We are delighted and proud to be one of a handful of UK dealers for Carvin Custom Guitars and Amps. Buying a Carvin Guitar is a unique experience and it offers our customers a truly Custom Made Guitar from the USA. There are 1000s of combinations across the models with an acceptable choice of body woods, neck woods, neck radius, inlays, headstock, pickups, colours, finishes etc.
It will take us a few more days or even weeks to explain the range fully online but you can always give us a call (0208 123 2477) or email us discuss how this works. Our staff are extremely knowledgeable about the effects various woods will have on tone as well as all of the other choices available.
Joe Walsh from The Eagles talks about his Carvin Custom Guitar
We are huge fans of Joe Walsh in the James Gang, Solo and The Eagles. This is a great video where he talks about his new Carvin Guitar. It is a 24 fret with a, what appears to be, Koa back and neck. The Quilt Maple top is stunning and with the through body stringing will ensure it is a extremely resonant.
Joe says "I don't know anywhere else you can get an American made guitar: solid; great hardware; great pickups.. and be involved in designing it."
Build a custom guitar YouTube clip
Carvin have created a simple YouTube tutorial so you can see the process of building your own guitar. Please let us know if you have any queries.
There are a couple of really important things to point out with Carvin Custom Guitars. It is (as the name suggests!), custom built to order, with each price being quoted individually. The lead time to land in the UK is currently only 6-8 weeks, which we are sure you will agree is an exceptionally quick turnaround for a Bespoke product.
As mentioned above, Carvin Guitars are made in the USA to an exceptionally high standard. Rivalling the likes of PRS for quality yet at really incredible prices, when you consider the class of instrument you are buying.
Left Handed Custom Guitars
Due to the process of building being little different from left handed to right handed, all of the guitars are available left handed at no extra charge. Left Handed players get the same choice and lead time! We think this is sensational news given the usual discrimination by way of poor stock for left handed players.
How to order
In due course we will put some photographs and priced examples on the site which will give a feel of what is available and at what sort of costs. When it comes to ordering your own guitar this is something that you will need to talk to us about first so that we can take you through the options available. From our discussions we will put together a specification sheet for your agreement. Then we will forward this to Carvin for final pricing. Once you are happy, the order is placed and 6-8 weeks later the guitar arrives with us.
Examples
Below are a few examples of Carvin custom guitars other people have purchased in the past. We have priced these models to give you some idea of what can be done and the astounding value for money that they represent.
CT6C, deep tigers eye on quilted maple (QDT6), black gloss back & sides (BGB), abalone block inlays (AB), locking nut (LN), cream coils/bezels (402), gold hardware (G) - £2499.00
CS6M, deep black on flamed maple (FDK6), black gloss back & sides (BGB), birdseye maple fingerboard (BMF), abalone dot inlays (ABD), stainless steel jumbo frets (STJF), abalone logo (ABL), black hardware (BC), S22B bridge pickup (S22B), S22J neck pickup (S22J), left handed (L) - £2199.00
C66C, clear gloss on flamed spalted maple (SM4), matching spalted maple headstock (SMPH), koa neck & body (NKOA), 2 AP11 single coils, C22B bridge pickup (HSS), white pickup coils (404), black hardware (BC)) - £2???.00
C66T, translucent purple on flamed maple (FTP), abalone dot inlays (ABD), H22 pickups (41, 42), center twinblade pickup (CTB), phase switch (36), black hardware (BC) - £2???.00
Bolt-T, emerald green on quilted maple (QTG), deep finish (DTS), matching headstock (QPH), mahogany body (MAH), birdseye maple fingerboard (BMF), abalone dot inlays (ABD), Sperzel tuners (SP), stainless steel jumbo frets (STJF), black hardware (BC) - £2???.00
DC6M, deep red on quilted maple (QDR6), matching quilted maple headstock (QPH4), MOP signature inlays (MPS), gold hardware (G) - £2???.00
CS3M, jet black (B), abalone block inlays (AB), tung oiled neck (TN), stainless steel jumbo frets (STJF), two volume two tone controls (VT2), M22SD bridge pickup (35), cream/black coils with cream bezels (407), Dunlop straplocks (SL), gold hardware (G) - £2???.00
AE185-12, clear gloss on figured walnut (FWTA), black burst edges (BST), figured walnut headstock overlay (FWPH), body binding (BB), abalone block inlays (AB), gold hardware (G) - £2???.00
