Charvel Model 6

[GodBlessTexas]

A wise man once said,"usually when you try and polish a turd, all you end up with is a shiney turd"

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And dirty hands.

Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas...

[frank falbo]

While that's true, you have to imagine that the guitar was at least constructed well. So I'd rather see its weaknesses for its strengths. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Or put another way, one man's polished turd is another man's tootsie roll.

[egdeltar]

You know, you'd be surprised what you can coax out of a guitar like that with an active Bartolini system. If you put a System 112 in there you would probably have a keeper. You'd find playing with the boost knob addicting. Myself I'd prefer an all Mahogany carved top Soloist, Ebony board. Maybe with a Walnut or Koa top and two hums. But I digress. 

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That system 112 looks very tempting....... id just hate to spend the money on it to still have this thing be a sloppy turd.

[frank falbo]

It's money well spent, because you can just move it to another guitar later if you dump the Charvel. You'll never regret owning a system 112. It's great in a Strat, Superstrat, basically anything. It's good enough to enhance a guitar that is lacking, but it also lets the natural tone of a good guitar come through. Usually pickups only do one or the other.

[egdeltar]

I couldnt find anywhere that sold the system 112. Any idea?

[frank falbo]

http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/results...olini&x=27&y=11

These guys don't list it but they've already told me they'd order anything that I wanted from Bartolini. They get it from a distributor so there's usually good stock. Allparts is also a Bartolini reseller. I don't know if they'd have the 112 but it's worth asking. There are some other internet dealers too. Bartolini lists these guys on their site too:

http://www.lamusicservices.com/

I'd try that "guitarelectronics" first because I've spoken to them and they seem like great folks.