Another new amp!!!

[jgcable]

I hit a homerun on this amp. Check out my completed Ebay auction. I have been looking for one of these. This is basically Mesa Mark IIC+ in Carvin clothing.
Carvin Amp

[Mordor]

Re: Another new amp!!!

I HATE YOU!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[donf]

Re: Another new amp!!!

Dammit!!! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: Another new amp!!!

I had to smack myself twice to make sure I wasn't dreaming.
I clicked the Buy Now so fast it was crazy.

[nor]

Re: Another new amp!!!

Well, the dude selling it was willing to let it go cheap so he could buy some bagpipes... how good could it be?
[img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
j/k

Nice score.
[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: Another new amp!!!

I never thought about it that way. You are probably correct. Bagpipes rule..

[guitarsjb]

Re: Another new amp!!!

Cool score. Congrats!!

[Twisteramps]

Re: Another new amp!!!

PLEASE post clips. I heard one a few years back, and was horribly disapointed. It probably had bad tubes or something... overdrive was fizzy and weak, clean tone had some distortion under it (channel bleed) and it just wasn't what I thought it would be like at all. I'd love to hear a good one. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Pete

[MBreinin]

Re: Another new amp!!!

I guess this is one of those best kept secret deals?

I think we need a "what are the best kept secrets in amps?" post...because a tube amp is my next purchase. I haven't had one since 1994, really. I would like to know what to look for that is a good score...hidden gems like this. I know when I see a known commodity, but I don't know about the less traveled roads.

Mike

[jgcable]

Re: Another new amp!!!

[ QUOTE ]
PLEASE post clips. I heard one a few years back, and was horribly disapointed. It probably had bad tubes or something... overdrive was fizzy and weak, clean tone had some distortion under it (channel bleed) and it just wasn't what I thought it would be like at all. I'd love to hear a good one. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Pete

[/ QUOTE ]

I will post clips for sure Pete. Properly setup Carvin X amps are fantastic sounding amps. The problem is that alot of the ones out there are not taken care of and poorly maintained. They were based on the Mesa Mark IIc+. Especially the XV112. Carvin followed Mesa closely in the 80's. For instance, the Mesa Quad and the Carvin Quad X.

[RacerX]

Re: Another new amp!!!

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guita...XV_112-01.html

[jwoods986]

Re: Another new amp!!!

Congrats on what looks like a great score, the reviews are really good on HC.

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Another new amp!!!

is the Carvin X-100B the same thing but as an head version ?

[jgcable]

Re: Another new amp!!!

Pretty much..

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Another new amp!!!

I guess it's good for metal then if it's like a IIC+ ... do you have an X100B also ?