Jake E Lee So Cal MIM compared to MIA (United States of America).
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- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2022
- Here we compare the Jake E Lee So Cal made in Mexico Charvel to the Jake E Lee Custom Shop made in the USA. Similarities, differences, etc.
USA made has a skunk stripe on the neck, a different string tree, different bridge, narrower fret wire, and a truss rod adjustment at the headstock end of the guitar.
Mexican made has no skunk stripe, a heel end truss rod adjustment, a different color, different bridge/nut material.
Would I pay $1300 street for the MIM model with the QC issues of the one I received? Absolutely not.
Measurements:
Weight 7lbs
SO CAL Made in Mexico Model:
Headstock Thickness 14.81mm
Fret wire width 2.84mm
Fret wire height 1.42mm
Width at the nut 42.74mm
Width at the 12th fret 51.86mm
Body thickness 44.92mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin treble side 41.29mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin bass side 32.36mm
Middle pickup bobbin to the neck pick up bobbin treble and bass side 62mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret (taken at the edge of the fretwire) treble side170.52mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret bass side 179.52mm
USA White with Lavender Model:
Weight 7lbs
Headstock Thickness 15.57mm
Fret wire width 2.02mm
Fret wire height 1.38mm
Width at the nut 43.61mm
Width at the 12th fret 52.79mm
Body thickness 45.04mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin treble side 58mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin bass side 49.7mm
Middle pickup bobbin to the neck pick up bobbin treble and bass side 53.04mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret (taken at the edge of the fret wire) treble side 164.12mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret bass side 172.61mm
USA Blue Burst Model:
Headstock Thickness 15.59mm
Fret wire width 2.77mm
Fret wire height 1.06mm
Width at the nut 40.83mm
Width at the 12th fret 50.27mm
Body thickness 46.27mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin treble side 41.03mm
Distance between the center of the bridge pickup bobbin closest to the middle pickup and the middle pickup bobbin bass side 32mm
Middle pickup bobbin to the neck pick up bobbin treble and bass side 62.57mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret (taken at the edge of the fret wire) treble side 169.35mm
Distance between the center of the neck pickup bobbin and the 12th fret bass side 178.04mm
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7:42 and 8:27 for quick compare! Great video!
Thank you very much for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Jake e Lee is one of my favourite guitarists of all time - a purist/real true musician - also my favourite OZZY guitarist ...yep...Had the pleasure of seeing him with Ozzy live in the 80s - amazing player/showman
Same here. I met him on the Badlands final tour. It sucks that his name is on a guitar with such poor quality control.
The nut on that first guitar even look crooked. For that kind of money, I would send it back as well.
Good vid and comparison. Nice to hear an honest review rather than an advertisement or from someone in the honeymoon period.
Thanks for the kind words. I’m lucky in that I’ll always be saying what I feel because I buy the stuff for myself. Even if a company sent me something that was free, I’d mention it, and then if there were complaints I’d definitely voice them. The truth shouldn’t be penalized.
I get you brother...it's heartbreaking to spend $1300 to get something out of the factory in that condish and a Charvel too. The nut is so disappointing, it's not a set up issue...it's a build issue. Thanks for the review!
What I love about this model is at least most prior Jake models was the shorter scale neck on a Strat type body AND with a fixed bridge. The one spec though that kind of annoys me though about Jake's models is that some of his models have 21 Frets and some have 22 Frets. It seems like this model keeps going back and forth between that. What exactly is the benefit or loss by adding or subtracting just one fret? I don't get it. Just imho, 22 Frets is the best, especially for hard rock and metal. Jake E Lee no doubt is a heck of a talent, one of our 80's/90's era guitar Gods. Thank you so much for posting this as I do not recall many people actually talking about the Jake E. Lee model other than Jake in only a couple of rare showcase videos.
You’re very knowledgeable and thorough ..
Man, you played bark at the moon right!!!!! Jake would be pleased!!!
Happy to see this. I had to return a MIM Fender Player strat this year. Ive been impressed with my new EVH wolfie and was thinkin of gettin a Charvel San Dimas but I’ll definitely be looking it over VERY Closely.
Great informative review! Any store that wont take a guitar back if it has it's saddles and action adjusted shouldn't be in business!
Yeah, you would think I’d be doing them a favor. It’s musicians friend though, and sadly they sort of screwed over the brick and mortar stores. We have more access to more products but at the same time the company with the most buying power gets the product. It’s like, we are forced to deal with them but at the same time we created it by dealing with them.
@@paroblynn I'd love to know how THEY would know if you leveled those saddles, and lowered the action?
@@AndyK.23 if 99.999% of the population would’ve done a complete set up, changed the pickups, and replaced the guitar, then returned it- nothing would happen. I’m the .001% where I’d get a deduction if I farted in the same zip code. It’s just the kind of luck I have when it comes to this stuff.
Shocking QC...nice review thx
stood next to Jake's Rig in Manchester UK 4 or 5 years ago and his white Charvel's have 22 frets and dark wood necks. I would prefer that.
His current touring models are what I’d love to own. It has a bridge similar to the blue burst (just different color) it has the custom JB instead of the stock. I don’t care for it but it has a tone knobs. As you stated it’s got 22 frets.
Memory is failing me but I think they just made the neck out of walnut or mahogany and he was like “okay this is good” 😂
The different reviews you’ve done on this guitar are awesome! Some of the most thorough I’ve seen for any guitar. Not sure if I missed this but how is the neck stability? Be nice if it was a quarter-sawn maple neck…
Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it! I picked up another white lavender USA that I want to compare to the one featured in the video, see how consistent they are across years.
To answer your question, the USA Blue Burst and USA White with Lavender have quarter sawn maple w/o graphite reinforcement rods. The MIM doesn't spec that it's quarter sawn and the grain looks a little different. It has the graphite rods in it.
I have not had stability issues with any of the Jake's I've owned, MIM included. After I did the updated reviews I didn't really mess with it much until I was showing my buddy a few months later. It was different temp/humidity and the guitar was almost in perfect tune from when I put it away.
Hope this answers the question. Let me know if you need anymore info on them, I'm happy to help.
Perfect, thanks! Just noticed your review on sweetwater as well, so between that and your review here I’m all set. I’ve got a Kiesel coming next week but just can’t get my mind off this guitar. Of the different Jake designs I’ve always liked this the most. Simple, but unique super strat.
Man, I just started watching this and it makes me want to build my own because I like the specs on paper at least.
I have some Japanese Charvels and Jackson's that have original frets and are almost perfect guitars. They just don't make them like that I guess. It would be interesting to see if you could try another couple from the factory and see if they were just as bad, but I realize that this would be expensive. 🤘♥️
@JIm jim I have a preditor from Japan and a Kap strat. The strat needs a new neck though. Might buy a warmth. 🤘🤘
Thanks a lot for the review. I‘m also a proud owner of Whitey and the Blue Burst (both USA Charvel). In the video you talk about owning the Purple Burst. Is it the Fernandes or a custom built version? I‘m asking because I have my eyes on a listed Fernandes version on Reverb and wonder how it sounds, plays and feels. Thanks!
My purple is a different shade of purple than that Fernandes, mine is more purple blue than the Fernandes, that Fernandes is more red purple. I've never seen a photo of Jake playing a Fernandes live. I know he used ESP in the badlands days and there's photos of him using ESP live, but I've never seen the Fernandes live. It's strange that such an iconic player has such a clouded history. Meanwhile Hendrix, you can find out what briefs he was wearing on any given day.
My purple says Charvel made in the USA but it's a custom build. I should do a video on it. I've looked at that Fernandes and I can't bring myself to buy it. I'm waiting for an ESP with a strat headstock that's reasonably priced.
You were really unlucky. I've had a few Mexican Charvels and had no issues at all. I like them so much that I have never considered a US model
I just purchased Pro Mod San Dimas Lime Green Metallic last week. Set up is perfect, however it did come with 2 small scratches/imperfections one on front and one on back of the body. Retailer gave me the option of credit or return.
Nut is in different location on US versus MEXI, I noticed too,,,, not to mention the frets are larger from 12 up to 1st, and thiner from 12 down 21st.
So genial the frets size chance
I'm a Jake fan as well! I just got the USA blue burst and whitey. What amps do you play through? I'm looking at an evh el34 or stealth but may venture to Friedman. Thanks for the reviews!
Hello, thanks for the input. I wish I would've bought one of the JEL Friedman amps, but they are very expensive and that particular one LOVES to be louder than I get to play, even live. I play through Mesa and Marshall amps, depends on the day. Badlander, TC100, MWDR, MkIIC+ or an old DSL. Just depends. I'd like to look at a smallbox or a dirty shirley though.
@@paroblynn I wanted the Jake head as well, but now it's sooo expensive. I played a smallbox and loved it. I currently am using the synergy head with the hbe module and I get great tones through it. Thanks again for the review!
Where you get that awesome auto pic?
This guitar is perfect for me. I like super strats, but I’m just not good with Floyd Rose bridges. I’m sorry to hear, that there is quality issues with these.
A lot of my online buddies have gotten these and they are saying the nut is good on theirs. Perhaps just the first few batches weren’t great or perhaps I just got unlucky.
I would be totally heartbroken, especially with a signature model you expect to be pretty great out of the box. It still looks great, and I appreciate this comparison big time! thank you. The interesting thing is, the USA model Jake, is still a big different than the one Jake shows on video ("the first one they made me") where the neck is mahogany, and the frets are fat up to the 12th, then skinny. I have not been able to see those particular specs on the Charvel site, so I have to perhaps guess that this is what really separates Jakes "in hands" model to the Jake Sig model offered by Charvel. Might I be incorrect with that assessment?
I don’t think you’re incorrect at all.
The one Jake has been playing live has a tone knob, 22 frets, the same style bridge that the blue burst (and the old “Whitey”) has, the mahogany neck, and allegedly the different frets from 12+. I recall an interview where Jake stated he didn’t ask for the mahogany neck, but he got it. I wish I could find that.
@@paroblynn same here, I would like to have a 1 of his stage live playing model.
Not surprising that they wanted to put some more “normal” style features on the models being sold to the public. I’ve worked at a custom shop and even there we had a bit of a time limit on the work we did to something before the cost of labor would start digging into the profits. Swapping tools to level and crown frets would start eating into the time I have efficiently and correctly get it all done. So I kind of get it, if you want the exact same specs then I think you’d have to do fully custom build and be willing to spend upwards of 5k…
I’m considering getting a used MIM but I def would replace the nut. My question is can you recommend a nut and what size cause I Have no clue. Nice video by the way!
There is a tusq that’s a direct drop in. All you or your tech will need to do it light fitting. In one of my videos I say what nut to buy. Let me look and get the right part name and comment back.
@@paroblynn I really appreciate it!
@@romjay5150 tusq xl 5000 is the one. :)
Both Charvel AND Jackson are really lacking in their affordable guitars' QC...could it be an FMIC issue which could be remedied by someone else owning that company!?
hey dude sorry if it was mentioned already in another video but the mexican jakesters have “rolled fingerboard edges” how does it compare to the USA Jakes? if it even compares at all ..the necks on the USAs are AMAZING (in my opinion) i have both jakes and i recently sold a 2021 usa select so cal and the necks felt great and the fingerboard edges were perfect
Heya I actually do not think that I mentioned it in the other videos, to be honest. The neck is really nice. Plays fast. The rolled edges are nice. The fret work is very good. I think the only way I would be able to tell a difference with my eyes closed would be the fret wire size. The neck reminds me a lot of the USA made version.
@@paroblynn now that’s great to hear .. when the spec sheet was first released I read into it and did a lot of comparing but the second I saw a plastic nut was like OK forget it ..but if the rest of the neck is great i guess it’s a trade off (which shouldn’t be at that price point but whatever)
@@waterytuba08 I agree. At the price (mine was 1171 after shipping and tax and my discount) it could’ve had a tusq nut. If they cost me 12-15, I bet when fender buys 50,000 of them they get them cheaper. They could afford to put one on, or at least slot the plastic one correctly.
I’m way overdue to talk about the USA Jake models and do a better update/description. I have a few videos on my mind but they take time and I want to look into better production/separate audio.
Back to the guitars, yeah the pickups are good- sound is almost the same and closer still with a good nut. That plastic nut is a tone sucking POS!
@@paroblynn yea the plastic nut killed it for me, i was thinking about buying it as like a backup to the USA jakes i have but i think i’m going to go with a warmoth build instead, since the price point is similar and i can build it exactly the way i want with actual tuners and not a plastic nut but never did one so hopefully it’s not a piece of junk lol
and yea videos like yours are great man, diving into the technical specs is great for a gear head like me and especially since you have like 40 mins worth of content just on the Jake guitars
I ordered one last month. Fingers crossed mine is in better shape. I will say the worst setup guitar I ever bought was a MiM telecaster, through musicians friend.
So would you recommend buying the mexi nugget regardless of how yours came?
If it wasn’t a Jake E Lee Charvel, I would not pay what one of these cost new. I bought it because of Jake. It’s a good guitar but you pay a Jake premium. There are better buys in the MIM Charvel line. But this is the cheapest way to get a legit Charvel Jake.
Do you know what year the first run of the usa Jake's were?
It's a shame at that price point for a MIM guitar the QC is so poor. I've got a different model MIM Charvel and the QC is very nice. Hopefully your replacement is perfect.
I appreciate the comment. Yeah, it's a shame- especially at this price point. I'm not sure what they were thinking when they priced this too; there's really nothing difficult in the manufacturing of this guitar and frankly, there's countless alternatives with "more money" into production and parts than this, that cost less. I'm a total Jake fanboy though and they know they got me by the short and curly hairs.
I have a MIM Jackson Dinky, and the fit and finish is excellent. Except for the 1000 series Floyd Rose, I took it out and replaced it with an Edge Pro trem I had bought for my Rg350 which is in bits at the moment
I just ordered one from GC and it says it’s on back order until April and everywhere else. I wonder how you all received it so quickly. Lol. I hope mine doesn’t have all these problems.
I had pre ordered the first and then I did an advance exchange for the second (where they send me the new one and temporarily charge me for the new one until the old one gets to them)
Here in the UK they’re not due for at least three months. At Andertons anyway.
@@mattevans060972 I can believe that. The folks at Anderton’s have a good reputation here in the states. I’m assuming they will do a set up on theirs. I need to make a few mentions when I do the clean channel sounds video. I found out my QC issues are super common with the model, several owners have told me the string tree (easy $0.00 fix) has been wrong. The nut has been hit or miss with people. But anyway, once you get to play one that’s set up and has a good nut, you’ll like it.
I went through the same bs went i bought my Kramer jersey star when first released. Just mind blowing defects all over 3 guitars. Two of the guitars were unplayable as the floyd dowels were drilled all the way through the back of the guitar (no big deal, but stupid) , and with holes too big. So as you used the floyd, it would start to literally pull out of the body dowels and all. Should i have to glue the dowels on a brand new (at the time)1200$ guitar? Nope. On top of that they had serious finish issues.
I finally settled on one that had a black hair in the clearcoat after specifically asking the retailer to check the guitar before shipping as it was the third one i bought. It was very obvious they didnt take the guitar out of the kramer box.
First, and last time i'll deal with that.
Damn. What a shame that it came from the factory with those issues. I just bought a MIM Pro Mod So Cal with a Floyd Rose in satin orange blaze that is virtually flawless. Incredible neck and fret work and the finish is perfect. The setup was ass, but I always set mine up even brand new. It was $999.00 Sometimes the guitar gods are with you. Sometimes not.
Hey brother, I'm really wanting the USA model. BUT, before I drop that kinda money, I want to know for you how limited you feel you are (if any) by just 21 frets. I typically play a lot of covers, so that's one thing that worries me.
I’ve mentally worried about it far more than I’ve actually had a problem with it. I just have to be mindful to bend that extra 1/2 step when needed. Aside from that, I worry about it just to be annoyed by it lol!
@@paroblynn 🤣 Great point. And one more question, what about the neck joint itself? It looks chunky and cumbersome. I assume it doesn’t really get in the way?
@@brutesmagootes3996 nah, I mean it’s a strat joint. It is what it is, more complained about than an actual problem. Not the most ergonomic but I get over it 😂
@@paroblynn Thanks!
@@brutesmagootes3996 anytime. I love gear and talking about gear. Ask away about any of it.
I'm not gonna pretend I notice a difference in tone between the USA version and the Mexican (although I think I do... too bad this wasn't a blind test! lol), but I can definitely tell that you seem to play a lot more slicker and tighter on the US version. The more accurate QC and setup on the USA one definitely contributes to a better sounding guitar. I tried out a USA Jake E Lee Charvel as well... although it wasn't plugged in and I didn't have time to play it for more than 30 seconds. I absolutely adored the neck profile and the oil finish was very very easy on your hands. However I'm currently saving up for a Warren DeMartini USA for later.
I spent about 10 minutes going back and forth and I hate to say it but I think the made in Mexico JEL sounds better by a bit. Made in Mexico Seems more lower and heavier while the USA is more Nasally and bright. Look I’m a Charvel guy. Have been sense the 80s. I come from the old school of “how dose it play and sound”. Don’t care , what color it is, how much it cost, what brand it is, etc………. You know? Today’s player are different. Your lucky to have both.!!! Enjoy them !!! Keep up the good content 👍👍👍 p.s. I also miss the days of hitting all the music stores in search of……….the One!!!! Or getting called from your bestie store saying “Dude you got to come check this out!!!!!” I bought ,back in the day ,a FenderHMStrat fire Pink because it’s to this day the best damn guitar 🎸 I’ve ever played. Love the guitar, hate the color. Today I would never order it, and for that I hate the mail order guitar’s!
No way dude go back to both batm riff and notice the usa being much more musical and tge MIM one being duller, thats what quality components and build can make.
Sad but true
@@oyvey8526 don't agree with you, but honestly we would need to be there in person to make an accurate decision. And then we still may not agree 👍.
Im not talking about preference (thats personal to each one of course) but strictly on the quality of sound, just listen to the notes on both batm riffs, USA is much more musical... Even from my shitty laptop speakers there is a noticeable difference... And i usually didnt consider high end guitars to be much different to medium level ones (i am one with many korean and indonesian guitars myself). Im also not saying MIM guitars suck, or that generally they cannot sound like a high end, but on THIS particular video the USA sounded much more alive and musical.
@@oyvey8526 like you I own many different price range guitars. In this case I just don't agree with you on the sounds. But then again it's up to the player and he has both so he is blessed.
@@rustymiller194 👍
Chavel made good guitar i chavel guitar i love my guitar play out the box
How on earth is doing a basic setup changing the condition of the guitar? Condition refers to the state of physical "newness" of the instrument, for want of a better term, does it not?
You and I agree on that.
@@paroblynn Watching this video gave me an idea. I'm doing Crimson Guitars' Great Guitar Build Off for the first time this year, and I'm really digging the paint and hardware color-way for my build. I'm going to apply it to one of my original designs, which looks nothing like Jake's instrument. I've never seen one in person, and didn't know the wrinkle that there is a lavender element to the paint. I'll have find some hi-res pics of one.
White ranges (or just black) are the toughest colors to spray flawlessly, especially with a home booth. Should be a challenge.
Great playing as well. Subbed.
Not too many know that during the BATM tour Jake had a Holdsworth Charvel strat as a back up.
You can see him play it here, ruclips.net/video/hPDMszDm9dQ/видео.html
AND here, ruclips.net/video/uVkqvR7qWLU/видео.html
Dead givaways about the guitar not being a Jake model, it has a trem, has a single humbucker no singles, input jack is
at the bottom like the majority of old Charvel's .
BTW, I had been looking for a Holdsworth Charvel for over 20 years! They are rare as hell!
@@These_go_to_eleven_1959 he also plays one in one of my favorite recorded performances of him. I saw it before and didn’t know it was a hold worth until someone told me that’s what it was. I had been looking for it and described it, and after a few years of looking someone corrected my search. Aside from Jake’s I have never seen one for sale. 😭
@@paroblynn Which recorded performance is that?
@@paroblynn To be honest even IF i found one for sale the price would be insane!
a Custom shop from 2008 sells for 4K at this time
so a old original Holdsworth in good shape
would fetch over 10K. Prices right now are insane for guitars! I was lucky and bought my charvel when the prices were still decent. I paid $1500 for a Custom shop TMZ natural series mahogany san dimas. The neck is exactly like the old ones.
Just changed strings for first time on mine…half the machine heads were loose 😮
Not a big deal but…
Doesn’t surprise me with the qc from the pro mod shop.
Maybe I got lucky but my MIM Jake was flawless. Couple of minor set up tweaks aside. Played the hell out of it for a few weeks now
Good video man. I bought a $ 300 Squire that was already better than this.
02:02 I sure hope the person who QC'd the wiring is named Denise, but that really looks like a letter P to me.
😂 little Penise grew up to be electronics QC at Charvel’s Mexico plant. 😂
The problem is the MIM facility is producing guitars with assemblers. Unless you’re buying from the Charvel Custom shop (real luthiers building the guitars, the actual old team that started Charvel with Grover) you’re getting something built by people who were trained for a day on putting a certain part together…I know that not everyone can afford the custom stuff or boutique guitars etc, but you get what you pay for. Personally, I don’t have to nor do I ever buy imports for that reason.
@JIm jim I’ve had 3 custom shop “Original Series” ESPs, 2 Horizons and a 40th Anniversary Eclipse. Good guitars but one of the Horizons necks twisted like a pretzel after a year
Not gonna lie I got a Squier that is basically paying homage to this guitar . Pearl white black pick guard, angled single coils. And that thing needed a setup which I would expect but, anything over $800 or especially $1000 should have a setup be part of the purchase… I worked at Kiesel and they don’t just make a nice looking guitar and then say F it I am throwing it in the box like that… they setup EVERY guitar to the same spec or the specific request of the customer.
What Squier did you get?
You can still adjust the neck. They wont know you did unless you tell them.
I get that. Had it been just the neck adjustment, I'd have kept it, but at that point I didn't want to do anything with it. Sort of was disgusted.
Jake E Lee So Cal MIM sound sheap compared to USA.
1300 for that!
So is the Mexican model 1300$? Looks like a basic strat style guitar nothing to jump up and down about.
Yes sir, new the MIM Pro Mod is 1299. I should’ve waited and bought one used, or even held back on this one, but I’m a Jake fan and I told myself that I was getting it. If they do a pro mod purple or blue burst, I’ll get that too.
@@paroblynn well it's okay I bought an Adrian Smith Jackson signature for 500 dollars bet it's every bit as good as that guitar. That guitar shouldn't run more than 600 for what you get
@@patrickshannon4516 I’d buy an AS Jackson for $600, that’s a pretty good price!
@@paroblynn yeah bought one from ZZounds they have payment plans pay about 50 dollars a month for it it's a really good guitar. I don't understand why charvel want so much money for their guitars to me they aren't any better quality than Jackson played a charvel before. Oh by the way like how you played bark at the moon you do really good.
Short of a USA sig guitar, it's pretty much a must to hand it to a guitar tech to get it up to speed. A lot of guitarists go down a rabbit hole of chasing the perfect mid priced guitar when you could perfect ANY mid priced guitar by giving it to a luthier for a week.
What a shame the MIM is junk. That’s not fair to Jake. He is an excellent guitarist.
Thanks! I just saved 1300 bucks! How disappointing..... plastic crap! Having to do a total setup on a 1300 dollar guitar is beyond pathetic. They deserve to go out of business for going over seas, across the boarder, thats what they get for selling us out for cheap labor. Im keeping that 1300 charvel was gonna get n buying an American made, made actually in America guitar! THANK YOU.
It's all the old story... you get for what you pay for the American made one has better components! Hence the vastly higher price range 😳
$1300 is pretty steep for a guitar to suck right out of the box. Especially when every major manufacturer offers more features and “bang for the buck” than this, and they largely avoid the QC problems that this has.
I know “times are changing” and prices are going to continue to climb, but the fact that this is priced where it is and it has these issues, that isn’t right.
a guy i know just got the exact same guitar. He says his is even worse. I will continue to avoid MIM guitars. A japanese made ibanez genesis is a MUCH better value with impeccable quality.
It’s very frustrating that for this kind of coin you don’t get a good guitar. Unreal.
@@paroblynn I miss the 90s before fender bought Jackson and fu@ked everything up. I bought a new USA custom soloist for what you paid for that Mexican guitar. I still kick myself for selling that guitar... especially now that they want over 4k for them. Now the best value is either a used Ibanez prestige or new Ibanez Genesis reissue. Mexicans can cut dope but can't cut a nut to save their life it seems. Lol
Yeah, I'd nitpick, paying$1300 for that guitar. What a rip off. It even looks cheap. These new guitars these days, QC are way overpriced. People just don't give a shit anymore. It's all about the $$ and using Jake's name to sell guitars.
So you don’t like it - lol
I don’t like the QC but after I returned the first one and got a second and then replaced the nut it was pretty good.
@@paroblynn is the profile shape the same or close - I really wish Charvel would make at least one neck that’s a full C
Jesus, what a dud. Fender Mexico is usually pretty good.
So don’t buy one of these. Got it
I prefer to kit build anyway
I wouldn’t specifically commit to don’t buy it. I’d say bargain shop around, budget for a nut replacement, and prepare to be a touch annoyed- but if you want a “charvel” and you have to know it’s a factory charvel, vs a kit charvel, it’s basically the only available option. To your point though, I think you could build one, out of mostly charvel parts, cheaper.
MIA? More like made in the USA. Both are made in America. Gringo.
While you’re technically not wrong, it’s very common for us “gringos” to say made in America instead of the full “United States of America.” As far as I know, MIUSA is not a common acronym and MIU is something I’ve never seen.
@@paroblynn He’s not technically correct, he is correct. Who else uses MIA for “Made in America”? MIA is reference for “Made in Asia” since the 90’s, common, industry standard…
@@internetselling 😂 👌Asia is pretty effin large. It wouldn’t give you any specificity to where it was made. However to someone in the United States of America, saying it’s made in America is analogous to saying it’s made in the USA. I wouldn’t say made in Asia to talk about a Korean guitar. I would not say made in Asia to talk about an Indonesian guitar. What about a guitar made in India? Same moniker as a Japanese guitar? Don’t think so. Either way edited the title so 2 people out of all that have watched aren’t confused.
Made in Asia meant China before they felt comfortable enough with enough production to say… China.
Way to have pride in your attention to detail on the MIM there Charvel! 👎