I have reviewed it on this site before, but I will throw up another quickie just for fun. If you see one in stock with a 10 inch radius, send em the pic and say i want one of these BUT. There is not really an advantage to buying GIS unless you are GASing hard and dont want to wait 6 weeks (a custom luthier will take longer for sure, i have seen Alembics going on for three years lol). You can get a similar headstock again though. THen came the lawsuits, which i think is why they wont flip the ultra V upside down to this day.
The Jackson headstock was common on 90-91 models, my 92 has one. Note that not all custom ordered Carvins are returnable, some options will cause you to forfeit that right but you will know up front. Too bad, I wouldnt own it because of that. It is odd to see one with the 10" radius unless its a return though. GIS are not all returns, 50% of Carvins business come from those. The 3 lock box guitar reminds me of my first player, a Charvel Model 6 just like that, man that was nice. Their set neck era back then was problematic.avoid those if you see em on the bay. My 91 DC200 and 92 X220C are nice neck throughs and play great.
V220 reissues came back in about 07, and all Carvin guitars outside of the bolts and the newer carvetops have been neck through since 88. I buy them with the holes I want in the places I want. I can make my own (hand carve of course), but I would still buy a Carvin if I didnt have the time.Īs much as I love em, I gut my Carvins electronics down to the Switchcraft jacks as well. I get it that for maybe 50% more you can get a luthier make a nice custom one too but will it always be better? Since CNC routers have gotten so cheap, dont be sure that your 'luthier' can make that dream guitar for ya. You can't touch them with anything you buy in Guitar Center. They are as good or better than guitars twice the cost. i guess i dont worry about looking metal, i am metal.įor those curious about Carvin, they are better than 'good for the money'. it was nice seeing this pic, i happen to have blown this image up some time ago and it hangs on my office wall. Well since the internet is forever, i dont mind digging up a thread that i came across while i was searching lol. The neck heel is smoothed on the SH550, traditional on the Gibson. You'll get Korean Grover kidney tuners on the Gibson, Sperzel locking tuners on the Carvin. You can also have a tung oiled neck if you prefer, or a satin neck on a glossy body, but both of those two options are extra charge. It will be glossy or satin on the SH550 to match what you chose for a body clear. The back of the neck on your Gibson will be glossy. Standard frets on the Carvin are medium jumbo, but you have an additional-cost set of options that includes three sizes of stainless frets and a couple of sizes of standard frets. You get "whatever we happen to be puttin' on today" frets with the Gibson. You have your choice of two standard no-additional-charge inlay types (including no inlays at all) and six optional inlays. You have your choice of ebony, maple or rosewood on the SH550, no charge, with birdseye or flamed maple an option. The fretboard on the Gibson is plastic ("Richlite"). The Gibson has a black paint headstock facing. The SH550 includes a headstock facing in the same flame or quilt with the same finish. You can have the clear coat in Gloss or matte. The SH550 has a 20mm thick carved Grade AAAA flame or quilt top in any of 15 "Deep triple step" finishes. The Gibson has a fairly thin flat "Grade A" (pretty much plain) top in one of four finishes. The SH550 (the same guitar, but non-MIDI, no piezo saddles) is $1669.Ĭompare that with the Gibson Midtown Custom, which is a couple of hundred cheaper, by the time you add the case to the Carvin.īoth have carved interiors with a mahogany back and a maple top. With case and shipping, they're going to be over $2K immediately. That adds $300 worth of electronics to the base guitar. The SH575 is, first of all, a MIDI guitar.
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