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11-07-2012, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk  | Wow! One piece top? Sounds like an expensive option 50...
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11-07-2012, 04:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | | No option 50. I was a little shocked when I first saw it.
Good eyes...by the way.
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11-07-2012, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk | Beautifully spec'd! I'll bet you were amazed when you opened the case. Post a sound clip or video if possible! 
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11-07-2012, 09:51 PM
| | | | Somna Bitch, that's an amazing looking bass! Nicely done my man, nicely done. That is what makes Carvin so amazing, you get to pick out so many options to make the instruments you order truly yours and not just one you get hanging on the wall. Awesome man! |
11-08-2012, 12:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | | Gee, tanks. I was thrilled by the way it turned out.
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11-16-2012, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA | | | Flatwound strings: B24S vs SB4000
My main axe is a B24S; love it! I plan to order a 2nd 4-string Carvin set up with flat-wound strings. This bass will be my “old school” bass. The logical choice would be either a SB4000 or B40 with flats. However I have to say, I’ve fallen in love with the neck on my B24S and have toyed with the idea of ordering a second B24S with flats and basically living the EQ flat.
Question, any of you have a B24 and either own or have tried out a SB4000? How much more radically chucky is the SB compared to the B24? I know the B40 neck is supposed to be thinner than the SB so I’m keeping that model in mind as well. Then again, maybe a bass with a slightly different feel might be a good thing.
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11-16-2012, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dgce My main axe is a B24S; love it! I plan to order a 2nd 4-string Carvin set up with flat-wound strings. This bass will be my “old school” bass. The logical choice would be either a SB4000 or B40 with flats. However I have to say, I’ve fallen in love with the neck on my B24S and have toyed with the idea of ordering a second B24S with flats and basically living the EQ flat.
| I liked the tone of flats on my B25 w/humbuckers more than I likedthe tone of flats on my SB5000 w/sigle coils.
And the neck on the B25 is my absolute favorite profile ever (sorry, no 34 stringers to compare...).
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11-16-2012, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dgce Question, any of you have a B24 and either own or have tried out a SB4000? How much more radically chucky is the SB compared to the B24? I know the B40 neck is supposed to be thinner than the SB so I’m keeping that model in mind as well. Then again, maybe a bass with a slightly different feel might be a good thing.
Feedback anyone? | After playing the B24 neck, nothing else feels as comfortable. Not sure if I want to go anywhere else but the B24 right now.
BTW, if you can stand the weight, my new all maple bodied B24...wow. Sonically, a whole different beast. And I mean, beast.
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11-16-2012, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Grateful I liked the tone of flats on my B25 w/humbuckers more than I likedthe tone of flats on my SB5000 w/sigle coils.
And the neck on the B25 is my absolute favorite profile ever (sorry, no 34 stringers to compare...). | Interesting. My B24S has humbuckers but I was going to go single coil for whatever I get next. And you say you prefer the tone of flats on the B25 over the SB5000? Strange, I would think flats on an SB would be an ideal match. As for the neck, the SB5000 and SB4000 necks are two different animals. Still, I appreciate the feedback.
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11-16-2012, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk After playing the B24 neck, nothing else feels as comfortable. Not sure if I want to go anywhere else but the B24 right now.
BTW, if you can stand the weight, my new all maple bodied B24...wow. Sonically, a whole different beast. And I mean, beast. | That's what I was thinking. The B24 has spoiled me and anything else I take on won't feel right! Damn you, Bromberg!!! 
As for your all maple "beast," that's okay, I think I'll stick with back friendly alder. My current B24S is black with a birdseye maple board. The new bass will be white with ebony board. I say if you can't see the wood, then it might as well be reliable alder! |
11-18-2012, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stillwater OK | | | Anyone know if Carvin will sell the preamp module by itself? |
11-18-2012, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by therhodeo Anyone know if Carvin will sell the preamp module by itself? | They will not. At least last time I checked.
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11-18-2012, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk Just arrived...   | Well played, that is blinged out, killer top as well.
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11-18-2012, 03:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Elk Grove, CA | | I had my doubts about the quality of the burl tops Carvin might be offering. Those doubts have been put to rest. Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk Just arrived... |
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11-18-2012, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Quackhead I had my doubts about the quality of the burl tops Carvin might be offering. Those doubts have been put to rest. | Is that good or bad?
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11-18-2012, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Parkersburg, WV | | Kinda reminds me of this Stambaugh ... did you have this in mind? 
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11-18-2012, 08:20 PM
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11-18-2012, 08:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | | Yeah...couple of sexy Stambaughs. Wait, aren't they the same bass?
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11-24-2012, 07:26 PM
|  | Bible Thumper | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Horsham, PA (Philly suburb) | | Ladies and Gents! Time for someone else to enjoy this superb piece of craftsmanship! Carvin Bromberg B25S |
11-24-2012, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BobWestbrook Ladies and Gents! Time for someone else to enjoy this superb piece of craftsmanship! Carvin Bromberg B25S | If only it was fretless!
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