The Carvin went back

A lot of companies do that, especially if you return it quickly. I think it's odd that a bass company would do that though, but I wouldn't worry about it. Just because they did that doesn't mean you won't get your refund. I'm pretty confident you will get your money back.

- Chris

 

I think that was just Carvin's "No hassle" return policy in effect. I wouldn't be suprised if they contact you to find out what you didn't like.

Good luck finding something you like better.

 

Just out of curiosity, what was it that you didn't like about the bass?

 

Fretless 6 String?
Aria PRO II Steve Bailey Fretless.
Mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

 

Sorry the Carvin didn't work out. If you are ever in the market for a fretted bass give them another try, I think you will be pleased.

Give the Ibanez BTB1005 fretless a try. The fretted version is very nice and they are close to the Carvin in price.

 

They take it back without hassle because that's the way they deal with the "I won't buy an instrument I can't try out" attitude. You can try it, at home, at practice, at a gig, whatever. If you decide you don't want it, that's ok, maybe next time, and good luck finding what you're looking for. That's part of what makes Carvin so cool.

 

I ordered a LB76 fretless from them a couple of years ago with "all the options". I didn't send it back, but should have for the exact same reasons as you - didn't like the tone. I tried several types of strings, settings, setups, etc. I ended up trading it for a new Zon Sonus Custom less than a year later and had no regrets. If you haven't played a Zon fretless, you owe it to yourself to give them a try. IMHO, they make one of the best fretless basses available.

Jeff

 

It was probably a little bit of a hassle to order it, wait for it, try it out, be disappointed, have to return it, then still continue searching for a new bass. But......Carvin makes a pretty good bass on the whole, and I think it's great that they give you the option to try it and return it if you don't like it. And hey, you have to find an instrument that you're happy with, so in the long run, all the hassle was really worth it.

 

i don't have a Carvin but when i get a 5 string i am intending for it to be a Carvin. those custom babies are so damn pretty and i've heard a lot more positive things about them then negative. does anyone have any info on how good the B string sounds on their 5-strings?
you baby you return will be put on the carvin website and resold...someone will adopt it and be very happy with your creation!

 

I have an LB75 with the H50N Jazz style pickups and the B sounds great.

 

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