Carvin (Kiesel) Bolt HSS - Natural - Custom Shop Quality - Made in USA - Duncan Suhr Pickups - Free Pro Setup

Carvin Bolt HSS Custom Shop Quality Strat Style Guitar Made in USA
Weighs 8.7 lbs.

Add $99 for the Carvin hard shell case shown.

Made in USA. Custom shop quality.
Carvin is the old name for Kiesel Guitars. They've been making boutique custom 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 contemporary of Fender.

Upgraded neck and bridge pickups.

• Neck: Seymour Duncan Malmsteen single coil
• Middle: Carvin M11 single coil (11 pole)
• Bridge: Suhr "Thornbucker" humbucker

Free Pro Setup - $100 value.
See below for details.

Features/specs: 


• Strat style body with satin finish. 

• one-piece maple neck

• D-shape neck profile
• Neck thickness 1st fret 0.77” (20 mm)
• Neck thickness 12th fret 0.86” (22 mm)
• Nut width 1.69" (43 mm)
• 25.5" scale
• 22 medium jumbo frets 

• 15” fretboard radius
• Sperzel locking tuners

• Strap locks

• Wilkinson floating Tremolo six saddle bridge
• Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Malmsteen single coil
• Middle pickup: Carvin M11 single coil
• Bridge pickup: Suhr humbucker
• Master volume, master tone
• Five-way switch
• Mini-toggle coil split
• Black hardware

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.