Yeah hard to fault Carvin at these prices for matched birdseye, just wished I would have looked a little closer before pulling the trigger. It's a toss up on the headstock for me as well. I'd be interested in asking a knowledgeable Carvin sales rep what configs yield the lightest SBs.
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Carvin SB5000 / SB4000 Roll Call...Part 2!
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Yeah hard to fault Carvin at these prices for matched birdseye, just wished I would have looked a little closer before pulling the trigger. It's a toss up on the headstock for me as well. I'd be interested in asking a knowledgeable Carvin sales rep what configs yield the lightest SBs.
jzbass6
One Nation Under A Groove
Here is what I'm looking to go for, the headstock is a little larger that than real deal but you get my jest. After I did some photo editing I think I'll stay with the SB HS and not dots.
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Here is what I'm looking to go for, the headstock is a little larger that than real deal but you get my jest. After I did some photo editing I think I'll stay with the SB HS and not dots.
I am not a big fan of black basses, but this one looks great!
jzbass6
One Nation Under A Groove
I concur!!!!!
A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!
Thanks guys, bass ordered!!!!!!!!
Hey all,
I had another gig with My SB5000 last night. One thing that is really getting my goat with this birdseye maple neck is how dirty it gets. I usually play for 3-4 hours when i gig. I wash my hands before starting, but not usually between sets. A gig that long really soils the neck of this bass. I guess it's the VERY light tung oil finish on thefingerboard.. maybe it's not even finished, i don't remember, but it really gets dirty - just the finger board not the back of the neck. And it's pretty hard to clean up - you really have to put some elbow grease into it. I've become pretty concerned that my apparently grimy finger nast is going to quickly and permanently stain the nice birdseye figuring. 3 times now i've had to remove the strings after a gig and thoroughly buff the fingerboard with a warm damp cloth to get it back to the like new look. Of course after years of playing i would expect darkening and more of a smutsy look, but just plain dirty after ever single gig!
I'm too anal to let something like this go, so today after cleaning it up, i actually applied 2 more coats of tung oil to the fingerboard and headstock face, then buffed them thoroughly with a lint free cloth to maintain that beautiful smooth satin feel and look. The coloring BARELY changed, but i think it did get slightly richer looking with the birdsey figuring "popping" out a little more.
Very pleased with the result. i'll let you know how the soiling takes to the additional tung oil coats. If all goes as expected, i should be able to easily wipe the neck down and maintain the look of the neck a little easier.
I had another gig with My SB5000 last night. One thing that is really getting my goat with this birdseye maple neck is how dirty it gets. I usually play for 3-4 hours when i gig. I wash my hands before starting, but not usually between sets. A gig that long really soils the neck of this bass. I guess it's the VERY light tung oil finish on thefingerboard.. maybe it's not even finished, i don't remember, but it really gets dirty - just the finger board not the back of the neck. And it's pretty hard to clean up - you really have to put some elbow grease into it. I've become pretty concerned that my apparently grimy finger nast is going to quickly and permanently stain the nice birdseye figuring. 3 times now i've had to remove the strings after a gig and thoroughly buff the fingerboard with a warm damp cloth to get it back to the like new look. Of course after years of playing i would expect darkening and more of a smutsy look, but just plain dirty after ever single gig!
I'm too anal to let something like this go, so today after cleaning it up, i actually applied 2 more coats of tung oil to the fingerboard and headstock face, then buffed them thoroughly with a lint free cloth to maintain that beautiful smooth satin feel and look. The coloring BARELY changed, but i think it did get slightly richer looking with the birdsey figuring "popping" out a little more.
Very pleased with the result. i'll let you know how the soiling takes to the additional tung oil coats. If all goes as expected, i should be able to easily wipe the neck down and maintain the look of the neck a little easier.
Yes, please let us know how the additional tung oil works out. I haven't noticed any build up on my fretboard yet, but I've only had the bass a couple of weeks now. I would be more interested in slightly darkening my birdseye maple fretboard to closer match the birdseye maple headstock. Like Jarrett has mentioned, my only gripe on my SB5000 is the different shades of birdseye maple between the headstock and fretboard. Not a huge deal but it does stand out.
Had a gig with a different, heavier band last night with the SB5000. The bass sounded great. I'm finally starting to feel free with the bass now and its pretty liberating. Much better playability than my old Warwick. My brother showed up and said I was playing better than he had ever seen him before which I attribute a lot to the freedom the SB5000 provides.
I'm still on the fence with the Fat Beams, slap is awesome with them, but fingerstyle sounds a little too thick for my tastes. I'm waiting to hear the playbacks to pass judgment though, who knows it might have sounded perfect through the mains.
The bass player from the other band we were playing with really liked the tone he said. Asked me what all my gear was. I'm still really digging the bass and will be checking out my fretboard today for what Larry talked about. But I like a little funk on my basses
I'm still on the fence with the Fat Beams, slap is awesome with them, but fingerstyle sounds a little too thick for my tastes. I'm waiting to hear the playbacks to pass judgment though, who knows it might have sounded perfect through the mains.
The bass player from the other band we were playing with really liked the tone he said. Asked me what all my gear was. I'm still really digging the bass and will be checking out my fretboard today for what Larry talked about. But I like a little funk on my basses
Hey all,
Wanted to comment on the tone of the SB5000. As most are probably aware of, the SB Basses were based off of Sekou Bunch's early 70's Fender Jazz bass. I think he had a LOT to do with the finished product. Anyhow, a lot of players are attracted to the SB series because it falls in the "super" jazz bass category. The gig I had Friday I was able to A/B the SB with my friends stock 1963 Jazz bass. I know this sounds rediculous.. but i bring this up for a specific reason.. read on.. This candy apple red '63 jazz bass is a fricking Jewel of an instrument! It has the roundest, warmest punchiest, growliest, ideal jazz bass tone i have ever had the privilege to hear live. And the neck... i wont even go into it!!
Anyhow, i played on his jazz bass for quite a while both with the pickups full on for slap and the neck rolled off a little for finger funk... oh.. so amazing.. Then i said "ok, lets see if the carvin is even in the same ball park" - fully expecting to be a very very distant shade of what i had just heard.
To my absolute surprise, the SB, set in passive mode, was INCREDIBLY close in tone! There were some very slight low mids that weren't quite as present, but over all the bass was impressively, just a micro hair off of being just as punchy, clear, growly and warm as the '63 jazz.
I truly thought "crap, if I a/b these i know i'll be back on my search for the ideal Super Jazz". But, man the Carvin shined through like a jewel.
Those J99a pickups are the REAL DEAL, amazingly warm.
LOVE my SB5000.
Wanted to comment on the tone of the SB5000. As most are probably aware of, the SB Basses were based off of Sekou Bunch's early 70's Fender Jazz bass. I think he had a LOT to do with the finished product. Anyhow, a lot of players are attracted to the SB series because it falls in the "super" jazz bass category. The gig I had Friday I was able to A/B the SB with my friends stock 1963 Jazz bass. I know this sounds rediculous.. but i bring this up for a specific reason.. read on.. This candy apple red '63 jazz bass is a fricking Jewel of an instrument! It has the roundest, warmest punchiest, growliest, ideal jazz bass tone i have ever had the privilege to hear live. And the neck... i wont even go into it!!
Anyhow, i played on his jazz bass for quite a while both with the pickups full on for slap and the neck rolled off a little for finger funk... oh.. so amazing.. Then i said "ok, lets see if the carvin is even in the same ball park" - fully expecting to be a very very distant shade of what i had just heard.
To my absolute surprise, the SB, set in passive mode, was INCREDIBLY close in tone! There were some very slight low mids that weren't quite as present, but over all the bass was impressively, just a micro hair off of being just as punchy, clear, growly and warm as the '63 jazz.
I truly thought "crap, if I a/b these i know i'll be back on my search for the ideal Super Jazz". But, man the Carvin shined through like a jewel.
Those J99a pickups are the REAL DEAL, amazingly warm.
LOVE my SB5000.
Jarret,
Just wanted to let you know, that i just spoke to carvin and you can actually order a replacement neck for your SB5000.. Just for kicks, i've been thinking about swapping out necks to try a fretless on the cheap.. I had them price out a fretless SB5000 neck for me... and for ebony board, maple neck, Jet black icon headstock, tung oil finish: $179.00 plus shipping! That is a steal!!! About 1 month turn around.
just a thought
Jarret,
Just wanted to let you know, that i just spoke to carvin and you can actually order a replacement neck for your SB5000.. Just for kicks, i've been thinking about swapping out necks to try a fretless on the cheap.. I had them price out a fretless SB5000 neck for me... and for ebony board, maple neck, Jet black icon headstock, tung oil finish: $179.00 plus shipping! That is a steal!!! About 1 month turn around.
just a thought
No one can top that deal. This is very good to know. Thanks!
jzbass6
One Nation Under A Groove
Jarret,
Just wanted to let you know, that i just spoke to carvin and you can actually order a replacement neck for your SB5000.. Just for kicks, i've been thinking about swapping out necks to try a fretless on the cheap.. I had them price out a fretless SB5000 neck for me... and for ebony board, maple neck, Jet black icon headstock, tung oil finish: $179.00 plus shipping! That is a steal!!! About 1 month turn around.
just a thought
WOW!!! that opens up some possibilities.
That Pearl Blue 5-string above it on the ''In-Stock'' page is quite nice too! I'm surprised it's still there.
Carlo
I dig! Please let me know if you are thinking about sending that one back.
Killer! Congrats to you. However, I have to admit, I've always found those sig inlays to be very suspicious looking.
lol, how so?Killer! Congrats to you. However, I have to admit, I've always found those sig inlays to be very suspicious looking.
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