Carvin kit questions

[tjclem]

I am swamped with orders so I told the lastguy that contacted me I couldn't help him and he asked if I could just assemble and finish a Carvin kit for him. How much work is involved with that? Will I have to level and finish the ends of thefrets? What would you all charge to do it? He wants a natural finish. Just trying to figure out how many hours might be involved. It is a bolt on 5 string. Thanks ...t

[Phalex]

They are all complete and ready to assemble. A friend of mine built a guitar from a Carvin kit. Finishing the body was the step that took the longest.

I believe the PUPs and controls are all soldered, you just need to install them. All the mounting holes are predrilled, and Carvin necks are NICE!

I've never tried to build one, but I would guess I could have it together, in tune and playable in 4 hours or less without any sort of finish.

How long does it take for paint to dry?

[keyboardguy]

+1

Carvin necks are awesome; they're ready to go.

Just final sanding of the body and (back) of neck and you're ready.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the quality of the Bass.


Mike

[El Whappo]

Yeah I put one together about a year ago, very good quality and no problems witht the fit on everything. As far as time goes it depends on what kind of finish you go with and how you/he want it to look in the end. I used a poly finish and it took a few weeks of sanding, staining, putting on a coat of poly, letting it dry, sanding and buffing, putting on another coat of poly and repeating the process several times until I got it to look the way I wanted it to. I love that bass, sounds great. Here is a pic of it.

[PilbaraBass]

Originally Posted by El Whappo

Yeah I put one together about a year ago, very good quality and no problems witht the fit on everything. As far as time goes it depends on what kind of finish you go with and how you/he want it to look in the end. I used a poly finish and it took a few weeks of sanding, staining, putting on a coat of poly, letting it dry, sanding and buffing, putting on another coat of poly and repeating the process several times until I got it to look the way I wanted it to. I love that bass, sounds great. Here is a pic of it.

great looking bass...taking your time on the finish really pays dividends...

I have a Carvin AC-40...Mahogany neckthrough...the fretwork is very good

[tjclem]

Very cool thanks a lot for the feedback........t