Indeed. I am a huge fan of Carvin gear.

Back in the day I have owned several Carvin guitar amps. I loved them both. I sold the first to buy the second. The second was Carvins answer to the Mesa 100w 12" Boogie. I ended up selling that amp because it was simply too loud. I bought the Mesa studio I currently still have.

I also owned and still own one of their 800w stereo power amps. Only one problem with it in all that time. One side of the amp went out. It was a modular 5 minute swap in my living room. Back up and running.

A buddy bought a bass guitar from them. Buying any guitar in the mail without playing it is a gamble. Everyone who played it loved it.

I also bought a small 16 channel mixer that I used in my studio for a time. When I got the Focusrite, it was collecting dust so I sold it as well.

I would not hesitate to buy anything that I might need from Carvin.

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