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 owed 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 2 hours ago 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 excel in their comfy and fast neck, profiles, even when the front work didn’t quite measure up.  

[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.