Wayne Charvel sold the company to Grover Jackson in 1978, and ceased all working associations with the brand name from that point forward.Īfter purchasing the company, Grover Jackson tooled to produce guitar bodies, which he sold to Mighty Mite and Dimarzio.ĭuring this time BC Rich, SD Curlee, and Music Man approached Charvel to contract manufacture various wood parts. When Asian companies began copying Charvels parts and selling them at a discount, Charvel decided to begin building complete guitars.Ĭharvel guitars were constructed from wood components outsourced to Boogie and Schecter bodies, and various Charvel and aftermarket hardware. Modern Charvel players include Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Guthrie Govan (The Aristocrats), and Joe Duplantier (Gojira).

Lee (Ozzy Osbourne), Vinnie Vincent (Kiss), Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), George Lynch (Dokken), Criss Oliva (Savatage), Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, and others. History edit Charvel guitars became popular in the 1980s due to their association with famous rock and heavy metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi), Warren DeMartini (Ratt), Randy Rhoads, Jake E.

Serialnumber:281185 what model is ot,it has 2 jackson single coils and 1 umnb,a jackson floyd rose licensed tremolo: Yes, mine has a six digit number.Īs far as I know the 6 digit s were used on Japanese imports even though the neck plate says Fort Worth, Texas. I can be reached at Thank You for your time. The earliest Charvels have no serial numbers, only a made in USA mark on the.

The first serial number used was a Strat-style guitar withthe.įounded by Wayne Charvel as Charvel manufacturing in 1976 making guitar. NOTE 1: There were approximately 750 Bolt-on Charvels made from 1979-1981 without serial numbers. About 750 San Dimas Charvels were built without serial numbers.:: Did Charvel produce six digit serial number guitars.:: My Charvel Jackson has six digits 239578.

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