Friday Night GAS Attack!

SaggyGithehe · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 7:28 pm Post subject: Friday Night GAS Attack!

Whoops! I just did it, picked up a decent lookin' Carvin Bolt. For some reason, I couldn't pass this one up. Might be that I'm a sucker for Blue guitars. Seemed like a decent price, too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2554832752&category=47069&rd=1

Herb · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:01 am Post subject:

Great score, SA! #Milti

Woody's gonna get jealous. #Mad

SaggyGithehe · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:23 pm Post subject:

I dunno, this Blue Bolt will have to be really something for Woody to get jealous. We'll see. We'll see.

Herb · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:16 am Post subject:

If it's anything like my DC200T, it will be a superb player. The only reason I don't use my Carvin over the ES-355 and Legrand at gigs is that it's a solidbody, and doesn't quite have the airy jazz tone as a result, that is important for the music we play. And it doesn't look like a '40's guitar. But it plays better!

SaggyGithehe · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:41 am Post subject:

I've been watching those old Carvin semi-hollowbodies on Ebay for a couple of years now, and they go for some pretty goof change. I've never played one, but they look very intriguing. I read somewhere that Hagstrom made the bodies for them.

Herb · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:44 am Post subject:

SaggyGithehe · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:41 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it kinda is. I was really looking around trying to score one before I found that. I can't remember where I read it, though. Maybe someone out there can either confirm or squelch that one.

Herb · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:53 pm Post subject:

I always thought Carvin made their own, but I guess someone needs to confirm it. Confused

t0aj15 · Tadpole Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 16

It was in fact Hofner, not Hagstrom that built the Carvin 225 hollowbody guitar bodies. Those and the current Cobalt models are the only ones Carvin didn't build themselves.

Herb · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 2:23 pm Post subject:

Who's building the Cobalts?

t0aj15 · Tadpole Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 16

t0aj15 · Tadpole Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 16

sorry bad post

SaggyGithehe · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject:

There is a review of the top of the line Cobalt in this month's Guitar Player. It says that they are indeed made in Korea, and it also praises the quality of these guitars.

Herb · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:23 pm Post subject:

Hmmm..... I have that issue, must have overlooked the story. Embarassed

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