This came as a big surprise, because the movie seemed destined for success. Sellers’s John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood chronicles Disney’s 2012 release of a movie that cost more than $250 million to make and $100 million to market and then bombed at the box office, forcing the company to take a $200 million write-off. So, to use superhero parlance, are blockbusters a force for good or evil? After reading books from several experts on the topic-a lover of big-budget movies, a producer, and a film critic-I’m torn.įirst let’s take a close look at an ultra-expensive blockbuster that crashed and burned. According to Box Office Mojo, a website that tracks ticket sales, the 10 top-grossing movies worldwide in 2012 were animated films, action sequels, or franchises, and they propelled the major studios to record profits. In Hollywood today, bigger is better and repeatability is king.īut these movies are the industry’s lifeblood, and audiences seem to love them. Take a look at the 2013 May through August lineup: Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, Star Trek into Darkness, The Wolverine, 300: Rise of an Empire… The list goes on and on. Sequels, reboots, franchises, superhero sagas, action flicks-big-budget blockbusters just aren’t my thing. Fender even had a hand in there, which is interesting, as Wayne Charvel worked for them in his early days.Summer, in my opinion, is the worst season for movies. By the end of the 80's the Charvel name was sold again and production moved to Asia. In the beginning Charvel just made aftermarket parts, moved to making guitars with parts from several different OEMs in the trade.and this Bohemian approach lasted well into the Jackson years.
The problem is that from the late 70's until now the Charvel name has had several different owners. Not to cast aspersions, some of these guitars and basses were really very good. If yours is a 1986 model, then you're in the Jackson years, so a search for Jackson schematics is probably in order. These Jackson pickups were all passive, but you could get a primitive preamp option.
Newey's right, the early 80's Charvels used primarily Jackson pickups.unless it was custom.then yeah, you got what was hot that week.
Model numbers were more like suggestions and wiring configs could vary within a model year. Would it be possible to post a couple pictures of what you've got? Documentation and standardization was not a big thing with the 80's Charvels and Jacksons.
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