Early Charvel/Jackson collection.

[Samhain]

 

[cragginshred]

I heard he had a shop in his garage in Paradise when it al burned a few years back?

 

[Samhain]

I heard he had a shop in his garage in Paradise when it al burned a few years back?

yep total loss.

 

[Racerxrated]

Cool vids, thanks for posting.

It’s always kinda sad to see ‘collections’ like that where clearly the owner doesn’t play…or refuses to play those items. Seems a waste.

When it comes to collections though, while it’s cool it pales to a few that I know of..like 30-35 pre pro and early strathead serialed Charvels, with a few pointy hs included. The USA Charvels from that time frame tend to command more than even the early Jackson Vs or Soloists. It’s also funny in the 2nd vid where the narrator states Wayne hired Grover for ‘administrator’ duties…he’s a luthier who came from Nashville I believe. Wayne likes to tell the history with a few twists, methinks. Grover was the man who took Charvel to the big league.

 

[Samhain]

Cool vids, thanks for posting.

It’s always kinda sad to see ‘collections’ like that where clearly the owner doesn’t play…or refuses to play those items. Seems a waste.

When it comes to collections though, while it’s cool it pales to a few that I know of..like 30-35 pre pro and early strathead serialed Charvels, with a few pointy hs included. The USA Charvels from that time frame tend to command more than even the early Jackson Vs or Soloists. It’s also funny in the 2nd vid where the narrator states Wayne hired Grover for ‘administrator’ duties…he’s a luthier who came from Nashville I believe. Wayne likes to tell the history with a few twists, methinks. Grover was the man who took Charvel to the big league.

Wayne was in huge debt [for the time] in the late 70's from litigation/lawsuit judgements against him. One of the reasons' he sold his share of Charvel to Grover.

 

[Fiesta Red]

This guy puts unnecessary pauses in every.other.sentence. and makes it really.hard.to.listen.

 

[Racerxrated]

This guy puts unnecessary pauses in every.other.sentence. and makes it really.hard.to.listen.

If you noticed he’s from “Essex” studios….they’re notorious for ridiculous markups on “Maybe” artist used (not) gear.

 

[Racerxrated]

Wayne was in huge debt [for the time] in the late 70's from litigation/lawsuit judgements against him. One of the reasons' he sold his share of Charvel to Grover.

I thought it was like 30K owed to ISA, which was a source of financing for Charvel and Schecter among others…and Wayne sold the business to Grover by Grover assuming the 30K loan liability.

 

[Samhain]

I thought it was like 30K owed to ISA, which was a source of financing for Charvel and Schecter among others…and Wayne sold the business to Grover by Grover assuming the 30K loan liability.

Yes something like that but still alot of debt for the time. And Wayne had had constant setbacks getting the company off the ground. He just wanted out.

$30,000 in 1970 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $212,095.36 today, an increase of $182,095.36 over 51 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.91% per year between 1970 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 606.98%.

 

[Racerxrated]

Yes something like that but still alot of debt for the time. And Wayne had had constant setbacks getting the company off the ground. He just wanted out.

$30,000 in 1970 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $212,095.36 today, an increase of $182,095.36 over 51 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.91% per year between 1970 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 606.98%.

Yeah definitely a lot for the time. In 75 my parents built a house that was 66k new and that was the most expensive house built that year in our town. Grover bought him out in 79? 30k was a lot of money then.