Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've got a line on an 80s Charvel CX-192 (made in japan) with a case. Any idea if these guitars are any good? What do you think it's worth? The guy is asking $200 which seems like a good deal to me but I don't know much about these type guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 MIJ + charvel = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 As long as it's got teh "kewl" headstock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 ur sure MIJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 ur sure MIJ? The guy claims it is MIJ but I haven't seen it yet. Did they make them in Korea back in the 80s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 maple neck would be killer but for that price it looks sweet, would hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 The guy claims it is MIJ but I haven't seen it yet. Did they make them in Korea back in the 80s? Quick search says these are Japanese made between 89-93. I'd say gopher it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 I used to have a Charvel CX, but mine was a HSH with a floyd and looked way nicer than this one, I think I paid about $200 for it, it was years ago. It is MIJ and it's a decent guitar, but nothing special. $200 is fine, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevetemp Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 IIRC...that is one of the cheapest Charvels...and don't think it's Japan. No "made in_____" It's also imho....the most NOT Charvel Charvel you could find. 200 seems a bit high. You'd need to play it first...and if you like it....150. my ever-humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevetemp Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 I used to have a Charvel CX, but mine was a HSH with a floyd and looked way nicer than this one, I think I paid about $200 for it, it was years ago. It is MIJ and it's a decent guitar, but nothing special. $200 is fine, I guess. Hmmm could be. There were several CX model numbers I'd still have to see a "made In Japan" SOMEwhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 IIRC...that is one of the cheapest Charvels...and don't think it's Japan. No "made in_____" It's also imho....the most NOT Charvel Charvel you could find. 200 seems a bit high. You'd need to play it first...and if you like it....150. my ever-humble opinion. Do you know were the the CX models were made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 i think MIK ....but the case is prob worth some coin...prob more that the axe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 Do you know were the the CX models were made? See posts #9 & #10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 cool i remember searching hi and lo ttrying to find that out some yrs back could never fwiw, MIK is not crap either i have 2 killer MIK Strat Bullets E9's...w/ necks to kill for fwiw, i WOULD buy that if it were local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 See posts #9 & #10 There seems to be some confusion about the origin of this guitar. Some say Korea others say Japan. Either way I think it might be worth checking out but the guy is an hour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 Again, I had a guitar from this series, it is made in Japan, I bought it NOS and it came with a MIJ sticker in the back of the neck, just like the MIJ Jacksons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted September 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 Again, I had a guitar from this series, it is made in Japan, I bought it NOS and it came with a MIJ sticker in the back of the neck, just like the MIJ Jacksons. Thanks. I just heard from the guy and he said it had a MIJ sticker on the back of the neck but it came off years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevetemp Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 Here is a web search result for: http://www.metacrawler.com/search/web?fcoid=417&fcop=topnav&fpid=2&q=charvel+CX+made+in+Japan&ql= I do not see the 192 on the first page...but I see no reason to assume that it ISN'T Maiden Japan. And really....I don't think it should matter too much. It will either be a good guitar for you or not...right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 19, 2012 Members Share Posted September 19, 2012 Thanks. I just heard from the guy and he said it had a MIJ sticker on the back of the neck but it came off years ago Yep, that's about right. It's a cool guitar. The neck is really fast and thin, stock pickups are ok, the gotoh tuners are awesome and mine had a real good Floyd copy (which I took it out of the guitar before I sold it and still have it for a future project). It's a decent guitar for sure, you can do a LOT worse for 2 bills. With a few upgrades it could even be your main guitar. Workmanship is very solid and most of the parts are really good. It mainly needs a better bridge pickup, but that's the case for a LOT of guitars out there costing a lot more. {censored}, I upgraded the bridge pickups on both my US Gibsons, it's totally normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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