Ben Frey's
Collection
Carvin BBS ID: Guit Fiddle
Here's a very
impressive collection, made up of newer Carvin guitars and a bass, with
some interesting and unusual features, and some great wood!
First up is Ben's Bolt.
It's finished in
Sunset Burst over alder, with a red pearloid pickguard, stainless frets,
birdseye maple board with no inalys, Sperzels, and a very unique walnut
neck.
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Next is Ben's
Bolt+.
This Bolt is deep purple over a lightweight, one-piece mahogany body, a very
unique 5-piece maple/walnut neck with CT headstock, rosewood board with no
inlays, stainless frets, and active electronics. The active module was
removed and a Graph Tech GHOST system was installed in its place. The
magnetic pickups are now passive and wired '50's style', with a single mag
volume/tone, a piezo volume, a synth volume, and a synth up/dn switch. The
13-pin jack resides in a route cut into the side of the guitar right above
the dual output jacks.
Below is Ben's CT3M. It has a clear finish with a sunset burst edge,
stainless frets, rosewood board with no inlays, zebra pickups, and black
hardware. Ben requested a piece of lightweight mahogany and got it. An
unexpected bonus is that the guitar arrived with a one-piece body, meaning
this entire guitar is made of only three pieces of wood.
Ben's
LB70P is pretty much 'standard fare' as far as options go, reflecting what
remains a popular combination. This one has no inlays, stainless frets, a
5-piece maple/walnut neck, walnut body sides, and a gloss finish. The
stand-out feature of this instrument is the cut of walnut used for the
sides, which looks almost like Claro. Very groovy!
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