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Carvin SB5000 / SB4000 Roll Call!

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When I played the SB5000 for the first time at the Dallas Guitar Show back in April, they plugged me into a little Carvin 2x10 combo that sounded great I thought. Now that the SB5000 sounds so good, I thought hmm, what about a total Carvin rig? But I am really happy with the Genz Benz. I just wish it could get to 2 ohms so I could use my fave SWR cab + another cab when I needed to. I like that the Carvins can.
 
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Jarrett said:
When I played the SB5000 for the first time at the Dallas Guitar Show back in April, they plugged me into a little Carvin 2x10 combo that sounded great I thought. Now that the SB5000 sounds so good, I thought hmm, what about a total Carvin rig? But I am really happy with the Genz Benz. I just wish it could get to 2 ohms so I could use my fave SWR cab + another cab when I needed to. I like that the Carvins can.
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I'm using this with my BX500.
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cybersnyder said:
It's fretless so it loses a lot of interested buyers immediately.
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This is kind of what I was thinking as well. The SB seems to play in that "Super Fender J Bass" niche like Lakland, Sadowsky, etc. My guess is that basses that are configured in that vein will have good resale value. One that looks just like a Marcus Miller bass for example should fetch good money. On the other hand, as customers take advantage of some of the more non standard J bass options on SBs, the resale on those types of configurations will drop, imo. Throw a pickguard and some frets on that puppy and it would be gone.
 
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FYI I went to lower my action yesterday and discovered the bridge pieces are down as low as they could go. I tightened the truss rod but looks like I'll have to shim the neck to get the action to where I want it. Carvin should address this at the factory prior to shipping. Shouldn't be a difficult fix. Anyone else have this issue?
 
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jzucker said:
FYI I went to lower my action yesterday and discovered the bridge pieces are down as low as they could go. I tightened the truss rod but looks like I'll have to shim the neck to get the action to where I want it. Carvin should address this at the factory prior to shipping. Shouldn't be a difficult fix. Anyone else have this issue?
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I had this exact problem with a Roscoe SKB 3005 a few years back. I shimmed the neck with a small piece of business card stock paper and it worked. It doesn't take much shimming to make a big difference. Ultimately I sent the bass back to Roscoe because I didn't feel I should have to shim a $2,500 bass. Roscoe re-cut the neck pocket under warranty, but I was still out the shipping expense.

If my SB5000 had this issue I wouldn't hesitate to send it back to Carvin for warranty repair.
 
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Jarrett said:
No neck probs with mine. Man, this bass is calling my name:
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I didn't say neck problems. I said the bridge didn't have any adjustment height left. It was almost all the way down when I got it. Maybe a 64th of an inch of adjustment left before the bridge pieces bottomed out. I'd be curious if this is the way they're made or did I get one with an issue.
 
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