So I got this Charvel from this attic and don't now what it is

[Sorath218]

A friend of mine has a business working as a locksmith. A couple if years ago he was contracted to work in a apartment complex and while they were cleaning out the attic he found this abandoned Charvel which, according to him, had been there for several years. Like I said, this was some time ago and I don't really remember all the details but he thought anyways that I would like to have it.

Since then I've barely touched it and didn't know anything about Charvel guitars so I just thought it was cool but couldn't understand the story behind it with the EMG type of humbucker and "half scalloped neck". The other pickups aldo seems as they're upsidedown but I just thought of it as someone just slapped this guitar together from random parts or something.

The family just moved to another city and I found it again and started to search online to identify it somehow but damn is it confusing and I thought someone in here may have a clue what it is or that some parts has been switched or something?

It looks to me like an imported model 3 with Jackson Floyd Rose, half scalloped neck and has a Fort Worth plate with serial 272082 and another on the tremolo.

Mostly curious because I actually thinks it plays nice and sounds good so I decided to fix her up a bit while enjoying my beer this Saturday night.

Trying to post some pics:

http://imgur.com/a/9YQLiV7

[diablomozart]

i think you're right with model 3...the single coils covers may be upside down...only thing not stock is the scallop job...d.m.

[Sorath218]

Thank you! Yeah when I later had a closer look the scalloped seemed to be custom and also, the electrics has been worked on where it seems to have been done by someone somewhat knowledgeable as they had done a really good job. They must have made it a choice to completely bypass the mid pickup to, I would guess, have it as bypass.

These details makes it a little more intriguing as to what it's story is, who owned it and made these changes? Carving in a functional fretboard isn't what every typical guitarist would do I would think.

Follow up question. I've never had this type of floating Floyd rose mounted on top and don't know if it's a thing to adjust the poles to being so high? Almost as with a Gibson flying V. The neck should be adjusted as well but doesn't seem to have the right truss tool for it but it's still fret 17 which is buzzing...

[usmc50bmgsniper92]

100% a model 3, the 3a had 2 hum buckers.. I had many charvels over the years and actually like the jt-6 trem, a lot of people hated them but to each their own..

[Razor]

100% a model 3, the 3a had 2 hum buckers.. I had many charvels over the years and actually like the jt-6 trem, a lot of people hated them but to each their own..

I'm a JT-6 fan too. I can't add anything else to this thread other than agree with everyone else that you're right it's a Model 3 with the two single coils installed upside down. They are great quality guitars that were Made In Japan. The scalloped neck will kill it's value and appeal though.

[Number Of The Priest]

Follow up question. I've never had this type of floating Floyd rose mounted on top and don't know if it's a thing to adjust the poles to being so high? Almost as with a Gibson flying V.

Whatever height the bridge wants to sit so that the strings are the right action for your playing is the "correct" height for the bridge, while respecting the angle of the neck relative to the body and ensuring the tremolo's knife edges are perpendicular to the bridge posts. Illustration is below, showing two non-recessed Floyds. First photo is my 2009 Charvel So-Cal. The second is is my 1998 Jackson Shannon Soloist. Note the difference in bridge heights. The So-Cal is designed for the neck to be parallel with the body. The Soloist is designed with a slight neck angle, warranting a higher bridge, similar to what you suggested about a Gibson V.

The neck should be adjusted as well but doesn't seem to have the right truss tool for it but it's still fret 17 which is buzzing...

Lately I have been demanding more from my guitars and seeing just how low I can set my action without buzzing. One recurring issue is buzzing at the 15th or 17th fret and is limited to some of my bolt-neck guitars and never any of my setneck or neckthrough guitars. One thing to try is experimenting with how tight the neck bolts are. Sometimes maximum tightness seems to be detrimental. Backing off the screws very slightly (not enough to cause the neck to pull away from the neck pocket) seems to relieve the problem. I don't know why but it's as if the maximum tightness seems to choke the guitar, and slightly loosening the screws opens it up again or something. If it makes you feel better, slacken the strings before loosening the screws, but I've done this under full string tension (carefully!) with no issues.