Rich, SD Curlee, and Music Man approached Charvel to manufacture various wood parts.

After filing for bankruptcy, Wayne Charvel sold what was left of the company to Grover Jackson in 1978, and ceased all associations with the name.Īfter purchasing the company name, Grover Jackson moved the business to a new location and tooled it to produce guitar bodies which he sold to Mighty Mite and Dimarzio, using the proceeds to fund an expansion into making necks. Charvel guitars were assembled from wood parts made by Boogie Bodies and Schecter, with various Charvel and after-market hardware. When Asian companies began copying Charvel's parts and selling them at a discount, Charvel decided to begin assembling complete guitars on the advice of Grover Jackson. The shop earned a solid reputation among performing artists for its repair work, custom finishes, and upgraded parts manufacturing. File:Charvel Surfcaster.jpgĪfter working at Fender for three years in the early 1970s, Wayne Charvel started 'Charvel's Guitar Repair' in 1974 to refinish and repair out-of-warranty Fender instruments.

Modern Charvel players include Guthrie Govan ( The Aristocrats), Satchel ( Steel Panther), Mike Orlando ( Adrenaline Mob), Joe Duplantier ( Gojira), Angel Vivaldi, and Chris Brook.ġ970s File:Charvel So-Cal Style 1 HH Candy Plum (5847976071).jpg Lee ( Ozzy Osbourne), Eddie Ojeda ( Twisted Sister), George Lynch ( Dokken), Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, Richie Sambora ( Bon Jovi), and others. Charvel guitars became popular in the 1980s due to their association with famous rock and heavy metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen ( Van Halen), Warren DeMartini ( Ratt), Jake E.

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