Bouncer Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I have a Bass that was given to me by my uncle which is a Charvelle. He said it was circa 80's. Were these manufactured by another company? Are they still around? The Bass plays really nice and seems durable. My uncle does'nt play Bass, it was given to him in trade because he knew i did so he does'nt know anything about it. Any info would help please. Thanks! Set the pace.......add more Bass!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr M Pulsive Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Bouncer, welcome to the LowDown. What part of Kentucky are you in? WKU? Anyway, if memory serves (which may or not be the case), Charvel was bought by Jackson at some point... and I believe Jackson was later bought by... Gibson(?) Hope maybe this helps in some small way. I still see Charvel axes from time to time on ebay. For what it's worth, the very first musical instrument I bought was a Charvel CX-290 (strat-style) guitar. Never had a problem with it in any way. -Mike ...simply stating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 jackson was bought by fender. their continued anonymity fueled fears for SWR following their acquisition by fender. robb. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Fender currently owns Jackson... and they just bought SWR Sound and not so long ago Gretsch Guitars. Jacksonguitars.com ** Insert comment about corporate buy-outs and one-world economy here ** - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr M Pulsive Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 woops.. duplicate post. [edited] ...simply stating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncer Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 Mr. M, I'm about 30 miles north of Bowling Green, close to WKU, my 2 sisters are graduates from there. Set the pace.......add more Bass!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr M Pulsive Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Cool I grew up about 15 miles from Rough River Lake... 'bout halfway between you and myself here in Louisville. ...simply stating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkW Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 One of my guitar players had a very nice Charvel, and if I recall, Jackson kept the Charvel name for a while as the label for their higher-quality stuff. Of course, if your bass is actually a Charvelle then maybe it's nothing but a really cheap plywood knockoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncer Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 Clark, it actually says Charvette, by Charvel on it so i guess it's like a Squire by Fender in a way!! Set the pace.......add more Bass!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkW Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Originally posted by Bouncer: Clark, it actually says Charvette, by Charvel on it so i guess it's like a Squire by Fender in a way!! Perhaps they took a page from the Chevrolet Chevette and Chevelle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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