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Starting inthe "Curved C" logo below right, top logo began appearing on amps and speaker cabinets, in the form of a metal badge. This logo appeared on all Carvin amps from and possibly earlier through Fromthis logo appeared on some amps and speaker cabinets, in addition to a plain block logo found on the control panel of the amp. The earliest Carvin amps had the same logo as was found on guitars, basses and other instruments, shown at left. However, there are quite a few features that at least make it easy to narrow down an amplifier to a range of years.Īs with other Carvin gear, the first, and most obvious, detail to look at is the logo on the amp itself. The best one can hope for is to narrow down a particular model to a range of years - but finding a specific year of a particular amp is just about impossible to do. So, unfortunately, having a serial number is of no benefit in identifying the year of a particular amp. For starters, there is no serial number information currently available, from this site, or from Carvin directly. Properly identifying Carvin guitar amplifiers can be much trickier than identifying Carvin guitars and basses. Click each picture to see a larger version.Guitar Identification Guide.

Interestingly, the M22 pickup far right was shown installed in what appears to be a Les Paul, and the description is clear that the M22 can be installed on a Gibson guitar. The DN right was available with the same features as the DN In addition to the catalog pages actually featuring the available guitar models, Carvin dedicated 4 pages to "selling" the instruments, with in-depth descriptions of various features, construction techniques, and electronics.
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Not shown in the catalog was the CMa twelve-string version of the CM Interestingly, the DN series featured the body style that would be the template for the hugely popular DC series of guitars that would be introduced inand the LB60 bass that would appear in The DN left was available in black or natural finishes, both with ebony fingerboards, MOP dot inlays, chrome hardware and mono wiring, with an input for each neck. Good & Bad Heavy Metal Guitars - Part 2 of 3 A maple fingerboard was not offered, but a left-handed version was available. It was stereo wired, and included MOP block and headstock inlays. Pickups and controls were hte same as the DC A lefthanded model was not offered. The CM left was also available in the same 3 configurations as the DC, and featured mono output, in a Les Paul style body shape. Electronics were the same as the DC The pickguard found on all other Carvin models was noticeably absent, allowing the wood to show - a feature that would soon be standard on most Carvin guitars. This model was essentially an upscale DC, made from curly or birdseye maple, with abalone block inlays, abalone headstock inlay and 24K gold hardware as standard features. The DC was an indication of things to come in the future for Carvin.

All three models were stereo-wired, with dual M22 humbuckers, dual volume controls, single tone control, and coil splitters and phase switches.
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Although the catalog still focused primarily on pro audio gear, the instrument lines began an expansion that would continue to the present day, and the foundation was being established for a reputation that many would consider to be the finest US-made instruments on the market. Guitars The 's arrived with Carvin building a head of steam in the guitar and bass arenas.
