I couldn't help myself for the price.

[6string40]

That is insane! You're lucky you saw it when you did b/c it wouldn't have been there much longer had any number of us seen it! Congrats!

Like suggested before, I'd just go with a cream ring and keep the zebra.

[fullmetalguitar]

Wow, that is the score of the year. What a price!

[chimaira]

Smokn' good deal. You're right you could hardly pass up that deal....

[Rich#6]

It's an awesome playing guitar, I have a custom wound pickup coming, and a cream ring coming. I would say shame on charvel for letting the finish on this guitar slide. lots of the grain lines in the finish. LOTS. I tried to picture them but couldn't.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

It's an awesome playing guitar, I have a custom wound pickup coming, and a cream ring coming. I would say shame on charvel for letting the finish on this guitar slide. lots of the grain lines in the finish. LOTS. I tried to picture them but couldn't.

Yeah, that's my one real complaint with them.

[Rich#6]

Yeah, that's my one real complaint with them.

This is the 3rd one I've had and the tang socal you could only see the seam on the back and the other that was a style one in black and nothing. Since this batch had trans finishes on the other two maybe the sealing wasn't done.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

All of mine except the satin black have had lots of grain lines. Black, Polar White, Candy Blue. I even wet sanded & buffed the black one and got all the grain lines out... But they came back.

[straycat]

Seeing the grain lines is a good thing IMO it means the finish is pretty thin.

[fuel0707]

It looks cool right now but with the creme add-ons, I think it will look even better.

And for the price, you certainly couldn't go wrong on that one!

[Grandturk]

Wrap about $5.75 in mixed change in a sock and beat use it to beat the he'll ou of the body. Then you won't worry about the grain lines.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

I prefer a sack of doorknobs.

[sully]

Seeing the grain lines is a good thing IMO it means the finish is pretty thin.

Ding ding dingggg! We have a winner. Personally, I like the glue seam shine lines. Reminds me of the old school c/j stuff.

Sully

[Rich#6]

Here's an updated pic. Thanks Plon for the cream pickup!

[Chubtone]

Seeing the grain lines is a good thing IMO it means the finish is pretty thin.

Exactly. One of the guys at work has a black San Dimas 2 tele that he gigs with and he wears a studded metal belt so the finish started coming off. he thought that looked cool so he started chipping the finish off. I kept a piece of it and let me tell you the finish is very thin on his guitar. Grain lines and a thin finish is way better than no grain lines due to a thick finish.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

I don't think the finish is very thin on mine.