The Surfcaster was manufactured in Japan at the Chushin Gakki factory as were all the import Charvel guitars in this era.

In addition the Charvel Jackson Guitar company released the Surfcaster in 1991 with advertising and public relations featuring Steve Cropper as an official endorsee.

The Surfcaster was picked as a "Pawn Shop Prize" by Guitar Player magazine in July 2003.

A double neck 12 string/6 string model was made in very small numbers and is now also highly collectible.

In later years the Surfcaster was released under the Jackson brand name and production facilities changed from Japan to Indonesia.