Re: Carvin Double-neck electric Bass/Mandolin
Not sure about Carver, but Carvin was a small but well established electric guitar and amp company that mostly sold direct to players. With lots of options, that meant that each guitar was almost a custom design. Not a lot of advertising, largely word-of-mouth, but agressive mail & catalogue advertising to their existing customers. May have had a storefront around LA.
Among others, Timoty B. Schmidt of The Eagles mostly played a pearl-white Carvin bass. FWIW, I have a 100w 15" bass amp that's been a powerhouse for the past 20+ years; it was probably 10 years old when I bought it. Don't recall them doing double-necks, but anything's possible.
Last I was aware 6-10 years ago, the family-owned company had split the amp business from the guitars, one of them changing to a different name altogether, and I haven't heard much since.
Sorry if this seems harsh but: Carvins were nicely, professionally put together, whereas the subject bass+mando shows a degree of elegance that, uhmm, I might have conjured in my basement?
- Ed
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