1976-1989 DC100/DC150/DC160 double cut electric guitars

[Don]

Wow! Beautiful! Thanks for posting those pics!

[Koaboy]

Need to find vintage cream pups for her !!

[Doctor Turn]

[Doctor Turn]

Check out this beast of a 160 that appeared on Verb:





Mark was such a subtly beautiful artist during this period of the 80's, just jawdropping. I love the aging on the abalone inlays, which I usually don't like.

Just an outstanding, outstanding guitar.

EDIT:
Interestingly, a Gibby MM popped with the identical body shape:

[Doctor Turn]

I found the ugly twin sister to the later era 22 fret "Reissue" "DC150" ... a Fano whatsit:

[Doctor Turn]

New demo from Lawman of the coolest guitar Carvin made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD4tSlIYn5w

[Doctor Turn]

Hey look! Some dude has completely lost his mind!



A mid 80's quilted DC160 for $2100 bucks.. which I'd say is a little steep for what the market is usually handing out for these, especially considering the flaws and repairs in it...

[Greg Emm]

EDIT: Completely misread your post, Doc.

Congrats, man! That's wonderful. What a brilliant way to start a new year. Good on you for treating yourself. That's stunning, and in a good place now, too.

Happy New Year.

[Doctor Turn]

Hey Greg--

I think you did misread my post! I was just linking in the guitar to show how much the dude was charging for it.

I would nonetheless love to have the disposable two thou clams to dump on such a beauty... although I'd probably seek out something else for the money. Two grand is a bit steep for this guitar.

My next guitar is probably going to be a LP Custom from the pre-richlite days... though it might be a R7 darkback if I find the right example. All of my LP style guitars--including my special edition LP Special, my DC150K, and my two Super Swedes--have ebony boards that add that extra bite on the attack. I have 3 double humbucker short scale vintage guitars that have braz rosewood boards, but they're thinner, brighter (or semihollow) axes that don't deliver that wallop of a heavy lester.

EDIT: and Happy New Year to you and everyone else too!

[Naked Ape]

Hey Greg--

My next guitar is probably going to be a LP Custom from the pre-richlite days... though it might be a R7 darkback if I find the right example.
EDIT: and Happy New Year to you and everyone else too!

This is the only part of your reply I see.

[wickid]

.... Two grand is a bit steep for this guitar.

About 3x more than I'd pay, as nice as it is.

[ElfDude]

I love that Lawman video! Thanks for sharing it!

[Doctor Turn]

Only thing is he needs to trim down that two minute intro.

[Doctor Turn]

Never enough money in the world:



Dagnabbit.

Beautiful white beaut, from my favorite year for this model, 1985/6. (Most advanced version of the true set neck edition)

[PowerTube]

Need to find vintage cream pups for her !!

Was the brass nut standard on these?

[Greg Emm]

Was the brass nut standard on these?

They were. It was as defining feature of Carvin guitars for many years. I'm not sure when the company dropped it.

[Doctor Turn]

My late 85 was the first year of the graphite slab nut.

True graphite as opposed to tusq.

[Doctor Turn]

Hey look! Some dude has completely lost his mind!



A mid 80's quilted DC160 for $2100 bucks.. which I'd say is a little steep for what the market is usually handing out for these, especially considering the flaws and repairs in it...

So sanity has prevailed and he knocked exactly a thou off his asking price bringing it down to a very reasonable 1100.

If you're innerested, act fast as two people already have it in their cart!