The Carvin 7XX Club!

[Alberto7]

HELP I CANT DECIDE BETWEEN QUILT TOP OR A FLAME TOP!!!! OHH LLAWWDY!!!
What do you think I should choose for this build? Besides that Im ready to put in my first order!!!!

DC700 w/passive pups
Deep Sunset Burst or DTS Umberstain Sunsetburst
Quilt or flame maple top??
Gloss with Nat Body Binding
Ebony Fingerboard/SS Jumbo Frets/ No Inlays
Maple neck/Mahog body
Chrome Hardware w/ pearloid sperzel buttons

Hoping I get this shade

I used to like quilts better... That's change though, for me. I feel flamed woods have a more apparent 3D depth than quilts. I also like how natural bindings look on flamed tops better than on quilted tops.

As far as the shade, I recommend sending Carvin that same picture (if that's the shade you want) and ask them to imitate it. They're apparently good at doing that.

 

[Alberto7]

Also, what happened to them good ol' rounded 7x7's?? not to disregard the rest of the Carvin guitars posted here (which are super beautiful), but the rounded edges are what gets me from Carvin . They seem to be in decline ...
This is practically the only thread on SSO that I still follow regularly (albeit from the shadows ), and I'd love to see some new 7x7's with rounded bodies

 

[Dakotaspex]

GAS

 

[Atomshipped]

Hey guys I'm hoping to order my first carvin 7 in the next few days, I'm still trying to figure out which finish to get. I have two options, a sparkle finish that's been driving me nuts, ever since I saw Bulb's custom Jackson 7 I've been gassing for a finish like that.

Or option two a natural flame maple again much like Bulb's BRJ 7. I can't figure out how to get this exact finish satin? Tung oil? I know it's not gloss though, is there much of a difference between them?

Which would be easier/ cheaper to get a hold of? Is a custom finish even offered by carvin? This will be a Carvin 727/700, I've heard of the option 50 but the no return is somewhat dissuading.

Thanks!

I actually asked several times about getting the Laguna Seca Blue finish, like on Bulb's Jackson custom, and they said they would have to mix new paint and do a bunch of work and it would cost around $300. I can't even imagine how much the sparkle finish would be. Kind of disappointing

 

[HighGain510]

Which would be easier/ cheaper to get a hold of? Is a custom finish even offered by carvin? This will be a Carvin 727/700, I've heard of the option 50 but the no return is somewhat dissuading.

Thanks!

I actually asked several times about getting the Laguna Seca Blue finish, like on Bulb's Jackson custom, and they said they would have to mix new paint and do a bunch of work and it would cost around $300. I can't even imagine how much the sparkle finish would be. Kind of disappointing

Yep. While I wouldn't say they definitely won't do it, the odds of Carvin doing a custom one-off sparkle finish are very low and even if they did, they would be asking you for WAY more than they should. If you're dead set on that finish, buy the guitar with the cheapest finish you can and send it off to Marty Bell. Dude is THE master of the sparkle finish. He did both a bass and a guitar I own, and they are flawless, the prices were great and the turnaround time was shockingly fast!

If you order the guitar and really wanted the Carvin logo on it, you could even let them know you planned on sending it to a professional for a refin (you could even drop his name, since Marty is in SoCal they might know him depending on who you talk to at Carvin) they might even give you an extra waterslide logo so he could add it after he did the refin.

Highly recommend Marty Bell for anything sparkle-related though, his work is fantastic!

 

[yuureikun]

I really need to take some nice outside photos of this guitar.

 

[nicktao]

I was just looking at his gallery! And you've got some nice finishes too. I was also considering what a slat3-7 with LSB sparkle and ss frets would cost, turns out almost as much as a custom! So I've been searching for the best deal on a 7 and see if my friend can do it for me, he's done it to a few of his guitars and they've turned out amazingly.

 

[sear]

Can anyone speak to the quality of the licensed Floyds in the Carvin 7-strings?

 

[Edika]

They aren't bad units even though I didn't abuse mine a lot. String changes were smooth, the black paint on mine didn't flake and it was responsive to dives and pull ups. It is a bit stiff but it I don't know if this is the case with 7 string Floyd due to the added springs, since I haven't tried any other 7 string Floyd type bridges. I didn't see any difference when setting it up the tension with different string gauges as with a 6 string OFR so it performed in a similar fashion. I can't comment on tuning stability as my Carvin didn't have a locking nut. The Sperzels did a decent job for vibratos and small bends and dives but if I abused I'd have to re tune. It wouldn't go completely out of tune but you get the picture. If I didn't do any tricks and without having it blocked the corrections I'd have to do when tuning would at worst be quarter tones, so with idle use it kept tuning stability.

 

[Shannon]

My new DC700.

So yeah, this guitar rocks! Beautiful color, killer tones, insane playability & I even got a killer birdeye maple fretboard upgrade.

 

[MetalThrasher]

My family of Carvins! My two DC700's and my new DC127 (yeah I know it's not a seven string but I figured I'd throw it in the picture).

 

[sear]

Custom Shop Instrument Details:
Base Price: $ 899.00
DC700 - Seven String Guitar
Right Handed
$ 20.00 - SS - String Saver Saddles for Fixed Bridge
$ 50.00 - GM - Gunmetal Gray Metallic
$ 30.00 - BST - Blackburst Edges
$ 0.00 - -CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -MA - Maple Neck/Alder Body (Standard)
$ 100.00 - 5MW - 5-Piece Maple Neck w/ 2 Walnut Stripes
$ 60.00 - CSN - Clear Satin Finish Back Of Neck (Natural Wood)
$ 0.00 - -PH - Headstock To Match Body Finish (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -7PH - 7-String Pointed Headstock 4+3 (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -EB - Ebony Fingerboard (Standard)
$ 0.00 - NIN - No Top Inlays - Side Dots Only
$ 40.00 - STJF - Stainless Jumbo Frets .055" H .110" W
$ 0.00 - -R14 - 14in Fretboard Radius (Standard)
$ 30.00 - BC - Black Hardware
$ 0.00 - -A70B - A70B Bridge Pickup (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -A70N - A70N Neck Pickup (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -400 - Black Coils w/ Black Bezels (Standard)
$ 0.00 - BL - Black Logo
$ 0.00 - -1056 - Elixir Light Gauge .010 - .056 (Standard)
$ 10.00 - SL - Dunlop Straplocks
$ 69.00 - HC10 - Black Tolex Hardshell Guitar Case
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$ 1,208.00 - Order Subtotal

It begins...

 

[NickS]

They done did it. Finally.

Carvin.com : CT7 7-STRING CALIFORNIA CARVED TOP GUITAR

CT7. Who wants it?





I think I'll take mine with a Spalted Maple top

 

[Phrygian]

Oh wow, Nice! i'll be getting one when it gets a 27" option.

 

[JosephAOI]

They done did it. Finally.

PASSIVE ROUTES

 

[Edika]

It's so beautiful! I think the PRS SE 7 will have a stern competition!!

 

[Phrygian]

It's so beautiful! I think the PRS SE 7 will have a stern competition!!

That might just be why they chose to release this!

I might just have to order another white Carvin..

 

[MikeH]

CT7C
Right Handed
Floyd Rose Tremolo $1,519.00
LN - Floyd Rose Locking Nut $30.00
ASH - Maple Neck/Swamp Ash Body $40.00
BBB - Black Sides w/ Black Burst Back $30.00
CS - Satin Matte Finish $0.00
FDT6 - Deep Tigers Eye Flame $0.00
FMN - Flamed Maple Neck $200.00
TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Natural Wood) $60.00
7PH - 7-String Pointed Headstock 4+3 $20.00
FPH4 - Flamed Maple Headstock Matches Body Finish $0.00
-EB - Ebony Fingerboard (Standard) $0.00
NIN - No Top Inlays - Side Dots Only $0.00
STJF - Stainless Jumbo Frets .055" H .110" W $40.00
-R14 - 14in Fretboard Radius (Standard) $0.00
726 - D26N & D26B Passive Pickups/Electronics $0.00
-400 - Black Pickups (Standard) $0.00
BC - Black Hardware $30.00
-46 - Elixir 1046E Light Gauge .010 - .046 (Standard) $0.00
ABL - Abalone Logo $30.00
PK - Metal Knobs w/ White Pearl Inlays (Black Inlays on Black Knobs) $10.00
SPW - White Pearloid Sperzel Buttons $20.00
HC10 - Black Tolex Hardshell Guitar Case $69.00
Custom Shop Total: $2,098.00
Options Discount: $-100.00
Sub-Total $1,998.00

Time to save up $2,000.

 

[HighGain510]

Oh wow, Nice! i'll be getting one when it gets a 27" option.

I'm stoked that they finally did it, but I agree with you there. If they added a 27" scale option it would be absolutely perfect! Not going to complain about it because I'm just happy they're doing it at all! That being said, if they were to add the option for 27" scale before I order mine, I would be okay with that....

 

[Phrygian]

Yeah, get that 27" in there and I'm done! I have such big hands and fingertips that I have a hard time playing above the 15th fret on a 25,5 but on 27 it's all fun and games.