Thought id start a thread about a bass I bought recently on a whim. Being a child of the 80s, Ive always loved the original charvel guitars and basses. Ive owned a few in my life but currently have none. I often think about doing a custom tribute build with a classic graphic design I could gig in one of my bands. Earlier this summer I saw Charvel reissues were being built. The green with the creme pickup covers caught my eye. I scoured the web for a light one. A dealer claimed they had one at 8.5lbs. Bought it and upon receiving it discovered it was closer to 9lbs. Not the end of the world so I kept it. Plugged it in to discover one of the nosiest basses of all time! I figured the preamp was un giggable and the bass had no shielding. Upside was the neck felt great and could be setup with low action. Bridge and tuners seemed fine, also. Fret ends were sharp and the nut a bit suspect. I contacted my friend Nino at Valenti basses. He said to send it to him and he'd go to town on it!! Im one of Carey Nordstrands artists and ordered his 2 band preamp with VTC and a set of PJ pickups. Nino massaged the fret ends, did some work on the nut and fully shielded the bass. I also asked him to remove the hideous string retainer and install a classic round one. He filled the holes and colored them. Cant hardly tell at all!! He then installed the pickups and preamp. Carey doesnt have creme covers available so we used the covers that came on the DiMarzios. He lastly added Straplok buttons. He setup the bass and did the intonation. Wow! Came out great, looks killer, and sounds fantastic. Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!!
