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Ok, here's what's going on. I've seen a few people referring to the new Charvel USA Production models as "USA Pro" models, and that's got to stop.
We need to get together and draw up "the" designation term: the term that's going to be spread through the internet to refer to these models. We've got the Model models (Model 1, Model 2, etc etc) for the 80's imports, the SD RIs or ReIssues for those, etc etc. So far, the SoCal is the only one of the new models that gets referred to by its model name, but when speaking of all three of the new models - Style 1 2H, Style 2 2H, Style 1 SoCal - it seems some folks are simply using "USA Pro" to denote "USA Production Model".
However, this is going to cause problems down the road, as the battle that's been fought for years to prevent people from calling Jackson Pros "USA Made" will have been a total waste of time if this keeps up.
Never in the history of Jackson and/or Charvel has there been or will there be a "USA Pro". Trust me on this, we have to keep this from happening, unless you WANT to see every Jackson Pro/Professional on Ebay billed as a "USA Pro", and thus price inflations.
The misinformation is more damaging than price hikes, truth be told.
So, as I said, "Model" is taken and only applies to a specific range, "SD" should be reserved for the original San Dimas Charvels, and "SD RI" is only for the San Dimas ReIssues.
The SoCals can be referred to as SoCals all day long. Doesn't bother me one bit and everyone should know by now which model that is.
However, we can't very well refer to the San Dimas Style 1 2H and San Dimas Style 2 2H by those names. There's just too much to say, and we're accustomed to shorter names like "Model" or "SD" or "SoCal".
We could simply refer to them as the "Styles" (Style models), but that kinda blows. At least "Model models" gets a few snickers now and then, but "Style models" just plain stinks.
How about SDS 1 and SDS 2? It's short, is easy to remember, but does sound like a Space Shuttle mission.
Anyone got a better idea than "USA Pro"?
We need to get together and draw up "the" designation term: the term that's going to be spread through the internet to refer to these models. We've got the Model models (Model 1, Model 2, etc etc) for the 80's imports, the SD RIs or ReIssues for those, etc etc. So far, the SoCal is the only one of the new models that gets referred to by its model name, but when speaking of all three of the new models - Style 1 2H, Style 2 2H, Style 1 SoCal - it seems some folks are simply using "USA Pro" to denote "USA Production Model".
However, this is going to cause problems down the road, as the battle that's been fought for years to prevent people from calling Jackson Pros "USA Made" will have been a total waste of time if this keeps up.
Never in the history of Jackson and/or Charvel has there been or will there be a "USA Pro". Trust me on this, we have to keep this from happening, unless you WANT to see every Jackson Pro/Professional on Ebay billed as a "USA Pro", and thus price inflations.
The misinformation is more damaging than price hikes, truth be told.
So, as I said, "Model" is taken and only applies to a specific range, "SD" should be reserved for the original San Dimas Charvels, and "SD RI" is only for the San Dimas ReIssues.
The SoCals can be referred to as SoCals all day long. Doesn't bother me one bit and everyone should know by now which model that is.
However, we can't very well refer to the San Dimas Style 1 2H and San Dimas Style 2 2H by those names. There's just too much to say, and we're accustomed to shorter names like "Model" or "SD" or "SoCal".
We could simply refer to them as the "Styles" (Style models), but that kinda blows. At least "Model models" gets a few snickers now and then, but "Style models" just plain stinks.
How about SDS 1 and SDS 2? It's short, is easy to remember, but does sound like a Space Shuttle mission.
Anyone got a better idea than "USA Pro"?
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