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Location: Jet City | A new electronic assembly, new Wilkenson bridge, lots of cleanup and a setup later....
She's a beauty! I've been playing it for the past 2 evenings. I must say it's one of the best playing electric guitars I've ever had the fortune to posses. I really like the tonal options and the pups scream! I like the Wilkinson trem and locking sperzles. It keeps in tune well.
On to the pics!
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | If it sounds half as good as it looks, you've got a winner!
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | That's a beaut! 
Great pics too! |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Anybody thinking about getting rid of any of their guitars should just send them to Damon and have him photograph them for you. You'll wonder, "What was I thinking??" and keep them. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | WTG Damon,
Nice axe and great pics.
Active electronics? looks like a battery compartment on the back.
Don't see many set necks on that style of git either.
What PUPS?
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Location: Jet City | It's a Carvin DC400T
construction - maple neck through alder body, AAAA flamed maple top, AAAA flamed maple headstock overlay
scale length - 25"
neck - hardrock maple neck with inline headstock
fingerboard - ebony, 12" radius
inlays - abalone blocks, 24kt gold Carvin logo
neck width - 1.69" wide @ nut, 2.22" wide @ 24th fret
bridge - Wilkinson tremolo
tuners - Sperzel locking tuners
frets - 24 medium-jumbo, .103 wide X .048 tall
pickups - Carvin C22J & C22B humbuckers
electronics - push/pull active/passive controls with passive master volume & tone and active master volume & cut/boost for bass & treble, 3-way pickup selector, 2 dual/single coil switches, phase switch
dimensions - 39.5" long, 12.75" wide body, 1.68" thick body
weight - 7.5 lbs |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | great guitar. i want one! |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | GAS! |
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Location: Vernon CT | Nice guitar porn!! She's Hot!! :D |
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Location: GA USA | Beautiful! How goes the Mosrite? |
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Location: Central Florida | Beautiful! :) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | WOW, that's something that would make an acoustic player want to move over to the solid body side! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Wow! What Iffy said. |
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Location: Cincinnati | Beautiful, Damon. and it's blue, my favorite. |
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Location: Jet City | Thanks everyone. I've wanted one for a long time but could never afford one. When I saw this one, I jumped on it. It needed some work, but it doesn't anymore. There are a couple nicks and scratches, but it plays exactly as it should now.
Capt, the Mosrite is coming along. It's still out East at Hallmark Guitars. I talked to Bob Tuesday, and he was in the middle of carving a new replacement (original spec) bridge out of aluminum. He's been off promoting his new guitar line, but is back at the shop and has been putting time in here and there. I'm pretty sure I'll have some more "porn" to share in about a month.
The Mosrite is definitely THE PROJECT. I've had that one sitting around for too long. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
WOW, that's something that would make an acoustic player want to move over to the solid body side! TJ, there's PLENTY of room for you over on the dark side! All the cool kids are doin it. :cool: |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | what's the average price of Carvin 400 with acoustic option in USA? i've seen one on e-bay for over a grand, and i don't know if it's fair price.
i'm talking serious, i have a GAS! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | "pickups - Carvin C22J & C22B humbuckers"
How do those compare to M-22's. I use an M22 on the bridge position of my custom Viper. Those 22 pole pickups are amazing. |
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Location: Jet City | Miles, it depends on the M22. There are a few different ones.
Here's a chart from the site...
Pickup Comparison |
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Location: Jet City | LBJ, Carvin is the only place to buy one new. They have a a few retail stores in CA, but aside from those I think the website is the only other place. The acoustic option costs $200 extra, but they're doing 50% off on all cases, options, and finishes right now. Is it a trem bridge with the option or the wilkinson?
Basic model no options is $1200. acoustic, add $100. Depending on finishes/trem/case options, they can get close to $2k.
Need more info to get you a better idea. Got a link? |
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Location: enid, ok | Those of you that aren't aware of what Carvin has been doing for decades on end need to get with the program. Hands down the best solidbody electrics you can buy for the money, and maybe even regardless of the money, for 20+ years. Untold options to suit your tastes, and attention to detail you won't find elsewhere. They just don't make them like they used to? Carvin does. The only guitar I have or know of that rivals Carvin for quality is my 30-year-old Ovation. |
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Location: Jet City | They've been doing parts and pickups even longer, they started in the 40's I think. My '63 Mosrite has Carvin magnets in the pickups. They were both southern california companies, so that makes sense.
I seem to remember some Carvin guitars from the early 60's too. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | this is guitar that i'm interested in.
i'd rather buy blue / green / gold model, but...
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Location: Jet City | I dunno if that's such a great deal. I changed it to a green burst flamed maple top and pretty much went with the rest the same, and here's what I built on the site.
Base Model Options Quantity Price
DC400-
Right Handed
FT6 Bridge 1 $1,099.00
FA - Piezo Bridge Option w/ 2 C22 Humbuckers $100.00
-MA - Maple Neck/Alder Body (Standard) $0.00
-CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard) $0.00
FTE4 - Greenburst Flame $0.00
-IN - Inline Headstock (Standard) $0.00
FPH4 - Flamed Maple Headstock $0.00
-EB - Ebony Fingerboard (Standard) $0.00
-FR - Med-Jumbo Frets .048" H .103" W (Standard) $0.00
-R12 - 12in Fretboard Radius (Standard) $0.00
44 - M22T Bridge Pickup $5.00
39 - M22V Neck Pickup $5.00
-400 - Black Coils w/ Black Bezels (Standard) $0.00
BC - Black Hardware $20.00
-46 - Elixer 1046E Light Gauge .010 - .046 (Standard) $0.00
GL - Gold Plated Logo $0.00
HC11 - Form-Fitted ABS Hardshell Case $54.00
Guitar Total: $1,283.00 |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | yes, but those are prices only for US / Canada residents and for limited time.
For EU-residents double the price. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I guess the chances of me owning it are getting slimmer and slimmer all the time.
As far as the pickups, I going to assume I used something similar to the T or SD. They were just M-22 when I was using them. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
I guess the chances of me owning it are getting slimmer and slimmer all the time. I dunno Miles. Not this week anyway. Things are always negotiable though...
hmmmm.....
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | All seriousness aside.. :)
And I quote...
"This is a prototype of what eventually became named the PF-22 guitar. The PF-22 never made it to production. There were about 20 units made. This is one of the very first."
And for my money... much the same as with songs... the first take is the best.
As you can tell from my choice in M22 pickups, I like'em a little warmer sounding, but still with upper-mid punch. I think the wood on the above guitar and on the top of this one...
the wood does just that.. |
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Location: Jet City | I expected this sort of a response. :D
That thing is beautiful. You know my weaknesses for sure.
So that wood top, is on top of?? uralite/alum body? Is that a maple cap?
You know 3 months is a long wait... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Yeah the wood top is over a standard UKII... I'm guessing, but would assume they put the wood top in the mold and then spun up the foam right into it. Pretty sure it's maple. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | ok, but back to my question. what would be fair price for used Carvin 400 with piezo pickup? |
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Location: Jet City | LBJ - I'd say $1000 or less, depending on the shape. If they have the walnut, or quilted options, maybe add 100 or so. It's really hard to tell cuz there's so many different options you can pick. It's almost like no 2 are the same.
I got mine considerably less, but it needed new electronics and bridge and lots of cleaning and a new setup with the new bridge and all. Minus the labor, I guess I'm into it for under $800. Mine does NOT have the acoustic bridge tho. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | ok, and sound wise - do you have some samples? i think i could make a deal with that seller, but - to be honest - i'd rather take one with paint like yours :-) |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Neck through body I always liked |
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Location: Jet City | Sorry LBJ. Only have had it up and running for a couple of days now and haven't even been able to properly test through anything full volume yet, and probably won't be able to until next weekend.
I've no samples yet. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Beautiful pics. I sure wish I had the photo skills of some of you folks. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | ok. i've dealed with seller of that red guitar... and i think i'll play on it within two weeks. i hope it sounds as good as adversited. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Those Carvins are nice guitars |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i hope they sound as good as they look. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | mine Carvin arrived, looks great, plays even better. Love from first sight. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | When I was getting into electric guitars back in the early to mid-60's in Southern California, I remember obtaining some Carvin brochures, possibly direct from their factory which at the time, I believe, was located in Covina and I only lived a few miles away. The thing I remember most was their amps. Big and beautiful. Of course, I couldn't afford any of it, but when dealing with GAS, step one is collecting brochures. I might still have those somewhere. |
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Location: Jet City | Those bastages send me a new catalog every quarter. That's what got me on them.
Now I have the X100B half stack and the DC400T guitar.
I need to tell them to take me off the mailing list. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Damon....SWEEET DC400. I have a DC400P (Fishman Piezo and fixed bridge) but in emerald Green. The thing is a much better guitar than I am a player.
I do have to have a intermittent short figured out, however. Somewhere near the plug the piezo cuts out sometimes. I touch the wires in the area, and it's back.
I used it on this track: (CAUTION RELIGIOUS CONTENT) and it screams. (song has a long header and is not in final mix yet...ran out of winter. The OD guitar over powers everything else, so I need to finish up the master one of these days).
Reflect by Jeff
I have owned a DC135, AE185, and a couple of Cobalts and now an LB75P. I do like my Carvins. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | JeffreyD: i've listened to your song. You should try to sing in some heavy metal band ;]
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Originally posted by LBJ:
JeffreyD: i've listened to your song. You should try to sing in some heavy metal band ;]
\m/ ;-) Yeah....I don't like my voice either. :D
Besides, they don't let fat, gray old guys do metal do they.... :eek: |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i said that in positive; ]
why do you think they wouldn't let you to sing metal?
check this:
Guide to metal |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Originally posted by LBJ:
i said that in positive; ]
why do you think they wouldn't let you to sing metal?
check this:
Guide to metal
......I suspect the guide to Metal is probably why I could never sing in a Metal band. But I will accept your comments as a compliment. :
(as long as you don't make me watch Metal Band video's again) :D :D :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I liked your vocals, Jeff. I was surprised you were a tenor. I don't remember your voice being that high.
I think that I lost an octave from drinking coffee for 35 years. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Thanks Mark,
I still have fairly good range, but find that with age I am losing some of it too. I find that after about 30 minutes of hitting the higher stuff, I start to crack and it's all down hill from there.
I hate those Law of Thermodynamics (can't remember which one, but that is another age related issue). |
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