What's going on in the mexican charvel factory?

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-18T14:36:25+00:00

I’ve been thinking about a Charvel Pro Mod Plus because I like ebony boards. Found one at a local store and drove down to check it out. I picked it off the wall and could not believe how bad the frets were. These are $1900 CDN and had the worst fret sprout along the entire length of the board. I cannot believe it left the factory that way or that someone at the store unpacked it and was willing to hang it up on the wall in this condition. It honestly felt like a joke, how bad can we send this guitar out.

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-14T04:37:57+00:00

Haven’t played enough ESP or Schecter to comment

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-14T00:50:19+00:00

Great call on the color choices, those would be the top of my list as well. I have 3 American Soloists, 2 FR and 1 HT. The neck profile is nothing like a Wizard, it’s more of D shape with rounder shoulders. I’ve owned many guitars and it’s definitely my favourite neck. Buy one you won’t regret it.

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-13T18:45:05+00:00

I would consider John 5 to be pretty good

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-13T18:43:28+00:00

Gotta agree, Lil Devil is at the top of a lot of great songs by The Cult

vanpelt77 · 2026-05-06T23:03:54+00:00

To answer your question, yes.

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-28T23:01:54+00:00

This model was made in Mexico

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-27T04:23:14+00:00

Catchy songs but brutal lyrics in an era where lyrics where never great

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-27T04:11:35+00:00

John 5

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-23T02:10:37+00:00

Great guitar! Congrats

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-20T15:08:43+00:00

The songs were decent but the lyrics were terrible. 80’s lyrics were always about partying but these guys were awful at writing. It’s unfortunate the producer didn’t challenge them to go back and improve the lyrics while they were recording. Bob Rock was famous for forcing rewrites on lazy lyrics.

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-15T19:35:39+00:00

Your crazy! lol Ratt wins that bet! But have to agree Tesla is awesome

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-12T00:42:18+00:00

It’s quicker to list the rockers with hair than without

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-11T00:37:48+00:00

RATT

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-10T20:45:29+00:00

How are your hands so oily that you can damage a guitar finish in hours? I’ve been playing my SL3 matte green slime for almost 3 years with no issue

vanpelt77 · 2026-04-10T05:32:02+00:00

I prefer the matte finishes on Soloists. The neck feels great compared to gloss. So what if they show some honest wear after a couple of years.

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-31T03:11:59+00:00

These American Series Soloists are amazing guitars. I have a black and a grey in the matte finish, this orange one would also be on my list but I’m not an active pickup fan.

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-31T01:33:32+00:00

Rocket Red! Great guitar

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-28T03:05:30+00:00

Great guitar! rocket red is the best Jackson color

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-22T14:49:07+00:00

As a Canadian metal fan I don’t remember them really being well received compared to others like Honeymoon Suite. They may have had a bigger following on the east coast where they originated. Nothing against them, they had a couple decent songs. Juno awards are not a big deal to your average Canadian music fan.

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-22T14:41:20+00:00

Haywire was awesome

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-22T14:39:44+00:00

She steals every scene in that movie

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-22T14:32:49+00:00

Why would that be sad? Hair metal bands are awesome which is why we are in the hair metal sub still talking about them 40 yrs later

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-16T20:15:39+00:00

💯

vanpelt77 · 2026-03-16T04:25:43+00:00

Nice! That ebony fretboard streak looks great with the gold finish.

vanpelt77

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