Ngd!

[Memphs202]

I went and picked up my '86 Charvel Model 4 last night
so far im happy as hell with it the neck and middle pick up are not all that great but i really like the bridge pickup. here are the " pics or it didnt happen " pics lol can anyone give me an idea of when the guitar was built from what i have read this might be a " frist run " guitars let me know what you think also i know someone messed with the trem both E strings have changed rollers or arms or whatever they are called

[tcwil8]

Best guess is 1986. No logo pickup covers and Kahler trem.

[Memphs202]

I knew it was an 86 but i didnt know if anyone could tell if it was a early run or whatever its not a big deal and the pick ups are factory Jackson USA so far i love it very smooth playing! i could not be happier

[Grandturk]

Logo's wear off the pickup covers and lots of folks used to sand them off as well.

[VitaminG]

my Model 4 is 230986 & also has US Kahler & US Jackson pickups. I scored some pickups out of a Model 5 years ago and they also had US Jackson pickups. AFAIK, all Model series Charvels had the same pickups wound in Jackson's US plant as their US guitars.

[DonP]

It's an 86 Model 4 same as mine.

I didn't know the earlier the run made a difference.

Mine was made 68 microseconds before yours, so it must be better LOL!

Are the singles muddy? Try using the preamp with them.

[ralph]

nice guitar man, congrats, not much of a suprise that some parts on the kahler have been changed, cause the parts are so small and fiddly they gunk up and corrode

looks like its in good condition for a 24 year old guitar, looks like its been played quite a bit, which is a good sign that the previous owner(s) liked how it played

[Memphs202]

It's an 86 Model 4 same as mine.

I didn't know the earlier the run made a difference.

Mine was made 68 microseconds before yours, so it must be better LOL!

Are the singles muddy? Try using the preamp with them.

they are much better with using the pre-amp for sure ive played it for about 4 hours today and now have a headache lol
but thank you guys im very happy with it

[jdr94]

nice. i had a model 5 awhile back and loved it. i think the model 4 is the same minus the neckthru and MOP

[DonP]

nice. i had a model 5 awhile back and loved it. i think the model 4 is the same minus the neckthru and MOP

Yep. pretty much the same guitar, just like a Les Paul is the same as a Strat, LOL!

[jdr94]

ok its not the same, but closer than a strat and gibson. ha ha. more like gibson epiphone

[Rich#6]

Logo's wear off the pickup covers and lots of folks used to sand them off as well.

The early ones didn't have logos(my model 6 with the 56th neck thru make and didn't have logos and was never sanded or worn off).

[Memphs202]

AS FAR as i can tell the picks dont or never did have a logo on them

[tcwil8]

AS FAR as i can tell the picks dont or never did have a logo on them

Then it should be an early one since they did not have the raised Jackson logo on the covers.

[John.E.Fawkes]

ewww a kahler!!
otherwise, nice!