Charvel have gone mad

[Philly Q]

I think people are being a trifle overdramatic. These are guitars that people are probably going to want to play, and the range starts at super-cheap. I personally don't like the abalone binding, but some people must as there's so many guitars with it.
I've never seen people actually complain that a manufacturer has started doing mahogany neckthru guitars before.

Wonky analogy, but this feels like Ferrari making SUVs to me.
It's so far removed from what Charvel has always been about. And it's the first step towards binning the ProMod series, or moving production to China...

And let's face it, Charvel do have a history of "losing their way" - and each time the company is successfully resurrected (be it as Wayne guitars or the now Fender-owned Charvel itself) it's been by going back to the simple superstrats they were best known for.

[dave_mc]

Yeah, I don't know much about Charvel, but these new models have a Korean (or Chinese?) look about them to me, so presumably cheaper than the surprisingly-reasonable Pro Mods.

(In fact, if I was a superstrat kind of guy, I'd say the Pro Mods are crazy bargains for MIJ guitars.  Is there a catch I don't know about?  :? )

Yeah :lol: I haven't got round to trying the MIJ ones yet, but aside from the korean-made floyd (which isn't a gigantic problem, you're not getting a schaller OFR on any other £600 new guitar either, and most of them aren't MIJ either) and the annoyingly-safe pickup choices (again, not too many other companies offer any more esoteric models, just it's annoying that everything comes stock with the jb), I don't see any catch.

And it's the first step towards binning the ProMod series, or moving production to China...

That's my concern. I've put off getting one on the basis that they're still making them, so there's no rush (ok so some of the colours have changed, but aside from that). If they do stop making them, it'll maybe force me to get one :lol:

[Sancho]

You should get one. They are totally killer guitars.

[Philly Q]

^ Your own collection?

[Madsakre]

You should get one. They are totally killer guitars.

Theres atleast one with a recessed floyd :)

[hunter]

This won't last very long. I hope they see it as an experiment and haven't produced 1000s of them, so they can easily back off.

[Sancho]

^ Your own collection?

Yep.

Theres atleast one with a recessed floyd :)

Blame Charvel mate :)

[dave_mc]

You should get one. They are totally killer guitars.

yeah. another reason i've sorta been holding off is in case they release something cooler as the wild card :lol:

Nice collection there :)

[Philly Q]

So how often do they issue a new Wild Card - is it like a monthly thing?

Presumably some people actually collect them all.

[dave_mc]

it was supposed to be every 3 months. the last one's been out for about 6, despite only being put up on the charvel site when it was redone about 2 days ago :lol:

[hunter]

Thinking about it ... I get it. Here is proof that Gibson acquired Charvel!

[Philly Q]

Thinking about it ... I get it. Here is proof that Gibson acquired Charvel!

No, it was Fender!  :P

[Transcend]

Thinking about it ... I get it. Here is proof that Gibson acquired Charvel!

No, it was Fender!  :P

Wasn't that because jackson part owned Charvel when fender bought Jackson?

[Philly Q]

Thinking about it ... I get it. Here is proof that Gibson acquired Charvel!

No, it was Fender!  :P

Wasn't that because jackson part owned Charvel when fender bought Jackson?

I think Jackson fully owned Charvel.  Grover Jackson bought the Charvel company from Wayne Charvel way back when, before he even started making Jackson guitars.  Then he sold Jackson/Charvel to a Japanese company in the '80s, then Fender bought it about 10 years ago.

I was just looking how many well-known brands Fender own now, it's amazing - Gretsch, Guild, Jackson, Charvel, EVH, Tacoma, Ovation, Hamer.... it's a huge corporation.