Charvette by Charvel/Jackson?

[ghosty999]

Anyone have any info on these old things? I have one and it's great for a plywood guitar built from various bits and pieces from both Jackson and Charvel. Rumour has it these could of been built in Japan? I know for sure they aren't built in Fort Worth Texas like it says on the neck plate!

 

[Corrundum1]

http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?cont ... _Series%2F

Hope this helps.

 

[Chris O]

I had an early 170 - Japanese made. It was a great guitar.

 

[gtrwun]

I still own one. Actually one of the best playing, best sounding guitars ive ever owned. Mine was that terrible orange color and i ended up hAving it repainted since i actually played this guitar onstage for many years. After a certain point however, i just couldnt play a guitar with a pointy headstock.

 

[ghosty999]

Mine looks like the 270 model however it has a Jackson trem instead of a Charvel, and a different headstock!

I'm not sure whether it's a piece of ply-wood crap or it's actually worth keeping and looking after

 

[sytharnia1560]

Mine looks like the 270 model however it has a Jackson trem instead of a Charvel, and a different headstock!

I'm not sure whether it's a piece of ply-wood crap or it's actually worth keeping and looking after

why does it matter what the wood is?? if you like it and you get the sounds you want out of it then thats all that matters

 

[JustinG60]

After a certain point however, i just couldnt play a guitar with a pointy headstock.

HAHA! ...one of the reasons i sold my Jackson SLAT3-7 was because of the billboard pointed headstock

 

[ghosty999]

Mine looks like the 270 model however it has a Jackson trem instead of a Charvel, and a different headstock!

I'm not sure whether it's a piece of ply-wood crap or it's actually worth keeping and looking after

why does it matter what the wood is?? if you like it and you get the sounds you want out of it then thats all that matters

I find plywood guitars bash and dent really easily and screw holes thread really quickly due to the light wood. Just feels nicer to have a big heavy wood high quality guitar on stage than something that falls out of tune as soon as I enter a room with a slightly different temperature.

 

[sytharnia1560]

I find plywood guitars bash and dent really easily and screw holes thread really quickly due to the light wood. Just feels nicer to have a big heavy wood high quality guitar on stage than something that falls out of tune as soon as I enter a room with a slightly different temperature.

I'm a bit confused, in your OP you said its great for a plywood guitar, now you're saying they dent and go out of tunes...so are you saying its not great ... The one in the photo looks in good shape for a 25+ yr old guitar, my 2 old vester ply guitars don't dent any more easily than any of my other guitars and they hold there tune just as well both winter and summer

 

[ghosty999]

I find plywood guitars bash and dent really easily and screw holes thread really quickly due to the light wood. Just feels nicer to have a big heavy wood high quality guitar on stage than something that falls out of tune as soon as I enter a room with a slightly different temperature.

I'm a bit confused, in your OP you said its great for a plywood guitar, now you're saying they dent and go out of tunes...so are you saying its not great ... The one in the photo looks in good shape for a 25+ yr old guitar, my 2 old vester ply guitars don't dent any more easily than any of my other guitars and they hold there tune just as well both winter and summer

It's great for a plywood guitar, but the top end of plywood still doesn't meet the quality of a good heavy wood body (subjectively) I'm in 2 minds (as you can probably tell) about whether to sell it or not!

 

[ke2]

Plywood is usually more stable than "real" wood