All user reviews for the Carvin XV-112

So ... it's an all-tube amp (4 EL34 power and 3 12AX7 in pramplification) 100 watts switchable in 50 or 25 watts.
Connections:
external speaker with choice of Impedance
Effects Loop
XLR output Pramp
connection for crankset (XLR too)

At the rglages, two channels (clear gain) for both with the same line of equalizer: bass treble medium presence
Note that the channel gain becomes hi-gain by the intermediary of a push-pull
Reverb and eq paramtrique just top it off.

USE

For this amp, I managed Tlcharger the manual on the carvin site: explanations are clear and informative. To get the carvin grain, just put the whole equalization 5. rglages to approach the grain marshall and mesa boogie are donns, which facilitates the task.
What is notable about this amp is that the equalizer section is very significant: from 4 5 at low or other rglage completely alters the sound. This amp is a man to do everything by offering a wide range of sonorits diffrentes offering sounds, I would say, very professional.
I compared a safe: doucettement turning all the knobs to get the combination desired.

SONORITS

This amp has a lot of bass in both clean that distortion, although not bnficie a closed cabinet which could tighten the ring in style "stack" (which bsr is not the case).
Passing on the gain channel are obtained crunch sounds very convincing, ledzeppelinniens for me, even if a les paul would be better that.
Hi-gain, with my poor squier strato is slowing a bit: a lack of potato. In contrast, rglages marshall and boogie are bluffing, very well made, very pros. Nevertheless, I say: fans of big current distos, go your way, this amp is not for you.
on the other hand, friends of AC / DC and consors I sr this amp you ravish).
This amp and very versatile and I'm with a team sr guitar doubles it would show its potential, although my single Blue Lace Sensor in bridge not too bad draws its hairpin game finally .dropoff window .dropoff Window
Note for owners of humbuckers guitars: a control "Bright" which allows Lighten sound (apparently it also works on the saturated channel - to do ... after the mystery and ball gum, my home has not seemed to work ...?!).
compar my old marshall transistor (a 5210 "transistor Version" of the JCM 800) Two conclusions can be drawn:
Before, with my only outlet, I thought an amp = a unique sound, very typ. Carvin dmontr me otherwise.
Indeed, between transistors and lamps there's no picture, by far, although the 5210 if you are in OCCAZ, I advise you to try it, worth a detour for the solid state !!

The eq paramtrique assignable channel once: he quickly bought a eq pedal and gives good results.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for 1 year and I am satisfied. I would only use it with another skyscraper that Squier me to make me happy in the bass and distorted sonorits.
The carvin does not emerge as the amp with the sound that kills, but rather as an amp with multiple sonorits very convincing. Well, that's surely not the last word it is a trick of the 80's and god knows that sounds have volus since ...
So it's a good amp, I took as cheap secondhand ... if c'tait again .... I would take a super scratch now that I have the amp to make it sound !dropoff window

tubes: 3x 12ax7a, 4x EL34.. 100W RMS, 2x 12" british series speakers, 32Kg


UTILIZATION

the tone controls are +/-18db so it's easy to mess up the sound, you must stay where it sounds good..

this the lead drive channel and hi-lead requires high volume to deliver a good sound



SOUNDS

I have a Simon Pinder bodythrough neck with EMG gold active pickups and Kahler mechanics

With a Morley wah in front, a LXP5 in loop and sometimes a H&K speaker emulator on the HP output (with a load capacitor) connected on a LXP1 before in the mixtable I just love it

Now I use it almost always directly plugged on it, when I dont play with my Jamman and MPX G2..

Generally it sounds better (basses) when you set the volume high on the amp and lower the volume on the guitar

Now that I'm older I'm almost only using the clear channel..
The grain, the dynamic are very nice, I love the basses and the warm and slamming sound from the tubes,

I set it like 8(bass) 7(middle) 5(treble) 4(presence) and 1-2 (reverb)... I like using low pass filters



OVERALL OPINION


I would buy it again without hesitation, but it's just a subjective advice

It's a combo 100W lamp with 3 12AX7 preamp in, for my part I spent TungSOL V1, V2 and EH Mesa Selected V3 and 4 EL34 power for my part of OUR EI.

HP or a Carvin British ElectroVoice.

All connectors are two jack inputs, one XLR preamp output, ...

Two channels clean and lead (+ Boost switchable)

Without the footswitch to change channels are pulling on the knobs.

It has a parametric EQ and a switchable graphics on either channel.

UTILIZATION

Config a bit daunting at first as we can make him get everything you want. The clean is just typed mesa high gain and fender back down and lead older Marshall.

Manuel? ...

SOUNDS

It is perfect for what I want to play, he even served as the studio for the blues as hard rock.

OVERALL OPINION

This will make 3 years I use it I had recovered from a wreck I've completely revamped and I ironed while two 100W lamps bases have been transferred by its former owner.

I will always be a deputy Weber Mass to be able to work the lights more efficient.

100% super guitar amp config classic lamps (EL34 + 12AX7A ).... is the 100 W that can rduire 50 or 25 w
2 between guitar front, the rear: pramp output (for recording), effects loop, pdalier change channels .... suplmentaire hp output at rglage we have the clean channel (volume / bright), the channel drive (drive and volume), the qualisation: bass, mid, treble ..... the presence, the rverb, and qualiser 5 bands faade ..... Simple and effective!

UTILIZATION

Grip ultra simple instructions available on the net, the sound is crystal-clear clean of the hard lot of good distortion compression close to some Mesa Boogie!! and yes! he potato ......

SOUNDS

It is ultra versatile! I play on Fender and Gibson! The variety of hard rock you name it ......

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using The beginning of the 90's ..... APRS seeing NONO STEVE VAI and over jou!! Yet I had the Marshall and Fender in the hands and even a gas plant with lots of rack!! Anyway, I always come back to CARVIN with some pedals in the effects loop for a little color ...... trs a versatile amp, it does not dtriore guitar signal .......... it is for me still my companion for the RPTS and scne !!!!!!!

100W all-tube amp
2 input jack
2 channels (clean / crunch)
Reverb - 2 EQ - presence

UTILIZATION

A little hard to capture the influence of a particular knob push / pull, or both EQ, but it is
otherwise it is not very complicated: it sets the amp, and the games there to pedal 3 interuptor: clean / crunch, effect loop on / off, reverb on / off.

SOUNDS

So there is hard-SPRAY:
I have since I played reggae, funk, blues, HxC, and each time I have found the sound was fine. Each tone adjustment is super influential, and therefore every time you move a knob or other we see the sound changed, there is more to revise the adjustment of others.

This amp is a sonic palette wider and that all living pods and other amp emulation "powder in the eyes."

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 7 years

+: The versatility of the machine is passse reggae slamming a big slobbering blues in 2 / 2.
-: Ben it's heavy to carry, or I see it

I tried the peavey 51-50, the hybrid Marchal (AVT), the Fender Deluxe and rectoverb. Each amp's sound, but this one can really be his, and holding his head can be any breed.

100 watts, 1 hp, What's wrong and what HP .....
reverb too wide therefore unusable over 2!
the push-pull over (if only it were good for something ...)

UTILIZATION

Config: it's a combo amp but after that gate is
sound: let's be clear then the I do not know if I could test amps silent but hs l. .... say that 15 years of zic I never had sounded so sucks, I prefer 100 times a transistor combo is to say, that's all criart

SOUNDS

I never use Carvin! Single crystal clear
its criart, EQ caricature, reverb too loose, saturated or a runny or peter eardrums because too acute, it might be amps be good comprssion version of Csar here is my review

OVERALL OPINION

I finally go live on the sound system had a better sound! go your way, it is an imitation of a mesa mark series, has some decorating to do but think of nothing to do ...
should try it with a keyboard ....

100 W el34/12ax7 GT (on my amp, the Series?)
HP12 "carvin british
Made in United States, California.
fxloop connection; hp etc ...
its clean, bright and lead; hilead
3 eq "+ assignable para
presence, reverb.
100 walks, 50 or 25w

UTILIZATION

Very simple and very typindestructible heavy!
Fucking power! 25, 50 ou100W!
This amp is a tank vritable!
Footswitch allows the use of the loop.
The grain is unique (not marshall, mesa not to know) and omnipresent.

SOUNDS

Big crunch, but nervous and typ.
Clean bright without good for jazz with funk for good dynamic.
The normal lead well in overdrive bluesrock.
The lead is higain East 70's hardrock and stoner (Black Sabbath) but lacks precision for the modern metal because too runny.
Parametric EQ bass overboosted; hp super carvin!
The pedals are great distortion channel with the clean round (not bright)
the loop is complete (...); echo can boost the sound with the 3 settings (thank you the footswitch!)
Reverb passable.
The presence of knob is great (sound muffled fuzz in the lead)

OVERALL OPINION

My opinion: the grain should be and it's nirvana!
either you plug an overdrive (the clean) and made your own sound (the HP is perfect)

solid, reliable, complete, compact, efficient, heavy.
Mine is in EL 34, with a black shadow, I do not know the record with HP original.

UTILIZATION

The configuration of this amp is simple but quite reactive (especially the graphic equalizer), fasting it will ...
It takes a little time to go anywhere, directly because the grain is very present and typed.

SOUNDS

We can do many things with it.
A weakness in the crunch, overdrive, which are too acidic for my taste, but a rat is connected to rake it in very broad and not modeling the sauce, although the overall sound is modern.
I bought it after trying three-quarter hours, not to sculpt the sound that suits me with, but to split hairs, the trap ... Y HAS NOT.
I have clear sounds really slamming way twin or Vibrolux (with more bass please!) And large distos even live with a varied palette quickly, using just a switch in the graphic equalizer on the bright or saturated . With a good distortion is connected to four different sound quality, all without speaking chorus flanger and everything else that digests this amp in the loop as a verbena is digested by the fire.
A cry baby no longer has anything to do with this amp on the hi gain, trying vraiment.Sinon on the same channel all the agreements are rich in harmonics, well defined and posted same temps.Ca slap!
The knob attendance is also very effective and the reverb a bit boring to settle in clean but pretty disgusting and quickly with the distortion kind murky tunnel.


OVERALL OPINION

I spend two or three hours on it every day for four months and what pisses me off is that I get used to having a sound that tabasse.Je become a bourgeois asshole hard.
I played on a lot of stuff and I decided to post this blurb to say that it was a special amp sound not at all guitarists, BUT:
This is the amp have to do everything properly in the studio.
Considering the price and the potential that it develops I strongly advice to all those who find that their records still sound like, and who can not afford to equip themselves with several high-end amp.
This amp plus a good Hp (if the original is bad?) Than it cost 700 euros if there is no good OCCAZ, and you're cushy for fifteen years.
I was really counting on it to fall here in the studio before then know to have it.