In fact, I had to call Carvin to inquire about its status once the usual delivery time was exceeded.
I also opted for the Wilkinson vibrato over the hardtail bridge. Other neck and body wood options are available. With the basic body wood of alder and neck of maple (with ebony fingerboard), I reasoned that the guitar would offer me the best of both worlds: the snappiness of a Fender with the fingerboard feel of a Gibson. Fret size and fretboard radius are also key elements of producing a guitar that fits the player’s need, and Carvin offers choices in both.Ĭarvin GK1T Instruction Example (Click to Enlarge)įor my kit, I chose the humbucker option, the 3x3 headstock, mother of pearl block inlays, and 12” radius. Other options abound, such as headstock layout (six inline or three by three tuners), inlays, and pickguard color. A great thing about the Carvin kit is that you can customize such options as a tapped humbucker instead of an S-S-S (three single-coil pickup configuration. The GK1T kit sells for $449 at Carvin's sale price, and for comparison, the assembled Bolt-T guitar is $799 at Carvin's sale price. The Wilkinson tremolo stays in perfect tune, doesn't require a wrench to change strings, and is a great addition to this guitar. "Bolt-T" designates it as Carvin's Bolt model with the "-T" indicating that it includes a Wilkinson tremolo. The Carving guitar kit GK1T is based on the familiar Stratocaster formula, and uses the same exact components as Carvin's Bolt-T guitar. Even compared to five years ago, today there are a plethora of kits available, but some of the best are the Carvin guitar kits. The next best thing is to work from a kit where a good deal of the challenge of building a guitar from scratch is bypassed, but there is still plenty of room for customization. One of the ways in which a player can achieve such goals is to build his own guitar unfortunately the skills and tools needed to do so are prohibitive for most guitarists. Many players reach a point at which they want to have a deeper relationship with their instrument - some way to understand the guitar better and to make it fulfill their needs as a player. In this article I'll be reviewing the Carvin guitar kit GK1T.
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