The company is famous for making amplifiers for the likes of Steve Vai and so this will be quite a shock for many of their fans. Does Carvin still make amplifiers?Ĭarvin Audio in the USA has announced the end of its amp making operations, as well as a liquidation sale to help them shift the last of their stock. When did Carvin change to Kiesel?Ĭome 2015, internationally recognized Carvin Guitars evolved into its own entity separated from any other production facility, reverting to the Kiesel name in the process. Deep inside a cavernous factory in Corona, some legendary rock names gather nonchalantly along a wall. What guitars are made in California?įender guitars, amplifiers and basses have always been made in California (except for the low priced Squier line) even though the company moved its corporate headquarters to Arizona. What is Carvin?Ĭarvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Unfortunately they creep up in cost with all of the extras, but they are worth it in quality and the ability to choose the exact color and pickups and hardware. You can order exactly what you want, and the quality and play-ability is top notch. Yes they are worth the money and the wait. However, there have been a few newer Carvin guitars made with an inlaid block logo – but the rule of thumb is that if the logo was the inlaid “curved C” (as shown at the right), it’s pre-1988 if it’s a decal block logo (in black or white), it’s 1988 or later. In 2015, Carvin Corporation split its business units, and Kiesel Guitars was founded to take over the guitar and bass manufacturing, as a wholly separate company.It is run by President Mark Kiesel (Lowell Kiesel’s middle son) and Vice President Jeff Kiesel (Mark’s son). A byproduct of this electrical current is the dissipation of heat from the voice coil. Speaker blow-out most typically happens when the speaker experiences too much signal for too long.The direction and amplitude of the electrical current are translated into speaker movement that produces sound. If it does not, or sounds bad, the speaker needs replacing. The best way to test them is to QUIETLY play a signal through them, listen to it, then see if it produces sound. Measuring them with a multimeter will often give you results that could make you think the speaker is bad.
For a 16 ohm speaker, it should read between 8 and 16 ohms on a meter.
For a 8 ohm speaker, it should read between 4 and 8 ohms on a meter. What should a 4 ohm speaker read?įor a 4 ohm speaker, it should read between 2 and 4 ohms on a meter. Mark has lead the guitar and bass division of Carvin since 1970 and will continue to lead the new company as president. Kiesel Guitars owners Mark Kiesel and Jeff Kiesel formed the new company so they can focus exclusively on the advancement of instruments. In a Facebook post, Carvin wrote “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the Carvin Audio factory will be closing its doors after over 70 years. Did Carvin go out of business?Ĭarvin Audio has announced that after 70 years in operationit is closing its San Diego factory and liquidating the entirety of its stock.
CARVIN GUITARS OUT OF BUSINESS PRO
There are Carvin stores in San Diego, Santa Ana, and Hollywood, where customers can choose from a wide selection of pro audio equipment, amplifiers, guitars & basses and other accessories. Today, Carvin operates an 80,000 square foot facility in San Diego, and employs over 100 people. The company is known for its early work using plastics in the 1940s, making electric guitars from Resinox. Where are Carvin guitars made?Ĭarvin Corporation is a family-owned San Diego, California, manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and audio equipment. Carvin let their line languish, said no to most things, and had absolutely no appetite for risk, i.e. Kiesel: What’s the Difference? Kiesel is more open, more flexible, and seems to be releasing something cool and new every other week. The most common aural indication of a blown speaker is an unpleasant buzzing or scratching sound, by itself or roughly at the pitch of the note the speaker is attempting to reproduce. How do I know if my guitar speakers are bad? EMINENCE loudspeakers are the leaders in guitar tone and this particular speaker was chosen because of its added definition for both single coil and dual coil humbucking pickups to reproduce all guitar harmonics. The company is still owned and operated by the Kiesel Family. Who makes Carvin speakers?Ĭarvin Audio continues our 75-year legacy by providing great sounding gear for musicians and sound professionals worldwide. They can be made to sound pretty good with a few mods. I would never pay a premium over Fender for one.
They are less expensive in the US than the Fender stuff. Carvin amps are decent, on par with newer Fender stuff.