We also replaced the hardtail bridge with a Wilkinson vibrato.
We kept the single coils in the neck and middle positions, just to keep some of the sounds truly Strat-like. We decided on a black pickguard and a humbucker in the bridge position.
With our custom Bolt-T, we chose an alder body with a flamed maple top.
The Carvin Bolt and Bolt-T are just like other Carvin guitars (except for the Cobalt acoustic) in that they are available with literally thousands of different configurations due to the various options of hardware, pickups, wood, and colors. Since everybody and their grandmother offers a Strat-style guitar, the question then becomes, what does Carvin add to the market? As you'll see soon, they add quite a bit! Though Carvin is usually celebrated for their set-neck models, they remind us that they used to make bolt-on neck guitars several decades ago, so the design is nothing new for the mail-order only company. I play it through a Blues Jr.The Carvin Bolt is the California music company's submission into the customizable "Super-Strat" market. It's the only guitar I've ever had that makes people stop to say what a good sound it has. I've had that for probably 15 years now, and it never disappoints. One day I happened upon a used Carvin solid body, single-thru neck, 3-single coil pickups, beautiful starburst blue at a local music shop, priced to sell, and I couldn't resist. I had similar experiences to yours, receiving the Carvin catalogs, wondering if these guitars could be as nice to play as to look at, especially since the prices seemed very reasonable given the custom-made nature of each one. It's a pretty good business model for any type of business - but they'll all have the same drawback too.Īndrew Tompkins from syracuse, ny, usa on June 04, 2015: Well, that is at least partially correct. I'm not sure what I thought.maybe I thought they were a small shop on one of the coasts. And I 'kick tires' in guitar stores whenever I can - so I had no idea what all was up with any of that.Īt least for the longest time I didn't. For years and years and years I'd seen Carvin instruments advertised in all those guitar magazines you are familiar with. Also in closing I'm one of those who buy a guitar because I love it, not even thinking about resale because I don't plan on selling any of them. There are plenty of great brands with excellent guitars but for the price of any of my guitars they don't have the same value. I've never had the desire purchase any other guitar brand. So for my birthday in 2013 I ordered a custom Frank Gambale model with Floyd Rose etc. The guitar plays and sounds as good as it did 38 years. Still have it never a problem in fact after 25 years I'd worn the frets so I had a new fret job. The first one was fretting out somewhat past the 12th fret so I sent it back and had them send me a new one because I loved the guitar otherwise. So I saw one of their ads in Guitar magazine and took the plunge in 1978. The intonation was off and it never stayed in tune. So I ended up with a Strat that was made shortly after CBS had taken over and frankly the guitar was garbage. Back in the mid '70s I was supposed to buy a les paul from a member of my friend's band but he changed his mind after I had already sold my Gibson SG. With the development of this new brand name, we’ll see a separate company dedicated to the development and refinement of Carvin, and Kiesel, guitars, and basses. They not only build great guitars but also amazing amplifiers, industry-leading sound reinforcement equipment, studio gear, and other cool toys. Carvin has long been a company with many irons in the fire. In 2015, Carvin split production and development of their guitars and basses off to a new company, Kiesel Guitars. Later in life, I’d finally land that Carvin guitar I’d always wanted, but I’ll get to that later.įor now, here’s a look at how Carvin works. Of course, as a 15-year-old kid, I couldn’t afford any of it, but it was nice to dream. My mind would swim with plans of what kind of guitar I’d build and what options I’d choose. They were just jam-packed with beautiful instruments, amps, and innovative ideas. My introduction to Carvin came via the mail-order catalogs I used to get as a teenager back in the ‘80s.
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