why I play lead guitar.

It seems to me that you could pull any sound out of this guitar. It has a very flat bright sound, but variations of amps and effects can achieve anything. I've been able to achieve surfer tones, loud earthy blues, and complete 80's rock.

The lower tones seem to carry, while the higher tones kind of diminish on the single pickup. The humbucker on the other hand really ballances everything, as well as pulling great harmonic frequencies too.

Overall the sounds that it pulls are allmost 'typical' sounding. There is not a whole lot of uniqueness to the sound, only the way that it feels. Which is definately not allways a bad thing.

I have had the guitar for 7 years now, and all in all it has only had one problem. The intination with the floyd rose has had problems. It was shortly after I first got the guitar. It seemed so bad, that I tried taking to a place to get it professionally fixed, and they started jacking up the price as it was taking them weeks of trying different things to get it fixed. Eventually they gave up and charged me a regular price and gave it back.

I have no idea what all of that was about, but I played with it a tiny bit and the intination is still a tad bit off but it's fine otherwise. I fear that this is from something in it's past and not something manufactured poorly.

I have torn the thing to pieces and put it back together again, it is very simple and durable. I broke the tremolo bar and three strings simutaneously during a live show once, but only because it is reasonably heavy and the strap broke. The guitar fell smack center on the tremolo bar.

The finish could easily be called bullet proof. And the weight and solidity of the guitar gives it the feel of a tank.

Never tried, and I don't know if there was ever a warranty.

There is something about this guitar that feels right. I wouln't trade it for my dream guitar, unfortunately. So I kind of feel stuck with it. That's very okay though. If I ever got my dream guitar, and didn't have this one any more, I would definitly seek another one just like it.

I've been playing on and off for eight years, I wouldn't ever get rid of this guitar, even if I one day stopped for good. This guitar has never collected dust unless all of my guitars were collecting dust.

Made in 1990, 24 frets, single volume knob. Bridge humbucker and neck single coil, with 3 way switch and no coil tap - they're both charvel pickups, passively wired.
Body is, I believe, mahogany and the neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Typical superstrat with a floyd rose etc.
Not too many features, but the H-S pickup configuration is quite unique, so it gets a good rating.

Perfect for random metal noodlings (the neck is super fast), I play it through a Danelectro Black Coffee distortion into a Vox amp: perfect for any kind of Vai/Satch style shredding. Pretty much useless if you want anything that's not a solo though....

I can't really comment on this seeing as it was already 11 years old when I bought it. Came in pretty good nick though, considering its age.

This thing is pretty much indestructable ! I've thrown it around, yo-yo'd it with the Floyd (which looks to be nicely strong metal), and the thing's only got about three dents to it ! The strap buttons are large; very, very large. No need for straplocks.
I wouldn't gig it without a backup, simply because I'm paranoid. Some people might well do though.

I've had it for a month.

Been playing about 5 years now, and this is one of several guitars I own. Seems to be perfect for any kind of soloing with the sound and playability.
Please don't steal it, I love it, and I'd be hard pressed to find another like it...

22-fret neck, jumbo frets, locks. Volume and tone, 5w-sw, passive. Jackson pickups (J50 hb on bridge, 2 sc's are unlabelled). Floyd Rose where strings end up inside the trem cavity

i play mostly street punk and for some reason this guitar just sounds great....its got this nice kinda noisy punkih sound.....i like it...i like it alot

the action was so low it could almost play itself.....the picups were adjusted perfectly....its a bright red almost orangeish....just so awesome looking

i jump around alot and this guitar has taken falls to the cement and survived without chips and scratchs and what not...i could use it without a backup but it wouldn't matter anyway cuz my backup is a charvete too....i love this guitar

i've never dealt with them

i've been playin about two and half years...i own this one and another charvette (orange with black crackles) and a black one too.... i love all three of them and i don't think i'd ever play anything else....it sounds crazy but i'd take this guitar over a gibson les paul.....creepy

Age unknown but old and somewhat beaten.
22-fret neck, jumbo frets, locks. Volume and tone, 5w-sw, passive. Jackson pickups (J50 hb on bridge, 2 sc's are unlabelled). Floyd Rose where strings end up inside the trem cavity (making nasty angle).

I play random stuff; progressive mostly. The guitar has an oddly trebly (compared to oters I had then) sound which I believe is mostly the Jackson pickups. Adjust the amp for it and it's very nice.

I have no idea of the factory settings as i borrowed this to tune it. It was horible then and after i let go of it it was complimented on. I thought it was a great-playing guitar after string height, balance, intonation, bar strings etc were adjusted to fit together. As mentioned, this was a beat-up blue one with big cracks (pieces glued back on).

I'll give "no option" though the material looks very nice, I cant comment much on the hardware of originals.

I guess it had withstood quite a lot =). It seems very solid.

I don't deal with manufacturers.

I would take one for myself if found cheap. Funny little things.
I hear they're very underrated and distespected and thus very cheap.

I think it was made around the late 80's. It has 22 frets and has a humbucker and two single coils. All are Jackson/Charvel pick ups. The finish is a sort of dayglow red/orange. It has a vintage tremelo a fat neck with a reverse headstock and i got a strap and a lead cable with it.

It is excellent for Rock, as you'd expect. My friend has a Jackson PS and the guitars sound almost identical,(except his has a Floyd Rose). I play through a Korg AX1g into a Laney tube fusion amp, (TF200).

The action is very low. I need to adjust it. I am gtting a bit of fret buzz. Considering the guitar is at least 10 years old the finish is remarkable.

The finish is superb. The guitar looks like new.

I have been playing for 2 years and i have a fat Squire strat as well. My Charvette always get attention and considering its age plays and looks fantastic.

Red finish,3 single coil Charvel pickups standard trem(no Floydrose here), white lettered Charvette by Charvel on headstock,24 fret rosewood fretboard.

These Charvel single coils are GREAT!!! Very versitile & very meaty, reminds me of PRS pickups. I play blues rock & jazz & this does it all.

Pickups were adjusted right on, frets are extremely well finished,action is great, this is a real road warrior!!!

Everything works perfect after nearly 20 years! ROAD WARRIOR!!! Brick sh*t house tough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bought used but have gotten alot of info from Jackson on guitar! There are very helpful & friendly!!!

GREAT ALL THE WAY AROUND!!!!!!!!!

This guitar is preatty old I'm not sure of when it was made.... I bought it for 35 bucks off a friend. When I got her she had a custom green paint job with white and black crackles in it (you can't get this from the factory but you can do it yourself). It didn't have any pickups (even though I heard the stock ones sucked anyways) so I put in a stock pickup out of an Arbor guitar I had laying around and hot wired it to the input. It wasn't a very hard project I finished it in a couple hours. Email me for pics at GunkHead3@aol.com if you're actually interested in seeing it.

Since I bought it was a project I can't rate it for features, that's way I put "No Opinion".

I play grunge, punk, metal, jazz, blues, and just about anything else you could think of. I must say this guitar has a GREAT tone for anything with a little distortion (ie metal) but it's clean tone could use a little work.

I did the action, intonation, truss rod, pickup height, installing the pickup ect...... so I can't comment on the factories setup.

This guitar is preatty good on reliability..... but then again I did all the work myself so I trust myself with it. However I would never gig without a back up period.

On a project guitar? That's a laugh.

I've been playing a few years and I own a Thinline Telecaster an acoustic and a bass I really like this guitar more than my Tele that I payed a good deal more for. If this guitar was stolen I would buy me another becuase they're cheap and sound good.... definatly one of the best guitars in the price range (if not the best). I love the neck to death I mean the body is nice and all but you can't beat a Charvel neck period.

If you have anyquestion you may email me at GunkHead3@aol.com and I will answer them if I can.

I don't know when or where my guitar was made. It has 24 frets and its a red with black crackle on the body. it only has a volume control and a five way selector with three pickups(TWO SINGLE COIL AND ONE HUMBUCKER)the bridge is a floyd rose and the neck is and has locking nuts.

It very much suits my style of heavy metal. i used a Mashall Lead 100 Mosfet with a 4 by 12 crate cabinet and i have Boss ME-30 pedals. It sounds great it has a full sound to it, its better than my other two guitars that i have spent even more on. Its my first guitar and ill never get rid of it.

The action on it is great, but i wasn't getting the sound i wanted, it still sounded great, so i replaced the humbucker with a Duncan Designed Jackson pickup and took out the single coils because i don't use them at all any way, i still have the pickups. When i got the guitar it was pretty beat up from the person who had it before me,it was dropped many times, the neck seemed to be warped and it needed a really good clean up. my guitar teacher at the time fixed the neck for me and cleaned it up for me and put new strings on it. he plugged it in and played with it for a while, after that he offered to buy it from me, i said no.

I have played this guitar at many parties and nothing bad has happened. but there is one problem...one of the screws for the floyd rose has finaly stripped away and you "need" it to string that string up, i strung it though a hole in the of the floyd rose, but it really disappointed me when that happened, parts for a floyd rose are pricy.

I've been playing guitar for about 6 years and had that guitar all the way though my years of playing, its a good guitar and i play it everyday. if someone stole it my heart would be broken i would search the ends of the earth to find another one. i know of someone who has one just like it except that its pure white, but he won't sell it, he can't play and it just sits around...what a waste.

orange #100 scotland bought japanese single coil and bridge double orr? two controls 5way switch plays well does feel like a copy seems light find it difficult to rate against usa models have spare khaler trem shuold I fit it ? like to new retail original price genetc@lineone.net

Bought this guitar in 89 it was an orange crackle great paint, humbucker at the bridge, single coil at the neck, Floyd Rose lisenced bridge that the trem. bar screwed in, three way switch, Ultra thin neck, cut-away body and no case. The factory set up was "Banjo" like but after tweeking with it replacing the lame pickups droping string gadges this guitar has served me for over 10 years now proudly. It paved the way for the Dinky and the Dinky reverse. I own several Jacksons and this one is still one of my favorites.

Sounded very bad almost hollow toned.

The factory fell asleep on this one. the pick-up covers looked nice but impeided the string field and had a very high impediance. The bridge was not appropriately adjusted The frets needed work. Time has shown that the finish on the bridge could have been better.

This guitar is a warrior! 10 years of heavy playing. the string saddle locks need occasional scrubbing. The paint is ultra tough. I replaced the strap buttons for lockers. I did replace one volume pot. But otherwise the most faithful guitar in that price range you could find.

I do my own.

After over 23 years of playing I rate it one of the highest valued guitars I ever purchased. too bad it is a ghost now.

Someone already described most of this. As far as I can tell the guitar was made in Taiwan. At least the Jackson trem (licensed Floyd Rose) was made there.

It's great for metal and rather OK for blues. I'd rather use a real strat for blues, though. With a good amp you can get an OK blues tone. At home, I use it with a Digitech RP-1 and a small solid state Marshall. With that gear you can get good metal sounds but it's hard to get a nice blues sound. I have used it with a Marshall JCM 900 and a 4x12 to produce great metal/hard rock sounds. I've also used a Marshall JMP-1 preamp for direct recording and the blues song we recorded actually sounds great (soundwise, that is...)

I bought it used and I think the guy in the shop had made a few adjustments. It was great when I got it. I also love the finish on the neck. I don't really know how to describe it but it feels good ;-)

I've had it for almost seven years now. For the first 3 or four years I played a lot with my band and never had any problems. One of the strap buttons seems to have been exchanged by the first owner. The finish is still good. There are a few scratches but those are from bumping into things etc. I could never afford a backup guitar when I was in a band but this one never let me down.

Never had to deal with them.

I used to have cheap strat copy and wanted something affordable with a humbucker and a locking trem. This guitar offered great value for money. My favourite feature is the neck. It's thin and has a lovely finish. It just feels good to play. I'm not completely satisfied with the sound but with the right amps and effects it's really quite OK. It has also proved more durable than many guitars my friends have owned. So, considering that this was a budget guitar, the overall rating is 8. I don't know if these are made anymore but if you play heavy metal and find one of these at a reasonable price you should consider buying it.

Not sure what year it was made...I think around 1987. The plate on it has the Forth Worth, TX factory. It has a 24 fret neck with rosewood top. Great action. I had the fret wire replaced with new jumbo frets. The body is painted red and black/crackle style. It has a 3-way selector switch for the s/H configuration. The tremelo is a Jackson/Floyd Rose patent. I love the nut-lock on it. You can practically use a quarter to loosen/tighten it as compared to a hex wrench style.

I mostly play rock/metal and this guitar matches my style. I am running it through a Marshall Valvestate 100W pushing 2 Crate 4x12's. The sound is awesome. The humbucker was replaced with a Duncan Custom but the single coil is still original. I can get any sound I want off of this guitar...from clean to full blown distortion.

Well, I bought this guitar off a friend back in 1989. As far as the set-up, it was great. I love the action on it...especially all the way up to the 24th fret. Well, as far as oxidation goes, I have had to remove the tremelo and overhaul it. What I mean by that, it started to develop rust on it from my playing. It was easy to clean. I took apart the tremelo and sanded down the rusted areas. Then, I repainted it black using car touch up paint from an auto parts store. The paint has been holding up to my playing. Not bad for having this guitar over 10 years!

This guitar has been through Hell and back with me several times and still going! I would compare this guitar up to any other in its style. I admit, I have played several gigs with this guitar and have had no back-up but I was confident. I would put this axe up to a Ginsu knife any day!

Never had to deal with the company...Charvel. Perfect guitar.

I have been playing for over 14 years and I am glad to say that I still have this guitar in my aresenal. I also use a Jackson and a Fender Strat. If this guitar was stolen...I know that I won't be able to replace it. The closest match to it is my Jackson. well...I think that this guitar kicks axe.