Question about Charvel Body, and Crackle finishes in general

[tomer629]

I will try to make a long story short. I bought this body in '03 as part of senior project for school. I wanted to build a EVH Frankenstien. But I was young and dumb. I bought an Ibanez neck to put on it and it never really fit quite right so I ended up just buying an Ibanez body and putting the neck on that. This body then sat in storage for the last 13 years. I actually thought it was lost but I found it in my moms basement this weekend. Now that I' am older and have some spare cash, I'd like to finish it as I originally envisioned, with a nice maple neck.

Anyway... came here hoping for some background on this body. I am 95% sure it was a Charvel body. I bought it on ebay in '03. It had a blue/red crackle finish (you can still kind of see the finish in the pickup cavities and neck cavity). I really liked the finish at the time but it was beat up pretty badly with lots of big dents and scratches. And I wanted it to look like EVH's guitar... So I painted it.

Was hoping for some insight as to what model this could have been, and more importantly, what kind of neck do I need for it?

As you can see in the pictures its HH configuration, with 3 knobs. I can't remember if I drilled holes for an extra knob or two but I don't think I did. Switch is a 3 way, but again, not sure if that is original or not.


Bonus questions about the Crackle finish:

Was there a particular line of guitars with this finish?

Did other manufacturers do crackle finish besides Charvel/Jackson?

Do the colors of the finish give any clue to what the model was? This one was just blue/red, but most pictures I've found are either 3 colors, or one.

Pictures:

http://imgur.com/V0KffDQ

http://imgur.com/jzz1OBr

http://imgur.com/7JHsHlx

http://imgur.com/1IXJ849

Thanks Guys

[Newc]

Some of the lower-level import brands like Series 10 and GTX did Crackles.

That does not look like a Charvel body to me due to the rounded corner of the neck pocket and the control cavity route shape.

[tomer629]

Some of the lower-level import brands like Series 10 and GTX did Crackles.

That does not look like a Charvel body to me due to the rounded corner of the neck pocket and the control cavity route shape.

Thanks Newc, I was kinda afraid of that. I thought I remember it being listed as a Charvel body, but it was a long time ago.

[rjohnstone]

That looks like a Series 10 ST body. They originally came with a crappy single locking Floyd knock off trem.

[tomer629]

That looks like a Series 10 ST body. They originally came with a crappy single locking Floyd knock off trem.

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Thanks! I think thats it. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I rounded the neck joint to better fit the ibanez neck I put on it.

Also I didnt mention before but the bridge was added by me. It does have post holes for a floyd.


Anyone know anything else about these Series 10 guitars? Is it worth it to invest $200 for a neck to put on it?