Originally posted by toby
b. i've heard good and bad things about their pup's. do they make a decent pup? it looks like i could upgrade to a hotter setup.
so there you go. i'm on the fence. right now, the only thing stopping me is the pup thing.
They switched the standard bridge pickup a while back, from the C22T, which simply wasn't a good pickup, to the C22B, which is much better - it's not some fancy custom wound thing, but it'll hang with production pickups (SDs, Dimarzios, so forth) without breaking a sweat.Originally posted by toby
b. i've heard good and bad things about their pup's. do they make a decent pup? it looks like i could upgrade to a hotter setup.
Yeah, the 6 string cavities are the right size - the only issue is that the mounting rings use three screws on the pickup, rather than two, which means that you need either a different mounting ring or some detail work with a drill on the new pickup.Originally posted by robmarch
I think the 6 string pickup cavities work with aftermarket pickups, it's the 7 string cavities that might require some tweaking, from memory of what I've read.
Everyone I've talked to about the CT says that it's a different neck from the usual, something chunkier.Originally posted by Shemp
The neck carve is the big drawback for me. They only offer one and it's too skinny.
Originally posted by Antero
Yeah, the 6 string cavities are the right size - the only issue is that the mounting rings use three screws on the pickup, rather than two, which means that you need either a different mounting ring or some detail work with a drill on the new pickup.
I've been looking into it, 'cause I've got a hankering for a P90.![]()
Originally posted by Gary Ladd
Actually, I'm not sure about CT pickup mtg. rings, but earlier Carvin PUP rings didn't line-up at all with the body screw pattern on standard Gibby PUP rings, although I heard someone made custom rings for that purpose...
No problem, Doc I will re-post it:
EMG, SD, Dimarzio and most other pickups companies follow the Gibson PAF size which IS the industry standard for humbucker size. I know Carvin has been around longer than the PAFs. But it is undeniable that the PAF has become the standard HB size for all companies.
Carvin have no problems recognizing industry standards with their Bolt pickguards, jack plates and single coils (which follow Fender standards), or even with their rackmount stuff (which will mount on any standard rack) only the humbuckers have the size issue - why?
Also, the comparison with the car industry is a bad one since the car industry is the biggest rip-off ever. Customers often have to pay outrageous prices for their car's original parts since there is no competition.
Sorry, but I think Carvin is a lot better than any car company out there.
Nobody is asking Carvin to start making Les Paul copies or PAF copies, Carvin guitars are unique and I like that, but making your pickups fit the standard mounting rings would make your customers' life a lot easier, which translates to good customer service.
Plus, I think your pickup sales would also increase since more people playing other companies' guitars would be able to try a Carvin pickup on their guitars without any major modifications.