CHARVEL CHS SERIES

CHARVEL CHS 1

CHARVEL produced the CHS 1 in Korea between 1995 and 1997. It is a budget strat copy (the cheapest Charvel at the time) - with a Dinky body and swimming pool body route. All the CH series guitars had the Charvel JT-480 tremolo bridge.

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CHARVEL CHS 2

CHARVEL manufactured the CHS 2 in Korea between 1995 and 1997. This budget strat copy has a humbucker at the bridge position and two single coil pickups

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CHARVEL CHS 3

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsNumber of strings
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
black finish, blue finish, red finish, white finishmetallic finish6 strings
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
No image yetblack finish, blue finish, red finish, white finishmetallic finish6 strings
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
No image yetblack finish, blue finish, red finish, white finishmetallic finish6 strings
ModelBody materialBody shape featuresBody stylePickguard materialPickguard shape
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
alder bodydouble cutawayStratocaster stylewhite pickguard-
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
alder bodydouble cutawayStratocaster stylewhite pickguard-
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
alder bodydouble cutaway--no pickguard
ModelBridgeHardware color
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
tremolo bridgeblack chrome hardware
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
tremolo bridgeblack chrome hardware
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
tremolo bridgeblack chrome hardware
ModelFingerboard inlay materialFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
pearl fingerboard inlay material-dot fingerboard position markers
ModelHeadstock inlays or logosNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsTuner layout
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
screened logo/graphic on headstockbolt on neckmaple neck22 fretsix-in-a-row tuners
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
screened logo/graphic on headstockbolt on neckmaple neck22 fretsix-in-a-row tuners
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
screened logo/graphic on headstockbolt on neckmaple neck24 fretsix-in-a-row tuners
ModelPickup selector controlsTone controlsVolume controls
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
5-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
5-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
5-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
ModelPickups configuration
CHARVEL CHS 1
1995 to 1997
3 single coil pickups
CHARVEL CHS 2
1995 to 1997
2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker pickup
CHARVEL CHS 3
1995 to 1997
2 humbucker pickups