Narrowing in on a carvin finish...HELP ME DECIDE!

[HighGain510]

Originally Posted by SirMyghin

Would you have left it to restart if they had told you what went wrong? I am just curious here, as 2.5 months is short by any real shops standard.

I think you mis-read what I typed senor. I waited 2.5 and they told me THEN it was ....ed and they wanted to start over. I then waited a few weeks (think it was almost another 2 months at that point) and asked them for a status and it had not even hit finish yet. I said .... it and canceled. I've gone through the build process with Carvin several times, some times it has been smooth sailing and others (like that one in particular) have been a nightmare.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by HighGain510

I think you mis-read what I typed senor. I waited 2.5 and they told me THEN it was ....ed and they wanted to start over. I then waited a few weeks (think it was almost another 2 months at that point) and asked them for a status and it had not even hit finish yet. I said .... it and canceled. I've gone through the build process with Carvin several times, some times it has been smooth sailing and others (like that one in particular) have been a nightmare.

did you get a refund by any chance?

SirMyghin: i havent' tried it. but even if i do try one, i'd be kissing the 10 day trial good bye EVEN if its a standard finish and no option 50s used. reason being, i'll have the guitar shipped to my cousins across the border....

which carvins do you have again?

[Jason2112]

IMO Carvin's "signature" finish is the Umber stain with Sunset Burst edges. Like this:


The faded denim one is nice and certainly unique.

[-42-]

Originally Posted by yingmin

Seems kind of silly to order a "custom" guitar and then have to swap out the pickups once you get it, don't you think?

Not if different pickups are what you need to get the sound you want.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Jason2112

IMO Carvin's "signature" finish is the Umber stain with Sunset Burst edges. Like this:


The faded denim one is nice and certainly unique.

carvin does do some really nice bursts:












and here is a pic of umber on its own:



and this finish confuses me...some say its tiger eye, some say its umber :S

[Jack Secret]

As my threads have show, the 2 Carvin customs I got so far have been awesome. #3 will be a burst so be on the lookout!

[HighGain510]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

did you get a refund by any chance?

Yes I did. They have that policy in place that states if you cancel an order halfway through the build that you would only get part of your money back, but since it was over 4 months of waiting and on the 2nd build they gave me a full refund. Typically, that would not have been the case but under the circumstances they agreed it was okay.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by HighGain510

Yes I did. They have that policy in place that states if you cancel an order halfway through the build that you would only get part of your money back, but since it was over 4 months of waiting and on the 2nd build they gave me a full refund. Typically, that would not have been the case but under the circumstances they agreed it was okay.

i wonder what became of that guitar that they messed up on.
if its a structural problem (maybe the neck warped), then they would cut off the guitar in pieces. but if its a finish problem, they would just sand it down and go over? :S

[soliloquy]

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orangeburst and deepsunsetburst are back on the table

[antman95]

diggin the faded denim

[munizfire]

yep, either the FIRST demin posted (on the OP) or the teal one

[SkapocalypseNow]

Dat faded denim