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Guitar Amps
Carvin only offered a
handful of guitar amps in 1956, all of which were tube-driven
combos. These amps were primarily for use with Carvin's Spanish and
steel guitars, but were also appropriate for bass and other electric
instruments.
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The Model 666 amp
was Carvin's first multi-speaker amp. It had 4 8" speakers
(versus the normal 1 12" or 15" speaker of the other amps),
and produced 30W output through y6 tubes. It had two mic inputs,
as well as two instrument inputs (or all could be used for
instruments), as well as master volume for the two mic inputs, master
volume for the two instrument inputs, master tone, vibrato speed and
vibrato depth control. The Model 666 sold for $260.00. |
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The Model #1212A
was built on the same chassis as the Model 666, but it had a pair of
Jensen 12" concert speakers, versus the four 8"
speakers. Out put wattage, controls and inputs were all the
same. The Model #1212A sold for $109.90. |
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The Model #12-A
was similar to the #1212A, but with a single 12" Jensen speaker,
only one mic input with two instrument inputs, and 15W RMS output
versus 30W. Price on this model was $65.00. It was also
offered as the #12-B, which had no built-in vibrato, and sold
for $59.90. |
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