Ebony or Birdseye?

[toejam]

I can't do no inlays I'll get lost on the fretboard.

You can always order it with just a 12th fret inlay, if you want. I had a Schecter 7-string like that, and it was fine to get used to. I realized I mostly look at the side dots anyway.

[canadian bacon]

Yeah I have a JJ2 with the dice at the 12th, I didn't know what to expect either but it turned out to be a non issue. But looking at that long slab of pure ebony, oh man!

[axmann]

I'm with birdseye absolutely. I need inlay also. Maybe a compromise dot or slight oval with a color to veer from black and not being so opaque and obvious . I have some Paua Shell dots on a board and they actually take on alot of mild color ,even a bit of purple, without being brash and so definite looking, but still sight usable. A bit different from Abalone. Hmmmm. Just a thought. Frickin' purple figured top......awesome dude.

[Rich#6]

[QUOTEYou can always order it with just a 12th fret inlay, if you want. I had a Schecter 7-string like that, and it was fine to get used to. I realized I mostly look at the side dots anyway. ][/QUOTE]I had a washburn x50 that had only the 12th fret inlay and that bugged me.

Yeah I have a JJ2 with the dice at the 12th, I didn't know what to expect either but it turned out to be a non issue. But looking at that long slab of pure ebony, oh man!

I had a jackson dr2 and yes ebony and no inlays is awesome.

[Tmoran]

ebony. and ask for a wide open quilt.

[Rich#6]

Placed the order this morning:
Custom Shop Instrument Details:
Base Price: $ 969.00
C66 - Contour Premium Bolt Neck Guitar
Right Handed
$ 90.00 - QTP4 - Purple Quilt
$ 30.00 - BST - Blackburst Edges
$ 80.00 - DTS - Deep Triple Step Stain/Color Process
$ 0.00 - -CG - Clear Gloss Finish (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -MA - Maple Neck/Alder Body (Standard)
$ 30.00 - BBB - B lack Sides w/ Black Burst Back
$ 0.00 - QPH4 - Quilted Maple Headstock Matches Body Color
$ 0.00 - -IN - Inline Headstock (Standard)
$ 30.00 - BMF - Birdseye Maple Fingerboard (Tung-Oiled)
$ 0.00 - -DI - Dot Inlays (Standard)
$ 40.00 - STJF - Stainless Jumbo Frets .055" H .110" W
$ 0.00 - -R12 - 12in Fretboard Radius (Standard)
$ 0.00 - -CH - Chrome Hardware (Standard)
$ 5.00 - 35 - M22SD Bridge Pickup
$ 5.00 - 405 - White/Black Coils w/ Black Bezels
$ 0.00 - WL - White Logo
$ 0.00 - 009 - Elixir 942E Super Light Gauge .009 - .042
$ 69.00 - HC10 - Black Tolex Hardshell Guitar Case

[canadian bacon]

Congrats.

Honestly I've never paid much attention to Carvin until joining this forum. But I'm impressed, thinking maybe I've been missing out.

[toejam]

Nice. Be aware (if you don't already know), with chrome hardware, Carvin uses matte satin for the Sperzel buttons. So your bridge and knobs will be shiny (unless you get a Wilkinson, that's also matte), but the tuner buttons will have the matte satin finish and look grayish.

[Rich#6]

Nice. Be aware (if you don't already know), with chrome hardware, Carvin uses matte satin for the Sperzel buttons. So your bridge and knobs will be shiny (unless you get a Wilkinson, that's also matte), but the tuner buttons will have the matte satin finish and look grayish.

The carvin I just sent back had chrome so I know what it looks like up close, the gold is to much and I already have a purple quilt Jackson with gold hardware, and the black is just too black.

[toejam]

Oh, cool. Now the wait continues! At least it's not as long as the Jackson Custom Shop wait.

[Rich#6]

Oh, cool. Now the wait continues! At least it's not as long as the Jackson Custom Shop wait.

Even if I could afford one I could not take the wait.(I've also owed many Jackson imports in "purple" that are usually on the pink side). I don't even know what the wait is yet.

[toejam]

Average seems to be about 8 weeks, depending on time of year/how busy they are. I've heard of people receiving theirs in 6 weeks, others about 10 or 11. It took 9 weeks last year to get my 7-string.

[Rich#6]

Had to call them already when they charged me less and I found out then left a spec off. grrr!!!

[Rich#6]

5/3 completion date.

[Hellbat]

So 9'ish weeks, call it 10 when you throw in delivery. Seems like a nice turnaround. I hope it kills!