Charvel Model 8 MIJ 1988 + Brand New Hardshell Case

£1,300.00

For sale - Metallic black Charvel Model 8, made in Japan in 1988.

Equipped with a triple S configuration, licensed Floyd Rose, and a modified jaguar-like pickguard, the Model 8 was unlike any other product offered by the company at the time. A nod to Jeff Beck’s custom orange Soloist guitar from his mid-80s release: Flash, the Model 8 featured a bolt-on construction paired with a colour-matching reversed headstock.

This particular example is a transition model from the Model Series (1986-88) to the Contemporary Series (1989-1991) when it was rebranded as the Spectrum.  

Features:

  • Unique, clean aesthetic

  • Versatile active pickups and switching system

  • Very clean fretboard

  • Jackson JT6 trem in remarkable condition

  • Fast, glossy neck

This guitar is in spectacular condition, given its age. The electrics are in perfect working order with the pickups providing a huge variety of tone. The all-original hardware is untarnished with very little visible wear. One small chip to the body (pictured) is the only visible clue that this example never came from a time-capsule. All backplates are present

Extras:

  • Whammy bar

  • Recent string change

  • Recent clean and setup

  • Choice of Brand new hardshell or original Chainsaw case

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For sale - Metallic black Charvel Model 8, made in Japan in 1988.

Equipped with a triple S configuration, licensed Floyd Rose, and a modified jaguar-like pickguard, the Model 8 was unlike any other product offered by the company at the time. A nod to Jeff Beck’s custom orange Soloist guitar from his mid-80s release: Flash, the Model 8 featured a bolt-on construction paired with a colour-matching reversed headstock.

This particular example is a transition model from the Model Series (1986-88) to the Contemporary Series (1989-1991) when it was rebranded as the Spectrum.  

Features:

  • Unique, clean aesthetic

  • Versatile active pickups and switching system

  • Very clean fretboard

  • Jackson JT6 trem in remarkable condition

  • Fast, glossy neck

This guitar is in spectacular condition, given its age. The electrics are in perfect working order with the pickups providing a huge variety of tone. The all-original hardware is untarnished with very little visible wear. One small chip to the body (pictured) is the only visible clue that this example never came from a time-capsule. All backplates are present

Extras:

  • Whammy bar

  • Recent string change

  • Recent clean and setup

  • Choice of Brand new hardshell or original Chainsaw case

For sale - Metallic black Charvel Model 8, made in Japan in 1988.

Equipped with a triple S configuration, licensed Floyd Rose, and a modified jaguar-like pickguard, the Model 8 was unlike any other product offered by the company at the time. A nod to Jeff Beck’s custom orange Soloist guitar from his mid-80s release: Flash, the Model 8 featured a bolt-on construction paired with a colour-matching reversed headstock.

This particular example is a transition model from the Model Series (1986-88) to the Contemporary Series (1989-1991) when it was rebranded as the Spectrum.  

Features:

  • Unique, clean aesthetic

  • Versatile active pickups and switching system

  • Very clean fretboard

  • Jackson JT6 trem in remarkable condition

  • Fast, glossy neck

This guitar is in spectacular condition, given its age. The electrics are in perfect working order with the pickups providing a huge variety of tone. The all-original hardware is untarnished with very little visible wear. One small chip to the body (pictured) is the only visible clue that this example never came from a time-capsule. All backplates are present

Extras:

  • Whammy bar

  • Recent string change

  • Recent clean and setup

  • Choice of Brand new hardshell or original Chainsaw case

Specifications:

Brand: Charvel  

Model: Model 8

Country of Manufacture: Japan

Year of Manufacture: 1988

Condition: Excellent

Colour: Black

Body: Basswood

Neck: Maple

Fretboard: Rosewood

Tuners: Jackson Branded Gotoh

Frets: 22 Jumbo

Inlays: Dot

Scale: 25.5’’

Bridge: Jackson JT6

Pickup(s): 3x Jackson J-200

Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone, 1x 5 Way SW, 1x 2 Way Mini Bypass Sw

Case: New Hard Shell Case (Thomann) / Original Available too.