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New Carvin P bass, about time?

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#103
hover said:
People rank on custom builders coming out with a P clone, but Carvin does essentially the same thing, and everyone is ga-ga.
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I'm gonna say this is not a clone. The Carvin uses a different bridge, different tuners, different neck (angled headstock). Rather than clone, I'd say it is their implementation of a P-bass.

Oh, and you can get it with or without the J pickup, active or passive. Yea, this is no simple clone.

hover said:
I dunno. I guess it's ok, but it at the same time screams "me too". It's just not different *enough* to me. At least the SB went somewhere with the shape to stand out, regardless of that too being at its heart, a clone.
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Whether it is different enough is debatable. For me, the made-in-USA instrument at a lower price with more options than Fender would make it a winner.
 
#104
Just placed my order for a PB4 that matches my SB5000

-MA - Maple Neck/Alder Body (Standard) $0.00
-CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard) $0.00
TPB - Translucent Pearl Blue $50.00
-TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Standard) $0.00
-IN - Inline Headstock (Standard) $0.00
MF - Maple Fingerboard (Tung-Oiled) $0.00
ABD - Abalone Dot Inlays $20.00
6130 - Low-Wide Frets .036" H .106" W $15.00
-BLK - Black Pickups $0.00
PJAC - Add J Bridge Pickup and Active/Passive Electronics $160.00
-CH - Chrome Hardware (Standard) $0.00
-4011 - Nickel Roundwound .040 .060 .080 .100 $0.00
BL - Black Logo $0.00
PK - Metal Knobs w/ White Pearl Inlays (Black Inlays on Black Knobs) $10.00
SL - Dunlop Straplocks $10.00
WP - White Pearloid Pickguard $15.00
IVN - Ivory Graph Tech TUSQ Nut $5.00
HC8 - Black Tolex Hardshell Bass Case $69.00

10 weeks wait on these. They timed it just right for me. I've been on the hunt for a 4 string.
 
#105
Even if you consider it a straight forward Precision copy and aside from all the other options Carvin offers, it's still a P bass that you can get in 4 or 5 strings, fretted or fretless, active or passive, with an optional jazz pickup in the bridge and you can get it as a lefty. That services a lot of individual desires people have for Precision basses ("real" or copies) that aren't widely available, even at much higher prices.
 
#106
Jarrett said:
Just placed my order for a PB4 that matches my SB5000

-MA - Maple Neck/Alder Body (Standard) $0.00
-CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard) $0.00
TPB - Translucent Pearl Blue $50.00
-TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Standard) $0.00
-IN - Inline Headstock (Standard) $0.00
MF - Maple Fingerboard (Tung-Oiled) $0.00
ABD - Abalone Dot Inlays $20.00
6130 - Low-Wide Frets .036" H .106" W $15.00
-BLK - Black Pickups $0.00
PJAC - Add J Bridge Pickup and Active/Passive Electronics $160.00
-CH - Chrome Hardware (Standard) $0.00
-4011 - Nickel Roundwound .040 .060 .080 .100 $0.00
BL - Black Logo $0.00
PK - Metal Knobs w/ White Pearl Inlays (Black Inlays on Black Knobs) $10.00
SL - Dunlop Straplocks $10.00
WP - White Pearloid Pickguard $15.00
IVN - Ivory Graph Tech TUSQ Nut $5.00
HC8 - Black Tolex Hardshell Bass Case $69.00

10 weeks wait on these. They timed it just right for me. I've been on the hunt for a 4 string.
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you realize the inline is the pointy carvin headstock and not the SB right?
 
#107
That's strange. I pulled that off the builder. In the builder process it says SB standard, inline $10. Not sure why it says that. Must be a glitch in the builder. I verified the SB is standard.

Here's what the invoice said:
PB4 1 ________ ________ 769.00 769.00 P SERIES 20 FRET 4 STRING BASS
TPB 1 ________ ________ 50.00 50.00 TRANSLUCENT PEARL BLUE
MF 1 ________ ________ .00 .00 MAPLE FINGERBOARD W/BLK DOT
ABD 1 ________ ________ 20.00 20.00 ABALONE DOT INLAYS
6130 1 ________ ________ 15.00 15.00 LOW-WIDE DUNLOP FRETWIRE
PJAC 1 ________ ________ 160.00 160.00 ACTIVE ELECTRONICS AND J9A BRI
WP 1 ________ ________ 15.00 15.00 PICKGUARD WHITE PERLOID
SL 1 ________ ________ 10.00 10.00 STRAPLOCKS BY DUNLOP INSTALLED
IVN 1 ________ ________ 5.00 5.00 IVORY GRAPH TECH TUSQ NUT
PK 1 ________ ________ 10.00 10.00 KNOBS w/ WHITE PEARL INLAYS
BLL 1 ________ ________ .00 .00 BLACK LARGE CARVIN LOGO
HC8W 1 ________ ________ 69.00 69.00 HARDSHELL WIDE BASS CASE, BLK
OPTDISC-100 1 ________ ________ 100.00- 100.00- -100.00 PROMO FOR OPTION DISCO
CP5 1 ________ ________ .00 .00 CAP BLK W/RED LOGO UNIVERSAL F
 
#110
Corey Y said:
Even if you consider it a straight forward Precision copy and aside from all the other options Carvin offers, it's still a P bass that you can get in 4 or 5 strings, fretted or fretless, active or passive, with an optional jazz pickup in the bridge and you can get it as a lefty. That services a lot of individual desires people have for Precision basses ("real" or copies) that aren't widely available, even at much higher prices.
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Yes...this for those who will b1tch that it's just another "P copy"

American Made...incredible price.

The OPTIONS alone, including fret sizes...adding a J pickup..and Doh...it's going to be UNDER 9lbs..

This is a great thing for us
 
#112
Jarrett, first of all congrats on the new bass headed your way! Can you confirm that it's the sb electronics in these basses? VVT and stacked bass treble? I'm thinking of going passive only PJ when I can afford it (which won't be soon). Just wondering what the control layout is.
 
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