This Carvin Bolt came in on consignment from a local customer and friend. We were all surprised by the guitar, finding it to be a much better player than we thought it would be.
The neck has a natural, super lightly finished feel. The pickups really sound great. The original frets look nearly new. The action is low and the truss rod has room for future neck adjustments. The guitar is all-original with no changes, repairs or issues.
The Carvin Bolt, later produced under the Kiesel brand after the companies split in 2015, is a versatile bolt-on neck guitar that debuted in the late 1990s. Known for its customizable options, the Bolt combines classic Strat-style design elements with high-quality craftsmanship and modern innovations. It features an alder body, a tung-oiled maple neck, and Kiesel AP11 single-coil pickups for a warm, dynamic tone.
A hardshell case is included.
Mahar’s Vintage Guitars is a brick-and-mortar and web-based retailer. We are happy to talk with you before you make a purchase. Please reach out if you feel so inclined! We cross market our items here and on our own site, so items are subject to sale elsewhere at any time (however we will never cancel a sale if it happens here first). See our profile here, our Google reviews as well as our 100% positive Reverb feedback. Also, Reverb limits us to only 25 pictures of our items. There is a good chance we have more. Contact us if you’d like to see them.
No sales tax for direct sale customers outside California. Reverb sales are always taxed.
- Color: Sunburst
- Weight: 7lbs 2.3ozs
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: See picture
- Fretboard: Maple
- Inlays: Black dots
- Frets: Original
- Fret count: 22
- Nut: Original
- Nut width: 1 11/16″
- Radius: 14″
- Scale: 25.5″
- Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.80″
- Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.91″
- Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32″
- Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32″
- Total length: 38 5/8″
- Lower bout: 12 1/2″
- Waist: 8 5/8″
- Upper bout: 10 3/4″
- Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 11/16″
- String gauge: .010-.046″
- Hardware Color: Gold
- Bridge Pickup/Brand: Carvin
- Bridge Pickup Reading: 4.12k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Middle Pickup/Brand: Carvin/Keisel AP11
- Middle Pickup Reading: 4.11k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Neck Pickup/Brand: Carvin/Keisel AP11
- Neck Pickup Reading: 4.09k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Pickguard: Original
- Bridge: Original
- Tuners: Original
- Knobs: Original
- Switch: Original
- Pots/Codes: Original 9748
- Case: OHSC
- Notes:
Shipping policy:
There are two shipping cost options for purchases made on our site for these states and those to the east of them: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Select Standard shipping at checkout and your item will be shipped via UPS three-day-air. Select Economy shipping and your item will ship via UPS ground. For Reverb purchases, there is one cost option for these Eastern states and shipment will be made by UPS three-day-air. Shipments will require signature on delivery, no exceptions. If there is damage, the buyer must retain all packing materials intact and picture them immediately and send them to . Less than 1% of our shipments are damaged in transit, and we are committed to making sure your item arrives safely, but we are taking these additional measures to make sure you are happy with your purchase.