TDC Wayne Charvel

[BTMN]

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tolleson-az/wayne-charvel-12968731?fbclid=IwY2xjawTHruRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5GYO8Un4gZEW8ThkZeIxk2_P5kKmttc6NbXhdaNsCLvmzDINDnuevMuAxbUw_aem_eN_cnlk2Dtin7iOHurB7ng

[Dave Scepter]

Wow, RIP to not only a great guitar builder, and the original "Hot rodder"... such a huge part of my life of loving guitars... I've owned and played more Charvels/Waynes throughout the years than any other manufacturer combined... you were a very kind and helpful man and you will be deeply missed 😢 

And I hope your name legacy continues to flourish

Edited Saturday at 10:18 PM by Dave Scepter

[BTMN]

Closest I ever got to a real quality Charvel is the two Mighty Mite body  Star and Explorer guitars along with my Japanese import M1. I enjoyed the small series of emails with Wayne about my Mighty Mites. 
Rest well Mr. Guitar Maker. 
😎👍❤️🏁

[Dave Scepter]

Wow, that Star body is 🔥 

[diablo175]

Wayne’s passing came as something of a kidney punch. Charvel Guitars were peppered throughout my formative years as a guitar player, and what eventually drew me away from my beloved Hamer Californians!! A lot of that came down to the neck. Charvel has always had really comfy necks! From the lower end, Mexi-builds all the way up to the Custom shop, masterbuilt’s- they’ve excelled in their comfy and fast neck profiles, even when the fret work didn’t quite measure up.  

Edited Sunday at 05:47 PM by diablo175

[Dutchman]

Words cannot express what Wanye accomplished! Just a straight up good guy! The world just lost a good one

RIP Wayne

[velorush]

The only shredder guitar / only Floyded guitar I have ever owned was a Charvel. I much preferred the aesthetic of the Ibanez Jem guitars, but it came down to what @diablo175 said, the neck. 

1987 Model 3 (bought in '86) with EMG SA/SA/85 and SPC control I soldered up in my dorm room. I wish I had it back!

[RobB]

What @diablo175 said. Taking this TDC to heart, it sucks. When I was in grade/middle school, Wayne's shop was up on Arrow Highway in Azusa, CA. I wasn't playing guitar yet, but I have fond memories of riding my BMX there and just staring at all the guitars on the walls. Wayne and his employee were nice enough, mostly ignoring me as it was a business. First time I ever saw a Marshall full-stack...it scared me, lol!

A few years later when I did start on guitar there were shops all over SoCal with Charvels, and they were expensive! Could never afford one then, and original PrePros are going for upwards of $10k these days. RIP, Wayne. You were a talented builder and a visionary.

[tbonesullivan]

Oh man, that's sad to hear. The importance of his shop to the guitar community in the LA area cannot be overstated, and without Charvel, there very possibly would have been no Jackson. The list of people who had worked with his shop, from just getting work done to getting a full custom guitar, reads like a Hall of fame for LA guitarists of the 70s and 80s.

[Dave Scepter]

22 minutes ago, tbonesullivan said:

and without Charvel, there very possibly would have been no Jackson. 

Or the birth of the "superstrat"

[BTMN]

2 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Wow, that Star body is 🔥 

Birds Eye Maple body and neck. 

[tbonesullivan]

26 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Or the birth of the "superstrat"

Yeah, he's really the "father of the superstrat", or at least an uncle. Even though I think he sold the company to Grover Jackson in 1978 after bankruptcy, he'd already changed the landscape.

[DaveL]

Rip.  Although I wasn’t a shredder. I did love the southern cali vibe.    It changed rock n roll   In the 80’s at least.   

[scottcald]

So sad to hear.  The Wayne I got in 2012 out of the box was the best set up and easiest to play guitar I'd owned.  Picture I took before I pulled it out of the case.  I love the no frills look to it.  

[Dave Scepter]

9 hours ago, scottcald said:

So sad to hear.  The Wayne I got in 2012 out of the box was the best set up and easiest to play guitar I'd owned.  Picture I took before I pulled it out of the case.  I love the no frills look to it.  

Nice!.. is that a custom shop "Woody or Monster?" 😍 

Edited Sunday at 01:13 PM by Dave Scepter

[Spinaltap]

I just pulled my 1988 Burgundy Mist Model 3 out to give a little love to today.

RIP Wayne

[scottcald]

6 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Nice!.. is that a custom shop "Woody or Monster?" 😍 

I believe that is the Rock Legend model if I'm remembering correctly.

[topekatj]

Yo @Jeff R when did you last speak with the man?

 

long live Wayne y R”R” and R&R

 

i know, I know, the white V is technically the first Jackson.

 

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Edited Sunday at 08:35 PM by topekatj

[Dave Scepter]

1 hour ago, scottcald said:

I believe that is the Rock Legend model if I'm remembering correctly.

Nah, I actually know the answer, I was just trying to strike up a conversation 😂..  That's a California Woody... The Monster is a unfinished mahogany body as opposed to alder or ash... both unfinished "oil rubbed" to let the body breathe... Rock Legends are custom painted 🎨 

That's a killer guitar you have there... Lemme know if you ever decide to sell 

In other words, Dibs! 😂

[scottcald]

3 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Nah, I actually know the answer, I was just trying to strike up a conversation 😂..  That's a California Woody... The Monster is a unfinished mahogany body as opposed to alder or ash... both unfinished "oil rubbed" to let the body breathe... Rock Legends are custom painted 🎨 

That's a killer guitar you have there... Lemme know if you ever decide to sell 

In other words, Dibs! 😂

I couldn't remember offhand.  I'm becoming my dad with names.  I did catch it on a special they were having around Christmas that year.  I don't recall the exact price, but it was surprisingly affordable for being built by Wayne himself.  

[Dave Scepter]

Nice short link/read below ☮️

“His impact will live on for generations”: Wayne Charvel, legendary luthier who built guitars for Eddie Van Halen and gave rise to the Superstrat, dies aged 85 | Guitar World

https://share.google/0ZMBBgNvUHQas6QzM

Edited 23 hours ago by Dave Scepter

[Dave Scepter]

I appreciate Jerry from Luxxtones' kind words 👍

Edited 20 hours ago by Dave Scepter