[Michael]

There's nothing quite like coming home from work on a friday afternoon to your new guitar sitting at the front door. :yesway:

First impressions: horrible setup. :lol: But once I set it up and stretched in the strings I was blown away by how hot this guitar sounds, even on the lower end. It's crisp and clear. :yum:

Here's a short clip.


:metal:

 

[Flexkill]

Nice dude, love the maple.:yesway:

 

[Michael]

Me too. It's a swamp ash body aswell.

 

[Flexkill]

Me too. It's a swamp ash body aswell.

Yeah, after getting my swamp ash G&L Tele it's pretty apparent to me It just might be the best wood for guitars. I have always been a big chunk of mahogany kind of guy....but the clarity and snap of the swamp ash, coupled with maple necks, is just to die for.

 

[the.godfather]

That's a sweet looking Carvin! Very clean. The maple with the swamp ash and the cream pickups looks great.

What's the weight of this thing like?

 

[Ryan]

Maple fretboard ftw! And ash bodies too for that matter! I'm like hooked on ash now. After my Tele and M80M, it's my new fav tonewood.

Saw your clip on IG too, Broksi. Classic shredhands \m/

 

[LucasLeCompte]

Congrats bro she looks awesome!

 

[Drew]

Nice!

 

[Louis94]

Looks nice man

 

[Matt]

Ash + maple = always a winning combo! Looks great Mikey!

P.S. Get those wraps off those tuners, locking Sperzels don't need or require the string wraps! :lol: I don't think they will hurt anything, but they're specifically designed to NOT be wrapped around the peg.

 

[ShawnF]

Yeah, that's the brilliant thing about locking tuners. Pull the string through, lock it down, and cut the excess. Boom. String changes take five minutes.

 

[Flexkill]

Some of us prefer the wrap method....hipsters!

 

[ShawnF]

There's no reason to, though. :lol:

You're just being contrary to be contrary, and that's pretty hip.

 

[Flexkill]

There's no reason to, though. :lol:

You're just being contrary to be contrary, and that's pretty hip.

Just know that when you snip all that extra toan off, you have to turn up your amp to compensate.

 

[Leon]

Some of us prefer the wrap method....hipsters!

The rest of us prefer tuning stability :yesway:

 

[Flexkill]

The rest of us prefer tuning stability

You're playing a Gibson LP..... There is no tuning stability....the G string anyway :lol:

 

[cloudy]

Swamp ash bodies all day yo.

 

[mission_fail]

Not my style but it looks nice for what it is. Ever since I got my first carvin with the ebony fretboard I don't feel like switching to anything else. Against stainless steel frets, the contrast is amazing. Gotta love that mass customization.