Fake Charvels/Jacksons

[Bengal65]

With the Chinese influx of guitars, they are now making Jackson clones. See my post in the eBay section.

[RacerX]

Ok, the serial-number on the neckplate of my Charvel is as follows:

02040066

What does the digits mean?
Thanks in advance!

Hmmm, I had always thought an 8 digit serial starting with zero denotes a Made In India.... maybe the plate was switched?

[slash]

The MIJ Model A and the A+ both had Ebony boards... I'm just guessing but maybe a Standard????

[slash]

That's real. It's called a "Standard". It's a Japanese model made around 2002 when they brought the Charvel line back. Now they're discontinued since they started the USA line again.

Doh.... I should have read the second page before posting

[Hamner1]

I thought the first two digits of the serial indicated the year of production... but I could be wrong.

And yeah it is most likely that the Charvels & Jacksons you hear about being faked are the San Dimas era guitars (late 70's - early-mid 80s)

[Guitardude86]

Hmmm, I had always thought an 8 digit serial starting with zero denotes a Made In India.... maybe the plate was switched?

Does that mean my plate has been switched with a plate made in India? The plate has the Charvel logo on it by the way..
As far as I know Charvel don't make guitars in India, right?
Does that mean I've got a real Charvel with a fake neckplate then?
Sounds rather strange to me:/

[Zerberus]

What is your charvel?? Pics serial, Bolt ons are easy to fake, but Neck thrus are reallya waste, to hard

Well, not really, as there are more than enough set neck Knockoffs that could be "relogoed" and modded a bit, such as the ernandes Rhoads and the Vester + JB player Soloists.

Fortunatey, the forgers don´t seem to have realized this yet

....Sorry if I'm asking stupid questions, but I know there's been some legal disagreements between Charvel and Jackson over the years, and I'm wondering if maybe that's got something to do with it?...

This is wholly incorrect, as Jackson and Charvel are merely 2 different brands produced by the exact same company. Like the way Kraft also makes a lot of the stuff you can buy at Aldi, it just doesn´t say Kraft. But the quality is the same, as are the people making it.

[Guitardude86]

Well, not really, as there are more than enough set neck Knockoffs that could be "relogoed" and modded a bit, such as the ernandes Rhoads and the Vester + JB player Soloists.

Fortunatey, the forgers don´t seem to have realized this yet



This is wholly incorrect, as Jackson and Charvel are merely 2 different brands produced by the exact same company. Like the way Kraft also makes a lot of the stuff you can buy at Aldi, it just doesn´t say Kraft. But the quality is the same, as are the people making it.

Thanks, I've had so much misinformation you wouldn't believe it.. So thanks for telling me the truth guys!
Preach

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[JacksonRR]

Sorry for post here, but any1 please help me identify this Jackson/Charvel
here is foto
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[JacksonRR]

Thanks

[Guitardude86]

Sweet guitar JacksonRR!
My neckplate doesn't even say "By Jackson/Charvel" under the Charvel logo:/

[Guitardude86]

That's right, my necklate doesn't say "by Jackson/Charvel" under the Charvel-logo... Isn't it supposed to say that, if it's MIJ anyway?
Or have I gotten my facts wrong again lol...
Well, I'm confused, would like to sort this out

[VitaminG]

That's right, my necklate doesn't say "by Jackson/Charvel" under the Charvel-logo... Isn't it supposed to say that, if it's MIJ anyway?

nope

Or have I gotten my facts wrong again lol...

yup

As time has passed, the cast neckplates got simpler and less informative. Eventually, to the point where they did away with the cast neckplates altogether and newer imports usually have a boring plain neckplate. I haven't done an exhaustive investigation into neckplate timelines & history, etc, but my '92 Jackson Fusion Plus still has the cast neckplate, but without the Ft Worth address that we rely on to indicate that the Model series Charvels aren't actually MIA. By the mid-90s, cast plates were gone and we had to use other tells (eg. the serial format, or spacing of 12th fret dots) regarding an import Jackson or Charvel's origins

[dg]

Sorry for post here, but any1 please help me identify this Jackson/Charvel
here is foto
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Wow, a 24-fret bolt-on dinky, Schaller, sharkies, but with the guitar-shaped logo? I'm thinking Japan-market only. How about one of the Super Dinky models? Check out the '89 SDK-100-SH here:

http://www.audiozone.dk/CatalogScans...OnlyPage08.htm

I think that might be it.