Anyone disappointed with the rear trem cavity finish?

[XSSIVE]

i have the answer to your problem...Dave at www.fretsonthenet.com makes custom cavity covers that are cut to expose just the key areas of the tremel-no.

like his one he has pictured on his site....


that solves the ugly cavity problem plus Dave is a good guy that does great work so buy his stuff!!!!!

-Mike

[AndyK]

Yeah, thanks Mike! That's what I need!

Still doesn't fix my "ugly" paint problem though. Paint didn't dry before they put on the back plate, makes sense. Original owner popped off the back plate to install the Tremel-no, and must have taken the paint with him!

[Jack The Riffer]

The less paint the more resonance. Seriously, I have read articles where guitarists have said they remove as much "hidden paint" as they can to get better tone. Even going as far as to remove the paint under a Fender bridge.

[Dolan]

How did that old Styx song use to go? Too Much Time On My Hands...................play it dude, stop staring at it!!

[JHo66]

I agree they are priced correctly. We're talking about the same price as an American Standard Strat, and those sell all day long. The cost-shaved Korean trem puts it in the same class IMHO. I'm sure we'll learn someday that Fender pulls from the same stocks of wood for the bodies and necks sometimes.

I would agree to this to an extent. I think as far as just the guitars go, the Charvel and an American Strat are pretty equivalent in value. However, the very nice case that comes with the Strat vs the gig bag with the Charvel tips the value in favor of the Fender in this case.

There is also the mystery of how the Charvels are really priced that no one here seems to be able to, or unwilling to, answer. The Fender has a MSRP of $1399, MAP is $999, and with some haggling, you should be able to get out the door for around $850 or so. The $1099 for the Charvel may be MAP or MSRP; no one will say. If it is MSRP, then I think it is priced right since you should be able to get down to around $800 easily as an actual sale price.

And that seems to be the case from what I can tell. I've still yet to hear anyone admit to paying full price for one of these. Seems like everyone's been paying around $800, which is about right IMO.

[shreddermon]

Dude, you've got 24 posts on this forum. It seems like every single one has been a bitch about the price of these Charvels.

Your point was made about 23 posts ago. Move on, already. Please.

[JHo66]

Sorry 'dude', just addressing his point. My bad, thought that's what people did in a forum.

Funny thing about my posts about the price: No one has addressed most of the points I've made or answered the specifics. Unless you count the opinion that some people think these are worth whatever price they think it is worth.

I guess their opinions are ok and mine aren't. No big deal. Thanks for setting me straight, I won't be back to offend anyone with any more valid points in the future.

[shreddermon]

I never said you couldn't make your point. In fact, I acknowledged that we saw your opinion. (Many posts ago.) So there's proof positive that your opinion is just as valid as anyone else's.

But when it is the ONLY thing you post about, the singularity and repetition is just downright grating. And, perhaps, people may not be responding to your posts and questions because of that.

Surely you have opinions on other matters? ...Or maybe you don't.

[Jack Napalm]

There is also the mystery of how the Charvels are really priced that no one here seems to be able to, or unwilling to, answer.

What mystery? Call a dealer and ask for a price. It's not that damn difficult.

Shreddermon probably hit the nail on the head. When ever post seems to be about this it gets old, quickly. Make your point and move on. But don't worry, your not the only one here that does that. There are plenty of people here that do it and it gets old with them as well.

[Grandturk]

And that seems to be the case from what I can tell. I've still yet to hear anyone admit to paying full price for one of these. Seems like everyone's been paying around $800, which is about right IMO.

I paid full price for mine. Manny's on 48th St in NYC. $999 plus tax and I got one (1) free set of strings (that I later found out was missing the high E).

So there.

Maybe some folks got better deals. Whatever. If you're whining and bitching about a couple hundred bucks here or there, that's your prerogative - its wasn't worth my time or effort to troll for a "better" deal.

[DHardmanJr]

Back to the topic of the original post ... when I took the back cover off on my CT So Cal I was surprised to see that the cavity had that black mess on it like you have on yours too. I did have a moment of disappointment when I saw this. On several of my guitars I like to just leave the back cover off so the ugly finish in there was a minor disappointment. Even cheap Dk2s have ok finish in the cavity.

Not bitching ... just observing. I still love my So Cal for the money. Great player it is.

[AndyK]

On several of my guitars I like to just leave the back cover off so the ugly finish in there was a minor disappointment. Even cheap Dk2s have ok finish in the cavity.

Not bitching ... just observing. I still love my So Cal for the money. Great player it is.

I'm with ya Dave! It's not the sign of a great guitar to have paint missing or messed up anywhere. It just shows lack of attention to detail.

When I install my OFR and Duncan Custom pickup, I might try to paint over the black with some flat-black model paint. Might look nicer/more finished with the cover off.

[Flatpicker]

I'm with ya Dave! It's not the sign of a great guitar to have paint missing or messed up anywhere. It just shows lack of attention to detail.

When I install my OFR and Duncan Custom pickup, I might try to paint over the black with some flat-black model paint. Might look nicer/more finished with the cover off.

Ok, How about the $2600 EVH's where he requested that the cavity have no paint on the "blow hole".

[AndyK]

Ok, How about the $2600 EVH's where he requested that the cavity have no paint on the "blow hole".

I can understand no paint, done for a reason (crazy or not). Paint peeling off is another story, and it shows sloppyness.

[Guitar Lawyer]

I'm actually surprised with how much paint is in the spring cavity in the picture above. I have read threads somewhere here on the JCF that the spring cavity is left unpainted, or at least partially unpainted to let the wood breath.