Charvel

[atomic charvel guy]

Re: Charvel

gad,
it's not a point of taking care of the axes,
i would like to think we are all good to them, but try not bashing your guitar when you are gigging or jamming. i have slipped on beer spots,
tripped over cables,pedals, bumped into marshalls while looking at chicks, the whole nine yards. they can take a beating at times.
tommy

[deviltronix]

Re: Charvel

Jackson is currently the better guitar because the charvel line has been neglected for the most part. Fender sees that a Charvel revival would be lucrative so the tides could turn.


rich

[Jim Shine]

Re: Charvel

I like both bolt on and neck through designs. However, my overall favorite Jackson is hands down the Soloist.

[83SanDimas]

Re: Charvel

Good Topic This bolton neck thru debate...

Fantastic guitarists, better than we will ever be, have played bolt ons in the majority. Randy and a few other greats have played neck thrus...

Sustain is not an issue. You should be able to get great sustain with any guitar. And I say that because this is the JCF and we play with overdrive. If your guitar has bad sustain I would look at the bridge or nut but not the neck.

It will come down to preference. I have bolt on strat heads and neck thru soloists. My early Bolt ons are my favorite. I would like to spend a day with a soloist with an oiled neck but I do not have one.

Tommy is so right about gigging and guitar damage. In one club they had so many holes in the stage with a thick carpet over it. By the second set I went thru the floor with my guitar in my hands in the middle of a song. One club had an electrical fire and we had to get the equipment out fast... If you are woried about your guitar do not gig with it. I think the bolt ons are a little more rugged than the set necks or neck thrus. The pointies take a beating when cliped that the stratheads can survive...

My passion is for bolt ons but I have a model 6 I will never sell...

[83SanDimas]

Re: Charvel

AlexL


Let us know how you like your new bolt on.

Kev

[fritzreiser]

Re: Charvel

[quote]Originally posted by AlexL:

Originally posted by jinx:
So, are neck-through guitars better than bolt-ons? Absolutely. Sometimes. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree 100%. I have only been playing/collecting Jackson/Charvel guitars for about 8 months and have bought and/or sold 17 guitars in that period, neck-thrus, set-necks and bolt-ons. And it finally occurred to me that each guitar is very different and they all have pros and cons. [img]graemlins/idea2.gif[/img]

Here's a suggestion to you if you are considering buying Jacksons/Charvels (Assuming you can afford it). Buy a bolt-on MIJ Charvel Model series guitar and buy a early 90s Jackson Professional neck-thru guitar, such as a Soloist Pro, Rhoads Pro, Warrior Pro or Infinity Pro. If you buy them on eBay or here on the JCF, the Model guitar should cost you $150 - $250 and the Jackson Pro should cost you $400 -$600. You'll have two great players and YOU can determine what you like and dislike about each type of guitar.

Actually, if you do find a Jackson Infinity Pro, you should pass on it and tell me where you found it. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[JDouglee]

Re: Charvel

It is better to live alone in the desert than with a crabby, complaining wife. Proverbs 21:19 (NLT)

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Can I get an AMEN?? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]