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  • Charvel Spectrum

    I just finished restoring this spectrum i traded with a friend.

    Work i had to do.

    1. Someone once tried to convert it to HSS but the cavity was too small and the pickup couldn't adjust properly. So i ran a bearing bit around a templates and cleaned it all up. I also added the holes for the humbucker legs.

    2. Strap button was pulling out on the top horn so i fixed that by adding a bigger slightly longer screw.

    3. Wiring was rubbish so i re-wired it.

    4. Floyd rose maintenance and oiling.

    5. Body neck and all parts polished.

    6 Various new screws.

    7. Shielded all cavities with cp3 paint

    8. oil fretboard.

    9 polish frets.

    shadow kill pot 500k on the volume
    Old tone pot that came out of my destroyer
    stock 5way vlx switch
    switchcraft jack
    Bridge and neck coil tap.
    bridge - usa made jackson humbucker
    Middle - stock j200r
    neck - Ultrasonic ref 1
    Schaller tremolo
    Jackson tuners
    maple neck
    basswood body






























    And to round it all off the action is super low and it sounds great. Its a shame it was modded because i think the original sss looks better with the funny pickguard.
    Birds like you fly straight to heaven

  • #2
    I like it.
    METAL, LIVE IT!

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    • #3
      I like it too. S S S only looks right on a Strat IMO. Don't like the 3 Tites(sp?)

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      • #4
        That turned out nice!

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        • #5
          looks sharp, man. nice work

          anyone ever put a 3-ply pickguard on a Spectrum?
          Hail yesterday

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          • #6
            Very awesome!!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by VitaminG View Post
              looks sharp, man. nice work

              anyone ever put a 3-ply pickguard on a Spectrum?
              Thanks guys she really is a great player too.

              With the pickguard i think a 3ply would go great. In the future when i dont have a million other projects going i would like to make a pickguard for this, Maybe even go a reverse angle like la-gilbert or similar.
              Birds like you fly straight to heaven

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              • #8
                Really nice guitar you have there but I can't seem to get past the stupid pic guard thing. I see the want to be different I get that but man I just don't think that would work for me.
                Love the color and everything else and it's a Charvel so I'm sure it plays and sounds amazing.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by mantis View Post
                  Really nice guitar you have there but I can't seem to get past the stupid pic guard thing. I see the want to be different I get that but man I just don't think that would work for me.
                  Love the color and everything else and it's a Charvel so I'm sure it plays and sounds amazing.
                  Yeah its a odd looking thing but i have a bounty of guitars so i can accept this in my collection as is.
                  Birds like you fly straight to heaven

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