USA custom shop 9660

[Standupnfall]

Anyway to determine the body wood for Charvel USA Custom Shop Serial 9660? It is not on the reference chart but seems to fit in for 2014.

From what I saw so far:
San Dimas Body
Maple neck and board (maybe 1 piece)
Black Floyd, Non-recessed
Black Floyd Nut
Black Tuners, possibly Charvel branded Grovers
H - S pickups (SD rail type in the neck, standard HUM in bridge
3 way switch
volume only
Strat headstock
Flat black paint
Modern Charvel Headstock Logo (Black print/paint)

[MountainDog]

I remember a run from Music Zoo that had those specs.

from this link, note the middle guitar at the bottom of the page. Has a 2010 date in the name:

http://www.charvel.com/guitars/customshop/

When you click on that flat black guitar, the description references the Muzic Zoo run:

http://www.charvel.com/guitars/customshop/charvel-custom-shop-san-dimas-matte-black/

[Standupnfall]

Thank you for your help,
Yes, aside from the guitar I am looking at having an all black bridge pickup it does look identical.
I would think 9660 is a later run because on the Custom Shop Serial Chart the numbers close to 9660 are from 2014.

This is promising because I was basically hoping the body was anything but mahogany. The store won't help in finding out the body wood and I cannot see it in person but they do offer a return policy.

Time to flip a coin to see if I really need it. Just got a USA select Matte Black Hard Tail the other week.

I remember a run from Music Zoo that had those specs.

from this link, note the middle guitar at the bottom of the page. Has a 2010 date in the name:

http://www.charvel.com/guitars/customshop/

When you click on that flat black guitar, the description references the Muzic Zoo run:
http://www.charvel.com/guitars/custo...s-matte-black/

[shreddermon]

The Grover tuners would be a red flag for me. Although not unheard of on custom shop guitars, I've only seen them used a few times. The vast majority have either Schaller or Gotoh tuners.

Grover tuners were, however, used on USA and Japan Pro Mod guitars. So I would be concerned that the neck may have been swapped out, or the guitar was just not custom shop as described.

As always, buyer beware. Good luck.

[Standupnfall]

Thanks for the note. I may not know my tuners as well as I should.
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The Grover tuners would be a red flag for me. Although not unheard of on custom shop guitars, I've only seen them used a few times. The vast majority have either Schaller or Gotoh tuners.

Grover tuners were, however, used on USA and Japan Pro Mod guitars. So I would be concerned that the neck may have been swapped out, or the guitar was just not custom shop as described.

As always, buyer beware. Good luck.