It be easier to talk about all the info/facts on these 2 Guitar's , rather than writing everything I know.. (218) 879-3796 Central Time Zone...
YES EVH Owned And Used Killer 1980's Japan Charvel that Were Built And Gifted to Eddie back in the day when Every Guitar builder was trying to get Ed the Guitar He was on the Qwest to Bond with "THE ONE" He spent years trying to find, build.. a Guitar that he could call His Own.. Which we all know He ended up finding Magic with a Guitar He ended up making on His Own. But this took trial and error and Many many years before finding.. "The One"!!!!
These 2 Jackson/Charvel 1988 Model 88 and 1988 Model 4 Came From Eddie Himself, and Gifted to the Collector I purchased from while he was at Ed's Home in CA in Studio 5150, VanHalen own Recording Studio as the whole Band was practicing...
These 2 guitars have been in a Vault all these years, until I purchased.. They Still had Eds DNA on them.
Call (218) 879-3796 (central time zone) for more info and price.. I like to sell as a pair, but mite break up the 2.. COA is included
Charvel Model-88 1987 Vintage
original pickup ( Jackson J-95! ) real mother of pearl sharkfin inlays
1988 Charvel Model-88 manufactured in Japan at the Jackson/Charvel plant.
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1988 Specifications from Charvel Corporate in 1988...
Jackson Floyd Rose Tremolo JT6
Body : African Ribbon Mahogany
Neck: Maple/Rosewood w/ Mother of Pearl Shark Fins
22 Jumbo Frets
1 Volume Pot.. That's All You Need!
Jackson J-95 Pickup
Jackson Hard Shell case
Limited 1000 made in 1988 [ Charvel Jackson quote said 500 to USA - 500 to world ]
Actual production numbers said to be under 750 or less
Japanese Charvels were the result of a collision between the dominance of ’80s heavy metal, the maturation of Asian guitarmaking, and the realities of economics. American-made Charvels were the namesake of Wayne Richard Charvel, who began making guitars as a teenager in the 1960s. In the early ’70s, Charvel worked as a refinisher for Fender. In ’74, he opened a repair shop in Azusa, California, which in ’76 became Charvel Manufacturing, offering a variety of parts so you could “build your own.” Charvel had an assistant named Grover Jackson. In ’77, Charvel Manufacturing ran into financial problems, and in ’78, Jackson bought the company from his boss, becoming Jackson/Charvel.
That same year, Edward Van Halen brought attention to the name when he appeared playing a Charvel “parts” guitar. After supplying guitars to B.C. Rich and basses to Music Man, in 1980 the Charvel line of bolt-neck solidbody electric guitars and basses appeared, basically variations on Fender models. Even though Van Halen soon jumped ship and hooked up with Floyd Rose and Kramer guitars, Charvels found a steady clientele, and the brand prospered. In 1983, Charvels with the more-familiar pointy/droopy headstock appeared. When American manufacturing ceased in ’86, Charvel had produced nearly 6,000 guitars.
