Charvel 650XL aka Charvel 650 Custom

Charvel 650XL Charvel 650 Custom
Charvel 650XL Charvel 650 Custom
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General
Manufacturer: 
Made in: 
Japan
Series: 
Charvel Professional
Signature Guitar: 
No
Strings: 
6
Construction: 
Neck-Through
Orientation: 
Right handed
Years: 
1989 to 1991
Body
Body Style: 
Super Strat
Body Material: 
Poplar
Body color: 
Desert Crackle
Magenta
Metallic Black
Pearl Blue
Pearl Red
Platinum
Snow White
Body finish: 
Gloss
Top: 
No
Carved top: 
Not carved
Body binding: 
No binding
Pickguard: 
No Pickguard
Electronics
Neck Pickup Brand: 
Jackson
Neck Pickup: 
Middle Pickup Brand: 
Jackson
Middle Pickup: 
Bridge Pickup Brand: 
Jackson
Bridge Pickup: 
Piezo: 
No
Pickup Configuration: 
HHH
Tone knob: 
1
Volume knob: 
1
Mid boost knob: 
1
5 way switch: 
1
Control color: 
Black
Miscellaneous
Description: 

The Charvel 650XL or the Charvel 650 Custom is part of Charvel's Professional Series. According to the Charvel catalog, it's a custom version of the Charvel 550XL. It features neck-through construction, passive pickups with active mid-boost system (requires 9V battery) and a Floyd Rose Jackson JT590 tremolo. Other features are

  • Matching headstock
  • Bound fretboard and headstock
  • Mid-boost control knob
  • Recessed trem route
  • Jackson JE-1200 Active circuit

The Charvel 650XL can be seen as the successor of the Charvel Model 6 of the Charvel Model Series. And the successor of the Charvel 650XL is the Jackson Soloist Pro.


Neck
Nut Width: 
43 mm (1-11/16 inch)
12th fret width: 
52 mm
Locking nut: 
Locking Nut
Thickness at nut: 
20.00mm
Thickness at 12th fret: 
21.60mm
Neck Material: 
Maple
Neck pieces: 
1 Piece
Neck color: 
Desert Crackle
Magenta
Metallic Black
Pearl Blue
Pearl Red
Platinum
Snow White
Neck finish: 
Gloss
Neck binding: 
Binding
Neck binding color: 
White
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Fretboard radius: 
305 mm (12 inch)
406 mm (16 inch)
Scale Length: 
25.5 inch (648 mm)
Frets: 
24
Fret Size: 
Jumbo
Inlays: 
Sharkfin
Inlay color: 
pearl
Scalloped Fretboard: 
Not Scalloped
Headstock
Tuning Key Arrangement: 
6-in-line
Locking tuners: 
No Locking Tuners
Headstock color: 
Desert Crackle
Magenta
Metallic Black
Pearl Blue
Pearl Red
Platinum
Snow White
Headstock finish: 
Gloss
Headstock angle: 
angled
Matching headstock: 
Matching headstock
Reversed: 
Not reversed
Hardware
Bridge brand: 
Jackson
Bridge type: 
Floyd Rose type
Hardware color: 
Black