dmandude123455
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What are your thoughts on the Carvin Legacy? I'm pretty interested in them.
Carvin Legacy?
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dmandude123455
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Its Steve Vai's Sig amp from Carvin
I have heard one in person and it sounded pretty cool.
My interests as far as playing are wide. I like clean jazzy stuff to br00tal metalz.
Its Steve Vai's Sig amp from Carvin
I have heard one in person and it sounded pretty cool.
My interests as far as playing are wide. I like clean jazzy stuff to br00tal metalz.
Re: Carvin Legacy?
Is the Vai amp any different than the Legacy they were clearing out for 2-300 dollars the last few years.?
Seems like you could get the Legacy half tack for 400 bux, or something insane like that.
They were notoriously mediocre amps with, as I say, the headroom of a Tweed Deluxe.
If you have played the Vai model, you will know if it is a different amp or not.
Good Luck
Is the Vai amp any different than the Legacy they were clearing out for 2-300 dollars the last few years.?
Seems like you could get the Legacy half tack for 400 bux, or something insane like that.
They were notoriously mediocre amps with, as I say, the headroom of a Tweed Deluxe.
If you have played the Vai model, you will know if it is a different amp or not.
Good Luck
Laughing Kookaburra
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Where did you hear that?! I follow Carvin, having owned a couple, and I have not heard anything remotely close to what you say about the Legacy.
What I've heard is that the original and the third version are the better of the three, and I don't know why that is. You may want to poke around on the Carvin forum for answers.
BTW, all the Carvin Legacy models are "Vai" amps.
Where did you hear that?! I follow Carvin, having owned a couple, and I have not heard anything remotely close to what you say about the Legacy.
What I've heard is that the original and the third version are the better of the three, and I don't know why that is. You may want to poke around on the Carvin forum for answers.
BTW, all the Carvin Legacy models are "Vai" amps.
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It has been a few years, but:
I worked on three different Legacy Heads when Carvin/MF were "blowing them out".
For a 100 Watt amp, they had almost No Clean headroom.
I have never been into Carvin gear, so my experience is VERY limited.
Doing some research it seems there have been a few (as you say) models over the years. Not sure which ones I had my hands in, but they were awful.
It was 3-4 years ago. I am not exaggerating, you could by the half stack for 399.00 from MF.
No doubt THOSE amps were cheap for a reason. Do not see anything like those prices now. We seem to be talking about different amps that bare the same name.
My Apologies.
Good Luck
It has been a few years, but:
I worked on three different Legacy Heads when Carvin/MF were "blowing them out".
For a 100 Watt amp, they had almost No Clean headroom.
I have never been into Carvin gear, so my experience is VERY limited.
Doing some research it seems there have been a few (as you say) models over the years. Not sure which ones I had my hands in, but they were awful.
It was 3-4 years ago. I am not exaggerating, you could by the half stack for 399.00 from MF.
No doubt THOSE amps were cheap for a reason. Do not see anything like those prices now. We seem to be talking about different amps that bare the same name.
My Apologies.
Good Luck
mwalluk
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Wow man, just stop.
First, MF doesn't sell Carvin. You can only get them through Carvin.
Secondly, the Legacy never sold below $799 brand new.
Third, the Legacy series has tons of headroom and stays pristine clean when cranked.
Fourth, it sounds like you never played a Carvin, let alone the Legacy series.
Fifth, stop bashing something you have absolutely no experience with.
Wow man, just stop.
First, MF doesn't sell Carvin. You can only get them through Carvin.
Secondly, the Legacy never sold below $799 brand new.
Third, the Legacy series has tons of headroom and stays pristine clean when cranked.
Fourth, it sounds like you never played a Carvin, let alone the Legacy series.
Fifth, stop bashing something you have absolutely no experience with.
mwalluk
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@dmandude123455
Don't listen to that guy. The other guitarist in my old band has a Legacy Series I. I jammed with that guy for close to 5 years. We played tons of styles and Legacy excelled on all of them. From clean to dirty, its a solid amp. Hit me up with a PM ill answer any questions you may have.
@dmandude123455
Don't listen to that guy. The other guitarist in my old band has a Legacy Series I. I jammed with that guy for close to 5 years. We played tons of styles and Legacy excelled on all of them. From clean to dirty, its a solid amp. Hit me up with a PM ill answer any questions you may have.
Laughing Kookaburra
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Carvin does not sell through MF. Carvin.com/Carvin catalog, or a Carvin store are where new Carvin products are sold.
mwalluk, you're resurrecting my GAS for a Legacy....
Carvin does not sell through MF. Carvin.com/Carvin catalog, or a Carvin store are where new Carvin products are sold.
mwalluk, you're resurrecting my GAS for a Legacy....
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mwalluk
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$900 for a brand new 100 watt Legacy 3 head which by the way is the size and weight of a lunchbox head!
$900 for a brand new 100 watt Legacy 3 head which by the way is the size and weight of a lunchbox head!
Ascension
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WORD!! 1- Carvin NEVER sold anything through MF. 2- These amps have a TON of clean HR and the phrase lack of clean headroom with ANY Carvin amp does not compute!!
The original Legacy has one of the best clean channels on the planet!
Very warm and round on the crunch side not super high gain but sweet and VERY organic and the cleans are to die for! The legacy 1's are GREAT amps.
Nice demos of the Legacy 1. Keep the EL 34's in these amps if you want REALLY killer cleans!
WORD!! 1- Carvin NEVER sold anything through MF. 2- These amps have a TON of clean HR and the phrase lack of clean headroom with ANY Carvin amp does not compute!!
The original Legacy has one of the best clean channels on the planet!
Very warm and round on the crunch side not super high gain but sweet and VERY organic and the cleans are to die for! The legacy 1's are GREAT amps.
Nice demos of the Legacy 1. Keep the EL 34's in these amps if you want REALLY killer cleans!
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jmh151
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The original Legacy 1s are great. It's downfalls were it was an extremely loud 100 watts ,needed to be cranked to high levels to sound good, and needed outboard pedals (DS-1, TS-9 or Ibanez Jemini) to get the best tones, which is what Vai did- which he didnt mind since he always used pedals to boost his amps.
No one could really figure out what they were shooting for with the Legacy 2, except it was a Master Volume version designed with the help if Ben Fargen ghat allowed you to get good overdrive tones at lower volumes. IMO if was priced to high, no one could see what they were spending the extra money on compared to the Legacy 1, Vai didn't like it and rarely used it.
The Legacy 3 needs no external pedals, can, it can get the overdriven tones and lower levels, is reasonably priced, portable, 3 channel, so it's an improved Legacy 1 with a few more features and IMO is the best if the 3
No one could really figure out what they were shooting for with the Legacy 2, except it was a Master Volume version designed with the help if Ben Fargen ghat allowed you to get good overdrive tones at lower volumes. IMO if was priced to high, no one could see what they were spending the extra money on compared to the Legacy 1, Vai didn't like it and rarely used it.
The Legacy 3 needs no external pedals, can, it can get the overdriven tones and lower levels, is reasonably priced, portable, 3 channel, so it's an improved Legacy 1 with a few more features and IMO is the best if the 3
dmandude123455
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Honestly, I not the biggest fan of using pedals for distortion/overdrive. I don't like having a bunch of stuff between the amp and guitar mainly because more things could go wrong, and with my luck they would go wrong.
Honestly, I not the biggest fan of using pedals for distortion/overdrive. I don't like having a bunch of stuff between the amp and guitar mainly because more things could go wrong, and with my luck they would go wrong.
Lewguitar
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richard parker
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I remember reading that the first Legacy had a ton of headroom on the clean channel and didn't break up at high volume. This is why I never tried one because I like my clean channels dirty.
I remember reading that the first Legacy had a ton of headroom on the clean channel and didn't break up at high volume. This is why I never tried one because I like my clean channels dirty.
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