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Charvel brand including both moderately-priced and "boutique-priced" instruments, all of which are produced in Fender's factories. The brand also operates a full-service custom shop within the Fender Custom Shop facility in Corona. One of Charvel's
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Stratocaster-style (Dinky, San Dimas Style 1, and So-Cal Style 1) and Telecaster-style (San Dimas Style 2 and So-Cal Style 2) bodies, all of which are produced in Fender's Corona, USA and Ensenada, Mexico manufacturing facilities:
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Charvel's parent company, Jackson, in 2002, the Charvel brand entered a renaissance with several USA-made "San Dimas" models which were named to recapture the original association of the Charvel name with high-quality, American-made professional guitars.
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new band as lead guitarist. They worked together to develop a guitar to complement the polka-dotted Flying V built for Rhoads by Karl
Sandoval. The prototype was not angular enough for Rhoads, but the second design produced a shape that Randy referred to as the
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style body in black, red, or sunburst, and fitted with chrome or black hardware and dice as volume knobs. The flashy styling and high price ($ 1200) proved unpopular, and the basic style was later revived for Korean production under the
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Charvel's parts and selling them at a discount, Charvel decided to begin assembling complete guitars on the advice of Grover Jackson. Charvel guitars were assembled from wood parts made by Boogie Bodies and
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Charvel to manufacture various wood parts. The income from these sales provided the Charvel shop with additional tooling and experience that gave Jackson the footing required to grow the Charvel brand.
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The MJ Series of Japanese built premium models: 1999 Style 1 San Dima, 2022 ‘Guthrie Govan’ San Dimas SD24 in Sunburst, 2021 MJ Dinky DK24 HSH 2PT Natural Walnut and Streaky Ebony fretboard.
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style of music that was very popular at the time. Charvel guitars became renowned for its use of creative graphics, unfinished maple necks, and various innovative appointments.
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588:. Produced between 1992 and 2005. Originally a semi-hollow guitar with lipstick pickups, later versions had a solid body or added a humbucking pickup in the bridge position.
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instruments built to customer specification which can be ordered through a network of Custom Shop dealers in the US, UK, and Germany.
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signature "Striped Series" model (marketed as the Charvel EVH Art Series), a short run of guitars paint-stenciled by the guitarist.
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1138:Import Charvel Resource Website
850:"Identify your Jackson/Charvel"
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1524:List of Fender Guitar Finishes
16:American electric guitar brand
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734:FMIC Brands at Fender website
700:Gibson W.R.C. Signature Model
302:So-Cal Style 1 HH Candy Plum.
1152:NAMM Oral History Collection
376:In 1980, Grover Jackson met
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1148:Wayne Charvel Interview
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2366:National Reso-Phonic
1566:Starcaster by Fender
1001:"Charvel Desolation"
761:on December 25, 2011
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406:Glendora, California
1055:. San Dimas Charvel
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856:on December 6, 2011
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410:Ontario, California
352:Fender Stratocaster
310:Charvel Surfcaster.
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1806:Seagull
1786:Ramírez
1771:Ovation
1748:Maestro
1670:Beltona
1655:Alvarez
1597:Commons
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140:Website
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