Pointed-headstock Charvels?

[Misanthrope189]

Hey, if any of you are familiar with a TSO shirt, with a Charvel against a brick wall, snow on the ground, and a rose around the guitar - the guitar is blue, maple fretboard, one humbucker, trem, pointed headstock, and ebony dot inlays...I was thinking about that guitar...and was looking at Charvels on the site, and noticed, there are no pointed headstocks! Sorry for being so behind on the times, but what happened?

Cheers,
Nick

[mariner99]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

I've got the shirt...are you talking about the TSO site? There are a couple of live pics with pointy Charvels there.

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

Sorry for not being clear...I meant the Jackson/Charvel site...they don't seem to sell any pointy Charvels anymore...

Cheers,
Nick

[toejam]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

They really haven't had pointy Charvels in a very long time. They just came back with the Charvel line last year with the pseudo Strathead like on the Phil Collen models. You could always get a Custom Shop made pointy head with a Charvel logo, though, like Kevin Maynard did:



Or this limited edition came out last year from GuitarXpress:

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

So, if I ordered a Charvel, would it be made at the Jackson factory, or somewhere else? I was wondering...just because there isn't really a Charvel custom shop order form, or anything like that, so I didn't know if the Charvel line would just be made at the Jackson factory, thus, the guitars really just being a Jackson, with a different design, and Charvel written on the headstock.

Cheers,
Nick

[~K~]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

Would be made at the Charvel/Jackson factory ...

[Tekky]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

A little history on the TSO Charvel guitar that you're speaking of. That guitar is a variation of the "Streets" guitar on the Savatage album of the same name. It's symbolism is in memory of the late guitarist Criss Oliva.

By the way... I have the shirt..

[mariner99]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

The shirt...


Sorry, just got a new digital camera and I can't help myself [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] yup, the color's bright, like you used a flash or something...or maybe your shirt is just old and worn...but yup, that's it.

Cheers,
Nick

[img]graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] Sexy guitar... [img]graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[ August 10, 2003, 11:39 PM: Message edited by: Misanthrope189 ]

[~K~]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

That's also an import charvel in the picture ..

[Tekky]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

I'd classify it as a mutt. (an imports mutt, but a mutt) Oliva either had guitars custom made, or he took the Legend neck and a Predator body...

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

What makes it an import?

Cheers,
Nick

[Tekky]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

Script logo...

I'm actually going to look more into the original guitar that that painting is based off of. Criss was a Charvel/Jackson endorsee. I am sure some of the rest of us would be interested in the origins and make of it.

[Axegrinder]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

It looks to me like a 90/91 Charvel Predator.But,i've also yet to see a Predator with a maple fingerboard like the ones that Criss played.By the way Criss ruled!! [img]graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]

[ August 11, 2003, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: Axegrinder ]

[Tekky]

Re: Pointed-headstock Charvels?

I belive Criss' guitars were mutts. Predator body, but a Legend neck..