I'm actually amazed they are still in business.ДЄnyway - my advice is too look elsewhere. Can't imgine what it must be like for mail-order-only. It's a tough business for companies that move a lot of product in the retail market. They are mail order only if I'm not mistaken. There are a few main differences between these two guitars. I can't imagine what they must be going through these days. I have both a Carvin CT-6 and a PRS Custom 22, which seems a more appropriate comparison because it is based on 22 fret instruments. Carvin always used to have a pretty good rep. I am of the opinion that their QC is terrible and I predict the quality of their materials is shoddy. Carvin kept blaming it on UPS but there was no external signs of damage to the boxes. Every time they sent her replacement units there was something wrong with them - the worst was damaged cabinets. She spent (I'm not kidding) three months shipping cabinets back and forth trying to get 4 working units. Two of the four arrived damaged (one with broken cabinet, one with bad tweeter) - no shipping damage - just bad QC. She was buying 4 PA speakers for a karaoke system. That's good enough for me.ДЈ) Speakers - here's where it gets really bad. I guess that's a common problem though.Дў) Bass amp & Bass guitar - great stuff! They make good guitars but I remember the input jack going bad a couple of weeks after I got it. Some pots didn't work (from just sitting there). I seem to remember they had a problem with the silkscreen legends being wrong but I don't remember what exactly. Not so great for recording but it was decent enough for live work. Let's see - I've bought a lot of stuff from them - where to beginДЎ - Mixer - bought a 16 channel mixer from them a long time ago. I have experiences with Carvin - both good and horrible to report - going back to the early 90's. It's just that I've never dealt with Carvin, OR seen it in stores.ДЄny advice would be great.or hey if you can offer a better mixer in that price range? 12 channels, dual has 3 amps.200 less watts than the Peavey, but that's not much of a concern for me. I had narrowed it down to two EXTREMELY similar models.the Mackie 808S, Peavey XR696F,Д«ut then my friend turned my attention to the Carvin 1200. I gig so often that I want/need new equiptment after 3 years of HARDCORE beating. I'm looking to go something different just for change. It's a Yamaha EMX 5000.12 channels.Totally totally awsome mixer.monitor sends, two effects channels, plenty of gizmos. Just dumped my Yamaha 15's as mains and picked up Electro Voice Eliminator II's.Now I'm looking to ditch my mixer. I am upgrading.well not really, just replacing my PA gear.

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