With the Chinese influx of guitars, they are now making Jackson clones. See my post in the eBay section.
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Originally posted by Guitardude86Ok, the serial-number on the neckplate of my Charvel is as follows:
02040066
What does the digits mean?
Thanks in advance!"Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)
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Originally posted by toejamThat'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.
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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)KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT
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Originally posted by RacerXHmmm, I had always thought an 8 digit serial starting with zero denotes a Made In India.... maybe the plate was switched?
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:/"This ain't no Arsenio Hall show, destroy something!"
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Originally posted by DrsracingWhat is your charvel?? Pics serial, Bolt ons are easy to fake, but Neck thrus are reallya waste, to hard
Fortunatey, the forgers don´t seem to have realized this yet
Originally posted by Guitardude86....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?...Last edited by Zerberus; 08-08-2006, 06:31 AM.
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Originally posted by ZerberusWell, 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.
Preach"This ain't no Arsenio Hall show, destroy something!"
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Originally posted by Guitardude86That'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...
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 originsHail yesterday
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http://www.audiozone.dk/CatalogScans...OnlyPage08.htm
I think that might be it.
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