Originally posted by Elmo45
What is it that you don't like about the Carvin DC-127?
Seriously. You have way more experience with guitars, so I'm looking for you honest opinion of it.
Don't worry, I don't have one so you won't bruise my ego so just fill us in. :)

*Here's the thing..Carvin makes this BEAUTIFUL sculpted piece of wood (neck through the body, no less), puts in active pick-ups, Floyd Rose on the bridge and ya got the best guitar you could ever have ! Right ? WRONG !!!!! The neck through the body design on this guitar makes it nothing more than a straight board...This guitar has NO "natural" feel to it and I find it uncomfortable to wrap my wrist around the neck unless I hike the strap up because the neck is not offset from the body......The pick-ups SHOULD be able to obtain ANY possible sound because it's ONLY got about 57 knobs and switches NOT including the knobs that pull in and out to set different gains and active tones....I can ASSURE you that you don't want to be phuckin' around on stage with gains and such....THAT is your sound man's job...Ya turn the bitch up and play.....If you DO find a sound you like, you WANT to super glue all the knobs and switches in place because if you lose that sound, you probably won't be able to find it again....SIMPLE is BETTER !!!! ALSO, the good ol' boys at Carvin wack the crap outa you to put a Floyd rose on the bridge, but don't put a locking nut on the top !!! (That's ANOTHER option)...Sperzels cost additional as well, so w/o either, using the tremalo to any degree is not advisable....IN ADDITION, This guitar does NOT want to rock and roll !!! The neck is perfectly straight, but getting the action comfortable w/o shimming the top rose bridge and SLOWLY adjusting the rear bridge is almost more of a hassle than it's worth......FINALLY, my STOCK Mexican strat and Squire H/buckers kick the living SCHIT outa these actives, as far as output and warmth is concerned....This guitar should be MUCH warmer than it is and (for the money) I would NOT recommend this guitar unless you want to explore the lost fusion/jazz/laymo chords of some obscure 3rd world pop through a 8" Peavey amp.......THIS guitar is a PERFECT example of EVERYTHING right on paper and NOTHING right in the rock world ...The overall sound is tinny and unimpressive EVEN CRANKIN' the Marshalls !!.....Your mileage may vary :D.....SIDE NOTE: I BELIEVE that when you give something to your guitar that the guitar should give something back to you :)..When I attack a string or go off on a riff, i wanna feel like me and my axe are doin' it "together"....The neck on the Carvin is straight and sure-footed, but doesn't "inspire" me to explore it...I just come up empty, time after time.....When I play HARD rythm on my Mexi-strat, it's like hitting the putting green 10 times outa 10....It makes me "feel" like those notes are just waitin' for me to nail them.....My Squire is like a puppy dog with it's favorite bone...It's tail is ALWAYS waggin' with it's tongue out droolin' !!! :D:D:D....I play this guitar until I drop and it ALWAYS begs me to play more !!!!! Put it this way.....If the V wants a Les Paul, he buys a Les Paul....At that point, I can "expect" certain things from that guitar and can enjoy the pure quality and tone of it....My Squire and Mexi-strat owe me NOTHING and yet ALWAYS deliver and THEN SOME !!!! I CANNOT impress upon you the importance of finding a guitar that inspires you to be you and becomes your best friend...this is often a hard task and trial and error are more the rule than the exception......I hope I have injected some passion into my feelings about my guitars.....They are, indeed, an important part of my life :D.....V



[Edited by LEEtheV on 02-14-2001 at 11:01 PM]