charvel model 6 VS jackson soloist?

[Dr rockter]

Shit if anyone is selling a 650 for 450$ I'm in.... And no there is virtually no difference, i have a 91 650xl and have had USA soloist. Exact guitar except USA has ebony board

[Scooter]

You threadsurrected from 8 years ago to place your first post as a WTB ad?

[Hellbat]

[Cliff]

At the risk of adding to the inanity...

I've had a model 6 from new back in 87, and recently got my first USA soloist. I immediately noticed quite a big difference in feel between the two, so when I read this thread I went back and measured the necks. Turns out they're both the same width at nut and at the 24th fret. However, the string spacing at the bridge for the model 6 is 51mm (measured from E to E), while on the soloist it's 57mm. At the 24th fret, it's 48 vs 50. I guess this is down to the Jackson licenced trem vs the original Floyd Rose. For me, this makes for a big difference - I could have sworn the soloist neck was wider. Also, I could be wrong, but I think the model 6 doesn't have the compound radius neck - this probably accounts for some of the difference also.

The soloist weighs qutie a bit more - mahogany vs poplar - and doesn't have the scalloped heel (is that the right word? The bit where the right elbow rests) that the model 6 does. The stock pickups on the model 6 sound quite different to those on the soloist (Humbuckers From Hell in my case). I'd say the soloist's sounds fuller, and the bridge pickup is even more raunchy. I did a blind test with my wife (who has good taste in electric guitar sounds), and she preferred the sound of the soloist both clean and distorted. That said, I love the Charvel, and certainly have no complaints - it plays and sounds awesome.

[Hellbat]

The model series I believe all had the compound radius. The 5 and 6 did FER SURE.

[RacerX]

All the Model series have the compound radius: http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?c...ortsPage01.jpg

[j2379]

You threadsurrected from 8 years ago to place your first post as a WTB ad?

at least he knows how to use the search function.

[Cliff]

All the Model series have the compound radius: http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?c...ortsPage01.jpg

Well, I never knew that. And there was me living with Soloist envy ever since reading about their compound-radius necks shortly after I bought by Model 6 .

[jdr94]

Ebony beats rosewood in my book but thats just me. I loved both my model 6 and soloist but if i had one to choose to get back it'd be the soloist.

[VitaminG]

the scalloped heel (is that the right word? The bit where the right elbow rests)

the heel refers to the neck/body joint and scalloping is the contouring of this area to allow better access to the upper frets

sounds like you're referring to the arm rest or forearm contour

[Cliff]

Ah right - thanks for putting me straight. I'll need to know the proper terms when I come to order my custom shop model .

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

The only models I'm into are the kind with tits.

[Cliff]

If you can dream it, they can build it.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

If you can dream it, they can build it.

You mean, like, a plastic surgeon? :think: