"Charley" was a Stratocaster-style guitar that was assembled from spare
parts by Charley Wirz, owner of Charley's Guitar Shop in Dallas. Charley
Wirz often worked on Stevie's guitars and remained a close friend until he
died in 1984. Charley is all-white with a rosewood neck. On the back is a girlie-style
pinup caricature and carved into the neck's heel plate are the words "To
Stevie Ray Vaughan, more in '84." Wirz installed three Danelectro pickups
and rewired them to his own configuration. This gave Charley a dark tone
like Number One, but with a clearer, bell-like "ringing" tone. Stevie used
Charley for songs like "Couldn't Stand The Weather", "Tin Pan Alley", and
"Life Without You" (which is actually a tribute to Charley Wirz).
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