"New" Charvel Strathead Pawn Shop Score!

[thebigz]

Its been a happy birthday for me so far! I just walked into a pawn shop here and scored, what I believe to be, an 85ish model 2A strathead. I'll get some pics up when I go home. Pretty rough shape, but it came pretty cheap - pawn shop broke even on it, so I did pretty good (thanks to whoever posted the whole Mary Louise thing way back when).

Like I said, pics to come, but I'm a little puzzled on it. I don't know my Charvel models too well, so I'm pretty sure its a 2A, here are the specs

22 fret strathead bolt on
Rosewood w/ dots
HSS
1 vol 1 tone
old trem (i.e. not a floyd)
black w/ pickguard
Backplate does not have an address - just says Charvel by Jackson/Charvel
Guitar logo

[Tekky]

85-ish?

by the sounds of it you have a mutt, or at best a Model 1C with a different neck. These were never made with strat heads.

If it's the pseudo-strat headstock, it's possible that you have a CSM-2, made in the early 90s.

[toejam]

Strathead?

[Tekky]

does it look like this?

[thebigz]

That's the one! Of course mine is covered in grime and such, but it'll be shiny soon enough.

So what model is that you posted? I looked through the catalogs and couldn't find it.

[Tekky]

CHARVEL CHS2
Intro: 1995
Disc: 1997
Origin: KOREA
Pickups:
Neck: J125 Single coil
Middle: J125 Single coil
Bridge: J70 Humbucker
Controls: 1 Vol, 1 Tone, 5-way blade switch
Bridge/Tremolo: JT480 Vintage tremolo
Body wood: Alder
Neck wood: Maple
Fretboard wood: Rosewood

[thebigz]

Thanks a bunch guys! I'm very surprised to hear that it is Korean, but it plays really nice.

[toejam]

It's still not a "strathead".

[Tekky]

The Toe-ster is right. It's commonly referred to as the pseudo-strat headstock. (some will even call it a "Sears" headstock)

[thebigz]

Ah, I'd always heard both terms and never knew the difference. Now I do! Thanks again!

[RacerX]

thebigs, you are hereby charged with Misleading Thread Title, 2 counts!

[thebigz]

Heh, now that I know what I really said, I feel pretty guilty (and stupid )

[nhspike]

Admins, plz chance his name to themediumz for the time being.
With any luck, you can have your regular name back in 6 months.
Mess up again, and you wil be thelittlez.

hehe

Congrats on what appears to be a nice score.

Please post pics.

[thebigz]

A little late, but here's the guitar and its friends, SD style 2 and an RR5. It looks like its in a little better shape than it is in the pics, definitely needs some work. Maybe convert it to a floyd, too....

[Razor]

That's a nice looking collection you have there!