charvel bass

[explorer]

i found a charvel bass from the 80's made in usa for 350 euro ,i think the model heavy metal or santimas im not sure(serial#300294).it has jackson active pickups.I played with it and it was great!!!
I ve heard that its better than the new ones or the jackson bass japan.what do you think?its exactly like this:

[peabuddy]

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charvel model 2b made in japan. ft worth neck plate is not a made in usa. the model series are as good in quality (IMO ) as the usa jacksons.

[explorer]

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the bass is not this in the photo but it looks like it and in the neck plate writes "made in usa".sorry about my english

[VitaminG]

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if it is exactly like that, with the same logo & that serial number, it sure sounds like a Made in Japan Model 2B. I can't recall a neckplate with "Made in USA" on it - that's usually found on the headstock. The neckplate might say "San Dimas, CA" or "Ontario, CA". The neckplate definitely says "Made in USA" and not "Fort Worth, TX"?

[explorer]

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the bass i talk about has a switch for the pickups like the guitars.i think thats the main difference.

[explorer]

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if it is exactly like that, with the same logo & that serial number, it sure sounds like a Made in Japan Model 2B. I can't recall a neckplate with "Made in USA" on it - that's usually found on the headstock. The neckplate might say "San Dimas, CA" or "Ontario, CA". The neckplate definitely says "Made in USA" and not "Fort Worth, TX"?

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sorry i didnt see it but finally,it writes:
"P.OB.OX2344
Fort WorthTX76113
U.S.A "
and ofcorse the serial#.but as i said it has a three step switch for the pickyps.and why writes U.S.A?

[StukaJU87]

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Fort Worth USA marked guitars and basses were made in Japan. It is a common mistake by new members and ebay sellers.

[explorer]

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Fort Worth USA marked guitars and basses were made in Japan. It is a common mistake by new members and ebay sellers.

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ok,finally i bought it and it sounds great [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
compared with the new japan jackson basses what do you think?

[StukaJU87]

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I never played one of those basses, but if they are as good as the guitars that bear the same neck plate, it should be great.

[Bengal65]

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Yea, I saw that one. That was the one a Neil's Music, correct! Should be a good one.

[Newc]

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Ft Worth Texas was where the Headquarters (office, not the builders) was located from 1986 to whenever the Fender buyout was (can't remember now - 2002? 2003?). The corporate office (NOT the actual people that built the USA Jacksons) had them put "USA" on those neckplates to fool people into thinking they were made in the USA.

[StukaJU87]

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The corporate office (NOT the actual people that built the USA Jacksons) had them put "USA" on those neckplates to fool people into thinking they were made in the USA.

[/ QUOTE ] That's a joke, right? They came with Made In Japan stickers on them when they were new.

[baphomet]

hate to bring this back from the dead.. but i just got a bass like this, and it had ben modified fretless, and had a jackson covered humbucker shape pickup, with a maple neck and fretboard.

the plate is marked w. te fort worth address and the serial # is 229961.

it has 2 knobs w. a switch in between (not sure what the swittch does, i think its a killswitch or a split, idk at all. any ideas if its real and/or what model it is

[Mick Quinn]

I have one of these - excellent bass- as far as I know, Made in japan

[Mick Quinn]

also - not active pickups - passive pickups with a preamp.