1990s Carvin LB-70

If you learned to play in the '90s, you were probably on the Carvin mailing list. And if you ever thumbed through the catalog, you were probably blown away by the breadth of custom options available and the reasonable prices. In those days, Carvin offered high-quality instruments with a range of specs, hardware, and customizations you wouldn't find from the bigger names. The LB-70 was one of Carvin's active electric bass designs, and it was made with a wide range of different specs and features. This Carvin LB-70 was made in the mid '90s, and it has a 34" scale length with a through-body neck design. This iteration of the LB-70 was modeled after high-end active basses, which in the '90s were often constructed from many different pieces of fine hardwoods. The neck is a 5-piece with two dark strips of hardwood running through the middle. The body wings each have a gorgeous quilted Maple top and plain Maple back with a layer of dark hardwood in between. When you take it all into account,