Very cool Charvel for sale..

[Mailman1971]

Oh Wait....I am not sure if I can use their Last name anymore.

But a "Wayne" Charvel aged guitar. Cool video.
I have owned one of the first 10 Wayne Guitars (Demartini Crossed Swords)
And it was insanely good.

Cant speak for the newer ones but I am sure it rocks.

 

[psychodave]

It's cool, but I hate the over aging. The neck aging doesn't match the body aging.

 

[mudf00t]

They have had one of those pieces of crap for sale at my local GC for MONTHS and it was at Greensboro for damn near a year before that. They just dropped the price AGAIN.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/In-Sto ... -Guitar.gc

 

[Mailman1971]

I don't think I would ever get a 'relic' guitar new.
But man the Wayne guitars really kick ass.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Light weight alder body! At least he's using good wood and not crap basswood… not sure I'm too crazy about the aging… But I bet it sounds great!

 

[Mailman1971]

Michael is a cool dude. Bought 2 guitars from him in the past.
Get a fender 'charvel'

Or get a REAL Charvel. From the man himself.

 

[sytharnia1560]

Light weight alder body! At least he's using good wood and not crap basswood… not sure I'm too crazy about the aging… But I bet it sounds great!

Basswood has its place man....just ask eddie

 

[Anonymous]

Michael is a cool dude. Bought 2 guitars from him in the past.
Get a fender 'charvel'

Or get a REAL Charvel. From the man himself.

You do realize that Wayne Charvel had nothing to do with all the original '80s Charvels that we love so much, correct? Those guitars were all built in the Grover Jackson era of Charvel and Wayne was out. Also, the "fender charvels" that you are talking about are built in the Custom Shop by the same guys (using the same techniques and equipment) who built the guitars in the Grover era of Charvel. So, IMO, a REAL Charvel comes from fender now and certainly not from Wayne Charvel.

That said, I've had 4 Wayne guitars. One of them was a dud and I returned it and the other 3 were great guitars. Also, Michael provided me with the BEST customer service of any boutique builder. I had a guitar that had these gold flames and over two year's time, the gold started turning green and looked terrible. I called Michael and he took the guitar back after two years and built me a brand new guitar at no additional cost. Great guy...

Steve

 

[Racerxrated]

Weren't the 'pre pro' Charvels built or put there by Wayne and friends? That's what I always thought...they seem to command the most cash.

 

[Mailman1971]

Wow. I didn't know that the San Dimas Charvels had nothing to do with Wayne.
I just assumed.

 

[Anonymous]

Weren't the 'pre pro' Charvels built or put there by Wayne and friends? That's what I always thought...they seem to command the most cash.

No, that actually isn't the case. Wayne sold the company to Grover in 1978. Prior to that, Charvel had no ability to make their own bodies and necks. They simply assembled parts made by Boogie Bodies and others. Grover immediately tooled up to make bodies and soon after began making necks. The PrePro Charvels you are talking about that command big bucks were made by Grover's team from bodies and necks built by Charvel. These are really the first Charvels, produced from 1979-1981. In 1981, the serialized Charvels started with the numbered Charvel neck plates.

Anything made by Wayne prior to 1978, were just parts being assembled...

Steve

 

[Racerxrated]

Weren't the 'pre pro' Charvels built or put there by Wayne and friends? That's what I always thought...they seem to command the most cash.

No, that actually isn't the case. Wayne sold the company to Grover in 1978. Prior to that, Charvel had no ability to make their own bodies and necks. They simply assembled parts made by Boogie Bodies and others. Grover immediately tooled up to make bodies and soon after began making necks. The PrePro Charvels you are talking about that command big bucks were made by Grover's team from bodies and necks built by Charvel. These are really the first Charvels, produced from 1979-1981. In 1981, the serialized Charvels started with the numbered Charvel neck plates.

Anything made by Wayne prior to 1978, were just parts being assembled...

Steve

Got it!

 

[Mailman1971]

Very cool iinfo Steve.

 

[AndyK]

I don't like guitars that look like they were put into a meat grinder.

 

[Anonymous]

Very cool iinfo Steve.

Steve

 

[Mailman1971]

After your post it got me curious. I went to Wane Charvels web site and he broke down the timelines.
Really interesting read.