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Carvin SB5000 / SB4000 Roll Call...Part 8!

#62
El Jefe said:
Ya so I'm just gonna drop these here....got it 2 days ago.
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it's a SB4001, stainless frets, satin neck, vol,vol,tone,tone. :bassist:
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Very nice! Which green is that? It looks like what they show as moss green - is it, or is it the emerald green or greenburst or something else?
 
#64
Thanks for the compliments!!
Yes it is deep moss green with added blackburst.
The humbucker is sounding good, I've been usually having the neck pickup on full and dialing the humbucker back just a tad to get in my tone ballpark. I'm waiting on new strings to really be able to get the sound I want, these are way too light for me. Heavy taperwound DR Black Beauties are on the way!
 
#65
Here are my two!

Maple/Ash received 12/09:

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Alder/Rosewood received 10/12:

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These things KILL!
 
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#75
n1as said:
Do they sound different? Can you tell any sonic difference between them? Is it a small difference (only a bassist would hear) or is it different enough that others in the band can hear it?
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They do sound different to me. The Maple/Ash has a little more bite to it. Both exude a serious presence. The Alder/Rosewood is a little thicker in the low mids.
 
#76
oldno.7 said:
I was somewhat surprised when Carvin introduced the SB4000. Seemed like a huge departure from what they'd been doing for the last couple of decades.

Anyway, I like the SB4000's appearance, with the exception of the tuning machines. To me, the bass would look that much more "authentically vintage" if it sported clover leaf style tuning machines.

I looked at Hipshot Ultra-Lites and they are compatible in terms of the headstock hole size. My concern is the width of the clover leaf style tuning machines: is there sufficient spacing on the headstock to accomodate the the clover leaf style tuners? The clover leaf style tuners on my basses are 1 and 9/16" wide while the Gotoh, modern style tuners are 1 and 5/16" wide. In other words, the clover leaf tuners are 1/4" wider.

I called Carvin and spoke with a tech. He understood my question but could not answer it. Has anyone done this modification or can anyone confirm whether the Hipshot Ultra-Lite clover-leaf style tuners would fit?
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There's someone here that did it in their SB5000. I tried on mine but the heads touched each other. Maybe the SB4000 has wider spacing between the holes?
 
#77
I tend to keep tabs on Sb4000/SB5000 used prices, and it always amazes me when people don't do ANY research before listing a used bass. This fretless SB4000 is starting on fleabay for $1K, with pretty much no options. That's just ignorant. I mean, it's a good looking bass, but when you can get it brand new and shipped to you for less than that, they're not doing any homework.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230976667943&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Not the first time I've seen that from this seller, either. Funny thing is that the last one actually sold.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carvin-SB50...-Guitar-w-OHSC-SB-5000-Sunburst-/230975063825

I'll be curious to see if the fretless does as well.
 
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