Selling my San Dimas Charvel vs. parting it out

[JackTripper]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

 

[AndyK]

PS--I love the mini toggles with the HSS format. You can turn on the bridge and neck pickup for some really cool lead tones, or, turn on all 3 pickups. Very versatile, if not a little less user friendly than a 5-way switch.

PPS- That's how most HSS Charvels and Jacksons were made before they moved out of San Dimas!

 

[TrueTone500]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

Please copy and paste your source for suggested retail pricing on a 1986 Charvel San Dimas HSS.

 

[JackTripper]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

Please copy and paste your source for suggested retail pricing on a 1986 Charvel San Dimas HSS.

Here's a link to the vintage Charvel forum classifieds:

http://www.usacharvels.net/board/viewto ... 20&t=39273

It's a recent for sale posting for two white 1985 pointies (serials #5179 and #5212). One's a single hum and the other is a double hum (with a cool matching headstock). Both have Kahlers and rosewood boards. Asking price is $950 each.

 

[TrueTone500]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

Please copy and paste your source for suggested retail pricing on a 1986 Charvel San Dimas HSS.

Here's a link to the vintage Charvel forum classifieds:

http://www.usacharvels.net/board/viewto ... 20&t=39273

It's a recent for sale posting for two white 1985 pointies (serials #5179 and #5212). One's a single hum and the other is a double hum (with a cool matching headstock). Both have Kahlers and rosewood boards. Asking price is $950 each.

usacharvels.com is NOT a source for Charvel retail pricing. If douche-conoes could actually float, usacharvels.com would be a marina!

I love the 3 x switches, as it lets me run the bridge and neck pup at the same time. One of my favorite configurations to play in actually. I can also pull the middle pup in/out for additional coloring. San Dimas Charvel guitars were 'hot-rod' guitars! I don't see anything hot-rod about a Fender 5 way slider. I remember when players were removing them in-favor of the three mini switches. Some douche-canoe mentioned that the HSS pickup configuration devalues the guitar... Someone had better let Jake E. Lee know that no one will want his signature guitar because of its HSS pickup format.

...transmission ended

 

[Anonymous]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

 

[JackTripper]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

Please copy and paste your source for suggested retail pricing on a 1986 Charvel San Dimas HSS.

Here's a link to the vintage Charvel forum classifieds:

http://www.usacharvels.net/board/viewto ... 20&t=39273

It's a recent for sale posting for two white 1985 pointies (serials #5179 and #5212). One's a single hum and the other is a double hum (with a cool matching headstock). Both have Kahlers and rosewood boards. Asking price is $950 each.

usacharvels.com is NOT a source for Charvel retail pricing. If douche-conoes could actually float, usacharvels.com would be a marina!

I love the 3 x switches, as it lets me run the bridge and neck pup at the same time. One of my favorite configurations to play in actually. I can also pull the middle pup in/out for additional coloring. San Dimas Charvel guitars were 'hot-rod' guitars! I don't see anything hot-rod about a Fender 5 way slider. I remember when players were removing them in-favor of the three mini switches. Some douche-canoe mentioned that the HSS pickup configuration devalues the guitar... Someone had better let Jake E. Lee know that no one will want his signature guitar because of its HSS pickup format.

...transmission ended

Point is, similar spec'd guitars as yours aren't moving at $950 on other forums or on Ebay where they pop up all the time. It has nothing to do with toggle layout (I like 3x switches), it's the 2014 market. Maybe hold onto it for a while, or just wait it out for the right person willing to pay your price.

 

[TrueTone500]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

I know what you mean... $900.00 is what I'd pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb amplifier. Not being a smart-ass... That's what I think it's worth.

 

[TrueTone500]

I think chubtone's comment is that GC is willing to basically pay you full retail value for the guitar. Good for you, not good for GC because there's no room for a profit for them. Not a good way to run a business.

It's a nice guitar.

Please copy and paste your source for suggested retail pricing on a 1986 Charvel San Dimas HSS.

Here's a link to the vintage Charvel forum classifieds:

http://www.usacharvels.net/board/viewto ... 20&t=39273

It's a recent for sale posting for two white 1985 pointies (serials #5179 and #5212). One's a single hum and the other is a double hum (with a cool matching headstock). Both have Kahlers and rosewood boards. Asking price is $950 each.

usacharvels.com is NOT a source for Charvel retail pricing. If douche-conoes could actually float, usacharvels.com would be a marina!

I love the 3 x switches, as it lets me run the bridge and neck pup at the same time. One of my favorite configurations to play in actually. I can also pull the middle pup in/out for additional coloring. San Dimas Charvel guitars were 'hot-rod' guitars! I don't see anything hot-rod about a Fender 5 way slider. I remember when players were removing them in-favor of the three mini switches. Some douche-canoe mentioned that the HSS pickup configuration devalues the guitar... Someone had better let Jake E. Lee know that no one will want his signature guitar because of its HSS pickup format.

...transmission ended

Point is, similar spec'd guitars as yours aren't moving at $950 on other forums or on Ebay where they pop up all the time. It has nothing to do with toggle layout (I like 3x switches), it's the 2014 market. Maybe hold onto it for a while, or just wait it out for the right person willing to pay your price.

This comment makes perfect sense. I'll hold onto it, of wait for a worthy trade.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

I know what you mean... $900.00 is what I'd pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb amplifier.

Why are you being a dick? I was making a sincere offer if things don't work out with guitar center. I'm not insulting you or your guitar. If I thought that was going to happen, I wouldn't have posted an offer at all. I didn't read many of the posts in this thread, so perhaps I've missed something here, but wow... Whatever...

Steve

 

[Shawn Lutz]

$800-900 is about all you'll be able to milk out this one. Sorry, the truth hurts. Take the $1100 from CG as I don't think you'll see much more that 800 from anyone else that knows.

 

[TrueTone500]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

I know what you mean... $900.00 is what I'd pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb amplifier.

Why are you being a dick? I was making a sincere offer if things don't work out with guitar center. I'm not insulting you or your guitar. If I thought that was going to happen, I wouldn't have posted an offer at all. Perhaps I've missed something here, but wow... Whatever...

Steve

I made you a sincere offer also... $900.00 is what I'd be willing to pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb. I'm not insulting your amp at all.

So let's get this straight:
You offer me $900.00 for my Charvel because you feel that's what it's worth, and you're being sincere. I offer you $900.00 for a Henning Cherry Bomb because I feel that's what it's worth, but I'm being a dick? If there's any DICK here - it's you!

 

[Anonymous]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

I know what you mean... $900.00 is what I'd pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb amplifier.

Why are you being a dick? I was making a sincere offer if things don't work out with guitar center. I'm not insulting you or your guitar. If I thought that was going to happen, I wouldn't have posted an offer at all. Perhaps I've missed something here, but wow... Whatever...

Steve

I made you a sincere offer also... $900.00 is what I'd be willing to pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb. I'm not insulting your amp at all.

So the bottom-line is: You offer me $900.00 for my Charvel because you feel that's what it's worth, and you're being sincere. I offer you $900.00 for a Henning Cherry Bomb because I feel that's what it's worth, but I'm being a dick? If there's any DICK here - it's you!

You're just a flat out idiot. You know that my amps are worth FAR more than $900. It has been pointed out multiple times in this thread by people who know the Charvel market (including myself) that your guitar is worth $800-900. Therefore, my offer is reasonable for what you have. You, on the other hand, offering $900 for an amp that I have sold a fair number of for $3299, are just being a dick. You're just being a miserable prick to everyone because you can't get the money you want for your guitar. Don't cry too hard, K? Sheesh...

Steve

 

[tfridgen]

I'll give ya $900 for it if everything else falls through. I'm serious and that is what I think it is worth.

Best of luck either way...

Steve

I know what you mean... $900.00 is what I'd pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb amplifier.

Why are you being a dick? I was making a sincere offer if things don't work out with guitar center. I'm not insulting you or your guitar. If I thought that was going to happen, I wouldn't have posted an offer at all. Perhaps I've missed something here, but wow... Whatever...

Steve

I made you a sincere offer also... $900.00 is what I'd be willing to pay for a Henning Cherry Bomb. I'm not insulting your amp at all.

So let's get this straight:
You offer me $900.00 for my Charvel because you feel that's what it's worth, and you're being sincere. I offer you $900.00 for a Henning Cherry Bomb because I feel that's what it's worth, but I'm being a dick? If there's any DICK here - it's you!

I'll give you 2 grand for the Charvel. You'll just have to bear with me as I jump out of my cotton candy car down this licorice rainbow and shit out some gold coins.

 

[rupe]

I love the 3 x switches, as it lets me run the bridge and neck pup at the same time. One of my favorite configurations to play in actually. I can also pull the middle pup in/out for additional coloring. San Dimas Charvel guitars were 'hot-rod' guitars! I don't see anything hot-rod about a Fender 5 way slider. I remember when players were removing them in-favor of the three mini switches. Some douche-canoe mentioned that the HSS pickup configuration devalues the guitar... Someone had better let Jake E. Lee know that no one will want his signature guitar because of its HSS pickup format.

This is where you don't get it. What you like has no bearing on what the general market prefers. Jack Tripper states that it has nothing to do with the 3 switches but he's dead wrong...it's considered an undesireable trait in general. 3 toggles may offer more tone choices, but for a gigging guitarist it can be a bitch to go between the two most common settings...bridge and neck...therefor making the 5-way more desireable. I don't mind it, and I like the HSS setup too, but once again, it's not the preferred configuration of the guys who shell out money for these...what a few individuals like and prefer doesn't drive the market. Doesn't matter what Jake plays if that's not what the collectors are after...and they're not after HSS, 3 toggles, or Kahlers.

You've been given good advice by people who know these guitars and the market for them. You're entitled to a different opinion on what's desireable to you, but it what the market desires is not subjective...you'll likely need to put in some time to find the right buyer at anything over $900. If its worth more than that to you, by all means keep it...it's a cool guitar.

 

[TrueTone500]

I'm sorry, but I get pissed when people low-ball my gear! When I see Fender made Charvel's selling for $2000.00+, I'm absolutely baffled. I've played over a dozen USA Fenvel's, and none of them played or sounded like a real San Dimas... None of them! As far as the Kahler is concerned, I've always loved the Kahler tremolo because it stays in-tune. What a concept! Try playing an E pedal tone, and a unison bend on the 12th/14th fret high E and B strings with a floating Floyd Rose... The pedal tone will drop flat every time. Sure, you can block-off the trem block, but then it's a one-way system. I changed my '86 Jackson San Dimas to a FR body/tremolo, and it ruined the sound of the guitar. The Kahler routed bodies obviously sound better due to the additional mass. If there's anything about my guitar that I don't like, it's the goofy pointed headstock. It's a cool headstock for the RR, Kelly, and Star... On Strat body it looks ridiculous. My plan was to swap necks with a Strat head Star, but the seller sold the neck separately.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, but I get pissed when people low-ball my gear! When I see Fender made Charvel's selling for $2000.00+, I'm absolutely baffled. I've played over a dozen USA Fenvel's, and none of them played or sounded like a real San Dimas... None of them! As far as the Kahler is concerned, I've always loved the Kahler tremolo because it stays in-tune. What a concept! Try playing an E pedal tone, and a unison bend on the 12th/14th fret high E and B strings with a floating Floyd Rose... The pedal tone will drop flat every time. Sure, you can block-off the trem block, but then it's a one-way system. I changed my '86 Jackson San Dimas to a FR body/tremolo, and it ruined the sound of the guitar. The Kahler routed bodies obviously sound better due to the additional mass. If there's anything about my guitar that I don't like, it's the goofy pointed headstock. It's a cool headstock for the RR, Kelly, and Star... On Strat body it looks ridiculous. My plan was to swap necks with a Strat head Star, but the seller sold the neck separately.

It's interesting that you think the new 2000+ Charvel Custom Shop guitars don't play or sound like the original 80s guitars. I guess you don't realize that they are built by the same guys using the same methods and equipment that was used to build the 80s guitars. I've played and owned many original Charvels both now and in the 80s and apart from missteps when the guitars were re-issued, the new Custom shop stuff is just as good as the stuff built in the 80s. Many others with the same long term experience with Charvels would say the same. And that is as it should be considering it is the same guys with the same equipment and methods... With almost 30 years more luthier experience no less. Anyway, I'll put my current Charvel Custom Shops up against anything built in the 80s...

Oh... And as already pointed out $900 would not be low balling you for the guitar you have. That is a fact. And there is no reason to get mad or take it personally - the market is what it is. BTW - I paid $1100 for a brand new Kahlered Charvel with a complex Jack Daniels graphic in 1985. That means your guitar would have sold for about $900 in 1985. Not bad that you can still get the original purchase price for something that is almost 30 years old... Ignoring inflation, of course... Most stuff 30 years old is worthless now though...

Steve

 

[TrueTone500]

I'm sorry, but I get pissed when people low-ball my gear! When I see Fender made Charvel's selling for $2000.00+, I'm absolutely baffled. I've played over a dozen USA Fenvel's, and none of them played or sounded like a real San Dimas... None of them! As far as the Kahler is concerned, I've always loved the Kahler tremolo because it stays in-tune. What a concept! Try playing an E pedal tone, and a unison bend on the 12th/14th fret high E and B strings with a floating Floyd Rose... The pedal tone will drop flat every time. Sure, you can block-off the trem block, but then it's a one-way system. I changed my '86 Jackson San Dimas to a FR body/tremolo, and it ruined the sound of the guitar. The Kahler routed bodies obviously sound better due to the additional mass. If there's anything about my guitar that I don't like, it's the goofy pointed headstock. It's a cool headstock for the RR, Kelly, and Star... On Strat body it looks ridiculous. My plan was to swap necks with a Strat head Star, but the seller sold the neck separately.

It's interesting that you think the new 2000+ Charvel Custom Shop guitars don't play or sound like the original 80s guitars. I guess you don't realize that they are built by the same guys using the same methods and equipment that was used to build the 80s guitars. I've played and owned many original Charvels both now and in the 80s and apart from missteps when the guitars were re-issued, the new Custom shop stuff is just as good as the stuff built in the 80s. Many others with the same long term experience with Charvels would say the same. And that is as it should be considering it is the same guys with the same equipment and methods... With almost 30 years more luthier experience no less. Anyway, I'll put my current Charvel Custom Shops up against anything built in the 80s...

Oh... And as already pointed out $900 would not be low balling you for the guitar you have. That is a fact. And there is no reason to get mad or take it personally - the market is what it is. BTW - I paid $1100 for a brand new Kahlered Charvel with a complex Jack Daniels graphic in 1985. That means your guitar would have sold for about $900 in 1985. Not bad that you can still get the original purchase price for something that is almost 30 years old... Ignoring inflation, of course... Most stuff 30 years old is worthless now though...

Steve

To be fair, I've never played a CS Fender/Charvel. Every Fender/Charvel I've played (Sam Ash and friends) had compound radius necks, which I personally do not like. I've owned two 80's Strat head Charvel's, an 80's San Dimas Jackson, and an 80's star/bolt... None of those guitars had compound radius necks. It sounds like the $900.00 value is sort-of written in stone, so I'm better-off trading it in. I'm not being stingy or difficult... I recently played a $3000.00+ James Tyler, and came to the conclusion that my ($900.00) Charvel is a superior instrument... Just my opinion.

I have my eye on a Robin's Egg CS Charvel w/non Floyd fulcrum trem, but it's consignment item... No trades allowed.

 

[Chubtone]

I'm sorry, but I was just trying to help and made a couple little jokes in the process. In the future I will try and restrict my comments to gear that I have some history with and am familiar with.

22 original Charvels the idiot owned at one point.

 

[Philo Beddoe]