It’s been close to 3 years now since the split between Carvin Audio and Carvin Guitars (now Kiesel Guitars), a family torn apart by bitter internal business differences that couldn’t be resolved. Today, Carvin audio announced that it is closing down its factory after 70 years and liquidating their stock (although they haven’t really marked it down that hard yet, so I imagine they’ve got a lot of stock to get through.
We have very little information to go on at this time, and whether the company will continue on in some form or not is unclear.
According to a Facebook post from 6:30 today, the company has said:
To all our amazing Carvin Audio fans and friends,
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the Carvin Audio factory will be closing its doors after over 70 years.
We are thankful for the many years we’ve had in this business and the support you all have given us.
We’d like to thank all of you for your devotion to our gear and championing us live, in the studio, and on social media. We hope to see our gear live on in your musical lives for many years to come!
Shortly, we will be making an announcement about our liquidation sale.
Thank you all!
The Carvin Audio Team
Donald / October 10, 2017 12:36 pm
Knew a guy who had a V3. He was a completely tone deaf Nu-metal guy, insisted on using a behringer preamp that turned is sound to shit. Anyway if that’s the only people buying carvin (from my experience) i’m not surprised to see it go.
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Bangiskhan / October 10, 2017 1:10 pm
I see Carvin equipment in pro situations all the time—not just being used by tone- def metal heads.
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Donald / October 10, 2017 4:23 pm
If it was really “all the time” I don’t think they’d be going out of business….
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Nishmaya Shalom / October 10, 2017 5:05 pm
Well they have been around for 70 years… Their only real issue was a lack of marketing.
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Donald / October 10, 2017 10:08 pm
Quality speaks for itself!
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Bangiskhan / October 13, 2017 11:40 am
So does piss poor management. The company had internal financial issues that led to the Carvin/Kiesel split a few years ago. The Kiesel business model is doing well—Carvin refused to evolve and suffered the consequences.
There is a lack of demand in this business–a typical kid these days IS NOT INTERESTED in becoming the next guitar hero. As a result, many amp manufacturers are feeling the crunch.
And yes, I see Carvin gear all the time—along with Fender, Yamaha, Gibson ( who by the way is not doing well—–I wonder why……?).
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Sgt. Shultz / October 11, 2017 4:42 pm
Just remember, if you buy something now, no more spare parts. I’m sure you can find discrete components but no custom parts like PC board assemblies. Spill beer in your mixer? No PC boards etc.
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