Carvin launches the Xccelerator Series

Published on 02/07/2014 by Banshee in Avalon, last updated on 02/07/2014

The Carvin Custom Shop debuts a brand new series of basses called Xccelerator with the X54 five-string model.

The Xccelerator X54 is already available and should soon be followed by the 4-string (X44) and 6-string (X64) basses.

The Carvin Xccelerator series is the answer to many users who requested a new design and advanced features such as graphite neck reinforcement, deep cutaways, a new pickup configuration with a split-coil neck model and a new bridge humbucker, as well as active/passive electronics.

X54 Specifications:

5-string bass
Alder body
Neck-through body design
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard with 14” radius, 24 medium jumbo frets and a single MOP Diamond inlay at the 12th fret
Scale length: 34”
Nut width: 1.75” (3” at the 24th fret)
Carvin Premium tuners, 20:1 ratio
SCP split-coil neck pickup and RADVH Radius Top Alnico bridge humbucker
18V active / passive electronics with volume, pickup blend, push/pull active/passive tone and concentrical knob for the high and low cut/boost
Hipshot A-Style bridge and string-through-body, 19mm spacing between strings
Chrome hardware