dawnofdreamx97":1swymzy2 said:
my dc127 is my main guitar, i just ordered the cs624 ---- should be here very soon. I like the set neck tone a little more ( i had a cs6 that i sold for the 24 fret version, otherwise i would have kept it) I preferred the tone of the cs6 as it was a little beefier. But there is something about my dc127 that i keep going back to. I really think that the mahogany neck and body combo sounds excellent in there guitars. Gorgeous guitars, totally custom for you , at a fair price, and best return policy in the business. Swap the pickups if your doing metal stuff, otherwise your good to go...
Carvins are all really well constructed with great precision and fretwork ( best Jescar brand frets also ).
On neck throughs , though you may want to use a Mahogany or Koa neck since that neck wood will be the main character of the Guitar, and Maple neck throughs can be bright- though peopler who do Metal sometimes like the tight sound of a Maple Neck thru-especially on 7 strings- but Mahogany's ( or Koa ) more versatile IMO on neck throughs.
So on neck through Carvins with the" standard" default wood being Maple and the standard default wood for fingerboard being Ebony you will end up with a fairly bright sounding Guitar- so I usually recommend Mahogany necks on neck through Carvins. No charge for different fingerboard woods etc. And Mahogany and Koa necks are very inexpensive- Koa usually has deeper tone on a neck thru compared to Maple.REMEMBER only talking about neck throughs here.
Notice above DawnofDreams on his DC127 comments on the Mahogany-I think thinner, brighter with a Maple neck, too thin for many.
The Bolt Ons are similar to Boutique Bolt Ons- real tight neck pockets, good resonance and sustain more than most Bolt Ons- and the same Carvin precision- IF you changed to complete Fender Pickups and pots etc IMO the Carvin Bolt ons would sound just like an extremely resonant Fender.( same scale length and construction etc.)
You can also get Mahogany or Koa Bolt Ons for different "flavors" etc.
Most compare the Carvin Carved Tops to PRS- same 25" scale length and are somewhat similar.
Most say the Carvin Carved Tops are NOT super thick sounding like Les Pauls which are shorter scale, different construction ( neck angle ) and LPs have a thicker body.
Some have put different PAF style pickups on a Carved Top Carvin to get closer to the LP tone but the Carvins Carved Tops are a different animal from Les Pauls- more articulate but a little less chunky.
Carvin makes so many different types of Guitars( Bolt On, Neck Thru,Chambered NeckThru,Set Neck in 2 different scale lengths ) and scale lengths that you have to be "Model Specific" to compare them to others.
