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Carvin SB5000 / SB4000 Roll Call!
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I suggest doing a search. I know there are at least two or three members here who have one and others who should be receiving one soon...
I gotta admit, I've been kinda GASin' for a SB or a BB...
I gotta admit, I've been kinda GASin' for a SB or a BB...
That Carvin SB5000 looks great and sounds great. It has put me in the position of wondering whether I should wait a few years and get a true boutique jazz or wait about a year and get the Carvin!
I agree. I guess I should say the question is do I wait a year and get a Carvin or wait a few years and get a boutique with "snob appeal!"
I agree. I guess I should say the question is do I wait a year and get a Carvin or wait a few years and get a boutique with "snob appeal!"
Or...... Wait a few years and get the same Carvin used for half the price??
Problem with used Carvins is finding one with the specs you prefer. For example, it seems a lot of them have glossy and/or painted necks, which just isn't my preference...
But I do understand your point.
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This has been posted before, and it is the video that really got my attention about the SB5000. It looks and sounds like a really nice five string active Jazz Bass.
This has been posted before, and it is the video that really got my attention about the SB5000. It looks and sounds like a really nice five string active Jazz Bass.
It's at the top of my list of new bass choices!!! I've never even considered a jazz-type bass until the SB5000 came along!
A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!
A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!
I played a SB4000 at the Carvin store in Sac and it's an awesome bass. What surprised me the most about the bass was the tone, it's not like other Carvin basses, it has great tone. Solid, punchy, very clear tone.
I've already got the SB5000 picked out that I want after the new year. I can't wait.
I've already got the SB5000 picked out that I want after the new year. I can't wait.
Currently, I play an LEJ5 and love it... I am awaiting delivery of a fretless SB-5000 w/ flamed KOA top! I had a chance to play an SB-5000 fretted w/an artist who helped develop them.... I gotta tell ya.... THESE BASSES ARE INCREDIBLE... As soon as the fretless gets here, I am going to order a fretted SB-5000. you CANNOT go wrong with these instruments.... the cat's that I played has parked his Sadowsky, his LEJ5 in favor of the Carvin!! The pre-amp is much like a Sadowsky, but voiced a little darker...
My SB5000 is scheduled to be completed Dec 16th. It's going to be ash body in classic white, tort guard, birdseye board w/ abalone dot inlays, chrome hardware, w/ the Carvin single coils. I just got an Atelier Z so I'm very eager to see how it holds up against it, as I consider the Atelier the epitome of Jazz 'on roids greatness in terms of tone(playability is outstanding but it has a nasty heel block which makes access to the highest frets very difficult). I know the build of the SB5000 is going to be high quality so worst case scenario, I could drop in a Bart XTCT or a Nordy pre and some Nordy 70's wind NJ5s in it.
That is very tempting, I may have to order one next year since I can get what I want for under $1,200.
I love mine! It gets lots of playing time.
yours is in the latest catalog, looks UBER-sweet, I must say.
I think this one looks fantastic with the HB5 pickup. It is currently "in-stock" at Carvin. I like the black finish on the back of the neck, too.
I have one (5000) on the way to me right now, shipped out today. It is very much inspired by the blue one above.
That's kind of a switch for you, isn't it? You usually go for four stringers, I think.
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