Need your help...

[herooftheday]

Hi people,

I need your help identifying my Charvel. Have had the guitar for about 2 years and been searching the internet for more information about my guitar. It's a SSH pickup setup and it's got a Jackson tremolo bridge. It's got a volume and tone knob and a 5-way switch. It has a bolt-on neck and the fingerboard has dot-inlays. The neck also has a lock nut.
The color of the guitar is a pink metallic. The serial on the neckplate is 312900.

What I found is that it's probably a Charvel Model 3 but maybe I'm wrong about this. Here are some pics for identification. The humbucker on the pics is a Dimarzio Tone Zone. I still got the original.
What I would like to know is what model it is,what year it's made and how much it's worth.

[dg]

It's an '87 or '88 Model 3. My guess is that it's more likely an '88 because of the color (Burgundy Mist was the official name for it), which I think was more common later on. Pretty sure they tend to go for somewhere around $300 these days.

[herooftheday]

Hi thanx for the info!!

just one other question. Can you tell if this Charvel is an import or a USA version? I heard that although it says Fort Worth on the neckplate it still can be an import. Is this true??

[RacerX]

Yes, that is true, newb. All Model series were made in Japan.


See ya in the Classifieds!

[charvelguy]

All the model Charvels (designated by the smaller guitar logo w/ pointy headstock) are MIJ. Even tho the plates say FT Worth..the bulk of manufacturing took place in Japan. Some minor assembly for a few of the models series was done in the USA if I recall correct which is how they got away with doing the plate like that.