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Barklessdog

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PostSubject: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptySat Mar 28, 2009 5:02 am

I always wanted one of these. Anyone here ever play or own one?

Carvin Basses with Trems 86_v440-large

The last couple that were on Ebay, years ago, went for around $800?

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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptySun Mar 29, 2009 9:49 pm

I once had a Carvin B4, but it didn't have a Kahler until I installed one myself.

Actually, here it is:

Carvin Basses with Trems L_89d60162b279c17e7b9ba912f78efb2a

The drummer is my buddy Francois that passed away from cancer in 2002.
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Chowderboots

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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptyMon Mar 30, 2009 1:03 am

I want a V440 bad...really bad. Those look sick. The closest I've gotten is my friend's V220 or whatever the guitar version is. Out of this world, it is.
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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptyTue Mar 31, 2009 8:18 pm

I remember when the V440's first came out back in the 80's, and I wanted one then. But Carvin has changed so much in the past 20 years, and there isn't really anything they now make that resembles the instruments and amplifiers of old. They used to have a really basic, simple bass preamp that I really wanted to have in pairs back when I first went to using two amps, but sadly, they no longer make those anymore.
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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptyWed Apr 01, 2009 12:44 am

Which preamp are you referring to?

I agree. From what I have read, they seem to have taken a very different direction in the early 90s, much as Ibanez did to what they had done in the mid 80s.
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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptyWed Apr 01, 2009 3:33 pm

Shoot....I can't recall the model number. All I remember is that it was a really simple device. One rack space, pre-gain, bass, para-mid, treble, post gain, and maybe a couple other things. It was simple, clean, and dirt cheap. Which, of course, explains why it isn't available anymore! Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: Carvin Basses with Trems   Carvin Basses with Trems EmptyWed Apr 01, 2009 4:17 pm

Time to hit up the Carvin museum! rabbit
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