Charvel Surfcaster

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Charvel Surfcaster
Manufacturer	Charvel or Jackson
Period	1992 — 2005
Construction
Body type	Semi Hollow
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Woods
Body	Mahogany or Basswood
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Rosewood or Maple
Hardware
Bridge	Jackson JT-490 tremolo or 'C' stop tail
Pickup(s)	2 lipstick single-coils, 1 lipstick and 1 humbucker
Colors available
Solid colors: Sea Foam Green, Black, Magenta, Purple. Transparent finishes: Orange, Red, Cherryburst, Greenburst.

The Charvel Surfcaster is a model of electric guitar designed and produced in the early 1990s by the Charvel/Jackson guitar company. The Surfcaster was manufactured in Japan at the Chushin Gakki factory as were all the import Charvel guitars in this era. In addition the Charvel Jackson Guitar company released the Surfcaster in 1991 with advertising and public relations featuring Steve Cropper as an official endorsee. The Surfcaster has been considered a boutique style guitar that employs many retro styles from leading manufacturers of the fifties and sixties. These design aspects make it significantly different from other models by Charvel/Jackson that focused mainly on the hard rock guitarist. The Surfcaster was picked as a "Pawn Shop Prize" by Guitar Player magazine in July 2003.

The Surfcaster guitar is typically known for its twang and was originally targeted to the Surf Rock and Country music guitar player. The low output Chandler lipstick pickups contribute to the open airy sound. Later models with humbucker pickups appealed to Metal and Pop guitarists.

Originally available only in the two lipstick pickup configuration, later models would include a humbucking pickup in the bridge position. Later solid body 3 lipstick pickup variations were also produced. A twelve string and four string bass version were also created and are highly collectible. A double neck 12 string/6 string model was made in very small numbers and is now also highly collectible. In later years the Surfcaster was released under the Jackson brand name and production facilities changed from Japan to Indonesia. Quality & cosmetics suffered. When Charvel/Jackson was purchased by Fender in 2002 they dropped the Surfcaster because of its similarity to guitars sold under the Fender brand.

• Steve Cropper
• Bilge Kosebalaban of Direc-t
• Scott Ian of Anthrax
• Bruce Cockburn
• Tommy Victor of Prong (Cleansing era)
• Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine
• Mark Collins of The Charlatans (UK band)
• David Lowery of Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven
• Barry Hay of Golden Earring
• Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
• Martin Phillipps of The Chills
• Xavier Boyer of Tahiti 80
• Ryosuke Nagaoka
• Will Sergeant of Echo & the Bunnymen
• Vince Gill

• Charvel Surfcaster website
• Complete Surfcaster Description
• Matrix of all known Surfcaster variations
• First Year for Surfcasters
• Example of Sea Foam Green Surfcaster
• Import Charvel Guitar History
• CD cover featuring different Surfcasters
• Eastwood Surfcasters
• GRB Surfcasters