Charvel Model 2

Charvel Model 2
Charvel Model 2
Average: 4 (16 votes)
General
Manufacturer: 
Made in: 
Japan
Series: 
Charvel Model
Signature Guitar: 
No
Strings: 
6
Construction: 
Bolt-On
Orientation: 
Right handed
Years: 
1986 to 1989
Body
Body Style: 
Strat
Body Material: 
Basswood
Body color: 
Black
Burgundy Mist
Candy Apple Red
Electric Blue
Pearl White
Red
Body finish: 
Gloss
Top: 
No
Carved top: 
Not carved
Body binding: 
No binding
Pickguard: 
No Pickguard
Electronics
Bridge Pickup Brand: 
Jackson
Bridge Pickup: 
Piezo: 
No
Pickup Configuration: 
H
Volume knob: 
1
Control color: 
Black
Miscellaneous
Description: 

The Charvel Model 2 is a (super)strat guitar made in Japan in the 1980s. The difference between the Charvel Model 2 and the Charvel Model 1 is that the Model 2 has a Kahler 2520 Traditional Fulcrum Tremolo and a rosewood fingerboard. The other specs resemble the model 1

Jackson J90C humbucking pickup

  • One volume knob
  • 12"-16" compound radius fingerboard
  • Quartersawn maple neck

In 1987 the bridge was altered. The tremolo used was a Jackson Floyd Rose JT6 tremolo.

There was also a maple fretboard version called the Charvel Model 2M


Neck
Nut Width: 
43 mm (1-11/16 inch)
12th fret width: 
52 mm
Final fret width: 
56 mm
Locking nut: 
Locking Nut
Thickness at nut: 
20.00mm
Thickness at 12th fret: 
21.50mm
Neck Material: 
Maple
Neck pieces: 
1 Piece
Neck color: 
Natural
Neck finish: 
Gloss
Neck binding: 
No binding
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Fretboard radius: 
305 mm (12 inch)
406 mm (16 inch)
Scale Length: 
25.59 inch (650 mm)
Frets: 
22
Inlays: 
Dot
Inlay color: 
black
Scalloped Fretboard: 
Not Scalloped
Headstock
Tuning Key Arrangement: 
6-in-line
Locking tuners: 
No Locking Tuners
Headstock color: 
Black
Headstock finish: 
Gloss
Headstock angle: 
angled
Matching headstock: 
Not matching headstock
Tuning Machines: 
Gotoh
Reversed: 
Not reversed
Hardware
Bridge brand: 
Jackson
Kahler
Bridge type: 
Kahler type
Hardware color: 
Black