Carvin amp trade-in !

[Lackey]

Soo... I've had an old Carvin R1000 head for years, and the damn thing broke when it was right out of warranty. So, that's not good, but I found out something interesting today at Carvin in Hollywood:

They're not repairing any older amps that contain lead (such as the Redline series), but they are offering a trade-in incentive that is really quite solid. If I bring in my busted-ass R1000, they'll knock off 300 bucks from the B2000, and 225 off the BX1500. The only bummer is they won't let you trade "down"; so in other words you can't take an R1000 in and get the discount on a BX500 or any sort of combo amp. Damn, I actually want a BX500 too...

I think that's not a bad deal all in all though. Kudos to Carvin, and the SB5000 in stock was awesome too.

[Bmorefoozler]

More then fair...

[abarson]

Is the trade only of older Carvins, or will they trade on other older iron as well?

[Lackey]

abarson: This only applies to old Carvin amps. And apparently, they don't care if they work or don't work, same discount either way.

[BigOldHarry]

Very cool - It's that whole RoHS thing...

[gjbassist]

Nice! I would get the BX1500.

[seamonkey]

Maybe it's a California only offer?

[BigOldHarry]

Originally Posted by seamonkey

Maybe it's a California only offer?

Well, as the only Carvin stores are in California...

[guitarjam6]

I just sent back my second BX500. The first one went 8 months then started having inconsistent volume issues. The second one lasted 2 weeks before the power just flat out failed. I'm stepping it up to the BX1500. Maybe they'll be more consistent quality with that one. Plus, I can put it on single amp and run 300w to the BR510 combo I got with the first head, or rack it and hook up to a BRX 410 cab... I like the options. And they gave me a discount for upgrading too. Great customer service, although I'd prefer not to have to deal with them.