Charvel Model 5 - Chitarra di Alberto Radius – Usata in TV e video d’epoca – Provenienza documentata - - Electric guitar - 1986

Charvel Model 5 Guitar
Year 1986

It is not only a great guitar, but also a piece of Italian music history.

The guitar has been played and used a lot, as you can see from all the visible signs in the photo.

The guitar belonged to Alberto Radius, guitarist of Lucio Battisti and Formula 3, as well as a producer of numerous Italian artists and a session man on many albums of the Italian music scene.

I believe there is hardly another Alberto Radius guitar accompanied by a video in which the artist himself speaks about it and describes it in detail. The video will, of course, be provided together with the guitar to the winner of the lot.

The guitar was actively played between 1986 and 1990. In the photographs you can still see the adhesive glue traces from the “Guitar Club” sticker that was applied to the body.

The instrument is visible in two TV programs hosted by Red Ronnie:
- A round table by the sea
- 20 years later – The beauty of ’68

Below is one of the videos in which the guitar is played by Alberto Radius:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHegmRVbbbs

The guitar has lived and been played, but it remains perfectly playable: the neck is straight, the frets are in good condition, and the action is low. A personalized setup is nevertheless recommended according to your preferences.

Technical specifications

The Charvel Model 5 is one of the flagship models of the Charvel Model series.
It is equipped with:
- neck-through construction
- maple neck
- body in poplar
- active electronics Jackson JE1000 or JE-1200

Unlike Charvel models 1, 2, 3, and 4, the Model 5 features neck-through construction.

The 1986 version was equipped with a Kahler 2300 Pro Tremolo; from 1987, the Model 5 mounted a Jackson JT6 Floyd Rose tremolo.

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