THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

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Carvin has created a wide variety of guitars in their history - over 50 different models in the past 30 years alone. Many of those models, especially the long-running DC150 and DC200 models evolved over a 20 year period, from an initial offering of a Höfner bolt-on neck or Carvin maple set neck and maple body to the current neck-thru design with alder body, with lots of variations in between.

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FS77 Footswitch Schematic 6/13/91 (PDF) 1980's Kahler Bass Tremolo Diagram. FS36 Footswitch Schematic 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Bass Tremolo Adjustment Guide. FS22 to FS 36 Conversion 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Pro Tremolo Setup and Adjustment. XP2/XP4 User's Guide (PDF) Wilkinson Tremolo Setup and Adjustments. XP2/XP4 Schematics (PDF) page 1 page 2

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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The most exciting news to come out of San Diego in 2004, and actually, one of the most exciting new products in Carvin's history, was the California Carved Top model, or CT6M.This guitar was the result of many customer requests for a carved-top model, and sported a whole list of new features.

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware. THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

Carvin has created a wide variety of guitars in their history - over 50 different models in the past 30 years alone. Many of those models, especially the long-running DC150 and DC200 models evolved over a 20 year period, from an initial offering of a Höfner bolt-on neck or Carvin maple set neck and maple body to the current neck-thru design with alder body, with lots of variations in between.

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FS77 Footswitch Schematic 6/13/91 (PDF) 1980's Kahler Bass Tremolo Diagram. FS36 Footswitch Schematic 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Bass Tremolo Adjustment Guide. FS22 to FS 36 Conversion 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Pro Tremolo Setup and Adjustment. XP2/XP4 User's Guide (PDF) Wilkinson Tremolo Setup and Adjustments. XP2/XP4 Schematics (PDF) page 1 page 2

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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The most exciting news to come out of San Diego in 2004, and actually, one of the most exciting new products in Carvin's history, was the California Carved Top model, or CT6M.This guitar was the result of many customer requests for a carved-top model, and sported a whole list of new features.

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware.

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In the 60's and 70's, Carvin basses were bolt-neck models, with Hofner-made components and Carvin electronics, with no real selection of finishes, woods or other options.

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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Guitar Models from 1990. Guitars. There were three different catalogs in 1990. One was pro audio, one was guitar and bass amplifiers and electronics, and the other was guitars

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The new X-50B sold for $499, and the X-100B dropped in price to $579. The X60 Combo Tube Amp went away in 1991, and to replace it, Carvin introduced the XT112 (left). This amp was based on the X-50B amp chassis, with one 12" BR12 speaker. Price on this combo was $499. The XV212 was still available, and had dropped in price to $669.

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The DC127 (near right) and DC135 (far right), sported the rounded body sides in the catalog photo. Less obvious, but still present was the new alder body construction with maple neck. Also not obvious are the new pickups - in this case, the C22 humbucker (the single coils on the DC135 remained the S60s).

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CT3C, crimson red stain, birdseye maple fingerboard, Floyd Rose tremolo with locking nut, tung-oiled neck, M22SD bridge pickup, black/cream coils with black bezels. CT4ML, cherry red stain on mahogany, black painted headstock, abalone dot inlays, low-wide frets, left-handed, H22 pickups, black/cream coils with cream bezels.

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Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware.

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This CT6C is finished in deep-triple step Tiger's Eye stain with cherryburst edges. This is a 2005 model CT6M in Umber Stain on quilted maple.. This guitar has a sort of historical significance - it's the first CT6M to appear on eBay. Here's a very interesting CT6T. It was custom ordered with a burled maple top, and a bocate fingerboard.

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The passive LB20 and active LB70 were unchanged for 2002, and the prices were unchanged from 2001. The LB20 was priced at $589, and the LB70 was priced at $659. The LB70P was priced at $809. The photo at the left is from the May 2002 catalog, and showed an LB20F in Jet Black with fretlines, rounded body sides and black hardware, and an LB70P in Tobacco Sunburst on swamp ash with matching

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AC175, figured walnut with blackburst edges, abalone dot inlays, body binding, black hardware. AC175, clear gloss on flamed koa, abalone block inlays, Dunlop straplocks, black hardware. AC175, ruby red stain on quilted maple, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, Dunlop straplocks, chrome hardware. AC175, umber stain w/ sunsetburst edges

on

THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

Carvin has created a wide variety of guitars in their history - over 50 different models in the past 30 years alone. Many of those models, especially the long-running DC150 and DC200 models evolved over a 20 year period, from an initial offering of a Höfner bolt-on neck or Carvin maple set neck and maple body to the current neck-thru design with alder body, with lots of variations in between.

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FS77 Footswitch Schematic 6/13/91 (PDF) 1980's Kahler Bass Tremolo Diagram. FS36 Footswitch Schematic 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Bass Tremolo Adjustment Guide. FS22 to FS 36 Conversion 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Pro Tremolo Setup and Adjustment. XP2/XP4 User's Guide (PDF) Wilkinson Tremolo Setup and Adjustments. XP2/XP4 Schematics (PDF) page 1 page 2

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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The DC127 (near right) and DC135 (far right), sported the rounded body sides in the catalog photo. Less obvious, but still present was the new alder body construction with maple neck. Also not obvious are the new pickups - in this case, the C22 humbucker (the single coils on the DC135 remained the S60s).

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware. THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

Carvin has created a wide variety of guitars in their history - over 50 different models in the past 30 years alone. Many of those models, especially the long-running DC150 and DC200 models evolved over a 20 year period, from an initial offering of a Höfner bolt-on neck or Carvin maple set neck and maple body to the current neck-thru design with alder body, with lots of variations in between.

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FS77 Footswitch Schematic 6/13/91 (PDF) 1980's Kahler Bass Tremolo Diagram. FS36 Footswitch Schematic 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Bass Tremolo Adjustment Guide. FS22 to FS 36 Conversion 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Pro Tremolo Setup and Adjustment. XP2/XP4 User's Guide (PDF) Wilkinson Tremolo Setup and Adjustments. XP2/XP4 Schematics (PDF) page 1 page 2

page 3.

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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The DC127 (near right) and DC135 (far right), sported the rounded body sides in the catalog photo. Less obvious, but still present was the new alder body construction with maple neck. Also not obvious are the new pickups - in this case, the C22 humbucker (the single coils on the DC135 remained the S60s).

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware.

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1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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Guitar Models from 1990. Guitars. There were three different catalogs in 1990. One was pro audio, one was guitar and bass amplifiers and electronics, and the other was guitars

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CT3C, crimson red stain, birdseye maple fingerboard, Floyd Rose tremolo with locking nut, tung-oiled neck, M22SD bridge pickup, black/cream coils with black bezels. CT4ML, cherry red stain on mahogany, black painted headstock, abalone dot inlays, low-wide frets, left-handed, H22 pickups, black/cream coils with cream bezels.

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The most exciting news to come out of San Diego in 2004, and actually, one of the most exciting new products in Carvin's history, was the California Carved Top model, or CT6M.This guitar was the result of many customer requests for a carved-top model, and sported a whole list of new features.

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

Solid body 5-string bass, neck-through. Standard features: alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware. Electronics: H50S stacked humbuckers with 18V active/passive module. Neck: 34" scale length, 24 medium-jumbo frets. LB75A, clear gloss on flamed maple, 5-piece maple/walnut neck, abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware.

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This CT6C is finished in deep-triple step Tiger's Eye stain with cherryburst edges. This is a 2005 model CT6M in Umber Stain on quilted maple.. This guitar has a sort of historical significance - it's the first CT6M to appear on eBay. Here's a very interesting CT6T. It was custom ordered with a burled maple top, and a bocate fingerboard.

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The passive LB20 and active LB70 were unchanged for 2002, and the prices were unchanged from 2001. The LB20 was priced at $589, and the LB70 was priced at $659. The LB70P was priced at $809. The photo at the left is from the May 2002 catalog, and showed an LB20F in Jet Black with fretlines, rounded body sides and black hardware, and an LB70P in Tobacco Sunburst on swamp ash with matching

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AC175, figured walnut with blackburst edges, abalone dot inlays, body binding, black hardware. AC175, clear gloss on flamed koa, abalone block inlays, Dunlop straplocks, black hardware. AC175, ruby red stain on quilted maple, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, Dunlop straplocks, chrome hardware. AC175, umber stain w/ sunsetburst edges

on

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The base price on the LB70W/A was $1139, and $1289 for the "P" option. The LB75W/A was $1199, and $1359 for the "P" option, and the LB76W/A was $1299, or $1449 for the "P" option. New for 2001 was a six-string model of the highly successful Bunny Brunel Series of basses called the BB76 - however, due to space limitations, it wasn't shown in the THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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Neck: 25" scale length, 12" radius, 24 medium-jumbo frets. DC135, deep triple-step blue on quilted maple, no inlays, no-show neck, single volume, drop-shadow logo, black hardware. DC135L, blueburst on mahogany, chrome hardware, non-rounded body sides, left-handed. DC135M, black stain on quilted maple, no-show neck, birdseye maple

fingerboard

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Guitar Models from 1990. Guitars. There were three different catalogs in 1990. One was pro audio, one was guitar and bass amplifiers and electronics, and the

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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Guitar Amps from 1995. Carvin also offered a pair of single-speaker Vintage Tube combos - the Vintage 33 (shown) and the 112 Nomad.The Vintage 33 was a 33W combo, powering a single VL12 speaker, and did not have the effects loop or acoustic presence control, but was otherwise the same as the VT50 head.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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AC175, figured walnut with blackburst edges, abalone dot inlays, body binding, black hardware. AC175, clear gloss on flamed koa, abalone block inlays, Dunlop straplocks, black hardware. AC175, ruby red stain on quilted maple, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, Dunlop straplocks, chrome hardware. AC175, umber stain w/ sunsetburst edges

on

THE CARVIN MUSEUMSEARCHBASSESE-MAILCOLLECTIONSDOWNLOADSVINTAGE ADS Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history. In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock

Archive, which

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

1989 Ultra VT. My FIRST Carvin! The stacked-coil pickup (H11) in the neck position was a custom request. My sole 6-string for 10 years before collecting, it wears a Jeff Beck in the bridge position.

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Neck: 25" scale length, 12" radius, 24 medium-jumbo frets. DC135, deep triple-step blue on quilted maple, no inlays, no-show neck, single volume, drop-shadow logo, black hardware. DC135L, blueburst on mahogany, chrome hardware, non-rounded body sides, left-handed. DC135M, black stain on quilted maple, no-show neck, birdseye maple

fingerboard

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Guitar Models from 1990. Guitars. There were three different catalogs in 1990. One was pro audio, one was guitar and bass amplifiers and electronics, and the

THE CARVIN MUSEUM

DC127, matte satin finish on flamed koa, no-show neck, birdseye maple fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, black hardware. DC127M, deep purple with black burst edges on flamed maple, no-show neck, abalone dot inlays, non-rounded body sides, black hardware. DC127C, emerald green on quilted maple, no-show neck, MOP block inlays, Floyd Rose tremolo

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CT6C, deep triple-step tiger's eye flamed maple, Floyd Rose tremolo, abalone dot inlays, stainless steel frets, tung-oiled neck, cream coils/bezels, gold hardware. CT6T, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson tremolo, chrome hardware. CT6M, deep triple-step tiger's eye on flamed maple, black

gloss back

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Solid body electric, bolt-on neck. Standard features: alder body, tung-oiled maple neck, ebony fingerboard, Carvin tuners, chrome hardware, white pickguard. Electronics: 3 AP11 single-coil pickups. Neck: 25.5" scale length, 22 medium-jumbo frets. Bolt, clear gloss on swamp ash, Sperzel tuners, jumbo stainless steel frets, red tortoise

multi

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Guitar Amps from 1995. Carvin also offered a pair of single-speaker Vintage Tube combos - the Vintage 33 (shown) and the 112 Nomad.The Vintage 33 was a 33W combo, powering a single VL12 speaker, and did not have the effects loop or acoustic presence control, but was otherwise the same as the VT50 head.

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TL60T, clear gloss on flamed maple, active electronics, abalone block inlays, chrome hardware. TL60, umber stain with sunsetburst edges on quilted maple, birdseye maple fingerboard, gold hardware. TL60T, vintage yellow on flamed maple, abalone block inlays, Wilkinson

tremolo, active

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AC175, figured walnut with blackburst edges, abalone dot inlays, body binding, black hardware. AC175, clear gloss on flamed koa, abalone block inlays, Dunlop straplocks, black hardware. AC175, ruby red stain on quilted maple, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, Dunlop straplocks, chrome hardware. AC175, umber stain w/ sunsetburst edges

on

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FS77 Footswitch Schematic 6/13/91 (PDF) 1980's Kahler Bass Tremolo Diagram. FS36 Footswitch Schematic 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Bass Tremolo Adjustment Guide. FS22 to FS 36 Conversion 5/4/89 (PDF) Kahler Pro Tremolo Setup and Adjustment. XP2/XP4 User's Guide (PDF) Wilkinson Tremolo Setup and Adjustments. XP2/XP4 Schematics (PDF) page 1 page 2

page 3.

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Guitar Models from 1990. Guitars. There were three different catalogs in 1990. One was pro audio, one was guitar and bass amplifiers and electronics, and the other was guitars WHAT MODEL IS THAT CARVIN GUITAR? Due to the amount of customization available on Carvin guitars, identifying the specific model can sometimes be difficult. Serial numbers can be of some help in narrowing down the possible guitar models available for any given year, but the most accurate method of making the determination, particularly on a guitar where the serial number is not known, is by looking at the woods, hardware, and

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The most exciting news to come out of San Diego in 2004, and actually, one of the most exciting new products in Carvin's history, was the California Carved Top model, or CT6M.This guitar was the result of many customer requests for a carved-top model, and sported a whole list of new features.

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The Ultra V got a new two-page catalog spread, showing the scalloped body edges that were introduced in 1988. It had all the features and options of other Carvin guitars, with the exception of left-handed models, maple fingerboard, and 3X3 headstock.

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In-Stock Archive - DC200 & DC400 Guitars. DC200 : Introduced: 1981; Solid body 6-string guitar, neck-through

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The new X-50B sold for $499, and the X-100B dropped in price to $579. The X60 Combo Tube Amp went away in 1991, and to replace it, Carvin introduced the XT112 (left). This amp was based on the X-50B amp chassis, with one 12" BR12 speaker. Price on this combo was $499. The XV212 was still available, and had dropped in price to $669.

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Aaron Taylor's CT4M Carvin Museum Forums ID: aeronius. This is a very interesting CT4, with several unusual features. For starters, Aaron ordered this in May of 2004, making it one of the very first (if not the first) production CT4s made.

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The base price on the LB70W/A was $1139, and $1289 for the "P" option. The LB75W/A was $1199, and $1359 for the "P" option, and the LB76W/A was $1299, or $1449 for the "P" option. New for 2001 was a six-string model of the highly successful Bunny Brunel Series of basses called the BB76 - however, due to space limitations, it wasn't shown in the

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Harry Scheidegger's X220CL. This X220CL that appeared on eBay in the fall of '05 is worth a second look. Note that it has the headstock and logo of a '93 model, but the X220 officially ended production in late 1992 - therefore, this may be one of the last ones ever made. Quick Nav 1954 Basses 1954 Guitars 1955 Basses 1955 Guitars 1956 Basses 1956 Guitars 1957 Basses 1957 Guitars 1958 Basses 1958 Guitars 1959 Basses 1959 Guitars 1960 Basses 1960 Guitars 1961 Basses 1961 Guitars 1962 Basses 1962 Guitars 1963 Basses 1963 Guitars 1964 Basses 1964 Guitars 1965 Basses 1965 Guitars 1966 Basses 1966 Guitars 1967 Basses 1967 Guitars 1968 Basses 1968 Guitars 1969 Basses 1969 Guitars 1970 Basses 1970 Guitars 1971 Basses 1971 Guitars 1972 Basses 1972 Guitars 1973 Basses 1973 Guitars 1974 Basses 1974 Guitars 1975 Basses 1975 Guitars 1976 Basses 1976 Guitars 1977 Basses 1977 Guitars 1978 Basses 1978 Guitars 1979 Basses 1979 Guitars 1980 Basses 1980 Guitars 1981 Basses 1981 Guitars 1982 Basses 1982 Guitars 1983 Basses 1983 Guitars 1984 Basses 1984 Guitars 1985 Basses 1985 Guitars 1986 Basses 1986 Guitars 1987 Basses 1987 Guitars 1988 Basses 1988 Guitars 1989 Basses 1989 Guitars 1990 Basses 1990 Guitars 1991 Basses 1991 Guitars 1992 Basses 1992 Guitars 1993 Basses 1993 Guitars 1994 Basses 1994 Guitars 1995 Basses 1995 Guitars 1996 Basses 1996 Guitars 1997 Basses 1997 Guitars 1998 Basses 1998 Guitars 1999 Basses 1999 Guitars 2000 Basses 2000 Guitars 2001 Basses 2001 Guitars 2002 Basses 2002 Guitars 2003 Basses 2003 Guitars 2004 Basses 2004 Guitars 2005 Basses 2005 Guitars 2006 Basses 2006 Guitars 2007 Basses 2007 Guitars Welcome to the Carvin Musical Instruments Museum, an all-inclusive history of Carvin Musical Instruments, including amplifiers, guitars and basses, as well as mandolins, steel guitars, pickups, and other gear Carvin has sold in their 50+ year history.  In addition to historical data, there are other features such as the In-Stock Archive , which shows several hundred actual basses and guitars from the Guitars-In-Stock section of Carvin.com.  The eBay section showcases interesting or unusual basses and guitars spotted on eBay.  You can also take the very informative Factory Tour , from the 80's, 90's and present

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