{"id":3883,"date":"2021-08-07T23:35:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T23:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/?page_id=3883"},"modified":"2021-08-13T21:03:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:03:42","slug":"charvel-explorer-dragonsnake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/charvel-explorer-dragonsnake\/","title":{"rendered":"Charvel Explorer Dragonsnake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3883\" class=\"elementor elementor-3883\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9fd5b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9fd5b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8fa59\" data-id=\"7e8fa59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2522952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2522952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e1ee0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e1ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a832e4\" data-id=\"5a832e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42d07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d42d07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Charvel Explorer \/ &#8220;Dragonsnake&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b494ca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b494ca4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d0986\" data-id=\"20d0986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d37f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d37f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-EVH-black-before-dragonsnake.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3889\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf53d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbf53d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Charvel Explorer with Danelectro neck in it&#8217;s earliest known state.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a06df66\" data-id=\"a06df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0184ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0184ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"623\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live.jpeg 623w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live-264x300.jpeg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f9429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f9429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The guitar was eventually carved into the &#8220;Dragonsnake&#8221; guitar with a modified Danelectro neck placed on it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a78f53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a78f53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36aef72\" data-id=\"36aef72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0312bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0312bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eddie&#8217;s Charvel explorer was a backup during the 1978 tour and is originally seen with a black body and Danelectro neck.\u00a0 Ed supposedly received the guitar sometime in 1977.\u00a0 Eventually, it was recarved into the &#8220;Dragonsnake&#8221; guitar (also called, &#8220;Dragon&#8221; or &#8220;Snake&#8221;) in 1979.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>At some point, the Dragonsnake version also sported the same Boogie Bodies neck seen on the black\/white incarnation of the Frankenstrat.\u00a0 Furthermore, it also had the same neck once seen on the Bumblebee guitar!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The last known photos of the guitar were in 1992 during a photoshoot.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc35475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc35475\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f14c45\" data-id=\"6f14c45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60636d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60636d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Necks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9525b82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9525b82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-911e982\" data-id=\"911e982\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e23bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e23bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"654\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-dragonsnake-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-dragonsnake-1.jpeg 654w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-dragonsnake-1-237x300.jpeg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be15e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be15e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3&#215;3 Danelectro neck:\u00a0 1977-1978<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feafa7f\" data-id=\"feafa7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9623946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9623946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"778\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bb-maple-snake.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3903\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bb-maple-snake.png 778w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bb-maple-snake-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bb-maple-snake-768x751.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d6032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d6032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/maple-maple-boogie-bodies\/\">Maple\/Maple Boogie Bodies large headstock<\/a>, taken off of Frankenstrat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-928119f\" data-id=\"928119f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4b370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e4b370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"623\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live.jpeg 623w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-explorer-snake-live-264x300.jpeg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84d0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84d0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Modified Danelectro 56 U1 neck, also known as the &#8220;dolphin neck.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb9b02\" data-id=\"7cb9b02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb7b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bb7b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"123\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/guitar-dragon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/guitar-dragon.jpg 123w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/guitar-dragon-111x300.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bc78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31bc78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/index.php\/black-headstock-grover-jackson-karl-sandoval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grover Jackson\/Charvel\/Boogie Bodies neck<\/a>, taken from Bumblebee.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd7d3d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd7d3d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596b8e0\" data-id=\"596b8e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-973b8b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"973b8b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34ebbbd\" data-id=\"34ebbbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a85efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a85efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dano-explorer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dano-explorer.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dano-explorer-230x300.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab4c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab4c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>An ironic ad from 1978 showing a Charvel explorer with a Danelectro neck.\u00a0 Upon Grover Jackson buying out Charvel on November 1978, they did not have the tooling to create necks until October 1979.\u00a0 Hence, why there may be a Danelectro neck in this ad (of course, almost no one would notice this).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-801caeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"801caeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deab7d3\" data-id=\"deab7d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f77836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f77836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e21258\" data-id=\"9e21258\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cd6c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48cd6c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"727\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Anthony-Boogie-Bodies-guitar-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Anthony-Boogie-Bodies-guitar-4.jpeg 727w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Anthony-Boogie-Bodies-guitar-4-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32bec4e\" data-id=\"32bec4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f0429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21f0429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1979-CharvelBoogie-Body-neck-4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33019e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33019e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e67342b\" data-id=\"e67342b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Above are examples of 1979 Charvel logoed Boogie Bodies necks.\u00a0 Notice the extended fretboard near the nut.\u00a0 That is a tell-tale early Boogie Bodies identification.\u00a0 The necks are also stamped &#8220;Boogie Bodies&#8221; in the neck pocket with a script logo.\u00a0 These necks give evidence that Grover-operated Charvel did could not initially make their own necks (contrary to popular belief) until approximately fall 1979.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a087ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a087ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ade575\" data-id=\"3ade575\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3319eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3319eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-with-dano-neck-June-1978-Charvel-Catalog-2-775x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-with-dano-neck-June-1978-Charvel-Catalog-2-775x1024.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-with-dano-neck-June-1978-Charvel-Catalog-2-227x300.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-with-dano-neck-June-1978-Charvel-Catalog-2-768x1015.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charvel-Explorer-with-dano-neck-June-1978-Charvel-Catalog-2.jpeg 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1433f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1433f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Charvel ad showing the #110 explorer body (with Danelectro neck)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charvel Explorer \/ &#8220;Dragonsnake&#8221; Charvel Explorer with Danelectro neck in it&#8217;s earliest known state. The guitar was eventually carved into the &#8220;Dragonsnake&#8221; guitar with a modified Danelectro neck placed on it.\u00a0\u00a0 Eddie&#8217;s Charvel explorer was a backup during the 1978 tour and is originally seen with a black body and Danelectro neck.\u00a0 Ed supposedly received &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/charvel-explorer-dragonsnake\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Charvel Explorer Dragonsnake<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3883"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4299,"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3883\/revisions\/4299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhalengear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}