I about died laughing....

[Slik_Karl]

This is on a local craigs list. The guy couldnt even post a picture!

http://allentown.craigslist.org/msg/998859103.html

[markD]

ummm, yeah....i think he must be a van halen fan....or at least hits the same pipe. some people are silly!!!

[Spivonious]

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and sent him a message. My guess was 375 Deluxe, but that only had 22 frets. Any idea what it really is?

[slash-ed]

Not a $6500 guitar?

[Axewielder]

Hell you can buy a whole closet full of new Charvels for $25,000

[dg]

He says it's an '87 with 22 frets, HSS, & floyd, so if he's right about the year it should be a Model 3 or Model 4. Could be a 375 or 475 if he got the year wrong. I was wondering if he might've counted the frets wrong & maybe it was a Model 6, which could explain why he called it a Soloist, but he says it was "made in Ft. Worth", so it must have a neck plate.

Mark's probably right, and maybe all he knows about Charvels is that the EVH relics were $25k. Trying to talk sense to him is probably a waste of time, so let him dream.

[Spivonious]

He says it has a script logo, so it has to be 1990 or later. And I see he changed it to read 22 frets. It's definitely a 375.

[Slik_Karl]

Hey, I thought it was worth a laugh.

[Spivonious]

I got a response to my email. He seems like he genuinely didn't know what he had.

Here's what I sent him:

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the guitar you have was made in Japan (Fort Worth is just the PO Box; it's confused a lot of people), and if it has a script logo like Jackson guitars today, it was made in the early 90s, not 1987. Prior to 1990, Charvels all had the guitar logo.

My guess is a 1990 375 Deluxe (http://audiozone.dk/cm/displayimage.php?album=33&pos=14), which with the case would fetch about $300-$500. New they sold for a bit over $1000

If you're interested in finding out more, check out www.jcfonline.com; there's a lot of knowledgeable people there.

And here's what he wrote:

well I appreciate you letting me know what I have. I will keep it for the rest of my life, just like the rest of my ever growing guitar collection. thank you. are you a musician yourself?

[AussieTerry84]

well I appreciate you letting me know what I have. I will keep it for the rest of my life, just like the rest of my ever growing guitar collection. thank you. are you a musician yourself?

no im a shoe salesman!

[toejam]

Mark's probably right, and maybe all he knows about Charvels is that the EVH relics were $25k. Trying to talk sense to him is probably a waste of time, so let him dream.

There's no point in even talking to a meth addict. :ROTF:

[FloydRose4Prez]

So now that he knows what it is he wants to keep it and not adjust the selling price accordingly? Weird...

[Foulacy]

there's a charvel at the guitar center in san jose california for $1700. says san dimas charvel on the hang tag but if you look at the guitar, it's a bolt on with a fort worth, tx neck plate!

[blitz]

all i want to know is what kind of crack he was smoking when he posted that ad?

[KBRR]

Fo0l:ROTF: