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Carvin Audio, RIP. A little late.

Sad to have just learned that Carvin Audio is closing/has closed after 70-ish years.  Mostly pro audio, guitar and bass amps, etc., after shifting guitars to Kiesel.  But, I believe some folks used some of Carvin's gear for home audio with some level of success.

Have a gorgeous spalted maple top custom job.

Maybe my Steve Vai Legacy 3 stack becomes an instant classic.

:(
stfoth
dill
815 posts
 
I had a Carvin Belair 212 that was a fantastic match with my Strat. I thought their amps & guitars where a great value.
tablejockey
743 posts
 
Probably has been a money loser for some time, being in California,

I have a 20 year old Tele body, with a Koa top, wilky tremolo. Killer ’do it all" guitar. Doesn’t see much daylight, though. I prefer my beat up Gibson LP Special thru a Fender 65 DRRI.

Impossible to compete with the Fender corporate machine.I read somewhere that Guitar Center never has been profitable?

Edit:I read this went on couple of months ago. Misread your post, thinking the ENTIRE company(guitars) is done.I see just the pro sound gear is done. Guitars still made in Escondido, CA facility. Wasn't aware the audio and guitar mfg. split awhile ago.
martykl
3,563 posts
 
The V3 Micro head is a great solution for rock/blues rock.  Small and light weight, well screwed together, scalable power, great variety of distorted tones.  And reasonably priced.
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