Just nabbed my first Charvel!

[Metal Spawn]

A black DST-3 Star via Ebay... Its a new one, but the starting bid was only $100. And even after being listed for a full week, the bidding never went very high... Lucky me!

Will post pics when she arrives...

[daisp]

Congrats!

[pianoguyy]

As an owner of one of the Desolation models, I feel qualified to say this:

What we bought is nice. I would buy more if the body was larger.
But don't confuse them with other Charvels. I may not know what other new Charvel lines are like, but I know that the Desolation series is nothing like the old Model series or the original ones.


And I don't mean 'it aint like it use to be', I mean that they are totally different. Like Cadillac vs Corvette, or even farther - monster truck vs motorcycle.
Its not that one is better then another, they are just too different in too many ways to even compare.

[artonsafari]

Congeads!

[Metal Spawn]

It's been so long since I've played a Charvel (15+ years) that there's no chance I'll be comparing it to the old models... I bought it because I like the body style and it was cheap, LOL!!! I plan on modding the crap out of it anyway...

[guitardudeluke]

and i thought i had a bargain on mine congrats

[Metal Spawn]

and i thought i had a bargain on mine congrats

Your comment made me realize I worded my original post somewhat poorly, Luke. Didn't mean to imply I got it for a little more than $100... I actually paid $214 + $50 s/h, which after the exchange came to approx. $297 CDN (duty + taxes will run roughly another $35 once it arrives). Still a good deal considering DST-3's normally sell for around $529 + tax in Canada (that's provided you can even find a Charvel dealer in these parts). Cheers!

[guitardudeluke]

Your comment made me realize I worded my original post somewhat poorly, Luke. Didn't mean to imply I got it for a little more than $100... I actually paid $214 + $50 s/h, which after the exchange came to approx. $297 CDN (duty + taxes will run roughly another $35 once it arrives). Still a good deal considering DST-3's normally sell for around $529 + tax in Canada (that's provided you can even find a Charvel dealer in these parts). Cheers!

haha still a good deal then love mine

[Metal Spawn]

Arrived yesterday!



Pretty decent for a cheaper guitar. Upper fret access isn't the best, however... And when 'Mod Time' comes, the strap buttons will have to be moved (currently a tad neck-heavy) and the output jack is getting relocated to the underside of the upper wing. Speaking of which, anyone know where to buy a black chrome Strat-style jack plate for a reasonable price? They seem to be rather scarce items in North America from what I can tell...

[tomanyjacksons]

http://www.guitarpartsonline.com/Strat-Jackplate-Your-Choice-of-Colors-2065.htm

[Metal Spawn]

Thanks for the link, but they don't have black chrome (aka 'black nickel'). Found this site from the UK after that's a little cheaper than the other site I found...

http://www.sycguitarparts.com/electric-guitar-parts/hardware/jack-cup-and-jack-for-stratocaster-black-nickel.html

Unfortunately, they don't have their international shipping rates posted.