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Carvin Co. electric guitars of 1978

Continuing our series on Carvin Musical Instruments of the 1970s:  the complete Carvin electric guitar line-up of 1978.  Download a twelve-page scan of the 1978 catalog: DOWNLOAD: Carvin_guitars_1978 Products on offer include:  Carvin DC150C, DC150B, CM140, CM130, and CM120 electric … Continue reading

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Carvin Mixing Consoles 1979

Download a fifteen-page scan of the mixing consoles on offer in Carvin’s 1979 Catalog: DOWNLOAD: Carvin_Mixers_1979 Above is the playing-field of the flagship Q1608, a Quadraphonic console with 16 inputs and 8 outputs.  Other mixers on offer: the Carvin S1800, … Continue reading

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Carvin Guitars, Amplifiers, and PA equipment: 1973 Catalog

Download the thirty-two page 1973 Carvin catalog (presented in two sections): DOWNLOAD AMPS, SPEAKERS, AND PA: Carvin_1973_part1 DOWNLOAD GUITARS: Carvin_1973_part2 Products covered, with images, specs, and text, include: Carvin Lead amps LM1000, BL1250, FR1200, LP600, SM450 and TM565; Carvin Bass … Continue reading

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Carvin Guitars, Amplifiers, and PA equipment: 1971 Catalog

Download the thirty-two page 1971 Carvin catalog, presented in the original glorious black-and-white (9.9M zipped file): DOWNLOAD: Carvin_1971_Catalog.pdf Dig the excellent non-designed cover.  Products covered, with pictures, specs, and text, include: Carvin Super Band Leader amp SBL2000, Super Lead Master … Continue reading

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Carvin in the 1970s: Part 1

What If I told you that there was a US company that had been making good-quality electric guitars, PA equipment, and instrument amplifiers since the 1940s, in the United States, and for about the same price as better foreign made … Continue reading

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