6,7,8... they're great!

[toejam]

Crappy cell phone pic, but got my 3 Carvins together.
2002 Classic White SC90, 2011 Vintage Yellow (maple body with mahogany/maple neck) DC727, and 2014 Blue Mist DC800.

[shreddermon]

Cool stuff, Toe. Love the 5 piece neck in the middle.

[chrisolson]

Awesome axes! I have a Carvin C66 on order as I type this - due @ early October. The waiting...

[straycat]

Very nice

[VoiceX3]

That 8 string scares me a little. lol

[ZL1hawk]

Great indeed toejams! You have exquisite taste in guitars.

[VitaminG]

groovy. I see a 5 string in your future...

[toejam]

Awesome axes! I have a Carvin C66 on order as I type this - due @ early October. The waiting...

Thanks. The waiting is the hardest part! I waited 9 weeks for the 7-string and about 10 for the 8-string. Can't wait to see your C66 when it arrives.

[toejam]

That 8 string scares me a little. lol

8 strings used to scare me, too! My fiance saw an LTD 8 in GC or Sam Ash earlier in the year and said it looked cool. I went and checked it out, and I found out the neck wasn't as wide as I thought and it was pretty manageable. I decided to buy one cheap off ebay and enjoyed it a lot (standard 25.5" scale). I really wanted to order another Carvin and just decided on the baritone 8 with 27" scale and love it! I sold the LTD on craigslist and made most of my money back.
If you ever get a chance to noodle around on an 8, go for it!

[xenophobe]

If you ever get a chance to noodle around on an 8, go for it!

I find if I don't play my 8 often enough, I get lost every time I come back to it. It's not like playing a 7 at all. 7 still feels like a guitar, 8 feels like something totally different. At least to me.

[charvelsteen]

So sweet

i have decided to sell my carvin. I need more machines to do more builds. I am tired of going to the wood working clubb to use their shit. I love the guitar but i know i can build something just as good and it should fetch a good $800 if i'm lucky.

[MetalDaze]

From a pure looks perspective, I like the DC800 the best!

I find if I don't play my 8 often enough, I get lost every time I come back to it. It's not like playing a 7 at all. 7 still feels like a guitar, 8 feels like something totally different. At least to me.

That's what I found too, which is why I sold both 8 strings I had. The first was 25.5", which I found too cramped. The second was 28.625", which actually felt a lot better, but it was also a bit unwieldy. I had a hard time playing clean (muting 8 strings is a bitch) and I didn't want to resort to one of those fret wrap things