Carvin DC727OFR update! PICS.

[budda]

Ok, so i have the screws, the knobs, and im just waiting on the backplate for the electronics cavity. but the tech who replaced the pot ziptied all the wires, so everything is tidy - i was jamming with it on friday .

so without further ado (and this is my buddy's house after we jammed - blackouts sounded fine, but i wasnt using the good cab - full report later):

gotta love my abalone knobs eh? and inlays.. this is my "not subtley bling" guitar

 

[ohio_eric]

That is pretty sweet. Sell it to me.

 

[NiCkMiLnE]

very sexy
i woulda blacked it all out personally though

 

[budda]

i own a gibson LP studio in black w/ gold hardware - its as close as i am to a LP custom, and i have enough black gear right now

 

[G_Evolution]

like it - great looking guitar dude

 

[ibznorange]

you find a black OFR somewhere nick
other than the knobs, all the chrome was already on there when i got it well before selling it to budda

so hows it sound?? eh?

 

[budda]

she dont sound half bad!

but im on the clean channel right now, and considering its got actives... its got practically no bite to it lol. its a very warm clean, which i like but its missing some treble - and the treb's on 7.5 on the EQ lol.

gonna go muck about w/ the ole dirty channel again now.

 

[GuitarG2]

Very awesome guitar. Always had a thing for the Carvin 7 shape, and the black quilt must look awesome in person.

 

[budda]

yeah its a really nice shape, very comfy.

the quilt aint half bad lol.

the blackouts, i dunno.. gonna try the other 9V in case its that but these seem kinda muddy for what they are.

anyone want to uh.. send me some BKP monies..

 

[heffergm]

Cell phone cameras should be banned...

If you're "missing" treble on a 727, don't feel bad. There's typically too much...

 

[ibznorange]

muddy?
you DID adjust the tone knob right?

 

[budda]

she's on 10!!!

im also not using my good cab right now, so we'll see how practise goes tomorrow night.

 

[ibznorange]

try turning it the other way, in case the tech wired it backwards. James blew through like 10 different pickups for his bari7 cause the tone pot was turned all the way up, but wired backwards

 

[budda]

I'll give that one a shot.

stoked for practise, and man i dunno WTF to do with myself once the bar is on there

 

[ibznorange]

first thing, is unlock the tremelno
from there, just have some fun wiggling it around man. try slapping it down (or flip it away from the neck and slappign it up) for some wierd superfast bend (or dip) sounds. dont be afraid to divebomb like an idiot either, it comes with the territory

hit some natural harmonics and play with it. also, the whammy bar can turn feedback squeal from an annoyance to your best friend on stage. if you can control the feedback and just do whammy tricks on it between songs, it looks super pro to alot of people who dont know whats going on lol.

 

[budda]

yeah man, i've been experimenting. I kinda want an FR sixer so i can learn the absence songs until i've mastered the damn thing .

and yes, i unlocked it! fool. and the pot was wired up correctly.

 

[ibznorange]

wierd. dunno why its muddy then.

And FRs are addictive

 

[budda]

next question:

i locked the nut, tuned it, and after a few minutes of FR silliness its a touch out of tune

 

[Zugster]

Excellent looking guitar with lots of great features. Its in good hands. Congrats!!

 

[Shawn]

Very nice!