A Japanese Chushin Gakki worker at the Charvel assembly line, installing hardware on a 1986 Charvel Model 2, 3 or 3A (confirmed by the Kahler™ Fulcrum tremolo and white dot rosewood fingerboard). Price ratio in the second hand market.The guitars have proven themselves to be a fantastic alternative to the higher priced American made Jacksons and Charvels and having played both, you probably realize how great these vintage Japanese guitars really are.Get all the details on the Charvel import guitars by also reading the article.1986. Why focus on these six years?The 1986-1991 Charvel imports were the very first Charvel imports and they have become legendary due to their build quality vs. Clicking the links will take you to the relevant catalogue scan.199-199199-199The further down uses the same categorization.1 The Charvette Series guitars were initially not in scope for this article, due to mainly being built in Korea, but I have included all the Charvel categories for the sake of completeness. Below is how Jackson Charvel defined the series back then. Series overviewDuring these six years of production, close to 80 different variations were offered and the best way to get a proper overview of this bunch, is to categorize them. The guide will also show you both the original configuration of the guitars and the evolution they went through.

This comprehensive Charvel guide will enable you to determine the year of production and verify any of the legendary Japanese made Charvel guitars, designed by Jackson Charvel and built by the Japanese Chushin Gakki factory back in 1986 through 1991.

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