Everyone's first guitar was a Charvel, Right?

[Jason1212]

Black and silver striped ala EVH Hondo here. The thing would not stay in tune for shit.

[aceinet]

Not a Charvel but it was a pointy head stock Charvel/Jackson Strat style guitar. Can't remember the name. Red body, black pickguard with three single coils.

[radgto]

My first guitar was a Kramer Focus 6000 with a pointy headstock... Bought it almost mint from a pawn shop back in 1989 for I believe $90

I had it until a fire destroyed it in 2006.. I was truly sad but the insurance company gave me enough to buy a real Pacer Custom to replace it.

Here's my only digital pic of it and it's obviously after the fire.

[mastrxplodr]

My first was a Peavey Mantis in the mid 80's, then several Kramers. Finally got a Jackson around 92, and my first Charvel (Model 4) about 2 years ago. Around the same time as the Charvel I bought another Mantis for sentimental reasons!

[Chief_CrazyTalk]

Nope, Charvel wasn't my first. That was a cheap Harmony that looked like a strat or jaguar. Then a cheap Les Paul copy, then a Univox strat with three HB's...then a Gibson SG. Soon after I found a used Model 4 and finally had a great guitar...I loved that thing.

A few years later I found a Model 1 and had a Schaller and SD distortion installed...amazing. I love the model series.

Veniculum...wasn't that a JB Player? I had a hs buddy who had one years ago. This was in CT.

[Robert Burns]

You sure paid a great price for it! ( i had a focus 6000 and i paid $379.00 for it brand new in 85' i think?

[Grim]

I had a POS strat copy, like almost everyone... Then after another guitar I can't remember the name of (It was an SG copy) I got a Model 6, which I still have.

[goodwood]

My first electric was a Washburn Raven back in about 1984. I never had a Charvel until about 3 years ago and sold the last one at the end of 2009.

[SignoftheDragon]

I Inherited an Aria Pro II in my first year of high school, which I stupidly traded for a Kay SG-shaped plywood POS. Upholstered that sucker in red velvet & brass tacks, and played it until I inherited a small ammount- enough to buy my first "real" guitar.
Laid out all my money on a sunburst American Standard Tele. Played that for 3 years until I found my Holy Grail in '94- My treasured main axe Charvel Surfcaster 12 in burgundy metallic.
Every other guitar I've played sounds like ass since then (esp. 12-strings. Nothing compares) so I've picked up a few more- I've got 4 now, and play them all. (2 different stage tunings, 1 feedback machine, and 1 backup) 2 more colors and I'll have the set complete!

[mccullpl]

My first electric wasn't a Charvel, but a knock off...Arbor star, explorer headstock, black with creme binding on fretboard and body, single hum, and vintage trem. Plywood body, with a mahogany set neck. Found out it was plywood when I decided to cut the front horn off, to make it balance better! I was pretty stupid back then...I still have it, but it's pretty trashed now. I probably could have made it a decent playing guitar. Oh well...

[tcwil8]

Found out it was plywood when I decided to cut the front horn off, to make it balance better! I was pretty stupid back then...I still have it, but it's pretty trashed now. I probably could have made it a decent playing guitar. Oh well...

In my youth, I wrecked more than a couple of guitars that I wish I had now. I remember destroying an Ibanez Destroyer in the late 80's while practicing with my buddy's router. It came stock with a single hum and I wanted to make a Phil clone with three hums. Virtually made the guitar worthless with a few deep passes of the router.

[mccullpl]

In my youth, I wrecked more than a couple of guitars that I wish I had now. I remember destroying an Ibanez Destroyer in the late 80's while practicing with my buddy's router. It came stock with a single hum and I wanted to make a Phil clone with three hums. Virtually made the guitar worthless with a few deep passes of the router.

Been there too! Have a '84 ish X series Destroyer (red metallic, like Adrian Smith's, but with a bolt on maple neck). Sometime in the late '80s, I decided everything needed a neck humbucker. Hell, I didn't even use a router, just my friends' Dad's drill press! I have an Ibanez 540P that also fell victim around the same time...

[Spivonious]

My first was a scratch-and-dent Yamaha 120SD (H-H tele body). Then a Jackon King V Std, then an Ibanez S470, then an Ibanez 7-string something, then a Charvel Predator, then a Jackson Kelly XL, then Jackson Kelly Std, then an OLP Petrucci.

I'm down to just Ibby 7 string, the Predator, and the Kelly Std now, but the Predator is my favorite by far.

[vector]

Tobacco burst Hondo copy of a Les Paul. My first Charvel was not until '88- a model 3 which got stolen in Seattle. Since then I have acquired two Charvel Stars (3d one on the way) a super sweet desert crackle Jackson San Dimas Dinky (???) a purple Kelly Pro Std., a RR Pro Std. in a faux granite finish, a heavily modded black Kelly Pro Std. and finally an even heavier modded RR Ex.

[stevoc]

My first was a Montgomery Wards catalog buy with an amp from the same catalog. I think together they cost 120.00. I played the sh*t out of it. I still have it too...its junk! Anyways, my next couple were a Harmony start copy (like Dave Murray from IM) then a wood finished Harmony flying V. Both we're eventually pawned at the local pawn shop and I got my first real guitar, a fender strat. I got my one and only Charvel a couple of years later when I bought it from a guy in the Navy who was being shipped over seas and couldn't take it with him. (there's pics of me on here some where with it)