Carvin "Custom" guitars

[muudrock]

I own a few Carvin's and have been playing them for several years. I think their excellent guitars in any price range. Of the ones I own, there are 4 different neck profiles. All are very comfortable to play and not a problem going from one to another. I agree the electronics can be the weak link but like any pickups, some sound good in certain guitars and some don't. I have switched most of the pickups out as well as pots and switches but the DC400 I have is all stock. Sounds great that way.
The ST300 neck profile is the same as the DC neck-thru series. Medium thickness nice even shallow C profile, access up to top frets.
I recommend the 14" radius and the SS frets.

 

[JonVengeance]

If you get the St 300 i strongly recommend using the Mahogany or Koa neck so you'll have fatter wider bandwidth tones to feed to whatever pickups you use.

In other words on neck through- avoid Maple neck - cause it will sound like an all Maple guitar- bright thin.

The 14 radius on Carvin's fingerboards are great IMO and Carvin has great Jescar Frets great fretwork.

If you want fatness , suggest also a fixed bridge as opposed to a trem.

i was planning on a walnut body w/quilt maple top with a 5 piece walnut/maple neck and a TOM bridge w/ EMGs

Are you trying to create the brightest guitar ever?

 

[chipples10]

If you get the St 300 i strongly recommend using the Mahogany or Koa neck so you'll have fatter wider bandwidth tones to feed to whatever pickups you use.

In other words on neck through- avoid Maple neck - cause it will sound like an all Maple guitar- bright thin.

The 14 radius on Carvin's fingerboards are great IMO and Carvin has great Jescar Frets great fretwork.

If you want fatness , suggest also a fixed bridge as opposed to a trem.

i was planning on a walnut body w/quilt maple top with a 5 piece walnut/maple neck and a TOM bridge w/ EMGs

Are you trying to create the brightest guitar ever?

no....im not

 

[JonVengeance]

If you get the St 300 i strongly recommend using the Mahogany or Koa neck so you'll have fatter wider bandwidth tones to feed to whatever pickups you use.

In other words on neck through- avoid Maple neck - cause it will sound like an all Maple guitar- bright thin.

The 14 radius on Carvin's fingerboards are great IMO and Carvin has great Jescar Frets great fretwork.

If you want fatness , suggest also a fixed bridge as opposed to a trem.

i was planning on a walnut body w/quilt maple top with a 5 piece walnut/maple neck and a TOM bridge w/ EMGs

Are you trying to create the brightest guitar ever?

no....im not

I'm just saying that with your choice of woods plus EMGs I think that thing would be excessively bright. Both walnut and Maple tend to be bright woods.

 

[chipples10]

If you get the St 300 i strongly recommend using the Mahogany or Koa neck so you'll have fatter wider bandwidth tones to feed to whatever pickups you use.

In other words on neck through- avoid Maple neck - cause it will sound like an all Maple guitar- bright thin.

The 14 radius on Carvin's fingerboards are great IMO and Carvin has great Jescar Frets great fretwork.

If you want fatness , suggest also a fixed bridge as opposed to a trem.

i was planning on a walnut body w/quilt maple top with a 5 piece walnut/maple neck and a TOM bridge w/ EMGs

Are you trying to create the brightest guitar ever?

no....im not

I'm just saying that with your choice of woods plus EMGs I think that thing would be excessively bright. Both walnut and Maple tend to be bright woods.

well i use 85's which makes a pretty big dif in the tone IMO

 

[chunktone]

If you get the St 300 i strongly recommend using the Mahogany or Koa neck so you'll have fatter wider bandwidth tones to feed to whatever pickups you use.

In other words on neck through- avoid Maple neck - cause it will sound like an all Maple guitar- bright thin.

The 14 radius on Carvin's fingerboards are great IMO and Carvin has great Jescar Frets great fretwork.

If you want fatness , suggest also a fixed bridge as opposed to a trem.

i was planning on a walnut body w/quilt maple top with a 5 piece walnut/maple neck and a TOM bridge w/ EMGs

Walnut does look great, but personally, I would go with Mahogany or Koa.
Are you trying to create the brightest guitar ever?

no....im not

I'm just saying that with your choice of woods plus EMGs I think that thing would be excessively bright. Both walnut and Maple tend to be bright woods.

well i use 85's which makes a pretty big dif in the tone IMO

Walnut does look great, but personally, I would go with Mahogany or Koa.

 

[chipples10]

so heres what im probably going to get

-walnut body
-maple neck w/ two walnut stripes
-black quilt maple(satin matte finish)
-holdsworth 2+4 headstock
-maple board(tung-oiled)
-Med-Jumbo frets
-12 in radius
-EMG 85's
-chrome hardware
-tonepros bridge
-engraved russ rod cover "Chick Magnet" (o yaaaaaa)

gonna cost me about $1250
but hopefully selling my les paul soon