Up for sale, a 1988 Charvel by Jackson Model 3A Special Edition in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Produced at the Chu Shin factory in Japan, this built-to-shred Charvel features a quartersawn rock maple neck, thick slab 22-fret compound radius rosewood fingerboard, and a yellow poplar body. This particular Special Edition model was produced in limited quantities exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, featuring a gloss Red finish with matching headstock.

At the heart of this Charvel are a pair of Jackson J-80C ceramic humbuckers: these ultra high-output, distortion class humbuckers have an accentuated low-end response. The bridge is snarling and aggressive, and the neck has a woody chop and girth while retaining great treble sweetness. Both pickups take gain notably well for crunchy chords and white-hot leads, and the five-way pickup selector switch enables single coil sparkle, with the pickups coil split at positions 2 and 4. This Model 3A weighs 8lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, slinky action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Rock maple (quartersawn)
-Shape: Slender D, measuring .780” 1st fret, .895” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 22-fret, compound 12-16” radius
-Frets: Jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 11/16” (locking nut on peghead)
-Tuners: Jackson-branded
-Serialization: Six-digit, engraved on neck plate

Body Specs:

-Wood: Yellow poplar
-Pickups: J-80C ceramic humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Five-way pickup selector switch
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to May, 1988
-Hardware: Jackson JT6 (Floyd Rose-licensed) tremolo, flat-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Pickup covers/surrounds

The gloss Red finish is bright and vibrant, and cosmetic wear is limited to light pick scuffing along the strum path, and a few minor finish scratches and small dings. The neck profile retains its smooth satin finish.

A padded gigbag is included.