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New Carvin Vanquish Basses
- Thread starter Handyman
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Agreed. It's about time Carvin made a model for those who favor Jazz style pickups...
Methinks thou knowest what I meant.
Anyone know if they'll vary the fretboard radius on these newer models? Older models like the SB4000 (and even as new as the PB4) you could order 10" or 12" radius boards, but the new ones like the Vanquish and Xcellerator they're only showing 14" radius as an option, even on the 4-stringers.
Carvin basses are quite nice to play, and sound great, but I think their template designers need a little more inspiration or influence. It just seems that almost all of their body/headstocks just somehow lack some balance or something.
They look very nice, but not my thing either. I like 19mm spacing on a 4-string, but I'm quite used to 16.5mm on 5-strings.
These things look like the product of a drunken one-night stand between an Ibanez and a Schecter. I really liked the SB5000, but this looks like Carvin said, "OK, enough cool stuff, back to the 90s."
It is encouraging to see a design that looks like will stay put when playing seated... nicely downward-extended lower horn. The neck pickup looks a bit closer to the end of the fingerboard than on the LB/Icon basses as well.
I think the most similar other bass I can think of is Yamaha's new TRBX----which is also a cool bass. The Vanquish reminds me of a mix of Yamaha and the Carvin's own SB. Anyway, I like these pretty well. It will be interesting to see how flexible they are with the 2 and 3 tone possibilities, regarding finishes.
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mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
I like the green one above. This is an interesting model. Some of them look great to me, and others kinda' borderline ugly. Like the new Xcellerator, this model can look like an entirely different bass according to the finish options.
For single coil 24 frets, I'm happy with my good old LB70s. But for people who want the bolt on neck, this is one that should please a lot of folks.
Meanwhile, I'm waiting as patiently as I can for my new PB4 to come.
For single coil 24 frets, I'm happy with my good old LB70s. But for people who want the bolt on neck, this is one that should please a lot of folks.
Meanwhile, I'm waiting as patiently as I can for my new PB4 to come.
+1 I had a LB75W, 19mm spacing, back in 1994! It has been an option for many years. Jim
I'll admit I'm relatively new to Talkbass, but I'm quickly getting the impression that critics are just simply unwelcome, or just not considered part of the club. Am I right?
I think the issue is that Carvin offers a lot. Much more than most custom/boutique builders. The idea that they don't offer a single likeable thing to someone, is a bit inane.
The biggest issue, however, is that Carvin's critics often do not elaborate enough for others to take their criticisms seriously.
You find most of their bodies "unbalanced"?-----ok, give us a breakdown of what you mean and why that's not good. and further, why it's not good with nearly every model...? Because off the top of my head, some very iconic basses are pretty "unbalanced" in shape. ; )
*my one critique of the Vanquish is that the Icon headstock is curiously "up-side down" by default. This is a small quibble for me, with any bass the icon headstock has been on. I think it would be a small improvement to reverse the Icon headstock, in general. I will probably be getting a Vanquish in the future. a 24 fret bolt-on is exactly the thing I have been waiting for, from Carvin. While I do like the Bromberg body shape the best and have thought and thought and thought about getting one----I'm not a big fan of neck through. Anyway, when I do get around to ordering a Vanquish, I will try to get a reverse headstock.
I like it, and love that it can look so different depending on the woods and finish. IMO - lighter tops on a darker body look the best.
Neck joint looks about the same as the other bolt ons. Would have thought they'd go for a smoother design, but I guess they are saving on tooling. And is 5 bolts better than four? Be interesting to see if that migrates to the SB/PB - or would that negate their vintage mojo?
Neck joint looks about the same as the other bolt ons. Would have thought they'd go for a smoother design, but I guess they are saving on tooling. And is 5 bolts better than four? Be interesting to see if that migrates to the SB/PB - or would that negate their vintage mojo?
