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  • Any love for Carvin Ultras?

    Finally get to post a pic of my old Carvin. Love the combo - Walnut/Maple/Koa. The coil-tap is an awesome feature (Westone used to do this with their tone pots too). And the gold hardware sets it off - still gold after 20 years. Of course the frets will never tarnish. Got to love stainless...

    Any love for this model? Always wanted a reverse Rhoads and this is the closest I'll ever get to one...

    The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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    I ordered one back in 198x.
    I had expected the round horns - like it showed in the catalog.

    But, turns out, they switched designs to the pointy and neglected to tell anyone until the next year's catalog came out.

    You can imagine my shock when I opened it up.
    Last edited by pianoguyy; 01-11-2021, 12:41 PM. Reason: clarity

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    • #3
      Nice! I like Carvins, but have never owned an Ultra V. Like pianoguyy, I also prefer the older round horn bodies.
      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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      • #4
        dig it! I'm also partial to the v220

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        • #5
          Originally posted by pianoguyy View Post
          I ordered one back in 198x.
          I had expected the round horns - like it showed in the catalog.

          But, turns out, they switched designs to the pointy and neglected to tell anyone until the next year's catalog came out.

          You can imagine my shock when I opened it up.
          So what happened? Did you send it back? Keep it?
          The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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          • #6
            I kept it. Didn't know I had an option.
            Returns weren't really a thing back then.

            Besides, the way I go through guitars and women.... I may hate you but I can still fuck the shit out of you.

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            • #7
              That looks killer!

              Originally posted by Sanctuary View Post
              Any love for this model?
              Gibson adores the Ultra V.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by pianoguyy View Post
                I kept it. Didn't know I had an option.
                Returns weren't really a thing back then.

                Besides, the way I go through guitars and women.... I may hate you but I can still fuck the shit out of you.
                Got a pic of it?
                The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Number Of The Priest View Post
                  Gibson adores the Ultra V.
                  No comprende?

                  The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by metalhobo View Post
                    dig it! I'm also partial to the v220
                    I do like them too. Although make mine an x220 like this chap...

                    The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Number Of The Priest View Post
                      That looks killer!



                      Gibson adores the Ultra V.
                      LOL Gibson will get nowhere fast with that ceast and desist. Jeff Kiesel told them to go fuck themselves since it looks nothing like a Gibson V. They're even trying to get them to stop making their California Singlecut model, but that won't happen either since PRS already won that lawsuit.
                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sanctuary View Post

                        I do like them too. Although make mine an x220 like this chap...

                        He had a couple of V220s before the X220. http://www.carvinmuseum.com/images/y...v220-large.jpg
                        I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                        • #13
                          Yeah, I know mate.
                          The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sanctuary View Post

                            No comprende?
                            Gibson sends cease and desist letter to Kiesel over the Ultra V:

                            https://www.google.ca/search?newwind...4dUDCAg&uact=5

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                            • #15
                              Haha...hilarious
                              The only solution to GAS is DEATH...

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