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Non-Warmoth-induced GAS

So? Buy it. It's only money. You'll make more.

I've always been a fan of Carvin's offerings. They do good work. Like a Warmoth, but already done. Like a PRS, but reasonably priced. Like a Washburn, but practical. You don't see too many up for sale... I suspect those that take the plunge are quite satisfied.

Yeah, I'm a bad influence. Go play with the baby's mommy - you'll be better off.
 
I had a Carvin strat copy for a few years, a gift from the ex that I had to sell off to pay rent once she showed me the door.  I'd be happy to get another Carvin that doesn't have the stink of failed marriage all over it.  I've liked that short-horn symmetric double-cutaway style of theirs since I first played one back in the 1980s.  Your influence, while pernicious, is wholly non-dispositive.



 
Pernicious? Non-dispositive? My dad used to just call me an ass hole  :icon_biggrin:

Of course, he didn't know any better, and liked to beat up kids. If you'd have called him pernicious or non-dispositive, he'd have probably beaten you up too, and not even know why.

I wouldn't worry too much about "the stink of failed marriage".  Back when the whole institution was conceived, people only lived 25 or 30 years if they were lucky. "'Til death do us part" wasn't a huge commitment. 10 years was about right. Squirt out 2 or 3 kids, let 'em get old enough to lift their own weight, and it's time to go tits-up.
 
That's gotta be one of the best basses ever built, if you ask me. I can understand your lusting after one.
 
After you have the P-bass, a J-bass is not that big a difference. Sort of like moving from Keokuk to Scranton. And a Ricky 4001 is like moving to Pluto.... And a Fender of either stripe or an approximate simile can cover every single kind of bass gig there is, albeit sometimes needing a pedal or two to goose it, while a Rickenbacker is wildly inappropriate for about 2/3 of the gigs out there, not just in looks but it just sounds too damn weird. And there isn't a bass player over 30 or under 70 who isn't either lusting wildly, uncontrollably (yet secretly~depravity is just more fun when repressed)  after one every time he even thinks "fish"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBmUX74aME0
or, like many of us, he fondly recalls a 4001 as one of the "ones that got away." There was a period before the reissues where they were going for just about the down payment on a nice car, and it was sort of hard to argue even with yourself that it was a "good backup." But lordy, what a wonderfully irresponsible anti-bass-part wankfester.... They've always remained a relatively tiny, privately-owned company remarkably uninterested in pandering to the public and/or spoiled rock stars, which at least partly explains why people like John Entwhistle and Geddy Lee spent so much effort trying to make other basses sound like Ricks.
 
Cagey said:
So? Buy it. It's only money. You'll make more.

I've always been a fan of Carvin's offerings. They do good work. Like a Warmoth, but already done. Like a PRS, but reasonably priced. Like a Washburn, but practical. You don't see too many up for sale... I suspect those that take the plunge are quite satisfied.

Yeah, I'm a bad influence. Go play with the baby's mommy - you'll be better off.
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You don't see many up for sale because they have a TERRIBLE resale value.  People keep theirs because they can't stand taking a 70% hit when they sell them.  But, I suppose the same could be said for a Warmoth build.  In any case, used Carvins are a fantastic value...even if you end up ripping the guts out and swapping in better hardware which most people do.
 
I'm sure you're right. If it doesn't say Fender/Gibson/Martin on the headstock, then it's nearly worthless no matter how good it is. In the case of Fender/Gibson, they've had some very talented marketing weenies in their employ over the years, while Martin has simply had no peer until Mr. Taylor came along.
 
I had an Ibby lawsuit 4001 copy and ... I must agree with Stubbie's assessment. It's just plain weird. I don't regret selling it one bit, and even made a nice profit.
 
A couple of brand name guitars that made my ears pick up is these:
Fender Jaguar Johnny Marr
http://assets.fender.com/frl/099477b33d1538fc4c6cce76f86a21f4/generated/86ceb3c861ac3d7b0737b2ccde488ca3.png

and

Gibson ES339 Studio...
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Memphis/ES-339-Studio.aspx

The Johnny Marr Jag addresses many of the issues folks have had with Jaguars over the years, plus it would appear that Marr was actively involved in it's development rather than just taking the money for the signature.
The ES339 Studio looks dead set like a working man's guitar for the stage. If you don't like the Dirty Fingers humbucker there's plenty of replacements around to drop in.
 
How about this for a little GAS induction?
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That is the Red Dragon - Custom made by Zerberus Guitars.
I like a little more red in my dragons, but you got to admit, That's pretty Hot!  :hello2:
:guitarplayer2:
 
Had I not been so intent on a Tele and a bit more money, I'd order my second dream guitar. A Mayones Reguis 7! :sad:

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Massa Zerberus is insane!

http://www.zerberus-guitars.com/

My new next favorite luthier to hate, after I get finished with the Jones boy.

http://divine-jones.com/
 
Yeah, those Zerberus and Jones guitars are great! Or, is it sick? Wait, no, cool! No, I mean hot! 
Oh, I'm confused.  :tard:
The only thing I hate is that I'm not as good a designer as either of them!  :occasion14:
:guitarplayer2:
 
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