Help identifying a weird Charvel neck-thru/or maybe set-in?

[necrowolf]

Hi guys! need your help, here's the pics:
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...lzxg330438.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...2fre276204.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...dvvh336658.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...1qx5335757.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...igs4338391.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...glkz281250.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...yj3j330486.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...6sbb321818.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...dgdc321832.jpg
https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.au...abso276900.jpg

Can't remember it appeared anywhere, searching catalogs and websites for quite a long time, still has no clue in any resource.
kinda like a 650, but the binding thing...and only two knobs? so weird....maybe a employee project?
I would like to know whether it's legit, then the exact model name,production year,specs,etc...any info would be appreciated.

[Number Of The Priest]

I don't recognize it either, but that is cool! Almost looks like it has an ash body with natural body binding. Very tasteful.

If I had to guess, the toothpaste logo and JT590 tremolo places the guitar in the early 1989-91 with its siblings, as it does closely resemble a 650 in almost all of the specs. Nothing about the guitar screams "fake" from what I can see in the photos.

If this were made available to me for a good price, I would have no hesitation buying it now and figuring out the identification details later, as I have no doubts about its legitimacy.

[toejam]

Probably made for the Japanese market only.

[EntrailsOfU]

My guess is refinish with possible veneer's on a 650xl. The head stock doesn't match (or doesn't look like it) and looks like one of the stock grey/gun metal colors I've seen before. Veneer on the top would also cover the 2nd tone knob spot. But that is badass! IF it was a refin, it was done extremely well. The other guess as to Japan market only is quite possible too. If that is the case, it'd be super rare in the states. I'd love to find an old model series with a matching head stock which is Japan market only as well.

If it was a refin, it's probably not worth more than 600-700. If that is factory, then it could be over a grand or more.

[xenophobe]

Probably made for the Japanese market only.

Toothpaste logo though. All the Post 1990 Japanese market Charvels I've seen still have the guitar logo. Seeing how it's already in Japan, you might be right.

Might be Australian or German/EU market as well.

[toejam]

Yeah, you're right about usually having the guitar logo. Who knows? Maybe someone did just throw a veneer on it.

[Seraphime]

This is Charvel Soloist Model 1. 1996. Designed and prodused for Rock Inn japan. Pickups are stock. Very rare.

[toejam]

So it is a Japanese market guitar. Very cool!

[Seraphime]

Yeah, have some photos of Soloist Model 2 also - what a beauty! (an expensive beauty, lol). Specs: 25,5, set neck mahagony, archtop, ebony (hello, Soloist ATN Pro)

[necrowolf]

thank you all for the information! this forum fxxking ROCKS!\m/

to Seraphime: many many THANKS buddy, even the catalog is rare, how did you find that?

now I'm trying to get my hands on it...,but how's the Model 1 specs? a bit blur on that picture,can't read it clearly.

[Seraphime]

Thanks to russian Jackson fans and japanese segment of the Net)
Soloist Model 1


Soloist Model 2

[Seraphime]

Bonus pic)
https://postimg.cc/svKZwb65

[Number Of The Priest]

Those Japan-market Jacksons and Charvels always have really cool and interesting specs. How often do you see North American or international production models have an ash body and pickups like the Duncan Little '59 and Duncan Vintage Rails?

Specs-wise, the Soloist Model-1 is very close to the 650 and the Soloist Model-2 is very close to the 750. I wonder if the Soloist Model-2 is short-scale like the 750. It would not surprise me if it did. Hard to tell without the oversized pickup rings making the pickups look crammed close together like on the 750 though.

[Jackson8090s]

browsing the Jackson site the other night and under the SUPPORT link you can download the Japan catalogs.

[Number Of The Priest]

Yes, that's true. But what's available for download are mostly Japan-market Jackson guitars, with very little about Japan-market Charvel guitars, and these Charvel Soloist Model-1s and Model-2s are not among them.