Just won a Charvel 1b on ebay for 221$ I loved this bass in the late 80's and regretted trading it in. Even same color as my old one. Maybe Claudia won't notice it.....
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It is very inconspicuous.
Charvel 1b would have been a much better thread title.
There was already a thread about an S.O. going to get riled over a bass purchase recently.
There was already a thread about an S.O. going to get riled over a bass purchase recently.
Yes that subtle red color is so easy to hide. maybe I should repaint it orange to make it more inconspicuous.
I have the identical Charvel. Very nice. My wife never noticed it stuck in with several dozen other guitars. 
I had a few of those, even a couple red ones. I needed the maple fretboard for another project and sold this one with a rosewood. The buyer actually did NOT want the maple fretboard so he was happy
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I tend to like the maple better. Should be coming today, looking forward to reclaiming a bit of my youth.
It's fun to revisit instruments of ownership past.
This era of Charvel are bargains now.
Get a sparkly strap to help it lay low from the eyes of the lady...
This era of Charvel are bargains now.
Get a sparkly strap to help it lay low from the eyes of the lady...
to me that is just way too much, and where some of these sellers get their basis from is just a mystery, but if one person buys one for 500 because they can and they want it bad enough then many sellers see that and just match the pricing.
Just plugged it in, sounds really bright and joy to play . Great value for the price
I watched that one. I love my old charvels and have been wanting a maple necked one for a while, but want a 3b first. I'm glad to see it go to a tb guy
although people cringe when you say charvette, there is also the model 400 single-p which is plentiful.
If you are the type of person who would replace the pickup anyway, an excellent alternative. ( I still have and use mine with a EMG Select pickup replacement because the pickup was a weak point in the charvettes )
If you are the type of person who would replace the pickup anyway, an excellent alternative. ( I still have and use mine with a EMG Select pickup replacement because the pickup was a weak point in the charvettes )
I have had so many jackson pickups and the thing that always bothered me was the inconsistency of what they put in what model even though they had stickers on the back to tell the assemblers where to use them it seemed they were wound half-a***d from the factory and nobody checked the ohms at the end before applying the stickers. Some of the passives got the weak ones and some of the preampped models got the hot ones. ( distortion city )
Generally I would swap around and then I was happy, or just bought aftermarkets.
Generally I would swap around and then I was happy, or just bought aftermarkets.
and like all pickups, the distance between them and strings is very important for tone and volume. An 1/8 of an inch too far down and wham much volume loss especially on the D/G strings.
I just picked up a white 1b and although it was relatively cheap with the b.o. considering how clean it is, the description was hilarious from the pawn shop selling it.
I figured if the pictures did not match the auction, I would just file a not-as-described claim so a win win either way
THIS SALE CONTAINS A 1989 JAPANESE CHARVEL JACKSON BASS GUTIAR. IT'S USED BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS PLYWOOD BODY, A MAPLE NECK, ROSEWOOD FINGER BOARD, AND JACKSON TUNERS.
Please see photos
I figured if the pictures did not match the auction, I would just file a not-as-described claim so a win win either way
THIS SALE CONTAINS A 1989 JAPANESE CHARVEL JACKSON BASS GUTIAR. IT'S USED BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS PLYWOOD BODY, A MAPLE NECK, ROSEWOOD FINGER BOARD, AND JACKSON TUNERS.
Please see photos
