Another ID thread w/pics

[Dave_Harris]

Just acquired this Charvel in a trade. First Charvel I have owned. Can anyone help me in identifying this? Pics in link below

I know the knobs are not original

Thanks!!!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HjtfHLSTJwejxKHu9

[etepbbb]

It's a newer one, Desolation series I think.

[Dave_Harris]

It's a newer one, Desolation series I think.

Would this be considered a DC-1?

[Number Of The Priest]

DC-1 ST specifically.

Its sibling, the DC-1 FR, had a Floyd Rose (FR).

[pianoguyy]

DC2 had the Charvel pickups
DC3 was a bolt on

[Dave_Harris]

Thanks! Any way to date it?

[pianoguyy]

i have seen people claim that the serials were date coded. this is something i cannot confirm.
it is possible that it is only certain models, such as the old Model series where the neck thru models were date coded but the bolt ons were not.

however, the desolation series were only made for a few years before they were thrown in the trash where they belong... err... umm... i meant before they were retired

[Number Of The Priest]

They were offered in the early 2010s. Given your serial number starts with CJC11, I'm going to assume these serials were date-coded and that it was made in 2011.

The really non-intuitive serial numbers in the Jackson/Charvel family belong to the 97xxxxx, 98xxxxx, and 99xxxxx serial numbers for Japanese Jacksons released in the 2000s. Those serial numbers don't correspond to dates, but it's easy to mistake why they might mean 1997, 1998, and 1999.