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Carvin going out of business
Just heard the news that after 70 years in business, Carvin is going out of business. I think they will keep the guitar shop open, but as far as amplification is concerned, well, they are liquidating right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ92u5bWoP4 Right now, pretty much everything is 25% off. https://carvinaudio.com/ |
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I bought a lot of guitars and a few amps from Carvin. Sad to see them close.
Thank goodness Kiesel is still taking my orders. I'm waiting for a custom now (hurry up Thanksgiving!) Last edited by Song; 07-08-2019 at 01:44 PM. |
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Makes me scratch my head,,,
I remember them switching the company into two companies. One company Carvin would be audio/amp and Kiesel guitars. The split resulted in Carvin Amps/Audio and Kiesel Guitars formerly Carvin Guitars. I never really had good feelings about this and I really didn’t care for the owners son who spearheaded this Kiesel idea with branching into a separate company. I think his father clearly ran the company to his best ability but once his son was given more power then things started going down hill. I remember watching a video a couple years back with the son saying Kiesel Guitars would be the main focus with most money being invested in. I believe these moves is what lead to it.
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Then just this year the company splits into two companies and now you have this outcome. Sad to see.
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Gibson, Fender, etc,, cannot and will not make a guitar like Kiesel. See if these major brands will make an 8 string multi-scale headless seven piece neck. No. Only Kiesel. They are still the best custom guitar company I know of. Speakers and amps? Everybody is making them. Too much competition from everywhere (Asia). This is someone's custom. Not my style but a small example of what Kiesel can build: |
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They closed because they didn't want to try to make and sell amps - but they like making guitars. Always a good idea to do what you like, especially if you can make money at it -
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Sad to see after s many years. Also a hard to compete market for any musical instrument company.
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As someone who has used a variety of Carvin equipment over the years, from instruments to PA gear, even my in-ear wireless system - all very positive experiences - I hate to hear of their closing. Truly!
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Carvin is / was in the same local community as a sister of mine. I ought to have stopped in to demo their gear when on vacation... Slipped my mind ... Not hard to do...
Alas... Woulda coulda shoulda... |
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Sad to see. I remember the old catalogs where there were acoustic guitars, electric guitars, amps, speakers, mixers, and the list goes on. I imagine there is a huge challenge (and expense) trying to cover so many product ranges. Splitting the guitars off helped that part of the business survive. I am surprised they did not take some of the other successful components (maybe electric or acoustic amps) and break this off as well.
Also, I don’t think that business model gave them enough exposure. I think someone mentioned the limited places to put their hands on any equipment to trial. I have never physically seen one of their amps. At least a last ditch effort to list maybe their Acoustic amps on Amazon might have helped gain some exposure. Great brand they built. Someone mentioned it earlier. Could be the family is not interested in carrying on. Might be a business opportunity for someone to take the Acoustic amps. |