New Guitar Day (Carvin DC747C)

[Rindgecore]

Man, this thing is a looker. But I gotta say, the setup out of the box was kinda shitty. The string height was kind of high & the neck is definetly thicker than I expected. I lowered the strings down and it's definetly playing a lot better, but i'm still on the fence about the neck thickness. I'm having no problem getting around the frets, but i'm so used to my RG7620 neck that the Carvin IMO is a pretty decent difference (I have small girly hands). Maybe sanding & a re-tung oiling would be in order (anyone have suggestions). Trem handles great, dives and flutters were pulled off with ease. The pickups are not bad, but lacking a little character (definetly will be switching at least the bridge humbucker, thinking a D Sonic). Overall, excellent guitar. I just don't know if the neck profile issue is big enough for me to send it back.

 

[Qweklain]

I have small girly bitch-hands too, and it's a great feel for me! I noticed that yours doesn't have the active/passive electronics, though maybe that's because it's a 747? Mine is a 727 and the passives are definately terrible, but in active mode they are really quite good.

 

[Rindgecore]

Nah, you can get active electronics on the 747. I was going for a simple control layout anyway & I had no interest in outfitting this with anything active (i'm 100% passive, never got into active stuff).

 

[Code001]

I always liked how Carvins looked/were designed, but I was also always weary of their necks since I'm an Ibanez guy.

 

[Rindgecore]

I'm going to bring it to a local luthier to have him shave the neck down. It's the only thing i'm not 100% in love with (along with the pickups)

 

[hairychris444]

I sold my DC-727 because I wanted a longer scale neck. However, I agree with the way that the neck feels - it's not as thin as the Ibanez neck, but it still isn't slow.

However if you've not tried the 6 string neck-thrus, well, they are very, very fast indeed. Easily in the Ibanez/Jackson ballpark and with the best access to the top frets on any guitar I've played. Good stuff.