Carvin Pups

[Benjy_26]

Re: Carvin Pups

A solid pickup cover *might work, as there are 22 very small hex polepieces. I think thisis a good designe idea. I like to think of them as adjustable blades.

[Robert S.]

Re: Carvin Pups

I have a friend with a few carvins and the pickups are ok. If you like them, thats all that counts. The vast majority of players leave the stock pickups in.

I don't.

[milkbone]

Re: Carvin Pups

I have had the c22s and didn't care for them too much. I got my new Carvin DC127(Mahogany neck and body,flame maple top, fishman and the satin finish neck)with the Holdsworth h22s and WOW! I would recomend to anyone ordering a Carvin to get these! Big round kind of "spongy" sound. I love them. I would even tell people to order them and try them out. They are only about $55 I believe. I do agree with the crappy hardware comment. I've had two volume pots sent to me already but Carvin never gives me a hard time! Great company to deal with.

[Fusion1]

Re: Carvin Pups

You can mount all Carvin humbuckers with standard rings. The pickup comes with 3 holes on each leg.

BTW, I didn't like the Carvin humbuckers in my Carvin (C22n and M22SD), but I really like those same pickups in my friend's Mexi Strat.

Bengy I tried mounting an older M22SD I got fronm Dalastecoffee and since I never got the ring or screws from him, I got stiffed. They do have 3 holes on both sides with the exception that only the holes that are tapped are the ones they use. In my case the two outer ones are tapped so using this in a normal pickup ring is impossible short of re-tapping the middle hole for threads. I'd try that but trying to find #3/48 tap is nearly impossible.

[Benjy_26]

Re: Carvin Pups

Bengy I tried mounting an older M22SD I got fronm Dalastecoffee and since I never got the ring or screws from him, I got stiffed. They do have 3 holes on both sides with the exception that only the holes that are tapped are the ones they use. In my case the two outer ones are tapped so using this in a normal pickup ring is impossible short of re-tapping the middle hole for threads. I'd try that but trying to find #3/48 tap is nearly impossible.

Try your local machine shop. That's where I got my tap, and it only cost me $5.

[Fusion1]

Re: Carvin Pups

You found a machine shop that had a #3-48 tap for sale or they tapped it for you in the #3-48 size? Everywhere I go when I mention #3-48 they look at me like I'm a martian and they never heard of that size. But then again I live in Florida so that's expected.

[Benjy_26]

Re: Carvin Pups

Yeah, I got one from a machine shop that specialisez in air compressors and medical equipment. It appears to be a big business here in town. Check around for places like that, where there are hospitals, there has to be maintenance shops to keep their gear running.

[jeremy]

Re: Carvin Pups

I have a friend with a few carvins and the pickups are ok. If you like them, thats all that counts. The vast majority of players leave the stock pickups in.

I don't.

yup