Need Some ID Help

[CharvelRocker]

I'm looking at this oen Charvel at a local shop for $350. Now sorry I didn't remember to get the seriel #, but Ill try to describe as best as I can until I can get the number tomorrow.

1 Charvel Humbucker and 1 Charvel Single Coil
Licensed Floyd Rose Trem
22 Fret neck w/ rose wood fret board and dot inlays
Standard Jackson head
White
No pickguard

Other notes: Bridge pickup mounted at an angle. Good, fast playing neck. 3 way blade pick up switch. The Dallas/Fort Worth address on the neck plate (yes I know thats not where it was made :P). I believe it has 1 tone pot and 1 volume pot. I know that info is vague, but if anyone has any ideas about it would be great. Thanks in advance.

Slight edit: Sligght detail fixed. I couldn't get the serial number though as someone else was playing it for their guitar lesson.

[dg]

Don't worry about the serial#. It's of no use at all for ID, and the code (if there is any) for using them for dating bolt-ons hasn't been figured out by anyone here yet. The only guitar I can think of that comes close to your description is the later 275 model, but that didn't have a tone knob and the slanted "hum" in the bridge was actually 2 stacked hums side-by-side:

http://www.audiozone.dk/CatalogScans/JC19901991/pages/Page13.htm

The earlier version had a slanted single in the neck, but the hum in the bridge wasn't slanted and they would've probably been Jackson-logoed pickups. Here's a scan anyway:

http://www.audiozone.dk/CatalogScans/Ch1989Imports/pages/Ch1989Imports01.htm

If it is a 275, $350 is a little high, imo.

[RacerX]

the serial#. It's of no use at all for ID, and the code (if there is any) for using them for dating bolt-ons hasn't been figured out by anyone here yet.

Au contraire mon frere

[dg]

I know you've been able to help people date Jackson imports, but I still haven't seen anyone do it with Charvels. If you know the secret, please spill it.

[VitaminG]

a while ago, we all provided serials & details of our import Charvels so that we could get a general range using the year-specific specs of the guitars. It's not infallible, but it does get you in the ballpark. If you have a serial, you can see where it lies amongst the ranges that were determined for each year.

[jackson1]

Didn't someone (Newc?) put a list together of Import Charvies where members had provided the data? A spread sheet possibly.. I have a copy on my hard disk, but it may be an ooold version. Is that what you are referring to, Gary?

[CharvelRocker]

May bad on the toen and volume knob. Just a volume. Guess when you look at doezens of guitars details tend to run together :P It is the 275. thanks. Now my next question: What would a better price be?

[dg]

I personally wouldn't want to spend over $250ish for the later 275, because I'd have to replace the single-locking trem with a JT-590 or Schaller, and I'd also have to mod the bridge pickup route & put a good humbucker in there.

[VitaminG]

Didn't someone (Newc?) put a list together of Import Charvies where members had provided the data? A spread sheet possibly.. I have a copy on my hard disk, but it may be an ooold version. Is that what you are referring to, Gary?

that could be it, Henrik. I haven't seen it in a long time. IIRC we were just collecting the info in a thread when Newc decided to put it into a database