Are Mexican Charvels really Charvels or Mexican Strats ?

[shar-vell Dan]

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[Panhead5]

What’s the headstock say?

 

[Rex Rocker]

Well, the neck profiles are not the same. The fretboard radii. The necks overall are not the same. The placement of the truss rod, the number of frets, the fret size.

Pretty sure the bodies aren't the same either. The neck pocket has to be different for the spin wheel truss rod, and most of them come with Floyds rather than non-locking trems.

So are they made in the same factory by the same parent company? Yes. Are they around the same quality level? Probably. Do they look similar? Yes. But they feel and are spec'd quite different.

 

[Dale B]

They're Charvels, but they're Mexican. So, it's like Wayne Charvel Guzman Ramirez instead of just Wayne Charvel by way of Fender.

 

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Hola, buenos penis!

 

[Zado]

Are LTDs real ESPs?

 

[rottingcorpse]

Are LTDs real ESPs?

LTDs are the "special needs" version of ESPs. Yeah...I said it.

 

[rsm]

Charvel MIM by Mexicans vs Charvel MIA by Mexicans.

 

[BlueParfait]

MIM Charvels are noticeably better than MIM Fenders at the same price point IMO, and I don't just mean "I prefer the specs" (I don't)

MIM Charvels I've played, at least at our dealers, are livelier, don't come with missing screws, have a higher quality bridge, etc

I really don't understand how or why given that it's the same plant, just diffferent internal division (or company. IDC what their hierarchy is like)

 

[shar-vell Dan]

LTDs are the "special needs" version of ESPs. Yeah...I said it.

The Kirk Hammett models anyway.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

My preference is Japan Charvels. Ive had the Mexican and some are okay but the neck is like a Fender "D" complete opposite of Japan.

 

[SBlue]

They are Charvelitas.

 

[shar-vell Dan]