NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

[screamndemon69]

i fell in love with a Custom Shop Charvel at Winter NAMM. it had two hums, Floyd, one volume knob, a three way switch, Strat headstock and the most organic tone. anybody know where this guitar ended up?
i might have to build a similar custom using Warmoth parts. anybody have experience doing this?
this is my first post but i have been a Jackson/Charvel player since '88. i own a flamed blue SLS and an eerie dess SL1 and even still have my Model 4 Charvel in mint condition from '88.

[markD]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

welcome to the forum. i have no ideas where that guitar is.

[Shawn]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

It had a strat headstock?


Shawn

[neilli]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

I was just going to say exactly what Shawn did - I can remember seeing pics of a Koa bodied Charvel strat, with the specs you described, but that had a pointy head....I was interested in that guitar, but have no idea where it went [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[screamndemon69]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

i am wrong - wishful thinking on the Strat headstock. it was pointy. i found a pic but don't have a way to host it if someone else wants to, i'll gladly email it for posting.

[screamndemon69]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

i do remeber being told it was listing at $2300. it made the EVH Charvels next to it (in glass cases) seem cheap (though they did play and sound nice).

[Shawn]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

Email the pic to [email protected]



Shawn

[screamndemon69]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

thanks Shawn.

[Shawn]

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Todds Pic...



Shawn

[Joe_Steeler]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

That is a beauty [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Markus]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

That's nice. What does the Koa sound like, though?

-Mark

[Endrik]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

That looks almost like Reb Beach's Suhr. Very nice.

[screamndemon69]

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koa is similar to mahogany - dark and rich. i don't like bright tones and that koa charvel sounded awesome to me. it has a warm mahogany type sound. sweet.
BTW today is 4/20

[screamndemon69]

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i'm considering making this my next project: buy the neck and body from Warmoth and build my own version with a reverse Strat headstock. i priced it at under 1k including a case to build it w/ all the real hardware (OFR, ect.). maybe i'll be able to start before summers end.
very few guitars have left an impression like this one did - i find myself daydreaming about it way too often. it felt like "home".

[Boxcar Willie 84]

Re: NAMM Custom Koa Bodied Charvel

That is a beautiful guitar.