Charvel Custom Shop - Collection pics

[Anonymous]

If you had to choose just one?

Sophie's Choice, eh? The creme colored Music Zoo Nitro hands down...

Steve

Ah I picked the right one

To be fair, the Robin's Egg Blue, the Music Zoo Nitro and the JD Charvel are essentially identical playing. The Nitro gets the nod from me because it has two pickups, which I'd need if I could only have one guitar and because it has my favorite pickup in the bridge (Dimarzio Super Distortion)... Playing-wise they are indistinguishable...

Steve

 

['63-Strat]

If you had to choose just one?

Sophie's Choice, eh? The creme colored Music Zoo Nitro hands down...

Steve

Ah I picked the right one

To be fair, the Robin's Egg Blue, the Music Zoo Nitro and the JD Charvel are essentially identical playing. The Nitro gets the nod from me because it has two pickups, which I'd need if I could only have one guitar and because it has my favorite pickup in the bridge (Dimarzio Super Distortion)... Playing-wise they are indistinguishable...

Steve

Ah I gotcha. I chose the creme one as aesthetically it's closest to what I'd get, I have no doubt they all play and sound great. I have been playing my music zoo natural one almost exclusively since I got it, lol! I have kinda weird and specific things I like and don't on guitars lol I'm not big on graphics, blues or greens on guitars. Even the natural mahogany I was a little unsure of lol, and definitely couldn't do orange, green or pink like on RGs etc.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Those all suck....LOL

Sweet! I love the plain Jane bookends the most, sweet flock!

 

['63-Strat]

Also your necks all look pretty clean, what is the preferred way to clean these? I've seen a lot of conflicting info.

 

[dannyr]

Cool collection! Congrats.

 

[Hard&Heavy]

Very Nice!

 

[mniel8195]

what kind of bridge is on the white and black guitar?

 

[Anonymous]

what kind of bridge is on the white and black guitar?

I assume you are talking about the Jake E Lee clone guitar - if so, it is just a Charvel hard tail bridge. I have two other ones with black saddles and chrome bridge just sitting around if anyone needs one...

Steve

 

[Anonymous]

Also your necks all look pretty clean, what is the preferred way to clean these? I've seen a lot of conflicting info.

Wash your hands before playing them! I haven't cleaned any of them - if you see the crazy checkerboard strat up close, it is discolored from playing... I just put Kyser Dr. Stingfellow Lem-oil on them sometimes, but I don't think it actually cleans them... The creme Nitro fretboard looks filthy up close, but that is just the "aging" they did...

Steve

 

[snowdog]

Nice collection. I really like the Jake E. Lee and the cream colored one.

 

['63-Strat]

Also your necks all look pretty clean, what is the preferred way to clean these? I've seen a lot of conflicting info.

Wash your hands before playing them! I haven't cleaned any of them - if you see the crazy checkerboard strat up close, it is discolored from playing... I just put Kyser Dr. Stingfellow Lem-oil on them sometimes, but I don't think it actually cleans them... The creme Nitro fretboard looks filthy up close, but that is just the "aging" they did...

Steve

Ah ok, I do and mine still look new but figured they'd inevitably start looking gungy. I have the Kyser lem-oil stuff, been using it on my rosewood boards for years but thought that was supposed to be a no no on maple boards? It's basically a lot of naptha tho so I'd think it would probably work fine.

 

[snowdog]

Also your necks all look pretty clean, what is the preferred way to clean these? I've seen a lot of conflicting info.

Wash your hands before playing them! I haven't cleaned any of them - if you see the crazy checkerboard strat up close, it is discolored from playing... I just put Kyser Dr. Stingfellow Lem-oil on them sometimes, but I don't think it actually cleans them... The creme Nitro fretboard looks filthy up close, but that is just the "aging" they did...

Steve

Ah ok, I do and mine still look new but figured they'd inevitably start looking gungy. I have the Kyser lem-oil stuff, been using it on my rosewood boards for years but thought that was supposed to be a no no on maple boards? It's basically a lot of naptha tho so I'd think it would probably work fine.

No need to oil maple necks with a finish on, unfinished use 0000 steel wool followed by a light coat of oil.

 

[Robotechnology]

My fave is the skulls graphic. Killer! Any of these have sculpted heels?

 

[Anonymous]

love that blue one!

 

[Anonymous]

My fave is the skulls graphic. Killer! Any of these have sculpted heels?

No. no sculpted heels. I have a sculpted heel on my Suhr Henderson strat though...

Steve

 

[bobbtoz]

Love the robin's egg blue and the white w double cream pu's. Your new one is also lights out! Painted headstock really makes that guitar!

 

[Thor1777]

love the skull one and the Jake e Lee....would love to have that one. I just picked up the CS Charvel that Brad had for sale, love it

 

[yngzaklynch]

Fat Checkers all the way!!!!!!

 

[PBGas]

Beauties! The neck on the robin egg version is killer!

So nice!

 

[Bob Savage]

Sweet collection.