Any luv for old charvel Jackson guitars

[pstar]

Any lov for 87-88 carvel jackson guitars with 1 bridge hum and locking trem. Fort Worth Texas model ?

 

[Michi]

Hells yes!

I have a Charvel 3dr from 1989 I believe, and our other guitarist has one from 1988. Great player's guitars IMO. I was even able to get one from the States to Finland fairly cheap.

I did upgrade mine with a DiMarzio Super Distortion and OFR plus a custom paint job, the other guy has a DiMarzio Tone Zone and the stock bridge, JT-6 I think.

Talk about bang for the buck, mine cost with all the upgrades less than $400 and it plays like butter and sounds like heaven

 

[rupe]

They were pretty good for a mid-priced Japanese import guitar at that time. I've had a few and while they really can't be compared to their original custom built San Dimas ancestors, they certainly offered some bang for the buck. With some of the upgrades like Michi mentioned they were great gigging machines.

 

[Michi]

With some of the upgrades like Michi mentioned they were great gigging machines.

Yeah exactly that, gigging machines to the max IMO!

 

[mchn13]

just a little...

as far as mid level shredders, with a good setup, ive preferred mine to alot of higher end ibbys and even caparisons.

 

[Michi]

Is that the one you have for sale in your sig?

 

[mchn13]

The blue one is. I bought it as a backup to the black one which i bought new in '88 or '89. The black one is beat to all hell and still plays like a million bucks, but its going to be my sons one day...

 

[jerrydyer]

I have a model 5. its been with me since 87

 

[jerrydyer]

I have a model 5. its been with me since 87

 

[///MK]

I have a magenta predator. I echo Rupes thought on it. Mine has served me well through the years.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

yep. those were good base guitars and if you ditched the electronics, threw a real FLoyd on there they are excellent guitars. I had a bunch of them at one point when you could buy them all day long on eBay for 150 bucks.

 

[maddnotez]

Love them, was very tempted to buy old blue up there

Had to get an S tho....Maybe in the future...

 

[racer_j]

I have an old Model 6, 1987 I think. Love the way it plays and sounds with the stock electronics, just don't like the cheap floyd bridge.

Not to big on the individual switches for each pickup, but it works.

Jason