What should I do? Delete the post unless it provides information other than just a dead link to an old eBay auction? In the future, I hope to check each of the posts for dead links – there are many such links to expired eBay auctions for example.
The third link is on the Variations page and is a pdf matrix that illustrates all known variants of the Surfcaster and how many of each are known. Again, please contact me at if you have any suggestions for improving this document. The second link is on the About The Surfcaster page and is a pdf document that attempts to describe all of the Surfcaster variants manufactured during the first run 1991 through 1996. Please contact me at if you wish to provide any updates to this table.
The link above is a pdf table that lists over 200 Surfcaster serial numbers and a brief description of each entry in the table. My first effort was to trash all of the spam posted to the various pages. Currently, I’m still learning the intricacies of WordPress. The owner of this site has given me editorial privileges. Here’s a link to a table of over 200 Surfcaster Serial Numbers: Later model Jackson off-white solid body 6-stringīlack pickguard and black headstock with white lettering Guild tuners, mini toggle switch for in/out of phase Seymour Duncan humbucker pickup at bridge Ultra Rare 1995 Charvel Surfcaster Humbucker Tremolo Kent Armstrong lipstick tube model SLHC-1 at neckĬharvel on headstock in white pearloid pickguard Restored, two long Gotoh vintage tuners needed Maple/Mahogany body blond stripe down the backĬharvel on headstock in white belonged to the band “Nine Inch Nails”Ĭharvel on headstock in white, standard white nut No Charvel on headstock gold medallion on top of headstock Red figured top 6-string belonging to Tim Brewer Some damage on the back next to the tremolo cover plate Tremolo bridge with plate on back of guitarġ991 Tangerine Tremolo Charvel Surfcaster Lipstick tube p/u in the neck+ Jackson humbucker p/u Signed by Frank Black of the Pixies,white logo Were import models.Maple/Mahogany body black headstock logos After 1986,Ĭharvel production was moved overseas and all new guitars bearing the Charvel logo Randy Rhoads, led to these Jackson logos being used.Ĭharvel bolt ons were discontinued and replaced with Jackson bolt ons in 1986. Was shutting down at this time) or if Jackson guitars increase in popularity, thanks to Style logos were used because they ran out of Charvel logos (remember Charvel production
Logos used on Jackson guitars from that same time period. Have the word "Jackson" in white lettering, "TM" (trade mark) and The last few months of Charvel production, late 1985 - 1986 a "Jackson" notĬharvel logo was applied to Charvels with the Jackson (pointy) style neck. These plates have serial numbers starting at 6000 and BUYER BEWARE!! These are not real Jacksons! It is important to note that Jackson reissued this style of neck plateīriefly in 2002 and later in 2005. Supposedly destroyed but some of them do turn up from time to time. Original style neck plates with numbers 5492 and up were Heineken beer bottle label painted on it, November 9th, 1981.
The first serial number used was a Strat-style guitar withthe NOTE 1: There were approximately 750 Bolt-on Charvels made from 1979-1981