These neck plates say 'Charvel PO Package 245, San Dimas, California, 91773'. Charvel is a brand of electric guitars founded in the 1970s by Wayne Charvel in Azusa, California and originally headquartered in Glendora, California.
The very first serial number used has been a Strat-style harmonica with the Heineken beverage bottle tag coated on it, Nov 9th, 1981. Grab a MIJ model while you still can (they quick sell in the used forums and online marketplaces). Awesome guitar for early EVH tones! Neck is perfect, and frets are dressed with virtually no wear. Notice 1:There were approximately 750 Bolt-on Charvel's produced from 1979-1981 without serial numbers. Recently SetUp for Low Action Playing with Ernie Ball 9's The SL4X has the Soloist body shape, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets, and dot. The SL4X is based on a now discontinued Charvel 80s guitar. This is a very very rare 6 digit serial number bass guitar that was manufactured. Stupid Rare It has the original Floyd Rose Trem and custom graphics. These 5 digit serial number guitars where only produced for a month or two months. Archtop Soloist models have a JA + 4 digit number serial number. This is a very rare 5 Digit serial number guitar that was manufactured in 1981. Prior to this the neck plates were bolted directly to the guitar body (no cushion).
Dimarzio Tone Zone (Bridge) Dimarzio Evo (Neck) A USA J series serial number will always have 4 or 5 digits later, but any more means that it is an imported guitar. Early in 1984 (approximately serial number 3000 and up), Charvel started to seat neckplates in a plastic cushion.
Maple neck - w/JC11 Serial Neck (Most Desired) The serial number on it is 256312, Fort Worth TX and I am pretty sure it is a Japan made, from my research I believe it. Jackson had worked at Charvels Guitar Repair, a small shop in Azusa, Calif., that specialized in hot-rodding traditional electric guitars, before he bought the company from founder Wayne. Controls: 1 volume pot & 3 way pickup selector sw Charvel shares DNA and deep roots with Jackson guitars, and in the late 1970s it was Grover Jackson who built the first guitars bearing the Charvel name. Neck: Quarter sawn maple, 22 Frets, compound radius 12"-16", jumbo frets
The guitar was originally a Ferrari Red color but the color was stripped to natural, making it much more unique. Forget the new ones made in Mexico - these were THE best Charvel guitars made in the Fujigen Factory in Japan before their closure in 2011.Ībsolute beauty in good condition. If you don't know anything about these guitars - do your research! They're the best guitars that Charvel has made in the last 20 years.