Greetings

[guitardan]

Hey all,

M29 introduced me to the site, we go back a long way. Used to play in a band together in the mid 80's. No, it wasn't a big hair band, R
We did some contemporary christian stuff as well as originals. Get this though, M29 was our drummer.

Everything looks cool here, think I'll hang a while, if ya don't mind.

A bit about me:
Playin' 30yrs +
Currently in a classic rock band, playing all of our favorites, cause its all about the fun!
Gear:
Carvin Bolt
Carvin V16 (H-Modded)
Parker PM20
Tech 21 Trademark 120
Various Boss pedals (modded of course)
Mackie PA gear
Mac / Emagic personal studio gear.

Here's a few pix for fun:
M29 helped me build the blue axe, and he painted the white one:

My little corner of the world:

The stage:

The band:

 

[Robert]

Welcome!
Nice gear man - that Carvin looks sweet! Bet it sounds great?

 

[guitardan]

Thanks Robert !

The Carvin is my favorite go to guitar.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Weclome GuitarDan! Looking forward to hearing more from you. It is a fun playce!

 

[warren0728]

welcome guitardan....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here....

ww

note: this welcome copyrighted 2007...no unauthorized use of this welcome will be tolerated

 

[ted s]

Welcome GuirarDan, nice looking gear you have there.

 

[duhvoodooman]

Welcome, GuitarDan! Any friend of M's is a friend of ours!

So he was the drummer, huh? Oh boy! Time to break out the drummer jokes!! Like:

Q: What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
A: Drool.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Welcome to the Fret!

 

[Spudman]

Welcome playa. Enjoy yourself.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Whoa! A friend of M29! Welcome!

Which one is the Parker?

 

[M29]

Oh man...you guys are something else. Drool Drool....

Welcome GuitarDan, it sure is good to see those babies again. I love this stuff. I got to hear some of them gear today in my email. Awesome!

M29

 

[duhvoodooman]

Tell us about that Parker when you have a chance! We don't hear much about that brand. I was looking at that model on the MF site, and owners RAVE about them!

 

[arch23]

Pretty new here myself but never the less - welcome.

I like the Carvin bolt. Throw a few words about it, and on the TM60 also.

 

[guitardan]

Tell us about that Parker when you have a chance! We don't hear much about that brand. I was looking at that model on the MF site, and owners RAVE about them!

One word to describe the Parker - Awesome!

I was looking for a mid priced dual HB guitar to complement the Carvin, I checked out everything I could get my hands on in the $500 - $700 range.
Ya know the Epi - Pauls, Ibanez, Yamaha, etc.....And I stumbled on the PM line at a small shop on the other side of town. I couldn't put it down, it totally played like butta. Well I didn't have the $$ on me that day, and I wanted to research them a bit too. They are designed here, built in Korea, and setup / tested back here. It's all Mahogany with a Mapa Burle veneer top.
Has a compound radius neck 10" - 13" Ebony board, Meduim Jumbos.

About a week later, I found mine used @ GC, its a 2005 model, not a scratch on it, some one traded it in, it was the exact model I played at Joe's music.
I know the manager, and he gave me a great out the door price of $400.00

The pup's were decent, coil taps on both by pulling up on the pots. Weighs in a 7 lbs which is a total blessing, I can wear it for hours : )
I since put a set of DiMarzio's in to sweeten it up. Air Norton (Neck) Air Zone (Bridge) I've done the normal tweak in / setup, and it is a joy to play.

Here's a few more pix for ya:

 

[guitardan]

Oh man...you guys are something else. Drool Drool....

Welcome GuitarDan, it sure is good to see those babies again. I love this stuff. I got to hear some of them gear today in my email. Awesome!

M29

Thanks my friend. Sorry to let the Cat out, but I thought it may suprise a few, as it did me when you sent me clips of your guitar / amp. We could have put Reynolds on the bass or something. : )

Peace !

 

[R_of_G]

welcome dan. hope you enjoy this forum as much as i have since joining a bit over a month ago. the other members are very cool and knowledgeable about guitar and music in general.

 

[ted s]

WOW GuitarDan, she's definitely a BEAUTI !

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Welcome Dan. The blue and white guitars, are they Warmoth parts or something? Those headstocks remind me of the one on my Fernandes Ravelle a little bit.

 

[guitardan]

The white one is an Electra, can't remember the model, it was a natural wood grain mahogany body. The blue one has the neck, harware, and electronics from an Electra LP, but the body was hand built by my self out of a one piece curly maple body blank.

M29, painted both of them for me.

 

[oldguy]

Welcome, guitardan, wow, nice collection of gear you have there.
And it sounds like M29 is multi-talented, a fact he failed to mention heretofore on TheFret, humble fellow that he is...

 

[rkwrenn]

Welcome!

How does that Carvin amp sound?? Specs??

Cheers,

Bob

 

[guitardan]

Welcome!

How does that Carvin amp sound?? Specs??

Cheers,

Bob

Bob,

The one pictured in previous posts was my Carvin Bel-Air.
Its a 50watt, 2-12, 2 channel.
Clean is fantastic, Soak / OD is very vintage blues.
I did some modding to it that makes the Soak channel border on a Marshall / Classic Rock tone. (Mod kits are available from this amp guru guy in SoCal)

I traded the amp a while back for it's little brother (Pix in my Avatar)
Carvin V16 - Its a single channel, 16w / 5 w 1-12 combo.
It's much like a Bules Jr, but smokes it IMHO.

Mine is modded (Of course) Kit from the same guy.
The mod adds another gain control, and relocates the Volume for a master vol. Tweaks the tone a bit.
She got a Weber Blue Dog, and now this little monster spanks anything in its class.

Here's a link to several sound clips of the V16.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=686308

The Bel-Air sounded alot like these but in a 2 channel config.

Peace !