Charvel San Dimas Series - your opinion

[jackson1]

I much appreciate the comments, people

I'm dying to get a Model III or IV in koa (they did make the IV in Koa right?).

Yes, Koa body with binding and some maple top (quilt i think). I don't think it was available without the maple top though...?

And i think the IV (and the Standard) was only available the first time around (1995).

[sully]

i bought one from pete a few years ago, and i had a similar experience to his; great guitar, felt great, played great, but 24 frets and a v trem was just....weird.

one thing that i like about them is that the necks aren't all the same. the one i had had a rounder backshape than some of the others. easton had a bunch of those necks, many of them had different backshapes. all of them were cool.

put it this way, close to the original or not, it's a custom shop built guitar. they don't go for a lot of money, so if you see one, grab it.

sully

[Zerberus]

I don't know much about ProMusictools but i thought so too, the price was way over...

Zerberus, totally off topic here, where in Germany would i find the lowest price for a DK2M SW... you think?

From a good Dealer in the USA such as Mattsmusic or Vwall, it´s about 20-30% cheaper to buy stateside and Import it yourself, even with all the associated costs

Thomann seems to have semi-fair prices on the Imports as well....

[jackson1]

Thomann is my preferred dealer in Germany. Ordering from Thomann compared to, say OnlineStageGear:

THOMANN
DM2M: 519 EUR + shipping 8 EUR (including danish VAT)
Result: 527 EUR or $674

OnlineStageGear (approx. prices, i can't say for sure!)
DK2M: $649, Shipping: $100
Danish VAT: 25%, Danish import tax: 2%
Result: (649 + 100) x 1.27 = $951

How do you get the 20-30% savings in favour of importing from America?

I know this is pretty much OT, admins... maybe i should start a new thread.

[zebutcher]

Hey its a Charvel Topic not a Jackson Topic.

I write here, coz i will buy a charvel san dimas IV reissue 95. And i dont understand why mine charvel have a black hardware...?????

San Dimas III have black hardware and IV have Gold Hardware. But mine have black hardware and all other things are like SD IV .... So, i've got a question for you folks : Is it possible that some SD IV have Black hardware.?

To avoid some questions about mine charvel :

It got white binding, tuning gear with charvel logo, FRO and maple birdseye neck and quilted maple top. (maybe koa for the body but i'm not sure. I don't know enough the difference between woods to be sure.)

Thx for your answers.

[zebutcher]

NObody have an answer for that?.

[freakmatt]

No answers, sorry.
But I do have other questions... does Charvel serial numbering give any clues to the year? I'm looking at an SD, not sure what it is really, but I think it's a mahogany body, 24 fret r/w fingerboard, strathead, twin hums, gold hardware with original Floyd. Ser no. 950965?
Thanks, Matt

[freakmatt]

Think I just found the answer to my questions, under Scotty's 'New Charvel Serial Numbers' post.
A mid 90's SD1? Does that sound right?

[jackson1]

Look at the first two digits when it's about a San Dimas Series from the mid nineties... 95 = 1995. Yep, sounds like an SD I from 1995.

I've got the catalog up here:
http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/CatalogScans.htm

Sorry about the 90-91 catalog auction, freakmatt, but you can watch it for free on my site now

[zebutcher]

Yeah i will have the same but mine have black hardware. Dont understand why, but it's not a matter, black dont blemish like gold with time.

[freakmatt]

Thanks Jackson1 - hey no problem about the 91 catalogue. At least with you buying it it can now be available for all through your website - a great resource!

[freakmatt]

Does the fact that the guitar I'm looking at has a Gibbo style toggle selector as oppossed to a blade type mean anything? All the publicity and pictues I've seen of the SD1 show the blade type?

[jackson1]

freakmatt, all San Dimas Series 1995 and 1996 uses the blade switch if any. I have NEVER seen a toggle switch used on those. Now is the time you show us a pic or two of that guitar you're looking at.

[freakmatt]

You should find it here...

http://www.soundsgreatmusic.com/second_hand/default.asp

[Genebaby]

There is a mix of blade and toggle selectors. I had two 95 models, each with different selectors.