Charvel Predator???

[jwgonzo]

Can anyone tell me if Charvel made a predator that didn't have a reverse head stock and only had a three way switch and not a five?

I have a Jap Charvel I bought back in 92 at a pawn shop for $150.00

Looks just like the predator with the above exceptions.

Has a Licensed Floyd that's branded Jackson, Jackson Humbucker at the bridge and a Jackson single at the neck. Toothpaste logo. I can get a pic of it out here in a day or so if that would help.

Thanks in advance

[dg]

Do you mean it had a toggle switch rather than a 3-way blade switch? There are a couple of guitars with that pickup layout and a regular headstock. The 275 was one, but it had a full size strat body in '89 when it had that pickup config, and the Predator had a dinky body. The Fusion Deluxe was another, but it had 24 frets, which you didn't mention. Both had blade switches. Here are some catalog scans:

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

http://www.audiozone.dk/CatalogScans/Ch1989Imports/pages/Ch1989Imports03.htm

[fett]

First off. Welcome to the board. It may be a 275. I have one and it has a standard neck.

[jwgonzo]

It has a three way blade. It has the cut away at the neck on the back of the body like the predator. The bridhe pick up ia a J-90C... well was it has a EMG 81 in it now. Not sure what the neck Pick Up is. The neck is a dotted 22 fret. It's a Dinky body.

[jwgonzo]

...and thanks for the welcome fett

[JACKSONFREAK]

Sounds like a 275. Same specs as mine except mine is a full strat body. And now Sports a new fangled EVH finish.. lol
Gil

[jwgonzo]

It looks like the 275 and has the same hardware. Must be what it is. But did they have the neck scallop like the predator?

Thanks for the help guys

[dg]

Interesting that it has the dinky body. Here's the 275 from '90 - 91, when they went to a dinky body:

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

Notice the pickups are completely different. 2 slanted stacked hums at the bridge, and a straight (not slanted) stacked hum at the neck. Also notice it has the single-locking JT-570 trem rather than the JT-6 that the '89 275 had, or the JT-590 the Predator & most other toothpaste Charvels had. Two possibilities come to mind: you either have a Predator with a swapped neck, or there may have been a transitional 275 in late '89 or early '90, which I kind of doubt. Which trem do you have on yours, JT-6 or JT-590? Pics of both are here:

http://www.audiozone.dk/index-filer/TremoloInfoProject.htm

And welcome to the JCF!

[Spivonious]

This brings to mind my Predator. It has all of the Predator characteristics, except it has a 3-way blade instead of a 5-way blade. Of course, the blade is also installed backwards (towards the neck selects the bridge pickup) so I'm guessing it's an after-market switch.

In any case, I love the guitar. Super low action and awesome playability.