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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
cleeds
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roberjerman
There are fewer people today compared to decades past willing to spend the time and effort to learn to play a musical instrument!
Is that true? On what do you base this claim?
tablejockey
743 posts
 
just  thought everyone would get a giggle out  of this.

Good ol  Joe, talking about Carvin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOX5cUA6ps
stfoth OP
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@tablejockey that was awesome.  damned those tall bridge posts!
moofoo
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Many years ago I had a solid state guitar amp. I ordered online the Carvin vintage 16 with el84 tubes. It was my first tube “anything”. It sounded so sweet, nuanced and smooth at loud volume in 5 watts (i think!) triode mode. This is what got me into tubes in high end audio. Still have and love the Carvin. I also have a beautiful Carvin acoustic. My point is if I never had bought the amp - I may never have gotten into tube audio! Now I wish I can find the last catalog I got from them...lots of great players play Carvin - sad to see this side of the biz go...
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