Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: il˙ti on June 16, 2008, 11:02:24 PM
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This carvin is so pretty it had to be posted:
http://www.carvinbbs.com/viewtopic.php?t=8575 (might take awhile to load but it's worth it)
It's half a rainbow, man! Purple + quilt is instant win in my book, and with a tri-color burst too, it's unreal. Carvin really hit the spot with this one.
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nice guitar and top!
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need's a floyd ;P
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The pickups are confusing me!
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Not crazy about the guitar, but I do like the finish. Never seen anything quite like it before.
When I read your comment before seeing the pics, I was imagining something like the ESP George Lynch Purple Tiger (http://www.davesguitar.com/product/42502.JPG), but it's very different!
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That is not tacky! :o
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/jgr79/ct6hq04.jpg)
Even nicer...
http://www.carvinbbs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1999
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That's really nice. The more I see Carvins, the more I like them...
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I'll add my Carvin to the mix, then... AAAAA quilt, this one!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2346/2363780704_aa765f2165.jpg)
They get some damn good wood from somewhere, do Carvin. I've had 3 of their guitars, all have been great players. It's a love/hate thing with their mojo, though.
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last one looks like it is flames...sweet
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/jgr79/ct6hq04.jpg)
Even nicer...
http://www.carvinbbs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1999
That finish on a PRS tremonti trem signature = my dream guitar.
But all of those tops are awesome, but then I'm a sucker for quilt tops.
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Ahh this thread was brilliant until Philly posted that link! My Eyes! It Burrrrrns!
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As a huge fan of quilt tops, I must say, very nice. All of them! :)
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Carvin always seem to have nice woods
Sometimes they seem like a bass guitar company from the way the guitars are designed : through necks - fancy woods , active electronics etc
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Ahh this thread was brilliant until Philly posted that link! My Eyes! It Burrrrrns!
Sorry, dude. :oops:
They get some damn good wood from somewhere, do Carvin. I've had 3 of their guitars, all have been great players. It's a love/hate thing with their mojo, though.
Interesting that you say that. I've always admired the look of Carvin guitars, since I first saw their ads in Guitar Player best part of 30 years ago. They seem beautifully made, but there's always something about each model that isn't quite right for me, be it the shape of the body or headstock, or the control layout, or the timbers and inlays being a bit too pretty. Never actually played one of course.
The ones that most appeal to me are the Allan Holdsworth (http://www.carvinguitars.com/isa/process/getGuitars.php?modelID=24) and SC90 (http://www.carvinguitars.com/isa/process/getGuitars.php?modelID=26) models, but even then the shapes are a bit "off".
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I've always admired the look of Carvin guitars, since I first saw their ads in Guitar Player best part of 30 years ago. They seem beautifully made, but there's always something about each model that isn't quite right for me, be it the shape of the body or headstock, or the control layout, or the timbers and inlays being a bit too pretty. Never actually played one of course.
Yep, same here. There's always something in the design that seems wrong. But I could say the same about PRS. Carvin got it right on the V220 though, I freakin love that shape. (now if only I could find one without the Kahler)
http://carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/89-v220.html
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be better if it was all purple
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Carvin got it right on the V220 though, I freakin love that shape. (now if only I could find one without the Kahler)
http://carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/89-v220.html
Yeah, I agree, a bit too "metal" for me but the V220 is/was a nice design. :)
Not a million miles from a reversed Charvel Star or Dean ML, of course, but they got the visual (and maybe physical?) balance right on that one.
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I don't like that one. I don't think that the balance is right!!
The 7 strings (DC-727, DC-747) look better balanced then their 6 strings, but there's always something a bit weird with the switch placement on their bodies. Pickups are something that people either like or don't. The hotter ones aren't bad IMO.
Build quality is heading towards PRS territory (finish isn't quite the same though) as both use CNC machines and their tung-oiled necks are so fast it's not funny. Their all-access heel on the neck-thrus is spot on, too.
The amusing thing is that they are a pickup/electronics company that diversified! :lol: Seriously, the DC-127 (my pictured one) and DC-135 (now sold to a friend who I converted to Carvin!) that I've used are great speed machines. Had to import them myself, mind you. :wink:
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Has anyone ever used or build one of the Carvin kits?
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I have a Carvin DC model but im selling it hopefully this weekend... Its neck is unbelievably nice but the tone just doesn't do it for me. It seems thin and metallic (compared to the les paul) even though i went for almost all mahogany... Also, the control layout just isn't working - i find it really hard to change pickups quickly... plus, i just never really got on with the floyd rose but that's not carvin's fault...
Mind you, its clean tone is really nice! Just doesn't really work the whole warm fusion feel...
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I have a Carvin DC model but im selling it hopefully this weekend... Its neck is unbelievably nice but the tone just doesn't do it for me. It seems thin and metallic even though i went for almost all mahogany... Also, the control layout just isn't working - i find it really hard to change pickups quickly... plus, i just never really got on with the floyd rose but that's not carvin's fault...
Mind you, its clean tone is really nice! Just doesn't really work the whole warm fusion feel...
My 135 was all Koa, full tung-oil finish with a Kahler. Sounded great at high gain levels through Mesa, Engl and Diezel amps... :twisted: The on/off selectors for each pickup were a lot of fun too!
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Yeah, I agree, a bit too "metal" for me but the V220 is/was a nice design. :)
Not a million miles from a reversed Charvel Star or Dean ML, of course, but they got the visual (and maybe physical?) balance right on that one.
I haven't tried one (yet) so I can't speak for balance but it looks so much better thought out than other radical shapes. It's basically a V with a leg rest so you can sit down and play, an upper horn for balance and so the strap button doesn't get in your way on the high frets, neck-through design (sculpted set neck on the older models) and a 24 fret ebony board. The short scale would put some people off but it's definitely a plus for me!
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By the way i've listed my DC135 on the selling section of these forums (along with my Boss GT-8)
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Ahh this thread was brilliant until Philly posted that link! My Eyes! It Burrrrrns!
LOL, i vomited too, don't worry... :wink: