SCGoatMan Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I had been needing a second axe and finally got through all the research, HOW-TOs and other important stuff.. Here she is, my Carvin GK1. options are black pearloid pick guard/ rail humbuckers/ bridge pickup always on switch/ sperzel tuners thanks for all the guides and tutorials! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Great job!!! and smart enough to make your first build a kit +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCGoatMan Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) not using a kit would have been a bad idea.. I'm all thumbs!! The build up was enjoyable and I'm thinking that doing a bass using a Carvin kit is in my future. I checked out the Grizzly kits and they look nice too, I may give one of them a shot. Here is a link to a couple of riffs I put down using the GK1 (neck and bridge pickups) with a GNX3000 and a couple of it's presets. The distorted tone was fuzzy due to my PC's settings.. I'm working on that. simple riffs Edited December 30, 2006 by SCGoatMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I already told you "great job" but I'll do it again over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCGoatMan Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 you must be on the Carvin boards too.. thanks for your hints, tips and most importantly Woodburst link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 not using a kit would have been a bad idea.. I'm all thumbs!! The build up was enjoyable and I'm thinking that doing a bass using a Carvin kit is in my future. I checked out the Grizzly kits and they look nice too, I may give one of them a shot. Here is a link to a couple of riffs I put down using the GK1 (neck and bridge pickups) with a GNX3000 and a couple of it's presets. The distorted tone was fuzzy due to my PC's settings.. I'm working on that. simple riffs yeah those grizzly kits are some sweet stuff my dad's friend gets kits from everywhere and builds them (martain, carvin, grizzly, ect...) the grizzly kit w/ the Floyd is kickass it makes an GREAT guitar and is a GREAT deal also goatman, that looks like a pretty killer axe you made just keep an eye on it or i might steal it (if there was a shifty eyed smile i'd put it here) that kit makes a gorgeous that handles like a factory direct carvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 how much did that cost with all the options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 great job! the chillin sample sounds really sweet!! Conrats on finishing up you axe!! What's next? JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCGoatMan Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 the GK1 was $458 shipped next, either a Carvin bass kit or a Grizzly kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowblind123 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 On the carvin site it doesnt say what type of wood they use and if its a laminate. Same with warmoth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCGoatMan Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 the standard Carvin body wood is Alder, they have a Swamp Ash option. Warmoth makes bodies out of almost any wood out there I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Carvin also has a lot of options that aren't necessarily listed on their website or in their catalog. You can get the body made of swamp ash, alder, mahogany, koa (when they can get it, which is rarely these days), or walnut. Necks are maple, mahogany, or koa. They'll also do 5-piece laminates of any of those. You can choose from any of their headstocks (as well as an 80's pointy headstock if you call and ask), standard or reversed (or uncut so you can design your own). They'll also do headstock laminates in any of the woods I mentioned plus birdseye maple, flamed maple, quilted maple, and flamed koa. Fretboards are maple, birdseye maple, ebony, or rosewood. Dot, block, or diamond inlays, in mother of pearl, abalone (or black plastic, for maple), or no inlays. Any option you can get on a finished guitar, you can get on the kit. It's almost as fun to order it as it is to build it. Here's mine, a close sibling of SCGoatMan's, but in swamp ash and with a Wilky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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