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Old 01-24-2013, 06:58 AM
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Which Carvin?

Does anyone have experience with Carvin basses to comment which model they think sounds the closest to a P-bass. I want to get a 5-string that can play a wide variety of tones but I want to make sure I can get that deep low end too.
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Old 01-24-2013, 07:01 AM
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My 87 LB90, with the tone rolled down and the neck pickup solo'd, is very P-ish.
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Old 01-24-2013, 07:17 AM
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Any of the Carvins with the H50 humbucking pickups, then favor the neck pickup. The J99 single coils, or even the soapbar pickups can get pretty P sounding with the neck favored and the tone adjusted to taste.

Still, as others will likely say, nothing sounds exactly like a P Bass except a P Bass.
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