Can you guys help me identify the model of this charvette?

[leevan_lee]

22 FRETS Dot Inlays, rosewood figerboard, maple neck, pointed reverse jackson headstock, floating trem.
Single-Humbucker COnfiguration, Fort Worth Texas on Backplate (its from japan)
SERIAL NUM:331861 TX76113

Can you guys tell me what specific model name charvette this is and what year was it made? and any facts about it? and what bridge model does it have?
its being sold to me for about 150 plus dollars. Is it worth the buy? Its own a jackson PS3t rhoads performer and this will be my first Charvel which i will be using as my standard guitar. How is this guitar?






these are the pics, sorry i dont even know if its a charvel or a charvette

[nhspike]

Charvel
3DR
This eventually turned into the Predator, once they went with the toothpaste logo and switched to the schaller trems.
Check the catalog scans to be sure, or just do a search here.
150 is a great price.
Buy it, you will like it.

[Rich#6]

what spike says
and Welcome
and you suck! I hate you! (Just kidding) I have been wanting one of those(this past week at least) myself and the cheapest I have seen is $295 shipped.

[leevan_lee]

thanks for the info,
does it play better than the PS3T? Jackson performer rhoads that i have now.

oh, ok i guess ill buy it, the guy says the Pots were changed and that it has Gotoh humbuckers, i plan on putting a JB on it. can you guys suggest good pickups to put on this 3DR? both single and hum.

[john.w.lawson]

[quote=leevan_lee;1192445]thanks for the info,
does it play better than the PS3T? Jackson performer rhoads that i have now.well depending on the year your ps was oh fuck it i dought that it does.....but variety is the spice of life personally i like pepper

[leevan_lee]

haha! well i hope it does, im a new member here and strangely i am now so attracted to vintage charvels just as i love vintage cars. im going to germany in a few months and ill buy myself an OFR there. Color black perhaps? or gold? does the coating chip away? ive read that charvel imports with the JT-6 usually have no problem accepting an OFR. then off to a maybe a JB humbucker, but i dont know anything about single coils!!! what do i put in there? this guitar is gonna be a lead guitar

[nhspike]

That post didn't make sense until I crossed my eyes a little.
Then... it all came into F O C U S
LOL @ John

It's all very subjective Lee... how a guitar plays, what pickups sound good... etc.
That's the fun of the forums really, trying out different shit, then throwing your opinion into the kettle, and mixing it around with everyone elses.

Buy, try, and report!



Pickup suggestions: JB in the bridge sounds like an interesting idea... how about a Blue Velvet or Chopper in the neck? Mmmmmm

[john.w.lawson]

haha! well i hope it does, im a new member here and strangely i am now so attracted to vintage charvels just as i love vintage cars. im going to germany in a few months and ill buy myself an OFR there. Color black perhaps? or gold? does the coating chip away? ive read that charvel imports with the JT-6 usually have no problem accepting an OFR. then off to a maybe a JB humbucker, but i dont know anything about single coils!!! what do i put in there? this guitar is gonna be a lead guitar

I have a few guitars with gold bridges and they have not chipped yet

[nhspike]

I've had chips made from Yukon Gold potatos... they were delicious!

[john.w.lawson]

[quote=nhspike;1192468]That post didn't make sense until I crossed my eyes a little.
Then... it all came into F O C U S
LOL @ John

by the way i have an old pickup out of an old FOCUS.......and dont you mean uncrossed your eyes a little

[leevan_lee]

any suggestions for good single pickups? thanks for all the help!

[john.w.lawson]

any suggestions for good single pickups? thanks for all the help!

hey bro spike made some suggestions above chopper......those aint bikes

[Jackson-Charvel]

Good luck finding a OFR in Germany now. You'll have to venture to China to find anything new, unless I am mistaken.

[Slik_Karl]

any suggestions for good single pickups? thanks for all the help!

Put a Seymour Duncan screamin demon mini humbucker in the neck, it kicks some serious butt!!