[Cancer]

Posted before, but I'll post it again...
The Fam





You've seen Cognac (the brown one) before (thanks Edroz) and quite frankly its an amazing guitar. It literally sounds like melted butter with fangs, sharp fangs at that, and sometimes I just find myself holding it, not playing it even, just holding it (like now...lol).

The blue one sounds nice too, lots of bite with much less fur, and I like it too, but lately I'VE BEEN TEMPTED TO TRADE IT FOR A NEW INTERCEPTOR 27 (hint, hint).....

...and of course Vickie I will take to the grave......

Thing is, Cognac is the fourth used Carvin I've owned, so I've never ordered a NEW Carvin. That being said I can't really comment on the company's quality although I will say that, even if they fuck up somehow (ie... get something wrong, forget a knob, don't match the top right....whatever), chances are still pretty good it will play better that anything out there in production IMO.

I just wish Carvin had more 7 string options, like extended scales, pickup install options, or a different body shape.

[Edroz]

Originally Posted by Cancer

you're making me miss this guitar now , and i couldn't agree with you more on the tone.

Tony, you need to come up to Jerich's studio sometime. PM me or give me a call sometime.

[Cancer]

You're making me miss this guitar now , and i couldn't agree with you more on the tone.

Tony, you need to come up to Jerich's studio sometime. PM me or give me a call sometime.

Deal....sounds like it'd be fun.

[Blood Tempest]

Is that how the antique brown stain looks? From the sample on the site, it seems like it would be a darker brown.

[Edroz]

Originally Posted by Blood Tempest

Is that how the antique brown stain looks? From the sample on the site, it seems like it would be a darker brown.

believe it or not, that's their regular black stain.

at least that's what i ordered

[Blood Tempest]

Ok. That seems to be a trend. The black stain doesn't seem like it comes out black, rather that light brown as pictured above. The brown pics I've seen seem to appear as the dark brown. I definitely want the black burst into the dark brown flame

[Blood Tempest]

I should probably call Carvin to ask this, but maybe you guys know...
If I do these specs, will the stripes on the back of the neck also be present on the body if I don't go for the "neck covered by optional top wood" option? I think that'd look pretty stupid with my finish selection.

MAH - Maple Neck/Mahogany Body
-CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard)
FSA - Antique Brown Stain Flame
BST - Blackburst Edges
5MW - Maple Neck w/ 2 Walnut Stripes
CSN - Clear Satin Finish Back Of Neck
FPH - Flamed Maple Headstock
-EB - Ebony Fingerboard (Standard)
NIN - No Top Inlays - Side Dots Only
-FR - Med-Jumbo Frets .048" H .103" W (Standard)
-R14 - 14in Fretboard Radius (Standard)
-C26B - C26 Bridge Pickup
-C26N - C26 Neck Pickup
-400 - Black Coils w/ Black Bezels (Standard)
AC - Active/Passive Electronics w/ Coil Splitters, Phase Switch
BC - Black Hardware
-1056 - Elixer Light Gauge .010 - .056 (Standard)
WL - White Logo
SL - Dunlop Straplocks
ETR - Engraved Truss Rod Cover

[ibznorange]

well dude its trans black. mine is light brown too
lighter than she shows in pics



Maple+alder (standard), quilt maple top, transblack+blackburst.
Upgraded now to a VTT setup ala strat, with a 3 way pup switch, and 2 series/parallel switches. Blaze custom bridge, evolution neck (which has to go, body is too thin/pup is too tall, cant lower her enough to balance with the bridge. sounds great though) and an OFR

Got her for 400 bucks shipped on the bay

[Blood Tempest]

That is a steal! Good shit! Looks like the antique brown will be the way to go

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Here's the one I had in '05:

Man, that is nice. All the Carvins in this thread are nice. I've always wanted a Carvin too.