Carvin Bolt Hardtail SSS Natural - Made in USA - Strat - Free Pro Setup

1999 Carvin Bolt Strat Style Guitar
Made in USA

Custom shop quality
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Carvin is the old brand name for Kiesel Guitars. They've been making boutique custom designed guitars for their clients in their San Diego County shop for decades. Kiesel is still located in San Diego County. Founded in the 1940's, they are a contmporary of Fender.

Serial number indicates this guitar was made in 1999 or 2000. 

Excellent condition for a 23 year old guitar.
Weighs 7.9 lbs.

Add $109 for the Carvin hard shell case shown.



Includes our 66 point inspection and setup.
Professional setup complete. See slide for details.
Plays and sounds fantastic. 



Features/specs: 


• Alder body with satin finish. 

• D-shape one-piece maple neck

• Neck thickness 1st fret 0.77”
• Neck thickness 12th fret 0.86”
• 25.5" scale
• 22 medium frets 

• Stainless steel fret wire
• 
12” fretboard radius
• 
Sperzel locking tuners

• Dunlop strap locks

• Hardtail six saddle bridge
• 
String through body


• Carvin 11-pole pickups
• Master volume, master tone
• Five-way switch
• Mini-toggle turns the bridge pickup on in any position for seven pickup combos
  

The pickups are Carvin single coils with 11 pole pieces and large magnets like P90’s but they sound like Strat single coils. Relatively low DC resistance but with the large magnets, they pack a punch. 

The mini toggle turns on the bridge pickup in any position, so you have your five standard Strat tones plus two more - bridge and neck, and all three pickups on. Seven tones total.


Dr. T’s Professional Inspection and Setup.
You may find a similar instrument listed at a lower price, but ours may still be the better value as we include our professional inspection and setup.  With over 20 years in the industry, we’re convinced that a good setup is the single most important investment to improve the playability and sound of a guitar.  We inspect the guitar and address issues.  Next, we remove the strings, clean the guitar, and tighten and set the drag on the tuning keys.  We inspect the frets and level, crown and polish as required.  We clean and oil the fingerboard, restring, tune to pitch and set the neck relief, action and intonation.  We then play each fret and check for fret buzz and fret-outs during string bends, and we fine tune as required.  Next, we test the electronics, tighten pots and jacks and balance the pickups.  Lastly, we play the guitar to make sure everything is just right. 

Standard of Care:  We strive to meet our clients’ expectations and want you to be happy with your purchase.  Please recognize that musical instruments develop wear with use and it’s widely accepted that honest wear does not detract from the value, rather it adds character and shows that it has been played and loved.  Our used and vintage guitars will often have signs of wear.  Our Del Mar Lutherie guitars are hand built and can have artifacts that some people might view as "imperfections".If you want a guitar in “flawless” condition, we advise you to buy locally so you can inspect it closely in person.  We cannot guarantee that our guitars will be cosmetically flawless.  We do not accept returns or give partial credit on guitars that have cosmetic imperfections that are only noticeable upon close inspection.  Thank you.

Returns:  We are a small business and can’t afford to offer free returns like the big guys.  There is a lot of time, effort and cost involved with setting up a guitar, packing it and shipping it.  Please make sure you really want the guitar before you commit to buying it.  Please review photos carefully and ask questions before you buy as we will not be able to offer you a return if you change your mind.Thank you.