Members scgmhawk Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just received a Blueburst Bolt Plus-T on Friday. I haven't had much time to play it but my initial impressions are the workmanship is awesome -- no defects that I can find. The blueburst is a little darker than I was imagining but still beautiful. The neck is very fast -- tung oil on maple, ebony board, stainless frets. The body is alder. I can't really comment on the pickups yet but my initial impressions of them are they sound good to me. The pictures didn't come out great, unfortunately. And, for those curious, I placed my order on 5/8 and received the guitar on 6/19. ' alt='>'> ' alt='>'> ' alt='>'> ' alt='>'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caleb B Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Ahhhh that's pretty. I've been GASing for a Carvin ever since Raven showed me his a while back. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow, that's a LOT darker than my blueburst Bolt+ was. I bet it looks good in strong light! Mine was too light for my tastes. Almost took on a greenish tint. Like yours, especially with the matching headstock. What pups did you have put in it? C22s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Nice Guitar Sorry, cell phone pics were hard to see.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 HNGD! Looks Killer man! Maybe one day I'll have my own Carvin......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Happy NGD! I would like to try a Carvin some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Congrats! (o)(o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killersoundz Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Looks nice, I've never ever played a carvin guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scgmhawk Posted June 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow, that's a LOT darker than my blueburst Bolt+ was. I bet it looks good in strong light! Mine was too light for my tastes. Almost took on a greenish tint. Like yours, especially with the matching headstock. What pups did you have put in it? C22s? It is definitely pretty dark but I like it. It almost has a teal look. The headstock actually looks the way I thought the whole guitar looks but the lighting I took the pictures in is bad. I'll try to get some outdoor shots at some point. The pickups are the C22s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 HNGD. - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scgmhawk Posted June 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks for the congrats! I hemmed and hawwed over the decision because I had never played a Carvin. I like bolt-ons and this has the feeling of the most high-end guitar I've ever played (mass produced). Admittedly, I haven't played Suhr or Tom Anderson or any of the high end boutique guitars to compare. But, this was under $1000. I would highly recommend checking them out (at least based on my limited experience). The quality exceeds my expectations and the customer service (which I had read can be spotty) was excellent with Don (salesman). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 beautiful! HNGD! why no Carvin decal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scgmhawk Posted June 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 beautiful! HNGD! why no Carvin decal? That's one thing I'm bummed about. I went with a black decal and you basically can't see it! I should have gone with White. I suppose it would have been nice of them to let me know that the decal would blend in with the paint so I would have at least had an option to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 H N Carvin D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ganjaseed Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 happy new carvin day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted June 22, 2009 Members Share Posted June 22, 2009 That's one thing I'm bummed about. I went with a black decal and you basically can't see it! I should have gone with White. I suppose it would have been nice of them to let me know that the decal would blend in with the paint so I would have at least had an option to change it. ouch, yeah, that'd suck.. Personally, I'd see if they would exchange that neck. Probably wouldn't be a full rebuild, so it would be quicker. Looks nice except for the lack of a logo though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members realtree71 Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 Best hgd to you:wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 Nice Carvin! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members c2rex Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 I ordered a similar one yesterday...now I've got to wait. I went with flamed maple blueburst, white logo on flamed blueburst headstock, zebra pups and a floyd. Its gonna be a looooong 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitarist970 Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 HNGD! And welcome to the Carvin brotherhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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