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Topic: Carters BCT and no BCT |
Jimmy Gibson
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Cornwall, England
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 6:28 am |
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Sorry I should have said when I had two,Carters one 1995 no BCT and a 2009 with BCT ,and the 1995 has to my old ears a better tone and sustain than the 2009 Carter I do not have the 2009 anymore.
I do have the 1995 steel at the moment and its a beauty..
Maybe its because the 1995 has a wooden cabinet on the top front and back aprons and my 2009 has wood only on the top and front please don't get me wrong they both sound superb.
What is your opinion on the earlier and later Carters?
Jimmy..
Last edited by Jimmy Gibson on 5 Sep 2013 11:15 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 7:24 am
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Maybe its because the 1995 has a wooden cabinet on the top front and back aprons and my 2009 has wood only on the top and front please don't get me wrong they both sound superb.
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I am assuming you mean one is a lacquer finish and the other is mica covered. Some lean more to the sound of a lacquer finished guitar over mica, and vice versa.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 7:26 am
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| FWIW I love my Carter and I think it is a '95. |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 8:28 am Carter
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Richard my 1995 D10 is blue mica
Jimmy.. |
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Jan Dunn
From:
Union, NJ USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 9:07 am Early Carters had all wood aprons
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 9:40 am Bct?
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The two best Carters I have ever owned were 1998 pre-BCT - a D-10 that I sold and an S-12 that I still use. I don't know why I but I think they play and sound better then the newer BCT models.
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Dave O'Brien
Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 10:01 am
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| The 95 looks just like the one I had awhile back, except when I traded it the pickups weren't George L's. It was a great guitar...wish I had kept it. |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 10:04 am CartersBCT and no Bct
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Yes Dave I agree 100% my pre BCT Carter has a better tone than my later Carter
 that is to my old ears, and she plays like a dream..
JG |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 11:15 am
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while later ones had a metal rear apron. John told me this was done because opening the cabinet for repairs or modifications was too much work and trouble so the removable metal back apron came into being.
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Yes indeed. Mine does. I didn't know they ever used wood for the back apron. My bad.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 12:21 pm Carters
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I forgot to say I've owned at least a dozen of them so I have had some to compare and now recall a dark red pre BCT SD-10 that was exceptionally good (sold it to a friend).
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Dave O'Brien
Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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David Higginbotham
From:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 12:34 pm
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I've had both pre and post BCT Carters and I too preferred the tone of the pre BCT. I've also had GFI's that were early model Pre Ultra and a few Ultra's. No comparison at all in tone! The Early models have a MUCH better tone and sustain. I still have the 8th pro model GFI made but foolishly sold the 2nd one they made. Won't make that mistake again!  |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 7:11 pm
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I have to agree. The best sounding. I know tone is subjective. The best sustaining. Not subjective, That I've played is a 95 model. Perhaps because Bud Carter did most if not all the critical work in the very early days? Just guessing.
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2013 6:05 pm
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| I have a '96 Black mica D10 that somebody will have to dispose of after I am gone. I have a green mica 2003 D10 that I could be persueded to sell. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 8 Sep 2013 10:26 am
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| I have a 5 or 6 year old Carter U-12 that had a George L PU mica cabinet that I am putting an Alumatone in. I never played a non BCT Carter so I can't comment but my Carter has a nice sound and hopefully will sound nicer with the new PU. |
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