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Hi All,
I have a new Charvel.....I should say 1/2 a Charvel anyway. I have always wanted an older Charvel Strathead (dreamed about it when I was much younger in the 80's) but couldn't afford one. So...I got the next best thing. I recently aquired a Charvel "strat" body. At least I am about 99% sure it's a Charvel body. I checked it against many photos I could find of bodies showing the routes and I am positive it's the same. Anyway.....
I picked up a pretty decent strat neck and after sanding it down a little to make it more to my liking, I finished it and applied the Charvel logo. Putting it together was pretty basic even though using some aftermarket parts made it a challenge to get everything lined up right. Overall I'm pretty happy with the results. I have myself a decent player. So I can say I have a Charvel with a "repro" neck. The pickup is what I had lying around at the time which is a GFS Hot Distortion Bridge p/u using a 1 meg pot. I thought it would be just a temporary pickup but I really like the sound of it.
So here it is for all of you to view and I also included a group shot of just my Charvel/Jacksons.
PS: I have to say that originally I was a Gibson snob, not really liking much else (plus Epiphones...I'm not rich you know!) But since I got my Charvel Model 2, (my second Charvel/Jackson) I'm starting to say Gibson who????? It's starting.......I already want more!!!!!
Hope you like it!!!!
I have a new Charvel.....I should say 1/2 a Charvel anyway. I have always wanted an older Charvel Strathead (dreamed about it when I was much younger in the 80's) but couldn't afford one. So...I got the next best thing. I recently aquired a Charvel "strat" body. At least I am about 99% sure it's a Charvel body. I checked it against many photos I could find of bodies showing the routes and I am positive it's the same. Anyway.....
I picked up a pretty decent strat neck and after sanding it down a little to make it more to my liking, I finished it and applied the Charvel logo. Putting it together was pretty basic even though using some aftermarket parts made it a challenge to get everything lined up right. Overall I'm pretty happy with the results. I have myself a decent player. So I can say I have a Charvel with a "repro" neck. The pickup is what I had lying around at the time which is a GFS Hot Distortion Bridge p/u using a 1 meg pot. I thought it would be just a temporary pickup but I really like the sound of it.
So here it is for all of you to view and I also included a group shot of just my Charvel/Jacksons.
PS: I have to say that originally I was a Gibson snob, not really liking much else (plus Epiphones...I'm not rich you know!) But since I got my Charvel Model 2, (my second Charvel/Jackson) I'm starting to say Gibson who????? It's starting.......I already want more!!!!!
Hope you like it!!!!
) is totally acceptable. It's when people try to pass them off as the real deal that draws the line. If you're posting it here, you're obviously not trying to do that, so it's all good!
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