The Carvin / Kiesel thread

[mbardu]

Agreed, they stretched it out too far so the D-string tuner just looks out of place, not to mention even worse string pull going on. If I ordered one, I'd go with the DC727 standard headstock personally. The pointed headstock looks decent on the DC body, but on the CT it looks out of place a bit. DC headstock looks good on all of them!

To each their own.
The only headstock I would order in a CT7 would be the pointy one 4+3!

 

[mbardu]

Pink is always fashionable if the guitar has the curves to pull it off!

Curves curves....

Let's not forget flat drop tops either

 

[pushpull7]

I like the headstock in question

 

[mbardu]

i personally dont really 'need' this guitar, and i've been pretty good with controlling gas for the last 4ish years or so. i've been holding from buying guitars for a while as i try saving for a Carvin SH575. however, this lil guy came in and now i'm debating that...i still want an SH575, but a 'beater' guitar in this would be fun to have.

i'm thinking swamp ash wings and top, either mahogany, walnut, or alder (2 or 3 piece like holdsworth) neck, tung oil all over with birds eye board and reverse in line headstock. no frills or anything fancy, but its simplicity would/should be awesome. give or take about $1200 or so seems like a good deal...

Hmm are you sure about plain tung oil...?

Looks like this guitar would particularly shine with colors, no?

I guess we need to wait for a few more to pop up - it's still very new..
Looks like they are starting to pop up:

 

[Francis978]

Here's my carvin HH2! Still just as in love with this thing as I was day one!

Here's the NGD thread if you want specs

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/st...-ngd-headless-carvin-content.html#post3582875

 

[soliloquy]

Hmm are you sure about plain tung oil...?

Looks like this guitar would particularly shine with colors, no?

I guess we need to wait for a few more to pop up - it's still very new..
Looks like they are starting to pop up:

the top does look nice, but this is the inspiration. very basic/minimal:

 

[SnowfaLL]

I payed for my "dream" superstrat 6 string order tuesday. It's one expensive ST300T, after the CAD dropped like mad and the Canadian shipping change, along with all the crazy opt 50s I put on it (Roasted Maple neck woods that I supplied, custom finish over one piece quilted maple top) but it should be well worth it.

So excited / nervous at the same time. Oh man. If there are no mistakes, this will be the awesomest ST300 ever. The most expensive guitar I've ever ordered for sure. The wait begins.

Essentially..

(only change from picture, creme truss rod cover)

 

[pushpull7]

Go Carvin Go!

 

[kuhboom]

I payed for my "dream" superstrat 6 string order tuesday. It's one expensive ST300T, after the CAD dropped like mad and the Canadian shipping change, along with all the crazy opt 50s I put on it (Roasted Maple neck woods that I supplied, custom finish over one piece quilted maple top) but it should be well worth it.

So excited / nervous at the same time. Oh man. If there are no mistakes, this will be the awesomest ST300 ever. The most expensive guitar I've ever ordered for sure. The wait begins.

Essentially..

(only change from picture, creme truss rod cover)

You're getting a roasted maple neck with this Nick?? That's going to be killer. Is the fretboard going to be roasted as well? I'm pumped to see how this turns out man!

 

[SnowfaLL]

thanks kuhboom, your dc600 photoshop images was actually sent in the mail yesterday =] Yeah, Roasted maple but just the back of the neck, 5 piece. The fretboard will be normal maple (I like the natural maple coloring/feel)

Carvin requires an unusually large piece of wood for their neckthrus, and I've emailed 20 different companies to find roasted maple wood - all of them were 1/8" off in thickness.. (Carvin reqr 2 1/8" thickness minimum, while everywhere sells 2" thickness). So I luckily found a guy locally who roasts his own maple, and he found me a larger piece and roasted it for me. Was 4 times more expensive than the other companies, all for that 1/8" in thickness.. but oh well, thats my life.

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

I cringed, I thought it was a tearout at first

 

[mbardu]

I cringed, I thought it was a tearout at first

Haha no, that guitar is fine.

In fact, now that's they've fixed an issue with the initial build, it's very close to perfect

 

[Cloudy]

the top does look nice, but this is the inspiration. very basic/minimal:

Oh god that makes me cringe...its so close to falling into the water oh god no.




But serious that is one badass blackwater, not sure how I feel about the new carved carvin...I still prefer the older models.

Glad they did the 27" 7 finally though.

 

[OneLazyAssMotherFucker]

Goddamn that CT7 makes my penis turn into the big penis

 

[nicktao]

Goddamn that CT7 makes my penis turn into the big penis

I'm still waiting for 25.5...

 

[mbardu]

Looks like the Dreamburst finish is getting some attention ...

Well I won't say I'm surprised... I knew it was going to be copied... But at least I'll always have the first one

I'm definitely happy to have gone with a chevron flamed instead of a quilt though. I feel it suits the finish much better

 

[Alberto7]

I'm definitely happy to have gone with a chevron flamed instead of a quilt though. I feel it suits the finish much better

I agree. I adore that finish, but it can only be on tightly flamed maple. Otherwise I don't find it as striking. I still like it, but, for some reason, it doesn't impress me as much.

 

[TheWarAgainstTime]

I'm still waiting for 25.5...

All of their 7 string models (other than the DC7x) are 25.5"

It's only the 6 string models (other than the Holdsworths) that are 25"

 

[12enoB]

So I was just in the hollywood carvin store this evening. It appears they're doing some rad deals on guitars with sperzel locking tuners because they're trying to phase them out (like $200 or more off).

They had a dc800 for less than base price, and it had some sweet options. I'm itching to pull the trigger... but my bank account is telling me otherwise.

 

[redragon]