awesome build! The model series body is a great place to start! The issue is that kahler killers are very very difficult to find in halfway decent condition and the parts availability, ive noticed more and more people have noticed the killer over the last year or so and it may eventually be enough to get them to reissue it if its even possible. The 2520 was a good tremolo but they suffer from people not knowing how to set them up to where they work reliably. they were made to be a replacement for a strat trem.
I respectfully disagree about the 2520! lol That thing was the entry level Kahler Fulcrum trem and they made A LOT of compromises in quality and engineering. The 'regular' Kahler series, with the cam bearings and also the Steeler and Killer were all very good trems, just a bit too fiddly for me. I'm also not a fan of the post placement on the 2520 and the Killer trems. They are too close together, and located in the part of the body, that is already quite thin, due to the spring cavity back route. The Floyd Rose (most likely unintentionally) places the post to the outside of this area, utilizing the full thickness of the body, to support them. I have also never had any issues with the old school Floyd Rose wood screw posts, leaning forward. With a good flush/top mount trem those posts are sunk deep into the body, until just the knife edge is showing! lol Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@Metalcop5150 Regarding the Floyd posts part, id assume you haven't had a Kramer striker. I have only had post leaning issues on the strikers as they have plywood bodies. I haven't had any issues on guitars with heavier woods, basswood and higher density. i agree that they have issues but it makes sense given the reason for why they existed. The reason why the 2520 was designed the way it was is so that way it can directly drop on an american strat style post spacing of the era, its an upgrade to make a strat have a locking trem with minimal intrusiveness as that was the rage in the 80s. Like i said the reason people had issues with the 2520 was setup errors and also lack of maintenance, i currently have two out of all of my charvels and they stay in tune rather well, comparable to my floyds and cam kahlers. The compromises that were made was so it can fit into that format, same with lots of other kahler products that weren't original design and used licensed parts/patents. If only Kahler and charvel partnered and did a larger variety of tremolos, at that time they were moving away from kahler because kramer and Floyd rose's exslucive deal had stopped being a thing i believe. Thats how they ended up with the schaller made tremolos.
@@nyx_jupiter-trash I DID have a Kramer Striker, back in the day! lol. I didn't have any problems with the posts, though that trem did sit a bit too far off of the body, so that it could dive and pull way up?! Hilarious on a non fine-tuning trem with no locking clamp! My 15 year old self loved and despised that guitar. I even tried to have a locking clamp installed, but none existed in those days, that would fit over that thing's horrid bullet truss rod adjuster! This is embarrassing to admit, but I traded my way from a Gibson Firebrand "The Paul" Deluxe all the way down to that crappy Striker. Those Firebrands sell for around $2K these days... 🤦♂
@@Metalcop5150 yeah the firebrands are wicked expensive now, i havent owned one. you mustve had an early striker, the NFT floyd was used up until i think 85. the really really bad ones were 86 until it became the hundred series. the bullet truss rod necks were hard to modify and i can imagine it back in the day being harder, the only solution wouldve been the kahler string lock.
That's cool. I like the paint pen because it's actually nitrocellulose lacquer and it can match the older guitars. Doesn't really matter, its going to be almost completely hidden underneath the Floyd!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I hope you realize that the charvel neck pocket is 2' 1/4 wide . That fender neck heel might be 2-3/16ths so you might have a slight gap in the neck pocket. Loose fit , just wanted to help you out with the charvel dimensions because I have the model 3 also
@@RT-vd9nt All set, my friend! Been wrenching on Charvel guitars since the 80’s!! Lol The painted neck is a tad thicker than a ‘regular’ neck and I glued in a tiny and thin shim, and paint matched it. You literally wouldn’t know it was there, if I didn’t tell you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thats one original USA Charvel I always wanted to own. What is the serial number on the original? I was going to do a replica myself just need a Good Charvel neck. Fingernail polish is what I use to get the dowels the right color if I am not going to refinish the body. I have built so many tribute Jackson and Charvel guitars for myself. Collected the original San Dimas Charvels and Jacksons for years .
this is gonna be sick
@@mylifenotasliz I sure hope so!! Thanks for watching and commenting my friend! 🤘
This will be very nice.
looks cool man , hope you all have a blessed day .
@@chrisclements4511 Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend. 🙏
Ok im back....had to go watch Tina Turner and Bryan Addams melt facez😂!!
awesome build! The model series body is a great place to start!
The issue is that kahler killers are very very difficult to find in halfway decent condition and the parts availability, ive noticed more and more people have noticed the killer over the last year or so and it may eventually be enough to get them to reissue it if its even possible. The 2520 was a good tremolo but they suffer from people not knowing how to set them up to where they work reliably. they were made to be a replacement for a strat trem.
I respectfully disagree about the 2520! lol That thing was the entry level Kahler Fulcrum trem and they made A LOT of compromises in quality and engineering. The 'regular' Kahler series, with the cam bearings and also the Steeler and Killer were all very good trems, just a bit too fiddly for me. I'm also not a fan of the post placement on the 2520 and the Killer trems. They are too close together, and located in the part of the body, that is already quite thin, due to the spring cavity back route. The Floyd Rose (most likely unintentionally) places the post to the outside of this area, utilizing the full thickness of the body, to support them. I have also never had any issues with the old school Floyd Rose wood screw posts, leaning forward. With a good flush/top mount trem those posts are sunk deep into the body, until just the knife edge is showing! lol Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@Metalcop5150 Regarding the Floyd posts part, id assume you haven't had a Kramer striker. I have only had post leaning issues on the strikers as they have plywood bodies. I haven't had any issues on guitars with heavier woods, basswood and higher density. i agree that they have issues but it makes sense given the reason for why they existed. The reason why the 2520 was designed the way it was is so that way it can directly drop on an american strat style post spacing of the era, its an upgrade to make a strat have a locking trem with minimal intrusiveness as that was the rage in the 80s. Like i said the reason people had issues with the 2520 was setup errors and also lack of maintenance, i currently have two out of all of my charvels and they stay in tune rather well, comparable to my floyds and cam kahlers. The compromises that were made was so it can fit into that format, same with lots of other kahler products that weren't original design and used licensed parts/patents. If only Kahler and charvel partnered and did a larger variety of tremolos, at that time they were moving away from kahler because kramer and Floyd rose's exslucive deal had stopped being a thing i believe. Thats how they ended up with the schaller made tremolos.
@@nyx_jupiter-trash I DID have a Kramer Striker, back in the day! lol. I didn't have any problems with the posts, though that trem did sit a bit too far off of the body, so that it could dive and pull way up?! Hilarious on a non fine-tuning trem with no locking clamp! My 15 year old self loved and despised that guitar. I even tried to have a locking clamp installed, but none existed in those days, that would fit over that thing's horrid bullet truss rod adjuster! This is embarrassing to admit, but I traded my way from a Gibson Firebrand "The Paul" Deluxe all the way down to that crappy Striker. Those Firebrands sell for around $2K these days... 🤦♂
@@Metalcop5150 yeah the firebrands are wicked expensive now, i havent owned one. you mustve had an early striker, the NFT floyd was used up until i think 85. the really really bad ones were 86 until it became the hundred series. the bullet truss rod necks were hard to modify and i can imagine it back in the day being harder, the only solution wouldve been the kahler string lock.
Kahler is gonna reissue the killer and steeler to my knowledge next year. Check out the podcast with Gary Kahler.
I had to fill holes on my Jackson when I replaced the trem, rather than using a paint pen, I used back nail polish that was thinned out a bit.
That's cool. I like the paint pen because it's actually nitrocellulose lacquer and it can match the older guitars. Doesn't really matter, its going to be almost completely hidden underneath the Floyd!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I hope you realize that the charvel neck pocket is 2' 1/4 wide . That fender neck heel might be 2-3/16ths so you might have a slight gap in the neck pocket. Loose fit , just wanted to help you out with the charvel dimensions because I have the model 3 also
@@RT-vd9nt All set, my friend! Been wrenching on Charvel guitars since the 80’s!! Lol The painted neck is a tad thicker than a ‘regular’ neck and I glued in a tiny and thin shim, and paint matched it. You literally wouldn’t know it was there, if I didn’t tell you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thats one original USA Charvel I always wanted to own. What is the serial number on the original?
I was going to do a replica myself just need a Good Charvel neck.
Fingernail polish is what I use to get the dowels the right color if I am not going to refinish the body.
I have built so many tribute Jackson and Charvel guitars for myself.
Collected the original San Dimas Charvels and Jacksons for years .
@@richardturk7162 Serial number is 2556, I believe.
@@Metalcop5150thanks I was always curious about that.
Input jack on a guitar?! What do you feed through this "input" jack???
Elektronz baby! Let it all flow!
@@jsnowdendavies Ok👍 So the "output" is the jack noted "input" on the face of my amp?