Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	Matt J.
Manufacturer	Carvin
Model	LB 20 w/EMG's
Price	$725 from manufacturer w/ options before EMG's were installed

Neck Type	1piece maple neck thru
Fingerboard	24 fret ebony fingerboard
Body Type	alder
Finish	very thin translucent green
Pickup(s)	j-style/it came passive but with EMG's is now active
Controls	it came with passive controls (volume and tone)
Now has active controls	master volume, pickup blend, bass, treble, midrange,
	and midrange sweep

For the price Carvin offers you can't get a better bass. Period. It is a well made neck thru with a comfortable feel and look about it, although not very unique in design. The frets are leveled pretty well with only a little string buzz which is correctable with a few minor adjustments. The translucent finish I got was beautiful. You can see the wood grain through it and the pearl block inlays are expertly place in the fretboard. The passive electronics that came with the LB20 were not that great though. They are real sensitive and produce a lot of weird grounding pops and crackles which i had to take into the shop a few times. However, after I replaced the pickups and electronics with EMG's this thing was amazing (of course).

BOTTOM LINE: Very well made and affordable even with options, a best buy, Carvin electronics are not great, replace those pickups and you have a high end neck thru, buy it because it's better than a fender jazz.

Construction	85%
Playability	100%
Appearance	90%
Sound	70%
w/old electronics
Value	90%
Cust. Service	60%
they sure do take their time
Overall	82%