Charvels vs GMW's

[kickaxeguitars]

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I did Fong.. I'm just procastanating... I'll hit you up early in the morning when I get back from work..

[peedenmark7]

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preach it chuck !!!... aaah a refresher of our emails last week.. I love it...... but I am a bit out on the gmw s-head neck backshapes , I think they feel like the later jackson necks than the early charv ones , but for the money, even if you dont wanna spend with him,being pompous beyond the term, "where you gonna get a crossed swords for $1100" ???.nowhere !!!..... hey ,I heard gmw can no longer do s-head necks , is this correct ? it would stand to reason he's undercutting charvel by a ton and from what I have seen of the new charvs he's doing as good if not better a job in some cases on the rock replicas than the real thing... god, I hate to say that....john

[JDouglee]

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Let's not take that statement out of context.. For all intensive purposes, American Alder is American alder and Northern maple is Norhtern maple etc..



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But it isn't.

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[RR05xx]

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Fender did send Lee a "cease and desist" so there will be no more s-head GMWs.

[kickaxeguitars]

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Let's not take that statement out of context.. For all intensive purposes, American Alder is American alder and Northern maple is Norhtern maple etc..




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But it isn't.



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Dude, get a life, You're missing the point of my post.
I hate you wood sniffer types..

[Chuckracer]

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Chuck, I got the point of your post and I agree, but JDouglee is absolutely right. That's one of the main reasons Charvel was sucessful. The Alder Fender was buying was way inferior to the Alder Charvel (and the other small builders under that umbrella) were buying at the time. That was one of the main ingredients of building better guitars than Fender was pounding out at the time. It wasn't just "exotic" woods, it was flat better wood. And that makes the difference between a guitar that's alive, and a hunk of wood with a paint job and a pickup.
Hell, I've got Mahagony and Maple growing right here in the woods behind my house. Can I go wack down a couple trees and build you a smokin Les Paul out of those trees? I don't think so...

[j2379]

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Regarding your initial post....I think a LOT of Charvel enthusiasts, myself included, consider a GMW strathead to be a real Charvel strathead. Obviously, I don't mean that in the lliteral sense. But for all intents and purposes, they ARE the same guitar. And I would bet that if you took a GMW made with 22 year old pots, wiring, etc, that there may only be a handful of people here that could tell the difference between the GMW and a Charvel strathead. That group of enthusuasts numbers probably about 10 people here, that's my guess anyway.

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thats crap, if GMW is the same as a strathead charvel then Ed Roman is the same as BCRich, PRS, stienberger, & others. its the same thing isnt it. he copies the guitars & makes replicas, its just he puts logos on them that arent his, GMW doesnt, but im sure there are plenty of GMWs with Charvel logos. BS.
BTW the BCrich necks were 1 5/8" - 2 3/16" NOT 2 1/4" unless they changed the size after a while, ive only had early ones. & yes there is very little difference between a slinger/ST-3 bolt on neck & a pointy SD Charvel neck.

[RR05xx]

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Comapring GMW to Ed Roman - Thems' fightin' words

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[slo100]

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I think a more fair comparison would be a GMW that has been played for about 20 years and then compared to an SD Charvel. I have had Lee do about 8 guitars for me (of parts of various vintages) but for the most part, all Charvel necks. The 100% new GMW stratheads I have played are very close and probably would have the vibe after years of sweat, smoke, and mileage. I don't know what is going to happen now that he can't do stratheads...hopefully he can still shape a neck and retain the feel.

I have yet to play a Fendervel so I can't comment on them.

A friend of mine just got in one of the last GMW stratheads with a checkered bullseye graphic. It is really too bad Fender stomped on that line of business for Lee.

Trying my hardest to be as objective as possible, an ST-3 is nowhere near the same as an SD Charvel. I am sorry but they do not feel or play the same to me. An oiled neck does not a Charvel-clone make. To me it is a combination of neck width & depth, backshape, fretwork, fretboard shape, and again many years of wear that tops off a broken-in Charvel feel.

A few years ago I saw a BCR strat, single hum, oiled neck, floyd, and the incredible Lynch-esque orange-yellow bengal with matching reverse headstock and skull tuners. This guitar had my name written all over it. However, it played like ass. The action was fine but the difference between that guitar and any one of my Charvels in terms of feel and playability was astronomical. I did not buy it because I knew I'd never play it! I have had this experience with about every Gunslinger, Assasin, ST-3, etc BCR I've tried. To me...not the same.

Of course your mileage may vary as it is with us all.

[LarryL]

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[~K~]

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shhhh be nice Larry

[LarryL]

Elfen Magic

Hey, everyone knows GMW is like the Keebler factory with a backroom of elves slaving away trying (unsuccessfully) to duplicate the San Dimas mojo [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[speed monkey]

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Bottom line is - the GMW's kick massive ass. Do I own any? yes , several. Do I own any San Dimas Charvels? unfortunately not - but have played many extensively enough to know that what I currently have more than takes care of what they're supposed to do - play F*&$ing awesome.

"Mojo" is an overated thing - it's not going to make an average player any better, and while a worn in vibe contributes to the package - in the end 90% of what comes out already lurks in the player...I've had nothing but positive experiences dealing with GMW - other than waiting for them to get built, and will continue to have positive experiences playing them. And at some point I'll end up with a legit SD in my possession, and will still play the GMW's - they're awesome guitars. Nobody is any backroom attempting to duplicate "mojo" - they're just succeeding at building perfect little hot rods.

Steve E

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[LarryL]

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Nothing to share here, I'm just messing around a bit. As for Speed Monkey, I'm with you 100%, I was being sarcastic. GMW rocks. If I was looking for a player and wasn't concerned about a logo, neckplate, or 20 year old guitar stank there are many reasons I'd be buying from them.