Custom shop vs 80's import.

[slow5l]

I'm wondering if there is much difference between the body of a model 1 from the early 80's to a new custom shop. I own two custom shops one alder and a mahagany both strat heads, 1 hum and floyds but don't play them as there part of my collection. I love the feel and sound of them both. I own a model 1 as my playing guitar and put a full shred, floyd and a wd strat neck on. My question is if I were to put a custom musikraft neck on it with all the same hardware as my customs would this guitar be fairly close to my customs?

[shreddermon]

Uhmmm, you're the one who owns all of said guitars. So wouldn't you be best qualified to give the answer?

And what's the point of owning custom shop guitars, if you don't play them? They're not museum pieces, just play them for goodness sake.

[dg]

The Model 1 is basswood, so there will likely be a tone difference due to that, but if you like the tone you're getting now, you should be good to go. As for comparisons about the quality of the guitar vs. a custom, there are going to be differing opinions about how big the difference is, but one concrete thing I know for sure from seeing quite a few stripped bodies is there are Model Series with up to 5 piece bodies, and you aren't going to see that in a custom. Wood is going to differ from guitar to guitar, but the custom shop is and always was more selective about the quality of the wood.

[slow5l]

Thanks for the replies! I like having a nice sounding guitar that i can play the crap outa and not worry about banging it up. I have a problem when it comes to guitars cause I like buying them and keeping them mint lol. I have The two custom shop charvels, a jackson, a les paul custom, American deluxe and American std strats, a lynch esp. I appreciate the info on the model series cause I would have never known about the fact that the body could be up to 5 pieces. I might just buy a warmoth or american strat body and musikraft neck and put my parts off this model 1 guitar on it.

[Nuithari]

I kinda wonder why you got that plan. If you ask me, the necks are what made the Model series so awesome.

[dmoney666]

Yeah, I'm mystified by the whole "I'm scared to play them" thing. Guitars are made to be played. Period. You are destroying their souls by keeping them as museum pieces.

[Newc]

Ferrari up on blocks, guitar in a glass display case, hot virgins, there's always a "collector" with the wrong idea about something.

Worried about dinging your guitar? Learn to fucking play instead of jumping around like a spaz. Keep your kids in check and the guitars away from them until they're old enough. I honestly don't see the problem with keeping guitars from getting damaged. It's not rocket science.

[jspeed]

I kinda wonder why you got that plan. If you ask me, the necks are what made the Model series so awesome.

[VitaminG]

I kinda wonder why you got that plan. If you ask me, the necks are what made the Model series so awesome.

agreed. I never understood when someone said "I love my Model __. Gonna put a strathead neck on it". By replacing the neck, you've just taken away the best part of the guitar

[rjohnstone]

agreed. I never understood when someone said "I love my Model __. Gonna put a strathead neck on it". By replacing the neck, you've just taken away the best part of the guitar

Mmmm. Model 1 maple necks...

[Matt_B]

I remember when the first imports hit our store and I was so disappointed that they had finished necks. For me that killed the best feature of Charvels.

[Grandturk]

Yeah model series were great guitars - especially when you could grab them for $150-200. I wouldn't trade either of my 2 USA promods any Model series guitar now.