Guitars
At the beginning of 2006,
all the excitement was in the Bass Department, and there were few changes
to the guitar line. However, the catalog did show some
interesting combinations of woods, colors and headstocks. Also, in
the fall of 2006, the C22J pickup was added, and replaced the C22N as
the standard pickup on most solid-body guitars.
The DC150 and Bolt+ were
still available, but were omitted from the catalog due to space
restrictions.
The
Cobalt Series acoustic guitars were unchanged from the previous year.
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The CT
Series began it's 3rd year of production, and was still wildly successful.
There weren't any changes to the CT6, CT4 or CT3 at the beginning of 2006,
but there were slight price increases, which were actually negated by the
$100 off sale. The catalog showed a CT6C in deep-triple step Tiger's
Eye stain on quilted maple, with black edges and back and gold hardware; a
CT6M in deep triple-step Sunsetburst on flamed maple with chrome hardware; a
CT3M in Sunsetburst with maple fingerboard; a CT4M in Classic White, ans a
CT4M in Jet Black.
The
DC400 and it's A and W variants, and the DC200 and DC120
were unchanged at the beginning of 2006. The catalog showed an
assortment of models, in Antique Brown stain, Claro Walnut, Umber Stain with
Sunsetburst edges, black, flamed koa, and blueburst.
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Carvin's 7-string models, the DC727 and DC747, were
unchanged from 2005. The catalog showed a DC727 with maple
neck, mahogany body and blackburst edges, a DC727 in flamed koa, a
DC727C in blueburst on flame, and a DC747C in walnut with blackburst
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The other DC
models, the DC127, DC135 and DC145 were
unchanged, but some great examples were shown in the catalog.
From left to right, a DC127T in Sunsetburst on quilt with
rosewood fingerboard; a DC127M in Umber Stain with Sunsetburst
on flamed maple with CT headstock, a DC135 in Sapphire Blue on
quilt, and a DC145M with a figured walnut top and birdseye maple
fingerboard.
The DC150 was
still offered, but wasn't shown in the catalog due to space
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The SC90
and TL60 was the same as the 2005 models, and there were
some interesting examples of these in the Winter catalog.
From left, an SC90M in Sunsetburst on swamp ash with birdseye
maple fingerboard, an SC90S in mahogany, a TL60 in Sunsetburst
on quilt with birdseye maple fingerboard, and a TL60 in
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The Contour
and Bolt were unchanged, and as had been the case in the
past few catalogs, the Bolt + wasn't pictured, but it was still
available. The catalog showed a C66 in Classic Sunburst on
flamed maple, a C66 in Blueburst on flamed maple, a Bolt in
Classic Sunburst, and a Bolt-T in Tobacco Sunburst. |
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The Holdsworth
HF2 Fatboy and H2 were unchanged from previous
models. The catalog showed an HF2 in deep triple-step
Emerald Green on quilted maple, and H2T in Blueburst on quilted
maple, and an H2 in Classic Sunburst on flamed maple. |
The
acoustic-electric AE185 was also unchanged. The
catalog showed one model in Antique Brown stain on flamed maple,
one in Sapphire Blue on quilted maple with a birdseye maple
fingerboard and CT headstock, one in Sunsetburst on flamed
maple, and an AE185-12 in clear gloss on figured walnut. |
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The AC175,
AC275 and Craig Chaquico CC275 were the same as
their 2005 counterparts. The catalog showed a CC275 in
clear gloss on flamed maple, an AC275 in Sunsetburst on flamed
maple, an AC275-12 in Tobacco Sunburst on quilted maple, and an
AC175 in clear gloss on figured walnut. |
The AC375
and CL450 Classical were unchanged. The
catalog showed an AC375 in flamed koa with blackburst edges, and
AC375 in clear gloss on spruce, and a CL450 with a cedar top. |
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