Musical instrument maker Carvin has a solid reputation for producing quality custom guitars at a modest price. Alas, you won't find Carvin guitars in your nearby music shop unless you happen to find a used instrument. Regardless, the good far outweighs the bad. With Carvin, you can order a custom-made guitar that is truly one of a kind because it is built to your particular specifications.
The Carvin CT6M continues Carvin's reputation for excellence. The craftsmanship, finish, playability, and sound rival the world's greatest instruments in every way. If you need an attractive and versatile instrument that you can personalize to your own tastes at a fair cost, the CT6M certainly fits the bill. Let's look at what makes this guitar so unique.
We reviewed a Carvin CT6M with an impressive flamed maple carved top. It came with a mahogany body and a set-in neck that we upgraded to 22 medium-jumbo stainless steel frets (nickel frets are standard). We kept the standard ebony fretboard, though we upgraded to the abalone block inlays. It came standard with locking tuners (Sperzel) and Carvin's Classic C22 pickups. We also invested in a set of Dunlop Straplocks.
Though Floyd Rose and Wilkinson tremolos are available as options, we opted for the Tune-O-Matic M bridge with a string-through-body design. The color was a beautiful triple-stained deep blue with a standard black back and sides. Very sharp!
We ordered the instrument with .009 strings and requested low action. The guitar was shipped from San Diego, CA to Dallas, TX via the M.I.B. (men in brown) and showed up not only in tune but playing great! The intonation and action were dead set and required only a small tweak of the truss rod. The action was low and silky, a common Carvin feature. The neck was one of the speediest I've ever encountered.
I couldn't imagine a single thing that Carvin could improve regarding playability. The stainless steel frets were beautifully polished and smooth.
The guitar sounds exceptional. The 3-way pickup selector functions like a Les Paul and combined with a push-pull tone pot coil tap, the sound options are broad and useful. I could easily elicit some nice Strat-tones out of the coil tap.
We were also quite happy with the stock C22 pickups in both the bridge and neck positions. The CT6M yielded some great tones for blues, rock, country, and even metal. It even emits some usable jazz tones, though you'll have to play around with the tone controls if that's your preference.
The Carvin CT6M also came with a very nice SKB-made case that provides a solid fit for the CT6M. We had no need for Carvin's exceptional customer service, since the CT6M came to us immaculate as expected, though I can say from personal experience that, when needed, Carvin's customer support comes through like a flash when you need them.
The total for this world-class custom made electric guitar was $1,550.49, quite a bargain when you consider that a PRS McCarty or Hamer Studio (other guitars in the CT6M's quality range) sell for twice that amount. Carvin definitely has a winner on their hands with their CT6M. - 32370
The Carvin CT6M continues Carvin's reputation for excellence. The craftsmanship, finish, playability, and sound rival the world's greatest instruments in every way. If you need an attractive and versatile instrument that you can personalize to your own tastes at a fair cost, the CT6M certainly fits the bill. Let's look at what makes this guitar so unique.
We reviewed a Carvin CT6M with an impressive flamed maple carved top. It came with a mahogany body and a set-in neck that we upgraded to 22 medium-jumbo stainless steel frets (nickel frets are standard). We kept the standard ebony fretboard, though we upgraded to the abalone block inlays. It came standard with locking tuners (Sperzel) and Carvin's Classic C22 pickups. We also invested in a set of Dunlop Straplocks.
Though Floyd Rose and Wilkinson tremolos are available as options, we opted for the Tune-O-Matic M bridge with a string-through-body design. The color was a beautiful triple-stained deep blue with a standard black back and sides. Very sharp!
We ordered the instrument with .009 strings and requested low action. The guitar was shipped from San Diego, CA to Dallas, TX via the M.I.B. (men in brown) and showed up not only in tune but playing great! The intonation and action were dead set and required only a small tweak of the truss rod. The action was low and silky, a common Carvin feature. The neck was one of the speediest I've ever encountered.
I couldn't imagine a single thing that Carvin could improve regarding playability. The stainless steel frets were beautifully polished and smooth.
The guitar sounds exceptional. The 3-way pickup selector functions like a Les Paul and combined with a push-pull tone pot coil tap, the sound options are broad and useful. I could easily elicit some nice Strat-tones out of the coil tap.
We were also quite happy with the stock C22 pickups in both the bridge and neck positions. The CT6M yielded some great tones for blues, rock, country, and even metal. It even emits some usable jazz tones, though you'll have to play around with the tone controls if that's your preference.
The Carvin CT6M also came with a very nice SKB-made case that provides a solid fit for the CT6M. We had no need for Carvin's exceptional customer service, since the CT6M came to us immaculate as expected, though I can say from personal experience that, when needed, Carvin's customer support comes through like a flash when you need them.
The total for this world-class custom made electric guitar was $1,550.49, quite a bargain when you consider that a PRS McCarty or Hamer Studio (other guitars in the CT6M's quality range) sell for twice that amount. Carvin definitely has a winner on their hands with their CT6M. - 32370
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