Carvin Corporation

carvin amplifier

Carvin Corporation. Amplifier for guitar is importan for me, so i must select the right amplifier for my sound. One of the most amplifier manufacture Carvin used guitarist in the world. This is the history of Carvin. from wikipedia.org. The Carvin Corporation is an American guitar, musical instrument and equipment manufacturer located in San Diego, California. Carvin was founded in 1946 by Lowell Kiesel, and originally manufactured guitar pickups.

The company was founded in Southern California in 1946 as the L. C. Kiesel Company. As of 1947, the company was manufacturing steel guitars in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Around 1948, it returned to Southern California and moved to Baldwin Park, California in 1949, where the company name was changed to Carvin, from Kiesel's two eldest sons, Carson and Gavin. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, Carvin manufactured guitars and bass guitars, largely from bodies and necks made by Höfner. During this period, they also manufactured amplifiers and steel guitars, and were authorized resellers of other gear, including Fender and Martin guitars, DeArmond pickups and Sonola accordions. In the late 1970s, Carvin began to produce all their own instrument components, and also expanded their product lines to include pro audio gear, recording equipment, lighting and other stage and studio equipment. Later, Carvin switched to manufacturing through-neck guitars, attracting metal players such as Jason Becker.

Carvin developed its own niche in the musical instrument world in the 1980s by offering guitars and basses built to a customer's specifications, based on available body shapes, woods, colors, electronics and other features. This allowed customers to order a guitar or bass guitar that was a made-to-order instrument, versus a mass-produced instrument sold at a retailer.

Currently, Carvin Corporation manufactures acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars and accessories, amplifiers, and live and studio sound equipment, microphones and lighting gear. Carvin differs from most manufacturers by selling directly to customers. A popular item Carvin offers is their guitar and bass kits, featuring all of the necessary parts needed to construct a guitar or bass, including pre-wired pick guard, pre-drilled neck and body, and instructions. Carvin also still offers custom-made instruments in many varieties, including seven-string, semi-hollow, twelve-string, carved-top and active-pickup models.

Notable Carvin users include: Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Bunny Brunel Alex Lifeson, Jason Becker, Al DiMeola, Yngwie Malmsteen, Willie Nelson, Danny Elfman, Joe Walsh, Shawn Lane and Tony MacAlpine.

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5 Comments and opinion > Here..:

kakara Monday, 11 May, 2009  

Nice info frenz.. TFS :)

None Monday, 11 May, 2009  

ada yang versi bahasa indonesia ngga,,slam panas juga yah,,heheheheh

Mutiara Wednesday, 13 May, 2009  

Bingung gw ngartikannya nya :)
Salam kenal aja yach :)

musicmaniac Thursday, 14 May, 2009  

Great info bro.I don't know much about this brand,thanks to your post,now I know better.I did saw some videos on youtube produced back in the late 80s featuring Jason Becker and Marty Friedman playing Carvin guitars.
Excellent post.Have a good day bro.

Anonymous Friday, 12 February, 2010  

Nice post as for me. It would be great to read more about that topic. Thank you for sharing this data.

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