I worked at Charvel/Jackson in 85 but got sick and lost the job as a finishing sander. I can imagine what guitars I would have now if that did not occur. Story of my life then. Still have my black Charvel/Jackson satin jacket, a pay stub, a couple of pins and a Charvel sticker as momentos.
Hey, I was there in '85 too! Worked in the wood shop mostly doing inlay and fretting. Was there just a year then I moved onto my career. I was supposed to be allowed to make my own guitar after six months of employment, then they reneged and said I couldn't. After that, I knew the time to move on was approaching. Stayed a little longer. When then began their plans on moving to Ontario, I left. It was a great experience. Never realized how historic those guitar would become. Oh well.
I believe Karl Sandoval made the Bumblebee for Ed. There is a great picture of Karl with Edward and that Bumblebee. Ed did start doung things to the Bumblebee later, a weird metal pin sticking out of the top of the body to stop the bar from spining around, adding the original Floyd Rose and locking nut, but it was Karl that built the Bumblebee. Absolutely amazing history of these guitars!!!
I have #106X which is the Star pictured( added Kahler) that I bought new i n 1981 at Guitar Center in S. California and also an 83 Star w/ added Floyd I bought later. Killer guitars !!!
I owned # 1010 Jackson bolt on back in 86! Gun Metal gray with HSS & chrome hardware, Chrome Kahler Pro 2 and 3 mini switches.That is the 9th built=started @ 1000. Purchased from Drome sound in Sch'dy, NY". Thumbs up to "Tim R" & Mark"- ADR
Just came across your video - really cool all the detailed vintage Charvel history you present! I have a black Charvel strat with brass hardware, that I bought used from a music store in Laguna Beach, CA, back in 1984 for $375 - it doesn’t have a serial number anywhere on it, and has an Explorer headstock. Based on what I’ve read on a number of other vintage Charvel-related sites, I’m thinking mine might be a pre-1980 strat, since it’s sans the serial number and only has a small gold logo on the tip of the headstock. To my knowledge, no mods were ever done on it, and the minor blemishes were already there when I bought it. It’s been sitting mostly unplayed in its case for the last 35 years. George Lynch’s guitar tech, Gerry, first set it up for me some ten years ago, and 2 years ago, said he thinks it’s probably worth at least $5K now. He suggested finding an expert who can offer a definitive opinion on its history, date, value, etc. So wondering I sent you some photos you could let me know what you think, or if you don’t feel qualified to offer an opinion, then perhaps you could provide the contact info to someone who could. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Hey Keith, just subscribed, great channel. Where are these rare Jacksons and Charvels? Private collection? I have an old Jackson RR neck thru pro from '91 I think. Keep 'em coming!
Hey Paul thanks for joining the family here! These particular models are in a private collection in Switzerland...the best I've seen for Jackson and Charvel. All of the guitars on my channel are or were owned by me :)
@@EssexRecordingStudios That's cool, you have a lot of great guitars! I could almost cry now when I think of guitars I had and foolishly sold in the 90's!
The yellow Jackson looks like Mark St John’s guitar. He joined Kiss shortly after. The Neck plate has a hole drilled in it. It may have been from an explorer or a Star. ☮️
I have a mid 80s charvel in mint condition ..its off white color with locking floyd rose and reverse headstock..was wondering what this model was called and what its worth
I think Jackson was the second one to start using Floyd's Kramer and Eddie started that see Eddie was an experimenter he would take variations of different strat style guitar's he would put different parts together like a Kramer body on. Fender neck or thing's like that he built different guitars all throughout his career.
I see a lot of the charvel ftom Japan with the goofy Ibanez style headstock... I didn't think they were real until I read up about them Is there any value to them since oddballs?
I have one of the pre-ser # Butcher Blocks. I bought it used from Guitar Center in Santa Ana back in 83. It doesn't even have "made in the U.S.A on the headstock. I haven't modified anything on it, any idea how much this baby might be worth?
Ha ....what a coincidence....i just watched today the explanation...the 1 guitar was build 1981....btw i am from Hamburg and I remember as a small kid to visit their shop in the Talstrasse 70 ...end of 70 or beginning 80....greetings from Hamburg...dado o...maybe you mean the 1969??? With the floyd rose? th-cam.com/video/Ajg13-BU-LQ/w-d-xo.html
I’m becoming a semi serious Charvel collector. I’ve got a few pretty rare early 80’s ones. No Strat heads or prepros yet. And I have a few from 2008-2009 USA reissue ones. But my next focus needs to be Strat head guitars. They aren’t coming up for sale hardly at all. And if they do, it’s hard to determine if they are fakes. But damn do I love trying to get my hands on these. Even though I don’t have much money. I’ve still been able to get ahold of a few pretty notable ones. It just takes time and patience.
Essex Recording Studios I seriously think they are a decent investment. They’ve got to be. I’m treating it that way. But much more important, I play them everyday and have actually toured with them. They definitely get used. But I also think they are only going up in value. They have a great story, and a very limited number of examples. One idea I’ve had for serialized neck plates is to take them off and put normal plates on. That way those awesome 3D plates don’t get beat up. A couple of mine actually still have the gold color to them, and I bet most people don’t even realize that they all were gold instead of chrome. Anyway dude, glad to touch base with you from the USA. I like what you got going on over there, and congratulations on the Mustaine collection. Peace guys!
There are not many old originals left (pre 1983)and IF one should come up for sale and it is not modded it will start at about $4K--5K. I made the incredible mistake of losing out on #1527 for $4K last year on reverb reverb.com/item/15312850-1982-charvel-san-dimas-strat-head-stratocaster-cherry-sunburst-usa-serialized-real-deal-amazing I offered 4K and it was accepted but i had took too long thinking it over and of course it was sold.😩
I got a 1984 ash charvel san dimas , clear finish , routed strat style for 3 single coils with pickguard and a kahler . It has all the writings inside heel and neck pocket . It faintly is written in pencil " natural finish" in neck pocket . I havent seen one like it . It has the san dimas strat headstock hand rubbed oil finish with matching work order number on neck pocket and heel . Were these common? I know that people could request their customization from Charvel back then.
WOW!!! Thanks for the history lesson! Now I have what is probably a dumb question. Why were the 2 (or more) amps in cages? Were they THAT aggressive? LOL
I read that Wayne painted Eddie's BumbleBee. If this is true, why are the stripes on Eddie's BumbleBee so pretty and perfectly arranged, but the other Charvel striped guitars look like absolute crap?
So, the Strat/So Cal guitar with the Jackson logo and #1969 is a Charvel guitar right? Because I bought the Jackson Custom Soloist with the serial J1969 from you 😂
Yes exactly and oh wow I forgot the serial number on that one!!! What a coincidence!! That's kind of a cool connection your guitar has to the first ever "Jackson" strat!
Yeah the invader was the only p'u that had that look with the large cap polepieces back then. Not my first choice in that guitar but i would not kick it out of bed!😁
Do you know where I could find legit stock parts for a Model 5A. Looking for factory pop in trem arm for the JT-6 and a few other small parts to keep it stock. It's very near mint
One on ebay now plus I read this.. Which is also on ebay An Ibanez Edge arm works perfectly...pops right in. It will be black instead of bare metal but assuming your JT-6 is black, its actually a better fit IMO. A standard Floyd arm wouldn't work without serious modification (they're screw in).
Unless Charvel did something screwy with the serial number sequence... they did NOT start with #1001 because I had a June 14, 1983 Star body, with the Charvel Fender style tremolo, and (first year) Jackson headstock (gold Charvel TM decal)... and this Star body very early Charvel was serial #0158
@@EssexRecordingStudios the yellow Headstock Jackson is the FIRST GUITAR to have a Jackson logo..we made it for Mark St John who had just become a member of KISS...
How is it that all these early classic hard to find USA Charvels in the UK? How did the owner of these guitars from the UK obtain these hard to find guitars and why the big interest in Charvels/Jackson when those guitars didn't really have that much of an impact in the UK. To this day, there are some fans of it for sure, but nothing to write home about it.
Θανος Z These guitars make an impact all over the world. They played a massive role in certain music genres, and today tons of guitar builders use many of these ideas. Which is good. I think it’s great they are finally recognized for what they are.
I worked at Charvel/Jackson in 85 but got sick and lost the job as a finishing sander. I can imagine what guitars I would have now if that did not occur. Story of my life then.
Still have my black Charvel/Jackson satin jacket, a pay stub, a couple of pins and a Charvel sticker as momentos.
Wow man you must have some great stories!
Hey, I was there in '85 too! Worked in the wood shop mostly doing inlay and fretting. Was there just a year then I moved onto my career. I was supposed to be allowed to make my own guitar after six months of employment, then they reneged and said I couldn't. After that, I knew the time to move on was approaching. Stayed a little longer. When then began their plans on moving to Ontario, I left. It was a great experience. Never realized how historic those guitar would become. Oh well.
I believe Karl Sandoval made the Bumblebee for Ed. There is a great picture of Karl with Edward and that Bumblebee. Ed did start doung things to the Bumblebee later, a weird metal pin sticking out of the top of the body to stop the bar from spining around, adding the original Floyd Rose and locking nut, but it was Karl that built the Bumblebee.
Absolutely amazing history of these guitars!!!
Ah great info. How wild is this video? I could not believe how amazing this guitar collection was when I arrived
Wish I was there when it all started! I wouldve gotten myself a double rhoades for sure! 🤘
I love that one when they was furniture makers it looks amazing
Excellent collection. Keep them safe.
This was an awesome video!!!! So much history.
Cheers Steve! Merry Christmas!
I have #106X which is the Star pictured( added Kahler) that I bought new i n 1981 at Guitar Center in S. California and also an 83 Star w/ added Floyd I bought later. Killer guitars !!!
That is awesome man! Let me know if you ever want to sell that bad boy
I owned # 1010 Jackson bolt on back in 86! Gun Metal gray with HSS & chrome hardware, Chrome Kahler Pro 2 and 3 mini switches.That is the 9th built=started @ 1000. Purchased from Drome sound in Sch'dy, NY". Thumbs up to "Tim R" & Mark"- ADR
Wow man that's wild. Do you still have any old school Charvels?
I had a pre-stop & desist bumblebee.
Bought it @the GC southside Chicago location. The only 2 I knew who had them at the time was EVH & Tom McDermott.
That is epic Matt!
@@EssexRecordingStudios
I sold it in the 90's for 15k
@@matthewpaluch777 wow you did well man!
Just came across your video - really cool all the detailed vintage Charvel history you present! I have a black Charvel strat with brass hardware, that I bought used from a music store in Laguna Beach, CA, back in 1984 for $375 - it doesn’t have a serial number anywhere on it, and has an Explorer headstock. Based on what I’ve read on a number of other vintage Charvel-related sites, I’m thinking mine might be a pre-1980 strat, since it’s sans the serial number and only has a small gold logo on the tip of the headstock. To my knowledge, no mods were ever done on it, and the minor blemishes were already there when I bought it. It’s been sitting mostly unplayed in its case for the last 35 years. George Lynch’s guitar tech, Gerry, first set it up for me some ten years ago, and 2 years ago, said he thinks it’s probably worth at least $5K now. He suggested finding an expert who can offer a definitive opinion on its history, date, value, etc. So wondering I sent you some photos you could let me know what you think, or if you don’t feel qualified to offer an opinion, then perhaps you could provide the contact info to someone who could. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Hey man sure send over the pics! My email is essexrecordingstudios@gmail.com
Hey Keith, just subscribed, great channel. Where are these rare Jacksons and Charvels? Private collection? I have an old Jackson RR neck thru pro from '91 I think. Keep 'em coming!
Hey Paul thanks for joining the family here! These particular models are in a private collection in Switzerland...the best I've seen for Jackson and Charvel. All of the guitars on my channel are or were owned by me :)
@@EssexRecordingStudios That's cool, you have a lot of great guitars! I could almost cry now when I think of guitars I had and foolishly sold in the 90's!
The yellow Jackson looks like Mark St John’s guitar. He joined Kiss shortly after. The Neck plate has a hole drilled in it. It may have been from an explorer or a Star. ☮️
I'll have to ask Rob if it came from Mark St John!
Love the Channel 👍
That's my understanding as well. If you google "Mark St. John Kiss yellow jackson" there's a pic of him with it. Has the extra witches too.
I have a mid 80s charvel in mint condition ..its off white color with locking floyd rose and reverse headstock..was wondering what this model was called and what its worth
I just subscribed to your channel. Your work is amazing. Laying down a very important part of guitar history!
Thanks my friend. I think people will appreciate the channel as more people talk about it and discover the videos. I have almost 1,000 uploaded!
Very nice collection man impressive
Glad you enjoyed!
I have 1095 and it has the pointy headstock. But it also has a P-1095.
I think Jackson was the second one to start using Floyd's Kramer and Eddie started that see Eddie was an experimenter he would take variations of different strat style guitar's he would put different parts together like a Kramer body on. Fender neck or thing's like that he built different guitars all throughout his career.
thanks for sharing
No problem Michael! There will be more to come
I think their are earley rare Jackson's that say charvel and jackson on the headstock .that's dope as hell
I love the old original charvels and would love to own those but that early Jackson (strat headstock) is super Rare!
Whoa. My friend David had that white V back in the early 90s.
Wow man what's the story how he got it?
Essex Recording Studios He bought a lot of old Jackson’s and some off Robbin Crosby.
Were you at Grover's house or where are all of these amazing works of art?? Incredible
piece of history!
Yeah man!
I see a lot of the charvel ftom Japan with the goofy Ibanez style headstock... I didn't think they were real until I read up about them
Is there any value to them since oddballs?
At least one of these has TOP value for any collector in the know...
amazing
I have one of the pre-ser # Butcher Blocks. I bought it used from Guitar Center in Santa Ana back in 83. It doesn't even have "made in the U.S.A on the headstock. I haven't modified anything on it, any idea how much this baby might be worth?
Oh that's way cool! I'm not knowledgeable on the values of early Charvels but perhaps some of the serious collectors can give an opinion :)
Would like to know what pick-ups were on those beautiful pieces
Dope as hell Eddie v new what he was doing running with the charvel v.h.1 for life
Yeah man, coolest collection I have ever seen in my life!
@@EssexRecordingStudios was just watching Eddie van Halen talk earley charvel ,Kramer .when saw this video also earley Kramer that copied jackson
I'm trying to remember who the yellow Jackson was made for 🤔
Ha ....what a coincidence....i just watched today the explanation...the 1 guitar was build 1981....btw i am from Hamburg and I remember as a small kid to visit their shop in the Talstrasse 70 ...end of 70 or beginning 80....greetings from Hamburg...dado
o...maybe you mean the 1969??? With the floyd rose?
th-cam.com/video/Ajg13-BU-LQ/w-d-xo.html
Those are some nice Charvell guitars!! Peace
Thanks Gregg!
I’m becoming a semi serious Charvel collector. I’ve got a few pretty rare early 80’s ones. No Strat heads or prepros yet. And I have a few from 2008-2009 USA reissue ones. But my next focus needs to be Strat head guitars. They aren’t coming up for sale hardly at all. And if they do, it’s hard to determine if they are fakes. But damn do I love trying to get my hands on these. Even though I don’t have much money. I’ve still been able to get ahold of a few pretty notable ones. It just takes time and patience.
That is fantastic man! I am looking to get started on very early examples as well
Essex Recording Studios I seriously think they are a decent investment. They’ve got to be. I’m treating it that way. But much more important, I play them everyday and have actually toured with them. They definitely get used. But I also think they are only going up in value. They have a great story, and a very limited number of examples. One idea I’ve had for serialized neck plates is to take them off and put normal plates on. That way those awesome 3D plates don’t get beat up. A couple of mine actually still have the gold color to them, and I bet most people don’t even realize that they all were gold instead of chrome. Anyway dude, glad to touch base with you from the USA. I like what you got going on over there, and congratulations on the Mustaine collection. Peace guys!
There are not many old originals left (pre 1983)and IF one should come up for sale and it is not modded it will start at about $4K--5K.
I made the incredible mistake of losing out on #1527 for $4K last year on reverb
reverb.com/item/15312850-1982-charvel-san-dimas-strat-head-stratocaster-cherry-sunburst-usa-serialized-real-deal-amazing
I offered 4K and it was accepted but i had took too long thinking it over and of course it was sold.😩
I got a 1984 ash charvel san dimas , clear finish , routed strat style for 3 single coils with pickguard and a kahler . It has all the writings inside heel and neck pocket . It faintly is written in pencil " natural finish" in neck pocket . I havent seen one like it . It has the san dimas strat headstock hand rubbed oil finish with matching work order number on neck pocket and heel . Were these common? I know that people could request their customization from Charvel back then.
Very cool! Sounds like a rare one!
WOW!!! Thanks for the history lesson! Now I have what is probably a dumb question. Why were the 2 (or more) amps in cages? Were they THAT aggressive? LOL
What year did they put the input Jack on the front VS on the bottom ?
I'll have to ask Rob
I was hoping you were going to play them
Perhaps next time!
I believe the original Floyds had no fine tuners.
I think that Jackson logo is one of the rare ones ....the logo is painted on....not a decal.
Essex? The one in Maryland?
Essex, England :)
I read that Wayne painted Eddie's BumbleBee. If this is true, why are the stripes on Eddie's BumbleBee so pretty and perfectly arranged, but the other Charvel striped guitars look like absolute crap?
So, the Strat/So Cal guitar with the Jackson logo and #1969 is a Charvel guitar right? Because I bought the Jackson Custom Soloist with the serial J1969 from you 😂
Yes exactly and oh wow I forgot the serial number on that one!!! What a coincidence!! That's kind of a cool connection your guitar has to the first ever "Jackson" strat!
The Heineken guitar pickup looks like an Invader
Yeah the invader was the only p'u that had that look with the large cap polepieces back then.
Not my first choice in that guitar but i would not kick it out of bed!😁
How u get Heineken and a couple others from Robert Whitte?
I didn't get them ;)
Do you know where I could find legit stock parts for a Model 5A. Looking for factory pop in trem arm for the JT-6 and a few other small parts to keep it stock. It's very near mint
One on ebay now plus I read this.. Which is also on ebay
An Ibanez Edge arm works perfectly...pops right in. It will be black instead of bare metal but assuming your JT-6 is black, its actually a better fit IMO. A standard Floyd arm wouldn't work without serious modification (they're screw in).
@@acw2237Thank you for the info. I actually found the same Ibanez Edge trem on fretsonthenet.com and it works perfectly. Thanks
@@LuisMorales-xr1gm
. You're welcome
Unless Charvel did something screwy with the serial number sequence... they did NOT start with #1001 because I had a June 14, 1983 Star body, with the Charvel Fender style tremolo, and (first year) Jackson headstock (gold Charvel TM decal)... and this Star body very early Charvel was serial #0158
These guitars definitely pre-date 1983. This collection is from the number one authority on the brand in the world.
HE's right...these guitars are 1982 latest...
Too bad the guitars are covered in dust
It was a pleasure to get to see them at all. Hope to again
cast neckplate
@7:10 \m/
Wow this guy has one of the milestone guitars of San Dimas make. And he doesn’t even know it..and FURNITURE BUILDERS??? Nnnooo....
Which one are you referring to my dude?
@@EssexRecordingStudios the yellow Headstock Jackson is the FIRST GUITAR to have a Jackson logo..we made it for Mark St John who had just become a member of KISS...
How is it that all these early classic hard to find USA Charvels in the UK? How did the owner of these guitars from the UK obtain these hard to find guitars and why the big interest in Charvels/Jackson when those guitars didn't really have that much of an impact in the UK. To this day, there are some fans of it for sure, but nothing to write home about it.
They are in Switzerland. Owner has family in LA
@@EssexRecordingStudios AH..OK, makes sense. Sweet collection.
Θανος Z These guitars make an impact all over the world. They played a massive role in certain music genres, and today tons of guitar builders use many of these ideas. Which is good. I think it’s great they are finally recognized for what they are.