Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

epi · May 26, 2015

I am ordering a bolt (the strat model)

Pic for reference on model!

I am going for a blues and rock thing, I want to be able to cover Clapton and some lighter Stone Sour stuff.

Alder body
Flame Maple top
Maple neck with walnut stripes
Flamed maple fretboard
Med-Jumbo Stainless steel frets
12" radius
Hardtail bridge
SSS pickup configuration, DiMarzio Area pickups (black pickups)
(the rest are visual appeal)
2 tone sunburst (the orange/light brown? and black burst color)
Chrome hardware
matching headstock finish
black pickguard
black truss rod cover
set up with 10-46 in E Standard

So I am thinking this will be my order, opinions?

Kac · May 26, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

Should be kool. Post pics when you get it.

ehdwuld · May 26, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

are they gonna put the dimarzio pickups in
or do you plan on changing them
my experience was that they only use their pickups

GuitarStv · May 26, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

What's the switch where the second tone knob usually goes? I think black hardware would look nicer than chrome on what you're suggesting.

Nostalgic Distortion · May 26, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

I always meant to get one of them! I've played them & even some of the kit bolts, both were superior to USA production Stratocasters! I love all Strats, Fender, lawsuits, & otherwise, as far as lawsuit type models the Carvin Bolt is kind of the Holy Grail, well that & the G&L Legacy? When I bought my Legacy I was kind of up in the air about which one to get, hindsight being 20/20 I wish I had gone with the Carvin! The Legacy is a great guitar but they are a huge PIA to modify, nothing is the right size & everything on it is very expensive to replace or fix, I haven't run into any problems yet but I'm sure I will @ some point? If I'd gone with the Bolt I'd have a very different guitar today? The Carvins are super well made & easy as a Fender to change if you want to? I think no matter how you set it up your going to be a happy camper!!! Can't wait to hear what you think of it!!!

epi · May 27, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

I changed 2 things, I made it black hardware and a Chambered Mahogany body

ehdwuld · May 27, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

Carvin does Chambered Mahogany on Bolts?
really?
must be one of the option 50s

do they do the compound radius necks as well?

Boogie Bill · May 27, 2015

Re: Opinion on my Carvin spec sheet, I am ordering tomorrow!

I can certainly see the appeal of the Carvin, though for my money I prefer the G&L Strat-bodies...Legacy, Legacy Special, S-500 and Comanche. I have 19 G&Ls; two have aftermarket Duncan Antiquitys and the rest are bone stock. Never felt any need to modify them. I owned a 1960 vintage Strat, and these guitars have all the mods I would have made to a vintage strat to modernize it...without losing the vintage flavor of the original.

I think you've selected some nice options for your Carvin. We'll all be waiting for your review.

Bill

NjuiMusic · May 28, 2015