Custom Shop Charvels at Online??

[Anthony7]

Anyone check out the USA custom shop Charvels at Online Stage Gear? They look nice and the price is nice as well. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Hyperfuzz]

Re: Custom Shop Charvels at Online??

Yeah, they do look nice. Matt is a great guy to deal with too.

[shreddermon]

Re: Custom Shop Charvels at Online??

Those guitars were shown at NAMM '03. There were a few others, too. I believe these were prototypes for a new USA Charvel line that was in the works before the Fender buyout. It seems that effort was subsequently aborted/changed to what appeared at NAMM '04, which are more true to the original San Dimas Charvels.

I imagine some purists might stay away from these ones due to the untraditional psuedo-stratheads and recessed trems. I also imagine that, like the mid-90s reissues, they're pretty damn killer guitars in their own light.

I must admit, I've been tempted to give Matt a call several times. I really dig the candy green one.

[shreddermon]

Re: Custom Shop Charvels at Online??

P.S.- Also, notice that those have the original-style 3D neck plates, and were made in Ontario before the custom shop's move to Corona. I believe there were less than 40 or 50 Charvel guitars made in Ontario with those plates. ...And, of those, 30 were GXP Bullseye Reissues. A fairly rare feature.

[~K~]

Re: Custom Shop Charvels at Online??

50 plates total .. 30 bullseye, 20 customs