The beautiful CT series! I don't own one but I sure like them. Congrats on your new purchase.
Ok im a carvin gear hor Anyone else?? Here is my 13 y.o. sporting his cali carve top and x100b stack!! I have a custom v220 being built .Shipping first week in Dec.!
Last edited by mrmudcat; November 13th, 2007 at 02:50 PM.
The beautiful CT series! I don't own one but I sure like them. Congrats on your new purchase.
Guitars: '05 MIA Fender Strat HSS, '04 MIA Fender Strat SSS, '03 Burns Steer, '83 Hondo LP copy (project)
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Mudcat,
How do you like that amp? It looks like it could blow a whole in the wall when it's cranked.
So that's one of the house musicians that you've noted from time-to-time. Good looking kid, how long has he been playing now?
Mark
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Originally Posted by just strum
Strum it blows 100 watts all tube with celestions in all cabs.Its from the 80's of course and most likely will stop a charging rhino with a quick barre chord,and a dimed out array of knobs
My oldest boy chase(pictured)has been playing since 10.
My 12 and 10 are on drums and bass but they all switch off for fun and to learn other instruments once in awhile.ude:
Love to see the father/son stuff! We don't have the stacks at our house yet, but it is fun to have some father/kid play time. Congrats, that gear looks absolutely awesome. I think it helps to have some decent stuff to keep the kids engaged.
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Can't see the pix from here at work ( our IS dept. blocks photo hosting sites ), but it's funny you should mention Carvins. Somehow, I got on their mailing list and was looking through their latest catalog a few days ago. Was doing some serious drooling over a CT6M Cali Carved Top with a deep blue quilted maple top. Gorgeous instrument. They remind me a lot of the high-end PRS's, but at much more reasonable prices. If I was going to drop $1500 or so on a guitar, that might very well be the one I'd go for. Looks like a lot of guitar for the money! The posted sound clip was impressive, too. :
EDIT: Here's the one I was looking at, from the Carvin website--
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I got on their mailing list too. I figured they are affiliated with one of the other mailings I get.Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
As for the pics - wait to you get home!!!
Mark
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I have a koa DC200 from 1981 that I ordered from the factory when they first showed koa guitars in their catalog. I had worked with koa wood for furniture and know how beautiful a wood it is, so when I found out Carvin was building koa guitars I had to have one. It is a nice guitar but I have to admit that I don't play it very often as the fretboard is little too flat for my taste.
Please email at mrmudcat32266@msn.com if ya want to sell it!!!!! Very nice!!!
Voodoo:yea carvin as you might know are still the only catalog mail order guitar company. No middleman no mark up!! Valuewise and or craftmanship wise it compares very well if not better than the big names.The best way is to get an instock one if you find one that meets your specs. My v220 has taken 3 months to build but is going to be solid swampash,ebony board with abalone diamond inlays and trans purple with a blackburst edge!! Cant wait!:
At one time I had one of the best collections of the shreadder neck 24.75 88-93 neck through Carvins around. I still have a 1991 X220C a 90 X220C in Pearl Pink and a Deep Purple flame 2002 DC400.
Great gear and it "used to be" a great company to deal with.
Here are a few of my old Carvins most are long gone now.
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
i don't have any carvin stuff but i have only heard good things about their guitars and amps!
that's a cool couch you got there too ascension!
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TROriginally Posted by just strum
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Hey ya just GOTTA have thast cool comfy couch shot of tha collections ya know . THANKS man I'm in Real estate and get a shot at some pretty stuff in working estates some times. My whole living room I got that way: !Originally Posted by warren0728
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
I love DC 150s from the eighties and any of the 200 or 400 series from that era. The only Carvin that I owned was a nice DC 727 that I bought on Ebay. It was Claro Walnut with a five piece neck and a fixed bridge. I sold it about six months ago. I thought it was a great guitar for the money (I paid $400 used for mine) but I had no use for a seven string so it just sat in it's case.
Patrick
Oh how I wish they reissue the real pointy x220............this NAMM????
Those V220s are teh sexay. I really wanted to order a V440 bass when I was in college.
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Yep the X220's were MUCH different guitars from the V220's. I sold off the V220's and kept a pair of the X's. Both of my X's are quite the rare birds.Originally Posted by mrmudcat
The 1990 is in Pearl Pink with a reverse headstock and the 1991 is a 22 fret 25.5 strat scale X and may be the only one produced!!
Here is "pinky"
The Black X on the far left with no neck inlay is the LS 175 option 22 fretter
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
I get the Carvin catalog as well. I was intriguiged by the California (whatever the letters n' numbers are) and the Allan Hooldsworth fatboy.
I read a review somewhere that claimed that they were well made but lacked character so I sort of lost interest.
Tell me something different
I pick a moon dog.
I was checking that out, nice furniture. You got a perfect guitar photo studio with the chair, couch, table, and rugOriginally Posted by Ascension
Mark
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