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In 1986, as part of a licensing agreement with IMC (International Music Corporation), the manufacturing facilities moved to Ontario, California, and production of USA-built Charvel guitars ceased. The success of Charvel in the 1980s led Jackson to mass-produce popular configurations in Asia.
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May 17, 2023 · Because it was such a radical departure from the hot-rodded Strat-types the brand were known for, he opted to release the guitar under his own name instead, thus giving birth to Jackson guitars. Charvel guitar continued being built in California until 1986 when production moved to Canada.
May 5, 2010 · Wayne Charvel unwittingly spawned a guitar custom shop revolution when he opened Charvel's Guitar Repair in 1974, in Azusa, California. The shop performed aftermarket customizations and sold parts that allowed guitarists, including an early customer named Eddie Van Halen, to build their own instruments.
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Apr 8, 2021 · It had all begun in humbler circumstances when Wayne Charvel opened Charvel’s Guitar Repair, a small shop on East Arrow Highway in Azusa, California, in 1974. Wayne had been playing guitar in nightclub bands for 15 years, but on the birth of his first son he decided it was about time he tried something with more family-friendly hours.
Mar 8, 2022 · Before they were one of the top names in guitar manufacturing, Charvel began life as a guitar repair and modifications workshop in the mid 70’s. They would take on jobs from artists and larger companies due to their amazing and futuristic (at the time) approach to the electric guitar.
The launch of the Charvel Model Series corresponds with disappearance of the brand name Charvel and the appearance of the brand name Jackson on USA made Charvel Jackson guitars. The Chushin Gakki factory in Nagano Prefecture Japan was asked to produce the majority these Charvel Model Series guitars.
Jackson-built Charvel guitars debuted in summer 1979 and quickly became the axes of choice for the flamboyant new breed of Sunset Strip guitar heroes whose loud, heavy bands were then being signed left and right by major record labels.
