1987 Gibson WRC (Wayne R. Charvel Signature) — Black

1987 Gibson W.R.C. (Wayne R. Charvel Signature)
— Black
A genuinely rare piece of Gibson history — the W.R.C. was Gibson’s short-lived,
Wayne Charvel-designed answer to the ’80s superstrat craze. Produced only in 1987–
88 before a Jackson lawsuit ended the run, these are seldom seen and rarely come up
for sale.
Specs
Model: Gibson W.R.C. (Wayne R. Charvel Signature Series)
Year: 1987
Serial Number: 83167659 — dates to November 12, 1987, built at Gibson’s
Nashville plant
Finish: Black
Body: Offset double-cutaway, strat-style
Neck: Bolt-on maple, 25.5” scale
Fretboard: Ebony, 22 jumbo frets, pearl dot inlays
Headstock: Pointed profile with black overlay, gold “Gibson” script logo, “WRC”
gold script on truss rod cover
Tuners: Grover mini-rotomatics, 6-in-line
Bridge: Licensed Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo
Pickups: Bill Lawrence humbucker (bridge) + stacked mini-humbuckers
(neck/middle) — H-S-H configuration
Controls: 1 volume (push/pull coil-tap), 1 tone, 3 mini toggle switches (individual
pickup on/off)
Hardware: Black-plated throughout

Notes
Standard production example — not one of the 200 numbered/signed “Showcase”
units (no signature or edition number on the truss rod cover)
Pickups confirmed original Bill Lawrence units — a genuine plus, as many surviving
W.R.C.s have had pickups swapped over the years
Condition details — a few chips in the body, the worst being near the tremolo (see pics). Scratches and some small dings throughout. Nothin gthat affects playability. Purely cosmetic. Lots of life left in the4 frets. Electronics function perfectly, exactly as they should. 
7.6 lbs

Original HSC included

Gibson original warranty card with serial and model number included
Only a few hundred W.R.C.s were ever made, and it’s one of Gibson’s most obscure
forays into the superstrat market — designed in-house with input from the man behind
the original Charvel guitars. A great find for collectors of oddball late-’80s Gibson
electrics.