I'm new to this forum

[LesPaulCustom]

It has a 4 screw square output jack plate. The neck plate is flat(smooth) with no markings. The pickup I put in around 1986. It is a white seymour duncan 4 something. Not high output, but with an old JMP marshall super smooth distortion. The floyd just says floyd rose on it, nothing else.

It's a prepro dude....that info clinches it....

Very cool and valuable guitar you have there....

As for the pup..I think lower gain pups sound better...at least to me....

Great guitar...enjoy it bro

[IKE]

Nice

[RacerX]

More waffles

[LesPaulCustom]

CYA.....come on...it's just a guitar...albeit a prepro Charvel....

What is there to "CYA" on...the dude just came in asking questions about his guitar....and unlike a lot of new members...he actually made a great first post

[mr426]

Wow...It's getting heated in here...

[AtomicPunk]

I just looked at the bottom of the neck and I see this:

[LesPaulCustom]

Yup.. makes sense and perfectly in line....

What you have is a 81' prepro Charvel....

Again..worth a lot of $$...even with the refin.....

[toejam]

No Trace..it's blue

Bwahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[AtomicPunk]

I don't want to start any fights on my first posts. It's real. I bought it used in 1985 and there were no people faking this stuff as far as I know. I'm in my 40's now and still love guitar playing(even though I took about 6 years off). It was quite a scene in the old days of metal on the strip. I would like to make it as original as possible with a new refin and correct pickup. Any suggestions?

[LesPaulCustom]

Honestly...don't do anything to it...maybe install something like a Duncan 59 or Distortion in it...I wouldn't refin it again.....keep it as-is.....

There are only so many of them around bro....especially in that condition.....

Keep it, play it...love it...and let er rip!!

[AtomicPunk]

Thanks for all the info and kind words. This forum is great. I've been playing mostly gibson's for the last couple years, but decided it was time to play the charvel again after seeing a band play some dokken, van halen and ratt tunes at a party recently. It's really clean with minimum fret wear, so maybe I should just leave well enough alone and just make sure it's still setup and intonated correctly.

[nateb]

Gawd Damn! Nice little peice of history

-Nate

[NextInLine]

White guitars rule so bad, 1 hum guitars rule even more

[Hamner1]

I say leave the finish as is. The white body & maple/maple neck go well together.

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

Yup an 1981 Pre-pro: refin & added Floyd,changed hum & tuners!!If it can be restored back to the original graphic it is worth restoring otherwise leave it as is!!

Very nice Charvel!!Thanx for sharing pics & info!!