I'm new to this forum, so please forgive me if this has been done before.
It all started for me when I saw Steve Vai in the movie "Crossroads" in about 1988. Within a year I had two Charvels (Japanese Model 3 and Model 5), in 1991 I bought a USA bolt-on Jackson, and in 1992 I bought a San Dimas (Strat headstock) Charvel. When I saw Vai in the guitar mags with his Green Meanie Charvel, I just HAD to get the San Dimas, but it was hard to get Strat headstock models in Australia -- still is.
Being in Australia, all that was readily available in the late 80s were the Japanese Charvels. A lot of people "bag" the Japanese models, but I loved the necks. Unfortunately I sold both the Model 3 and the Model 5.
Apart from the Vai thing, I've often wondered why I became a Charvel man and not a Kramer man.
It all started for me when I saw Steve Vai in the movie "Crossroads" in about 1988. Within a year I had two Charvels (Japanese Model 3 and Model 5), in 1991 I bought a USA bolt-on Jackson, and in 1992 I bought a San Dimas (Strat headstock) Charvel. When I saw Vai in the guitar mags with his Green Meanie Charvel, I just HAD to get the San Dimas, but it was hard to get Strat headstock models in Australia -- still is.
Being in Australia, all that was readily available in the late 80s were the Japanese Charvels. A lot of people "bag" the Japanese models, but I loved the necks. Unfortunately I sold both the Model 3 and the Model 5.
Apart from the Vai thing, I've often wondered why I became a Charvel man and not a Kramer man.
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