thaumgarrett Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but the curiosity is killing me... can anyone identify this guitar? Roughly from top to bottom we have... Unidentifiable (to me) 3x3 headstock Big block inlays T-type semi-hollow body with a very pointy "florentine"-looking cutaway and no pickguard H-H pickups Sort of obscured under the hand but is that... a viking bridge!? Four undersized control knobs and a Gibson-shaped pickup switch ...and what either looks like stereo output jacks or a standard 1/4" plus XLR As I said, I've been trying to puzzle this one out since this morning. Tried a bunch of Google searches based on the characteristics above but didn't turn anything up. So I'm guessing it's either a very unique from-scratch custom job or else I'm looking in totally the wrong places. Either way, insights welcome. At the very least, the quilting is gorgeous and I'm sure it has some great and unique sounds too. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn.LaSanche Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Carvin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 That sure is difficult to find with Google! If the player were recognized, there might be something about his gear published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaumgarrett Posted May 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) On 5/2/2019 at 7:01 PM, Bjorn.LaSanche said: Carvin? Wow, I think you called it. It's totally a Carvin AE 185. In fact to my eyes it looks exactly like this one... (minus the three mini- coil switches, but from what I've seen in the last few hours, those were always inconsistent). Thanks for solving that riddle. Edited May 5, 2019 by thaumgarrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Thanks for sharing, doing some study knowing what it is makes me want to build one! Or rather, build one inspired by it. Edited May 5, 2019 by Bizman62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn.LaSanche Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 @thaumgarrettit was the heavy figuring on the body + headstock, dark fretboard with ginormous inlays, dual humbuckers, and faux F-hole. That was one of the more popular models Carvin made. The other a strat-like model. Both were advertised in their print catalogs as they were the Country Music go to guitars, like Ibanez and Jackson were marketed towards shredders. My guess was a shot in the dark, but i recognized the construction aesthetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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