I have no experience with their guitars (yet ) but I knew a few people that had their basses and were VERY satisfied with the quality.
Their custom build basses are affordable too, I'm willing to bet it would be the same for the guitars.
Just got a Carvin brochure in the mail today. Man what sweet looking guitars. And they are made in the USA. Anybody own one of these beauties??? If so what model and how do you like it.
I have no experience with their guitars (yet ) but I knew a few people that had their basses and were VERY satisfied with the quality.
Their custom build basses are affordable too, I'm willing to bet it would be the same for the guitars.
I have a CT6M I bought used on eBay. Fabulous guitar--top quality construction & materials throughout. Plays like a dream and sounds great. The pickups in mine lean to a more modern tone, but you can always order different models or change them after purchase if you want a more vintage tone.
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Say, when are you going to sell that one to me on the cheap???Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Seriously though, how does it compare to your other double-'bucker guitars like the Epi, Agile, Dot, etc.? Do you play it more or less than those ones? Now that you're presumably done with the honeymoon on all of those guitars, what's your take?
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Oh man that's gorgeous!!! How is it buying on ebay. Never bought a guitar there.
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I got my catalog also. They have a new carved top double cut semi-hollow that is one fine guitar.
http://www.carvinguitars.com/customs...wcarvedtop.php
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
My Bolt+:
with SS frets you probably will never need a refret. And Sperzel tuners are nice too.
Upd.: hmm... I thought images are embedded straight into post. I see them as links.
Go to you CP and check your options, you probably have "view images" un-checked.Originally Posted by barber76
Beautiful guitar, btw, as is yours dvm!
What is the scale length on those Carvins?
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Guitars:
Dean EVO Exotic Burl, EVO Special, Vendetta 1000 FR, Stagg Les Paul copy, Squier Standard Telecaster, Squier MIK Stratocaster
Amps:
Fender Princeton 65 (solid state), Vox AD15VT, Peavey Windsor Studio, Crate Vintage Club 50 2x12
Pedals:
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Yep, that was it, thanks!Originally Posted by DeanEVO_Dude
Bolt-on & set-through necks 25.5, set necks 25. Carvin doesn't make 24.75.Originally Posted by DeanEVO_Dude
Here's mine. She'll be 10 years old in a couple of weeks. The best guitar I've ever owned.
Guitars:
Fender Am. Std. Stratocaster (1990)
Carvin DC-127 (2000)
Fender Baja Telecaster (2016)
Recording King RO-10 (2016)
Gibson Les Paul CM (2015)
Amp:
Boss Katana 50
Effects:
Boss Tuner
Caline Orange Burst
Electro-Harmonix LPB1
Carvin is a Godsend for lefthanded players. Their quality is absolutely top notch and YOU decide wood, color, frets, as they are made to order. Once you receive it you have ten days to try it, if you don't like it send it back, you're out $25 maybe for UPS. Very few guitars get sent back, if they do it's because the buyer didn't get the color/finish they wanted. It's very hard to predict what a particular 'burst will look like on a given chunk o' wood. Family owned, made in San Diego and killer customer service. Downsides? The waiting period (6-8 weeks typ.) until it arrives!! That and know going into it that because they are a niche player, the resale value isn't great plus if you go with some bizaare color (they'll make it any way you want) that hurts resale too. I have a closr friend who's a luthier and he was blown away when he saw my California single cut (LP clone). $1,300 guitar that would be $4-5K easy if it had Gibson's name on it. Oh, their line of "Cobalt" acoustic guitars (made in Korea now I believe) are an incredible value also.
L.B.
Absolutely right on the mark. If my Cali Carved Top CT6M said "Paul Reed Smith" on the headstock instead of Carvin, it would have run me $4K+, I'm sure.Originally Posted by LeftyBlues
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Never too late, man! Beautiful guitars. I'm digging the Holdsworth headstock on the 127... I think it should be Carvin's standard headstock.
I don't own one, but I've played a couple. Hands down (and I'm a serious cheap azz) worth the money, and probably the only guitar I would own without trying out first.
The examples in this thread are drool worthy.
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
So Kite, your DC 127 does not have the rounded edges, right? It still looks slightly rounded, but I'm trying to get an idea of what the difference is.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Look at Eichaan's guitar, it's rounded mine's normal. There's a joke that the rounded guitars looks like air inflated guitars.
EDIT: by the way my DC127 is the sweetest I ever played. It just melts in your hands.
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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I no longer own it, but it was a great guitar. My 727.
Patrick
Damn Hub, you let that beauty go ??
That's walnut?
I should slap ya.
EDIT: by the way, my DC127 have a plain maple cap but the grains hardly shows.
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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SOME SERIOUS EYE CANDY IN THIS THREAD.
Maybe instead of buying an LP studio deluxe carvin is the way to go.
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Guitars: 2010 American Special HSS Strat, 2010 CIC Squire CV ThinLine Tele, & 2006 MIM FSR Strat.
Basses: 1979 Peavey T-40, 2007 Ibanez SR 500, 2013 Ibanez SR375F, 2013 CIJ Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, 2014 Sadowsky Will Lee VI, & 2014 Sadowsky Will Lee Metro V
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