New (to me) Carvin-y Goodness

Nice. I predict it will sound good.

 

Nice! I've played a few Carvin basses and have been very impressed.. nice woodwork, good fretwork, nice designs. Enjoy!!!!!

 

Gorgeous.

 

Nice, Finally some Carvin love
peace,
Brian

 

I've played a stock LB75 for years as my main bass. They are indeed underrated, exceptional basses! I get tons of compliments on the tone and look, and mine is a no frills alder bodied sunburst with J99 single coils. This bass has been the "hit it out of the park in front of 50,000 fans in Yankee Stadium" screaming deal of the century for me, and has paid for itself many, many times over.

 

Very nice!

I like how the abalone block inlays really stand out against all the dark colors.

Well done.

 

That looks great. I'm sure you're going to love it.

 

That's strange - I'm assuming you have the latest iteration of the high-end electronics like I have, P-series with the new preamp and soaps, but your piezo saddles appear to be a different design from mine.

Beautiful bass, I'll bet it sounds great.

 

I have a question about the LB-75 vs. the XB-75.

I know that the XB has a 35" scale vs. the 34" on the LB. My question is, Is the scale longer because the neck is longer or is it because the bridge is placed further back?

Secondarily, how noticeable is the difference in scale length between the two?

 

The bridge is placed further back, so the overall body length is the same. The XB's have a 35 1/4 scale length, 22 frets as opposed to 24 on the LB's, and feel like a 35" bass.

 

OO- La-La!

 

Yeah, that's correct, although if you go on Carvin's website the "Custom Bass Features" section makes specific reference to a 2007 model P-series and preamp package, so that could just be on basses built starting this year.

EDIT: Think I've found it in the Carvin museum. Some early P-series Icons are shown with the style of saddle that you have, as well as a bridge that only loads string-through. Mine can be top loaded or strung through. That combined with the stuff on Carvin's site suggests that the change was made starting this year.

 

Subtly beautiful-that's one of the nicest Carvins I've seen.

Play it in good health!

 

Do you mean length of the pickup or height off the top of the bass? Either way, I've been told they're the same size as Bartolini P4s, which are 118mm x 32mm.