Collecting Vintage Electric Guitars
As a teenager and beginning guitarist in the early 80’s I could hardly help but be drawn to Charvel and Jackson guitars. They had a mystique that none of the other “pointy guitars” such as Kramer or B.C. Rich could equal. Many of us that started playing back then can remember how badly we wanted one of these. Translate their $1000 to $1500 price tag to current dollars and it’s easy to see why we couldn’t afford them. The fact that they are currently not the MTV favorite means that many of us are now able to buy and collect the one’s we’ve always wanted... Continue Reading >>
One word of advice: If you are going to buy a San Dimas Charvel or Jackson, do your homework. The strat headstock Charvel is one of the most forged guitars of all time. It's also one of the most likely to have been messed with / modified. Finding a legitimate unmodified guitar with a neckplate that matches the logbook is truly rare. Also, with so little information available on these guitars, many end up being innocently (or otherwise) misrepresented. I would highly advise against buying a bolt-on San Dimas guitar without first verifying the serial number with the Jackson Custom Shop... More >>