Charvel Bass Serial Number Help!

[amimbari]

oh that eyehook is cute!!!

anyway, glad you got it and for 250 that's fucking awesome, since an ebayer would never sell it for under 300-350 with a chainsaw case!!!
I use a toothbrush and some wood cleaner, then polish it with wood polish, it is oily, but a good wiping takes the gloss back off.

I finally got my white rarity, a 88 4b to match my C.A.R one ( I know it's a 88 cause they only made 4b's in 1988 )
here's a pic of it at the house:



it is the same as a 3b they made for the years they did 86-88, but the 4b is the b.o. version with the 3b body.

again, congrats at your find!!!

[leftybob]

I have one ! Because I replaced mine ... ; )

[leftybob]

oh that eyehook is cute!!! congrats at your find!!!

Do you think the previous owner had a dog-leash hook on the end of his strap? ... L O L

[amimbari]

must have been a trendy thing, like the people who purposely belt sand and acid splatter a perfectly good guitar to make it look old ( and to them, better looking ) --ya right!!:ROTF: however, that hook can be removed easily, with no "permanent" damage.

[leftybob]

must have been a trendy thing, like the people who purposely belt sand and acid splatter a perfectly good guitar to make it look old ( and to them, better looking ) --ya right!!:ROTF: however, that hook can be removed easily, with no "permanent" damage.

A couple of boken off toothpicks, some wood glue, a tape and a light sandpaper and ready to re-install ~!

[amimbari]

he could take and add a strap button on the backside like I did to my 3b, but since he will be holding it normally, naw, he can do what you suggested


only I would notice this about his 86 3b Bob, that is his 3b has the older charvel logo with the TM, not circle-r after the name....cause my bunch are mixed like that, as I can usually now tell from the serial if it was a 85-1/2-86-1/2 or a 87-89.

such stupid things I look for huh?....lol

[leftybob]

It's about knowing what you're looking at ~!

[amimbari]

It's about knowing what you're looking at ~!

you got one word wrong......

It's about knowing what you're looking "FOR"

[leftybob]

Imagine all the things certain people have to know if they are antique appraisers or jewlery appraisers ...

[amimbari]

ya like all the JCF finicky guitarplayers who can spot a fake by so many little "copied mistakes". oh well this just means I have had these things in my possession too long already even down to the serials I have to keep on record for insurance purposes, the higher the number the later it was made

but I still wish the serials meant something

[leftybob]

I still wish the serials meant something

Chalk it up to import contract work, what you see is what you get.
You've molested enough Charvels to last a lifetime ... lol

[amimbari]

and to think I played only 2, the TBX and the 3b for years cause I was into the NT thing... I thought that's all I ever needed was one P/J and one EMG bass.

I WAS WRONG :ROTF:

but at least all the NT stuff had dated serials

[MrHeanky]

hey guys i'm new here and i also have a charvel bass
i think its also a 2 but im not sure its serialnumber is 250049
pics will follow

[leftybob]

hey guys i'm new here and i also have a charvel bass
i think its also a 2 but im not sure its serialnumber is 250049
pics will follow

Cool

[amimbari]

welcome MrHeanky. as you can see from previous posts, serials are no good for anything, but from yours, I would say 1986 or 1987..a couple pics and I'll confirm that.

easy way to tell what model is:

1 pup - model 1 always with a maple board
2 pup - model 2 with 3 knobs
2 pup - model 3 with 3 knobs and switch NT
2 pup - model 4 with 3 knobs and switch BO

easy for model ID, but hard for year ID because the serials are not "dated"