New project - Carvin

[The Dali]

Hi everyone... been a while since I've been around! I hope everyone is doing great.

I got my hands on a nice Carvin DC135 for a great price. Has locking tuners and Floyd. It is in great condition overall, but not digging the black color. Has a few dings and scratches. Was thinking of sanding slightly, filling the issues, and re-painting a new color. Thoughts? Not sure about color yet... Could go with a seafoam green or similar.

 

[Mincer]

Re: New project - Carvin

Oh I like seafoam, or any of the other 50s Fender colors. It would look cool on an 80-ish axe like that.

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: New project - Carvin

Sweet guitar! I'm a fan of white guitars, especially for Floyded Strats. Looking forward to the progress!

 

[jtougas]

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Actually, I saw a Toyota in a nice seafoam-ish metallic color (their name is "aloe metallic"), which would probably do the trick...

I'm actually planning on using it on a 2 minihb Tele I'm in the middle of putting together.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0129HFPS8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=18E0GXEYA28X3&coliid=IL9BJA6W284Q2&psc=1

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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I'd just play the pi$$ out of it...



& 'Grats!

 

[Leon Of Late]

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I really like white for superstrats too. Vintage White, Olympic White. That would look sharp. Nice looking guitar.

 

[NjuiMusic]

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seafoam would look amazing!

 

[greekdude]

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Snow white would be my choice. Class and white go hand in hand. I have the same guitar (older model), same color and plan to restore and re-paint some day.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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Black is just right for a superstrat. Or paint it metallic black, the one with flakes, or galaxy black in Ibanez's term. But not seafoam, or surf green/ blue...come on..

 

[Coma]

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I say do it. Seafoam is a reel purdy colour, and there are more than enough black guitars out there. Just make sure you know what you're doing.

 

[kramersteen]

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Orange or kermit green

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

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I say do it. Seafoam is a reel purdy colour, and there are more than enough black guitars out there. Just make sure you know what you're doing.

If it's seafoam green I am afraid it's gonna end up like Steve Vai's Jem: nobody cares.

 

[The Dali]

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Thanks everyone... still thinking about it. It looks great as-is... the price was too good to pass up. I might even try to strip to bare wood.

 

[kramersteen]

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Thanks everyone... still thinking about it. It looks great as-is... the price was too good to pass up. I might even try to strip to bare wood.

Speaking from experience and owning 20 plus guitars and finished many more i would say LEAVE IT. The finish looks nice already.

 

[The Dali]

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Mustang electric blue is my favorite super strat color. My next one will be that.

I think Kisels/carvin's color code is Grabber blue for that one (I am partially colorblind.... but they look similar to me)

Fenders Sonic Blue is nice too. Seafoam is fancy

Hi, it is definitely black. LOL. I'm still on the fence...