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Hi, just dropping by to ask expert advice.
I've got a Charvel strat (black) that I bought around 1990 2nd hand in a shop in the UK where I still live. I've gone through the San Dimas Charvel website and it seems to tie up with a pre-serial number very early Charvel. It has 1 3/4 inch gold Charvel logo (no TM) on black headstock. 3 strat style pickups, 3 position selector switch, vol, tone all brass hardware, has had a reasonable amount of wear. The tremolo matches exactly a picture on the web site although the arm is black (screw in) and has a bend at a slightly different point. There is no back plate covering the springs.
A few years ago I refretted it & replaced the nut & string holder downer in the headstock (changed from circular thing to rectangular thing). The neckplate is bog-standard silver that has been partially worn away to black. I've moved away completely from being a strat player and this has a bit to high action for me - although I'm sure someone more capable could fix this. It has a really superb sound on the higher strings but the low E & A are a bit more normal.
If this is indeed an early San Dimas Charvel, does anyone have any idea on how best to pass this on to a better home and how much it might be worth?
Thanks in Advance.
I've got a Charvel strat (black) that I bought around 1990 2nd hand in a shop in the UK where I still live. I've gone through the San Dimas Charvel website and it seems to tie up with a pre-serial number very early Charvel. It has 1 3/4 inch gold Charvel logo (no TM) on black headstock. 3 strat style pickups, 3 position selector switch, vol, tone all brass hardware, has had a reasonable amount of wear. The tremolo matches exactly a picture on the web site although the arm is black (screw in) and has a bend at a slightly different point. There is no back plate covering the springs.
A few years ago I refretted it & replaced the nut & string holder downer in the headstock (changed from circular thing to rectangular thing). The neckplate is bog-standard silver that has been partially worn away to black. I've moved away completely from being a strat player and this has a bit to high action for me - although I'm sure someone more capable could fix this. It has a really superb sound on the higher strings but the low E & A are a bit more normal.
If this is indeed an early San Dimas Charvel, does anyone have any idea on how best to pass this on to a better home and how much it might be worth?
Thanks in Advance.
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