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This is the Model
#72-BG, would was, and would continue to be the basis for Carvin
basses offered throughout the decade. In 1964, this bass was
maple with a clear finish, and a maple neck with oval rosewood
fingerboard. The neck also had an adjustable truss rod, nickel
gears and a bone nut. Electronics consisted of a pair of Carvin
AP-4 pickups, with dual volume and tone controls, and 3-way selector
switch. The #72-BG sold for $125.00. The #82-BG, which had
non-adjustable pickups, sold for $105.00. This model was also
offered in a left-handed version, the #71-LH, which sold for $145.00.
Carvin began offering
doubleneck instruments in the fifties, and even in the sixties, they
were one of very few manufacturers to offer these unique instruments,
especially in guitar/bass configurations. This is the Model #4-BS,
which was made of maple with a clear finish, and had bolt-on maple
necks with adjustable truss rods, bone nuts, and rosewood
fingerboards. Electronics consisted of one AP-4 and two AP-6
pickups, with on/off switch for each, and master volume and tone
controls. The #4-BS sold for $229.90, and was also offered as
the #5-BS, which had non-adjustable pickups, and sold for $199.90. |
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