Need Help Identifying this Charvel

[samskie]

Charvel noob here, need help to identify this charvel some dude is selling.im interested because i think this would be a great guitar project (well at least it depends on your opinion)



EDIT:
It has a Toothpaste logo, The Forum wouldnt show the whole picture

as you can see it has EMGs (bridge is "designed" and neck has an active one :think

I also need some info on the bridge. The dude says it has "charvel" and some other written on the tremolo baseplate (he cant read it) :think:

here some pics of the bridge:




Is this a good deal for 100 dollars?
thx in advance

[john.w.lawson]

yes if the frets are good! the bridge is a schaller floyd, nice bridge worth about a 100 by its self!

[samskie]

thanks for your input, although i still dont know that model this guitar really is, and im not quite sure about the schaller tremolo, i kinda thought it was jt-580 takeuchi (not really sure though)

[jackson1]

The bridge is a JT-580 Takeuchi, so good call (http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/Trem...t.htm#jt580tak).

[jackson1]

Right off the bat, I don't know what the guitar is. Looks loke a mutt. Neck possibly from a 275 or 375:

275 Deluxe 1989
$600 Basswood Maple Rosewood Bolt-on 22 Dot white HS J90C • J100 JT-6 chrome

275 Deluxe 1990-91
$600 Basswood Maple Rosewood Bolt-on 22 Dot white HS
JT-570

375 Deluxe 1989-91
$785 BW opt.flame t+b Maple Maple or RW Bolt-on 22 Dot B/W HSS J90 • J100 • J100 JT-590

[samskie]

thanks for your input jackson1
what's a mutt?
what's confusing me in this guitar is that it doesnt have that scalloped neck heel and the weird controls placement. :think:

I forgot, the owner says its pretty heavy, which again confuses me, i dont find basswood bodies too heavy and im a medium sized guy :think: and the Pickups (the bridge one) he personally swapped that in.

[Scooter]

A mutt is a guitar built from parts of others. This may be one, just not sure yet. Really, there is nothing wrong with a mutt, as long as the seller is up front and honest about it. Then you have to ask yourself, "Is it worth it to me?"
Good price for it though. Case too?

[tcwil8]

In my opinion, this appears to be a 'parts' guitar or Mutt as indicated above. A Mutt is a guitar assembled from parts of different guitars. The body looks like a refinished JS series Jackson but the scale looks correct in the photos for the 22 fret neck.

Have you had a chance to play it? Some of my best players are mutts. For a good player, I would happily pay $100 even if it is a parts guitar.

As an investment, $100 seems reasonable. These are just rough estimate prices on the parts but as John stated above, the parts alone are worth over $100 if you wanted to part it out (Neck = $75-100, Neck plate = $10-25, Trem = $25-50, Pickups = $25-75, Tuners = $15-25, Body = $25-75).

[jackson1]

JCF brothers taking good care of Charvel newbie

[RacerX]

More like a "super newbie" - he didn't know what a mutt was...

[samskie]

JCF brothers taking good care of Charvel newbie

Yeah! Thanks a lot JCF dudes!

Although I have to say I may not be getting this guitar because a near-mint neck-thru Grover Jackson came up that sells a little over $200 dollars, and its still negotiable.

[jackson1]

Sounds like a no-brainer.

[Charlz]

Sounds like a no-brainer.

Or a dis-honest salesman... I sense BS...