Oddball USA Charvel

[LexLuthier]

Picked this one up yesterday. I saw this one for sale a decade ago at Banks in Mpls (the infamous 'W' stamped J/C's), along with an identical spec'ed metallic blue one. I darn near bought it back then, and luckily it turned up at a music store a friend of mine manages. Someone played the heck out of it.

Ontario neck plate, old style gold Charvel logo, 24 fret neck, Jackson/Schaller trem. Serial in the 0019xx area. Not sure if was custom made or what. I wouldn't mind seeing the build sheet for it, but I'm sure with FMIC that probably won't happen.

[83SanDimas]

Re: Oddball USA Charvel

very odd

I have no clue about that body style and 24 fret necks. Jackson guys would know the scoop on when that started

[shreddermon]

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I sort of remember this one. Post-SD custom order, possibly. That would explain the logo and plate, 24 fret neck, etc. Pretty rare from that era - you don't see many Charvel logos from then.

[Charlz]

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Love the green web!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[~K~]

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Yeah definetly a custom order.. is the logo silk screened or decal?

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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<font color="red"> Late 90's custom order,Greg Crowe has one in baby blue,twenty four fret too!! </font>

[~K~]

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<font color="red"> Late 90's custom order,Greg Crowe has one in baby blue,twenty four fret too!! </font>

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Normally I'd agree with ya but the serial # looks more to be an earlier C.S. The late 90s guitars would have an etched charvel plate with a 95XXXX or 96XXXX

My Jake was built in 2000 and it carries a 96XXXX serial on an etched plate

[xenophobe]

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Definitely a 89 Custom dinky, that much is for certain. Probably a special order for the Charvel logo... does the build# match on the body/neck? Is there any other info in the pocket/heel/trem cavity?

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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<font color="red"> Late 90's custom order,Greg Crowe has one in baby blue,twenty four fret too!! </font>

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Normally I'd agree with ya but the serial # looks more to be an earlier C.S. The late 90s guitars would have an etched charvel plate with a 95XXXX or 96XXXX

My Jake was built in 2000 and it carries a 96XXXX serial on an etched plate

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<font color="red"> Dohh!!Meant early,typed late lol,thanx for the correction!!</font>

[LexLuthier]

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I can hardly read what it says in the neck pocket, I can barely make out DK-USA, but it is almost illegible, looks like an ink stamp. Appears to be a silkscreened logo and not a decal. There as a 'M' in magic marker in the trem cavity.

[xenophobe]

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Gold silkscreened logo? Definitely period correct, well silkscreened logos for Jackson. Post a close up of that headstock. I don't think we've seen many of those, unless that's how they do them now...

[Badseed]

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Jason at DCGL told me that we couldve ordered a charvel logo put on the guitar all the way up til fender bought jackson.How do you think Kev got his and the Lynch Sub camo's were made? It would've had a jackson plate still.

[Shawn Lutz]

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I agree, looks like custom shop dinky to me.

[LexLuthier]

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Closeup of the logo, looks silkscreened to me. Can't see any decal outline in the finish.

[~K~]

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yes that silked .. those can fade too so keep it out of the sunlight