1964 GUITARS

The is the Model #32-SGB solid-body guitar. Like other Carvin solid-body instruments of the day, it was constructed from hard rock maple with a clear finish, and had a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, adjustable truss rod, nickel gears and a bone nut. Electronics consisted of a pair of Carvin AP-6 adjustable pickups with dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way selector switch. Price on the #32-SGB was $119.90. It was also offered as the #42-SGB, which had non-adjustable A-1 pickups, and sold for $99.90. Also offered was the Model #10-LSGB, which was identical to the Model #32-SGB, in a left-handed configuration. Price on this model was $139.90.

The Model #63-SGB was similar to the Model #32-SGB, but with a 3-pickup configuration. Each pickup had an on/off switch, allowing for 7 different combinations. A master volume and master tone control was standard. The Model #63-SGB sold for $159.90, and could also be ordered with a Bigsby vibrato for an additional $39.90. Carvin's own Guitar-Vibro could be added (as shown on the inset photo on the #32-SGB) for $19.50.

The Model #11-SGB was Carvin's entry-level guitar for 1964. It was made from "genuine hardwood" (versus maple as on the other models) and had a single AP-6 pickup with one volume and one tone control. Price on the Model #11-SGB was $79.90, or could be ordered as the #22-SGB, with a non-adjustable pickup, for $69.90.

The Model #1-MS doubleneck was a mandolin/guitar model, constructed from maple with maple necks, rosewood fingerboards, and all the other accoutrements of Carvin's 1964 models. Electronics consisted of 3 AP-series pickups with individual on/off switches, and a master volume/tone control. Price on this model was $229.90, or $199.90 for the #2-MS, which had non-adjustable pickups. The doubleneck 6-string guitar/4-string bass Model #4-BS was made from maple with a clear finish, and had bolt-on maple necks with adjustable truss rods, bone nuts, and rosewood fingerboards. Electronics consisted of one AP-4 and two AP-6 pickups, with on/off switch for each, and master volume and tone controls. The #4-BS sold for $229.90, and was also offered as the #5-BS, which had non-adjustable pickups, and sold for $199.90.

In addition to guitars, Carvin offered a solid-body mandolin in 1964, the Model #1-MB. This was constructed with similar materials as the #11-SGB guitar, with a single AP-4 pickup with single volume and tone controls. The #1-MB sold for $89.90. It was also offered as the #2-MB, which had a non-adjustable pickup, and sold for $79.90.


1964 STEEL GUITARS

Carvin offered an assortment of steel guitars in 1964, including the Model #6DHG-5B 6-string and the Model #8DHG-5B. These were constructed from hardrock maple, with AP series pickups and volume and tone controls. The #6DHG-5B sold for $49.90, and the #8DHG-5B sold for $69.90. Both were offered with non-adjustable A-1 pickups as well, for $10.00 less each.

The 8-string Model #80B and the 6-string Model #60B were the same as the DHG series, but with a tone changer that allowed instant transposition of pitch. The Model #60B sold for $99.90, and the Model #80B sold for $129.90.

Carvin also offered a variety of doubleneck steel guitars in 1964. The Model #6606B double six was a doubleneck 6-string, with AP series pickups, and master volume and tone control. It sold for $89.90. The Model #8806B was a doubleneck 8-string model that sold for $119.90. Either could also be ordered with non-adjustable A-1 pickups. The Model #C8806-D double eight had a tone changer installed on one of the necks, and sold for $179.00, or $159.90 with non-adjustable pickups.


1964 BASSES

The Model #72-BG would continue to be the basis for Carvin basses offered throughout the decade. In 1964, this bass was maple with a clear finish, and a maple neck with oval rosewood fingerboard. The neck also had an adjustable truss rod, nickel gears and a bone nut. Electronics consisted of a pair of adjustable Carvin AP-4 pickups, with dual volume and tone controls, and 3-way selector switch. The #72-BG sold for $125.00. The #82-BG, which had non-adjustable pickups, sold for $105.00. This model was also offered in a left-handed version, the #71-LH, which sold for $145.00.