2009 Charvel USA Production Guitars

[metalchurch79]

+1 for White as the base color, or atleast an option on the imports.
+1 for cases for the imports as well.

The Star body might remain a CS or limited run body option for now, but it would be nice to rival that ESP Gus G. copy and put it in it's place.

[skorb]

white standard color = 100% it would make me buy one

star = I'm indifferent, I know it's Charvel, but...

dinky = no, stay with full strat bodies please (you can buy a Jap one like that now)

rosewood boards = yes 100% (a white two hum SD with rw board would be insane)

pointy hs = ok

hardtail Tele = yes but with Tele headstock after they count their pennies from this year's runs' wild success and can afford the different hs

hardshell case option = a must have, I mean it's $80 if done right.

[shreddermon]

Did that thread title get your attention? Sorry, no, I don't have any inside information on what may be in store for them next year.

However, assuming the line is a success so far, I got to wondering about what the Charvel guys might be able to do to expand upon it in 2009? And what we (the consumers) would like to see done?

Remember, we're talking about a mass-produced product line. So simplicity and scale of production are requirements to apply to the production guitars being talked about here. They just aren't going to do any custom shop-like options, such as reverse headstocks, custom graphics, or other snazzy stuff. If they can't/won't do that stuff for Jackson USA Select guitars, it really has no shot whatsoever on the Charvel USA production models.

...But they might think about doing things like this:

- Changing the 2009 "base" color from black to white.

- Adding a production Star body model.

- Adding a production Dinky Strat body model.

- Maybe doing certain of the quarterly "rotations" with rosewood fretboards. Maybe mix it up, so they do half maple / half rosewood in total for the year.

- Maybe doing some of the production models with pointy headstocks. (Star body with pointyhead, please. )

- Doing a hardtail Tele model. (Charvel-ized Jim Root model, anyone?)

- Adding the option for a hardshell case.

What do you think?