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Topic: 50s Carvin dbl. 6 on ebay |
Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2010 9:48 pm |
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I have one of these and suggest this steel for anyone looking for a great D6er, should it stay around the $500 mark.
As you can kinda tell, these can be converted to 8 strings, but will need proper PUs.
Link to auction on eBay. |
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Matt Berg
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 10:20 am Carvin Tone
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| Carvin's pretty rare stuff on the east coast. Could you comment a bit on the electronics/tone of that instrument. The PU's look vaguely P90ish.... |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 11:01 am
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What interests you per the electronics? They're pretty basic.
Here's some info - http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/59-guitars.html
The PUs were all made in-house, and were early after-market favorites for modders and used by other makers.
The tone on the old ones is full, solid, round, rich, and clear with no spikey highs. Mellower than P90s, w/no early breakup. |
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Matt Berg
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 11:08 am
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The tone on the old ones is full, solid, round, rich, and clear with no spikey highs. Mellower than P90s, w/no early breakup. |
Yeah, that's what I was after, a subjective opinion on what they sound like. Thanks.
Could they cut through a band on rock numbers as well as sound good on country? Work OK with OD and delay pedals? |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 11:16 am
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Matt Berg
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 12:14 pm
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I've used several lap and console maple bodied Carvins in a blues/R7B context. They are great instruments. You won't see many anywhere. Carvin was a small company that sold direct to the player through tiny ads in Downbeat and newsprint rags like "Country Song Roundup" and the majority of their fairly limited output went to people in small towns or rural areas who had no music store or very few other options. The Carvin Museum website is a great source of info on the steels they made if you take the time to read everything and print out the info for future reference.
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Thanks for the input. Looking for a change of pace to my doubleneck Supro which I play out on, maybe a plus to have some legs so I can stand up... That Carvin website is wonderful. Seems like the company was always very aware of and responding to what was happening at Fender. I remember their ads from Guitar Player, but here in the East you'll see their P.A. equipment on occasion, but their instruments are rare as hen's teeth. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 12:19 pm
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| Could they cut through a band on rock numbers as well as sound good on country? Work OK with OD and delay pedals? |
I would venture to say, good for rock-a-billy, less workable than modern PUs for 60s rock. They are lower impedence rated, and do well in less noisy settings, and probably not as pedal friendly for hard rock.
But, I havn't taken mine there, so you never know...
If you want old school cool, Carvin! |
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Matt Berg
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 12:22 pm FX Chain
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| Yeah, I neglected to say I usually have a compressor first in line. Works OK for my Supro. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 12:29 pm
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