Anybody ever rock a-

[crwnedblasphemy]

I remember playing one in the carvin store in Sacramento back when that was around. I remember not liking it and thinking it was very muddy.

I played one at that store in Natomas as well. At the time I owned a Legacy 1, and much preferred the Legacy.

 

[Fusionbear]

No he didn't....He rocked an X100-B.

Yep. I bought early X100-B's because of Zappa and Vai. I used them until 1985 when I switched to a MESA Mark III Coli.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Carvin V3? $400… not really interested but I am a cheap skate…lol

Decent amps but Carvin is no more as a company so CS or support.
Fairly straight forward design not a problem if there should be one for a competent tech.
As long as you got decent tOObz yer good.

Carvin seemed to work fine for this guy.

 

[Floyd Eye]

No he didn't....He rocked an X100-B.

Right you are.

 

[ZEEGLER]

No he didn't....He rocked an X100-B.

Yeah, pretty sure Zappa died before the V3 existed.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Yeah, pretty sure Zappa died before the V3 existed.

I was definitely thinking of the 100x whatever. From the old Carvin magazines.

 

[Fusionbear]

After my 1979 MESA Mark 1 was stolen in 1981, I rocked X100-Bs for a few years until I could afford a Mark III Coli.

Here's a 1983 High School shot:

Providentially, I happened to be at the Carvin factory when Steve Vai took his very first photo shoot for Carvin. He was very gracious and gave me his phone number so I could solicit lessons. He is one of coolest and most hard-working musician's I have ever met!

 

[JackBootedThug]

After my 1979 MESA Mark 1 was stolen in 1981, I rocked X100-Bs for a few years until I could afford a Mark III Coli.

Here's a 1983 High School shot:

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Providentially, I happened to be at the Carvin factory when Steve Vai took his very first photo shoot for Carvin. He was very gracious and gave me his phone number so I could solicit lessons. He is one of coolest and most hard-working musician's I have ever met!

That’s awesome bro!

 

[shar-vell Dan]

After my 1979 MESA Mark 1 was stolen in 1981, I rocked X100-Bs for a few years until I could afford a Mark III Coli.

Here's a 1983 High School shot:

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Providentially, I happened to be at the Carvin factory when Steve Vai took his very first photo shoot for Carvin. He was very gracious and gave me his phone number so I could solicit lessons. He is one of coolest and most hard-working musician's I have ever met!

mRak III in 81' has me beat by a cuntry mile. In 1982 after a 15 month deployment in the Military and a discharged first rig i could get a hold of was a PV
backstage & an Hondo II LP copy w/a crooked neck. Had bought a Norlin SG w/ P-90's [dot inlays] routed w/a Hott tapped Dimarzio SD from a guy who will remain nameless as he's qiute popular these days.
The SG had cracks in both scoops, wouln't stay in tune at all hardly.
Got so pissed at one point broke out the SG neck and whittled it down and bolted it on the Hondo body.
Eventually gave that Hondo to a kid for Xmas. That guitar sounded great and played great but a bad earth ground always gave it a whistle
when not playing LOL. That guitar shocked me twice gigging w/ damp feet barefoot. Not kidding.


I may feed the racoons but i leave da Bears to the professionals.