I think there is a bit of corksniffery that infects those who become PRS fanboyz, but that is to be expected with any luxury product (ever talk to BMW or Mercedes owners?). I understand why people love PRS and I understand why people love Carvin. I'm sure that by some objective measure the woods and the fit and finish of your average PRS is a small notch above a CT6, but I'm not interested in spending twice as much and giving up all the custom options of a Carvin just to enjoy an extra ~5% quality bump. But my CT6 has an ebony fretboard and stainless steel frets which I really love. My CT6 sounds every bit as "alive" as my Custom 24, IMO. V220 I think it was called with split coil pickups. Craig Cha(the guy from Jeff Starship) always had one in the old Carvin catalogs. I was like a Flying V but it had a cut on one side you could rest it on your knee. I have not had issues with dead wood or lack of tone due to the finish. Carvin makes great guitars, but I do agree that the tone of the guitars is average. The Custom 24, on the other hand, feels and sounds just "meh" to me. The neck on my Carvin, and the overall feel and playability of the instrument, make it one of my guitars that I can't put down. They are both fine instruments but the CT6 gets played and the Custom 24 mostly just collects dust. In fact, my CT6 is the black cherry burst one pictured in this thread. You'll thank me.Ĭarvin is not a terrible guitar and if you play crazy death metal, you probably wont hear the difference anyway. Do yourself a favor and buy a pre-owned prs. On paper the Carvin looks impressive but once you play them both side by side, you'll know what i'm talking about. I continue to give Carvins a chance every couple of years but so far none of em have been keepers. Carvin has good fretwork and low action but they are sterile sounding to my ears (even after changing pickups and that's because the wood doesn't resonate). The Carvin wilkinson trem is a piece of crap. The Carvin has a thin neck (50's not an option). PRS tap tones their wood and dries them correctly before assembly and Carvin does not they just slap it together. The back woods are less than desirable and almost always 2 pieces instead of 1. 7.6 more depreciation than a MIA Fender Strat (based on an assumption of 900, which could be high or low). The guitar took a depreciation hit of 38.7. His final bid was for 847.89, which is 61.3 of the original price. Carvin has so much potential but here's where they blow it: The finish is thick and hard as a rock. Based on his listed options, that guitar would cost 1,383.00. I have extensive experience in both guitars.
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