My Carvin Neck-through build

[KarlMagnusRobin]

Looks cool.. is the neck shape any good?
Could be a fun project ordering one of these necks myself
build something cool with it!

 

[mili9152]

Yes, I really like the neck shape so far! These are quality necks. This is my first Carvin and I was very excited to finally try one out. I tend to prefer chunkier necks, but this feels a bit on the thinner side, but not close to Ibanez wizards. Not as thick as my Steinberger Spirit, and I would say maybe slightly thicker than my Jackson.

It has a 25" scale length and 12" radius. I could see myself buying another in the near future!

 

[DTSH]

Amazing work, especially considering the amount done with hand-tools. Kind of reminds me of a Soloway, shape-wise. Very cool and inspiring!

 

[mili9152]

Amazing work, especially considering the amount done with hand-tools. Kind of reminds me of a Soloway, shape-wise. Very cool and inspiring!

I haven't really heard of Soloway, but thanks for the kind words!

 

[mili9152]

Here's a short clip of how she sounds:

Hope I didn't butcher your tunes Sithu

Sithu Aye - Skye | A quick guitar playthrough - YouTube

 

[AwDeOh]

Playing: 10/10
Building that thing by hand (rather than "by hand*"): Over 9000/10

 

[mili9152]

^ Thank you for the kind words! Here are a couple more pictures:

 

[mili9152]

Here's how she sounds w/ some riffs from my upcoming solo album

What do you think of her tone w/ the SD Full Shred?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16886096/Guitars old new.mp3

 

[Gregori]

Whoa, nice dude! Very cool to see someone use chisels instead of a router.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Sounds killer dude! Nice work.

 

[skeels]

Dude. Chisels.

So awesome.

You are now officially the honorary president of the cave-man guitar builders club.

My sabre-tooth tiger skin hat, to you, sir, is off.

 

[BillNephew]

I have a quick question. Where did you get the longer drill bit for routing the neck pickup leads? Also, that chisel work is godly.

 

[mili9152]

I have a quick question. Where did you get the longer drill bit for routing the neck pickup leads? Also, that chisel work is godly.

I bought the long drill bit from a local ACE hardware store. I also bought an equally long one from a recycling center here called Urban Ore. I ended up using the 1/8" if I recall correctly.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Hope to start another build in the near future

 

[Gregori]

Here's how she sounds w/ some riffs from my upcoming solo album

What do you think of her tone w/ the SD Full Shred?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16886096/Guitars old new.mp3

No clips of the neck pickup?

You asked, so I'll give my opinion. I hate the tone of that sound clip. Too bright and not enough balls. To each his own though.

The guitar looks pretty sweet though. I didn't even know Carvin sold neck-thru blanks. Seems like more people should be trying them out instead of buying used Ibby necks and strat replacement necks.

 

[mili9152]

No clips of the neck pickup?

You asked, so I'll give my opinion. I hate the tone of that sound clip. Too bright and not enough balls. To each his own though.

The guitar looks pretty sweet though. I didn't even know Carvin sold neck-thru blanks. Seems like more people should be trying them out instead of buying used Ibby necks and strat replacement necks.

I appreciate the honesty - I've never had much of an ear for guitar tones which is why I asked your opinions. I do generally prefer brighter tones though.

One thing to note about Carvin necks as a neck replacement is that they don't offer 24 fret bolt-ons. I went into their store in Hollywood and asked a rep about it.

 

[AwDeOh]

I'm with Gregori a little on the tone, but that's just the Full Shred doing what it does. It's got that 5150 kinda fuzz that sounds good in a Killswitch Engage mix, but usually not by itself.

It's all about personal preference though

 

[Jamone]

How did you find out where drill the string holes to install the bridge?

 

[mili9152]

How did you find out where drill the string holes to install the bridge?

I placed the hipshot bridge where I wanted it and penciled in the string holes.

 

[Yimmj]

Wow! thats awesome! great work dude!