A first of its kind: The Charvel Custom Shop Masterbuilt Aged Graphic San Dimas Music Zoo Exclusive!

This is a project that's a long time coming! A marriage of all the specs and history we know and love about Charvel guitars: this is the Nitro-finished, graphic-painted, aged & masterbuilt San Dimas. This was a run of six guitars built for The Music Zoo and we had to document them, along with a great story from Zoo-owner Tommy Colletti about what it was like to hunt these guitars down in the '80s.
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[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

I started playing in 85. I was 15. Started on a Baretta and then got a Soloist. Then a Model 6. Was the greatest time to be a beginner guitar God.

[@JohnPMusic]

Very cool story. Same, picked up guitar in ‘80. Edward was the king and everything reflected that.

[@nicatquluzad8969]

Wow this is real old school ones 🔥

[@rickmoore7501]

that first flame job one was my fave.

[@gregs8685]

Very cool and I remember shopping for guitars in the 80s. I had an old Charvel catalog, and eventually bought a 85 San Dimas pointy head stock strat that I regrettably sold. My dream spec San Dimas Charvel is a non graphic 1 or 2 humbucker, strat head with the classic gold non-locking trem. Would like a chunkier neck and prefer non-aged.

[@themusiczoo]

We could make that happen if you'd like! Call us up and spec out that awesome San Dimas!

[@jtalguitars]

The era of why I picked up a guitar in the first place 🤘

[@themusiczoo]

\m/

[@ChrisPuckett]

That flame model is sick

[@McLguitars]

These actually look really good

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

Can you get one of these built in just plain white with no aging/relicing and with a v-trem? I am a huge fan of the Legacy series! That to me was the time machine Charvel and has the neck i love but unfortunately not only are they super rare in the used market but are $5K and up! Not to mention most sell from outside the united states. Would be awesome to be able to get one through TMZ.

[@wizardsouthJP]

these look killer, yes!

[@tulyar1043]

Will Charvel do a Gary Moore tribute guitar Fender did one but it was way expensive. It's the players job to put his/her dings,dangs, scratches on their instrument. I prefer a new guitar and spend the next few years putting my reliccing on it.

[@jeanlawson9133]

I need that hotrod .....and a great rig....😎

[@jasonshermandds6034]

These are amazing! I have to figure out how I can get at least one of these!!

[@themusiczoo]

give us a shout for one of the next ones coming! [e-mail]

[@RichardGarcia93]

Do the same people that make Custom Charvel’s make the Jackson custom shop guitars?

[@sebastiansuarez9883]

Not sure if it's the exact same people for everything but Fender owns both brands so I assume there's a lot of overlap

[@ruizhang510]

Yes

[@titoanggarajati7564]

Yes, they are built in the same workshop

[@nicatquluzad8969]

Big brass block or regular?

[@axeaddiction796]

Are these for sale?

[@MrNumber1gator]

No star??

[@Metalcop5150]

Why on Earth don’t those ultra cool guitars have the screw-in Floyd Rose trem arms?! Looking at those nearly perfect guitars, the later collared arms just smack you right in the face. Other than that? Well. Done. 🤘😎🤘

[@jdpalm]

Hmmmm all sold out imagine that

[@themusiczoo]

they went fast as expected, but more are on order!

[@jeanlawson9133]

I don't know about all these... comment anyway choose the one applicable to your site lol...

[@jaimesanborn308]

Exactly what year of never did Charvel offer nitro finish in the 80's... Lame...

[@steveeckert8396]

My thoughts exactly.

[@TommyColletti]

ALL Charvels in the 80s and 90s were polyurethane

[@tjmaclean]

Why?!

[@MajorDook1]

Jog on, Tim.

[@themusiczoo]

why not!

[@tjmaclean]

@@themusiczoo I love Charvels. I'm not a fan of the very heavy relicing on these HRF paint jobs. I own a Music Zoo relic Charvel blue/black HS.

[@stevenyates4059]

Why?

[@themusiczoo]

cuz its fun!

[@paulvox3943]

Do they come with pre ripped jeans ? This relic fad is really stupid

[@themusiczoo]

relics have been around for almost 30 years, we're not so sure its a fad! and you can still order one NOS :)

[@travelerworld4212]

Without the relic they were not only ugly. They were 80's ugly. With the relic, they're 80's super ugly.

[@erickaufmancustomguitars1351]

How can these be cool ? Their beat up and look melted. Looks like the previous owner used these like a blind man uses a cain The manufacturer obviously dosen't even need to be careful handling them, but will surely charge more. And these are the opposite of the 80's IF you really lived it... youd know this instinctively.