how common are Charvel basses?

[jimbilly]

I know I've seen a few around, are they mostly imports? Anybody here have some pics they can post?

[mwm70]

Re: how common are Charvel basses?

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Most of the ones I have seen are the Japanese made model series. Thin, wide necks with jumbo frets and well balanced. Very nice playing instruments.

[thor]

Re: how common are Charvel basses?

I've owned a Charvel Fusion 4, and a Charvel Eliminator bass..and they were both good Japanese made instruments. Good bang for the buck. I currently own a Charvel Fusion 5 - and it's pretty good, except the output is rather low (compared to my other active pickup basses). Still pretty good value for the price.

[jimbilly]

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Are they mostly P/J w/ the reversed P? What models are the top one? The 2nd I'm assuming is a Fusion 5?

[surfdork]

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This is what I use to cover the low end.

[peabuddy]

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damn nice explorer! [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[Newc]

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Are they mostly P/J w/ the reversed P? What models are the top one? The 2nd I'm assuming is a Fusion 5?

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They had a 2B, a neckthrough 3B, and I believe a 4B, then the Eliminator (FusionIV/ FusionV), and then Eliminated [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I think the 2B was P-only, I could be wrong, but most of the others were P/J. Sometimes you could find one with a bar-type IIRC.

[VitaminG]

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the 2B had the P-J setup too, it was like a bolt-on version of the 3B but without the preamp. The 1B had the single pickup

[jimbilly]

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I love that graphic finish explorer! Dayum!!

[ZZB]

Re: how common are Charvel basses?

In Finland, the import models pop up every now and then. You can get them for reasonable prices too, I paid 180 euro for my Model 4B. The bang for the, uh, Euro, is earth-shattering.

[toejam]

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Didn't Rex from Pantera play a white one of those?

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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<font color="red"> Best of both Charvies:

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[VitaminG]

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looks like one of those freaky Ripley clones gone wrong on Alien Resurrection. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

But it's still kinda cool.

[thor]

Re: how common are Charvel basses?

I did a little searching and found a few people agreeing with you that Rex used a Fusion V prior to his Spector endorsement. I personally have no idea.

[toejam]

Re: how common are Charvel basses?

I know he had at least one Jackson or Charvel. I thought I remembered a white funky-shaped one that I think was a Fusion in one of their videos. I'll have to dig out my old VHS tapes and see tomorrow.