Charvel Traditional (cherry sunburst)
Charvel Traditional
Charvel Traditional catalog
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
2002 to 2003
The Charvel TRADITIONAL was made in Japan between 2002 and 2003. The Traditional has Seymour Duncan pickups (two stacked humbuckers plus a normal humbucker) with a Jackson JT580LP double locking vibrato bridge. The body is alder, but with a quilt maple top on the transparent finish models.
Specifications (24)
Body
| Body material | alder body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Body style | Stratocaster style |
| Body top material | figured maple body top |
Hardware
| Bridge | Jackson JT580LP tremolo |
| Hardware color | black hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, red finish, tobacco finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish, transparent finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 5-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Seymour Duncan Cool Rails Stacked pickup(s), Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Stacked pickup(s), Seymour Duncan SH14 pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 3 pickups |
Prices (2)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $300 | worn | pHiLL_uP | |
| 2003 | $450 | excellent |
Reviews (1)
CHARVEL TRADITIONAL reviewed by pHiLL_uP
pHiLL_uP
Made in Japan. Body: Alder, Neck: Bolt-On Quartersawn Maple. Mother of Pearl Dot Position Inlays. Width at Nut: 1-11/16 in.
The electronics on these guitars were cheap and the JT 580LP tremolo started giving me some trouble as well. My Guitar tech replaced the trem with a new OFR and nut. The tone knob was deleted and a kill switch (mini-toggle) was put in its place. the volume potentiometer was upgraded to a 500K, the 5-way switch was replaced, The jack was very cheap as well and had to be replaced. The humbucker in the guitar was a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom SH-11 (Which sounded really warm and sweet) but I needed a little more bite. I put the trem spaced TB-5 in its place. The shape of the body, seems to be different than other Jacksons or Charvels and the horns are a little sharper and shorter. Its an excellent guitar for playing in a classical position. When buying one of these remember that you will be doing upgrades on it and unless you can do the repairs yourself, you would be better off buying a USA model that already has the upgrades from the factory.
