Carvin R1000..Holy S***

Glad to see someone shares my feeling about Carvin!

 

glad you like it! i went to a concert last night and the bassist used a r600 and an ampeg 15".... it was awesome!!!!!!! congrats on the new head

 

That is really interesting, because the specs on paper indicate the two heads are very comparable. As far as power goes, most of us feel that Carvin's ratings are fairly liberal. If so, and if your experience is typical, then Ampeg's ratings must be - well, ummm... unreal. So if the B4R is "before R", then the train must be in reverse!
- Mike

 

Im glad you liked it.
Yours is a Series II or III?

 

Haven't you heard? Carvin Sucks! come on, read the other threads about Carvin on TB in the last few days. You have to spend at least $1200 on a bass head for it to be any good, and don't give me any of that no middle man crap....

Ok back to reality. My Carvin R1000 came in today and I don't think I'll need that 10 day trial period. I think it's a keeper. At first attempt I was able to get a good mid range growl with solid low end. Mine is a series III by the way. I still need to play around with it but I have already found the tone I like. Oh yeah and it's friggin' LOUD.
BTW my Ampeg is now a back up also.

 

Reading comprehension is a bitch, ain't it

 

comprehending what those little smiley faces mean is a bitch also isn't it?

 

<---I think I know what you meant with this

 

I used to own a Series II R600 and it was/is probably the best amp you can get for the money. Same with the Carvin R1000. They are very loud, have lots of features and don't break the bank at all. I think Carvin exaggerates when they say their stuff is the best, Period, but it is a great value. I only sold mine because Mesa Boogie was calling my name out. My Mesa is great, but wow it was expensive! Over $1000 more than a R1000!

 

I just played a Halloween gig with a Carvin RC210 combo. I love this thing. When I got it, I sold my SWR 400 and 4x10, and haven't thought twice about it. It filled the room, and sounded amazing.
I used my USA Curbow, MIA 75 Reissue Jazz, and my Dearmond Ashbory. They all sounded amazing.

Oh, and on a different note, the guy who bought my SWR rig turned around and sold it about 2 months later--to buy a Carvin RC210! He loved mine, and had to have one.

 

I can't wait to use my R1000 at my gigs this weekend. UPS couldn't find my house last friday so I had to wait till monday for it to get here. I have visions of certain TB members redirecting traffic in my area so it wouldn't arrive and I'd have to go out and pay double for an SWR or EDEN or Ampeg.
JUST KIDDING. Anyway it is definatley a TONE MONSTER I was planning on using both of my Bag End 15 and my Carvin210 with this amp on gigs but I have the feeling that may be overkill. I might try using just 1 Bag End 15 on smaller gigs even though my band is loud I think it will be enough. I'll let you know after the weekend. Just a reminder to any Carvin users or folks wanting discussion about Carvin without all the Dis- information. Carvin does have their own discussion baord at carvin.com Of course if you have a legit gripe about Carvin you can post it there but any un truths will be quickly corrected by the moderators. Of course nothing wil replace TB.

 

I trust this board a bit more than the Carvin board when it comes to conflict of interest. I do read the Carvin board, and it can be informative sometimes, but I'm mindful of the possible bias there. Here we have unmitigated opinions on equipment that come from many possible viewpoints.
- Mike

 

I think that's the problem, Mike.

BTW I just recommended an Ashdown over an SWR... will the bashing never end?

 

Umm...okay...then it's time for me to ridicule you.

Brad Johnson, I ridicule you and make light of your comments. You are obviously biased in some way against the gear that I own. Unfortunately, I am unable to come up with some clever wordplay to demonstrate how silly I think you are.

Oh wait...I use Ashdown too. Never mind.

 

From Webster's dictionary

Main Entry: dis·in·for·ma·tion
Pronunciation: (")di-"sin-f&r-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 1939
: false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth .


So in other words, statements that seem to have been accepted as gospel around here like, Carvins speaker cabs are not optimized for their speakers, Carvin's amp wattage is overstated etc... would be addressed by people who actually have knowledge of the products and how they are made.

Not saying that Carvin is the best or the worst just saying that there are an awful lot of statements on this bb that are taken for the truth with out any facts to back them up. (not only about Carvin, Ampeg gets alot of this also) The only reasons I can think of why people would make false statements would be:
#1 to justify to themselves why they spend twice the money that someone else paid on a piece of equipment that was not 2 times better in quality.
#2 thay are commisioned music store sales people and it's their job to sell things at twice the price

 

When he came for the Carvinites,
I did not protest for I was not a Carvinite.
When he came for Swrarts,
HEY, wait just a minute, now!