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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

And if you want a high quality american guitar at a reasonable price they virtually have 0 competition.


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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

I'd pay like $250 for that and hope to gain a studio guitar. Anything over that.....blow me.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

Where have you seen a carvin with binding? Virtually none of them come with binding nor do they use a lot of abalone. The real abalone culprits in the guitar business are schecter. And that crap isnt even real. And before im accused of It I will flat out admit that im a carvin fanboy. But thats only because I got sick of overpaying for guitars of lesser quality. I will admit that the guitar above is ugly. But that is the fault of the person who ordered it. Not carvin. I would have to suggest holding off on bashing carvin untill you have played or owned a couple. Having owned many customs I can say without hesitation that their quality is top notch and rivals many guitars 2-3 times their price. And if you want a high quality american guitar at a reasonable price they virtually have 0 competition.



allright ill stop being an asshole, just bored at work. after reviewing the website for humorous links, there are a few on there i would play.
I would have to suggest holding off on bashing carvin untill you have played or owned a couple.

and this is quite true.


but DAYUM do they have some fugly head on some of 'em :smileyhappy:
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

Where headstocks fail?
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

I custom ordered this one: I think it looks gorgeous. I had to cancel it because of financial woes though. Non-refundable deposit too. :cry: But I agree that most Carvins are ugly. I'm not sure if it's because their customers tend to pick horrible options or if the company lends itself to bad taste.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

I'd rather see a sick guitar player on an ugly guitar, than a beautiful guitar being played by a hack. :smileywink: Any day. Case and point: Holdsworth. You can make fun of his guitar all day long and he'll just keep playing circles around everyone. That said, I would never buy a Carvin :lol:
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

Carvin's are the way the customer wants them, to paraphrase Dr. Franfenfurter; "They didn't make it for YOU!" Carvin has represented the best value in US made semi-custom guitars for decades, you bitchy posers.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

[SIZE=5]Carvins are ugly????[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]ARE YOU ALL INSANE?????? [/SIZE]
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This might not have been the best example to choose. But I like lots of the ones you can pimp out on their site.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

The new Holdsworth headless model avoids headstock failure.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

The new Holdsworth headless model avoids headstock failure.
Too bad that they're what I thought this thread would be about...so damn ugly. And I love the regular Holdsworth models. :freak:
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green one: hot from the ass to the chin, generic headstock
quilt one: quilt is gaudy, pickups are super fugly, abalone block fail, headstock is generic as fuck.
red flame: gorgeous from the jackplate to the 21st fret. inlays are :freak:, headstock (pattern?) lameness. also, PRS-bite-itis.
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sharp knees, bro
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

top one:
http://www.carvinguitars.com/customshop/boltneck.php


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it just makes you wonder, like how could someone, after a long day at the design table for a new product, look at that and say: "yup! awesome! run it! looks great!"



and then it baffles me that others would go "yes, i agree"

and that nobody down the line would say ANYTHING. and that this guitar would come out the finishing bay, get tested, set up, glossed up for pictures, sent around the world, heaven forbid the fucking thing be PURCHASED by some poor guy, and have it take until now....right fucking now, on HCAF...... for some to go: "um...holy shit thats ugly".



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I like that color. If it was on a Charvel or Suhr everyone would be fapping over it. As for the headstock, not the best choice for that body style but looks great on their V220 model.
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I will be getting a new Carvin within the next couple weeks. I will post pics so you can all judge how ugly it is.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

oh yeah nothing against the colorin the OP. looks like it belongs on an entry level ibby GAX or something, but nothing wrong with it at all.

and also, for the record, that 12 string in line headstock? doesnt offend me :idk:
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

Carvin has lots of great looking guitars. Flying V headstock on that one is kinda dumb, but Gibson did it on the Marauder first. I'm not a fan of the color, but whatever, it's called personal taste right. If you think people aren't entitled to it, move to North Korea.
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Re: This is why Carvin gets a bad rap about having ugly guitars...

Eh, I'm not offended in any way by that headstock. And I wouldn't piss off the owners of those guitars, he might stab yo ass with 'em :smileyhappy:
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