The Original Charvel Gang (2021)
99 min
Documentary film about musician Wayne Charvel who in 1973 started a guitar repair shop in his garage mostly handling overflow work for Fender Guitars. He moved his growing custom guitar/hot rod shop to San Dimas CA, did custom work for Deep Purple's Richie Blackmore and Tommy Bolin, for ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, for Van Halen's Michael Anthony, and on. Word got out that this was the only place to get your guitar customized. Fast forward. In walks Eddie Van Halen who buys some (seconds) guitar parts neck and body and the rest is history. The story is captured with new, never before seen interviews with the artists using their voices and personal stories of Charvel.
- Release date
- June 25, 2021
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Wayne Charvel as Self
- Michael Anthony as Self
- Warren De Martini as Self
- Karl Sandoval as Self
- Kevin O'Neal as Self
- Slash as Self
- Steve Vai as Self
- Phil Collen as Self
- Steve Stevens as Self
- Tom Dumont as Self
Crew
- Paul Gervasi · Director
- Paul Gervasi · Writer
- Paul Gervasi · Producer
- Valerie Ince · Producer
- Peter Kalish · Producer
- Joey DesLauriers · Cinematographer
- Paul Gervasi · Cinematographer
- Joe Schaeffer · Cinematographer