Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

[rudygeorge]

I need help choosing which Charvel guitar to get. My budget is between $200-$500. What Charvel guitar could I get for this price range?

Rudy D. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Drsracing]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

What do you want????

2 hum guitar- Get a model 5
1 hum guitar- model 1
1 hum/1 single- Model 5fx
1hum/ 2 singles- Model 4 with sharkies

[mudkicker]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

Do you want a bolt on neck, or neck through? Really only you can decide which Charvel is right for you. Bolt ons any of the old Model series guitars are good. At the higher end of your budget you may find a clean Model 6 thats a neck through model, the poor mans soloist. If your real lucky you may stumble across a rare 750XL but doubtful.

[jackson1]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

The mid 90ties Reissues are often available at eBay. Example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

[rudygeorge]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

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What do you want????

2 hum guitar- Get a model 5
1 hum guitar- model 1
1 hum/1 single- Model 5fx
1hum/ 2 singles- Model 4 with sharkies

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Thanks. I want a charvel with the H/S/S pickup configuration. I also prefer bolt on neck.

Rudy D. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[rudygeorge]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

Here is a pic of my friend's Charvel guitar. I don't know which model it is. Here is the link:

http://www.morganmusic.com/webpics/e...harvel%201.JPG

Rudy D.

[VitaminG]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

your friend's guitar is a Model 2. Great guitars. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[rudygeorge]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

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your friend's guitar is a Model 2. Great guitars. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Thanks. So it is a model 2. My friend's dad got him the guitar for about $3000 from a guy. My friend told me that the guy who he bought the guitar had the Charvel since he was 13 years old. The guy is around 50 years old. I don't know if my friend is making this up or not.

Rudy D.

[Newc]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

$3000 [img]/images/graemlins/what.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/what.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]
I hope you mean $300 [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Newc

[VitaminG]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

that's some pretty advanced technology for a 37 year old guitar too. It's more like 16-17 years old. Maybe the guy bought it when he was around 30, rather than 13.

[dg]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

Rudy, bolt-ons with the HSS layout include the Model 4, the 375, and the 475. All very good guitars that you should be able to find within your price range. If you find one on eBay, just make sure the seller is willing to ship internationally and be prepared to pay a bit more (possibly quite a bit more) to cover shipping and taxes.

[Grandturk]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

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Rudy, bolt-ons with the HSS layout include the Model 4, the 375, and the 475.

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Also the Model 3 and some Fusions.

[siggy14]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

I have a model 3 and i love the guitar, i am also selling my 550xl, but that is only 1 hum and 1 single (but demon hum installed) But i just saw a model 3 on ebay that didnt sell, just look, they are around.

[siggy14]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

OH yeah, the model 3 has more of the strat style body (rounded) where my model 6 and my model 550xl have more of a pointy body.

[guitar geek]

Re: Need Help Choosing a Charvel Guitar!

the number of frets also has to be taken into account. a fusion has 24 frets, where the other mentioned bolt-ons have only 22 (the model 4, 375 and 375). for the money you have I would say, try to score either a model 4 or a 475.

Harrald