2020s Guitar Garage Carvin 1-SGB Replica Electric Guitar

This cool-as-heck copy of a 1950s Carvin S-1GB was, apparently, made by Guitar Garage out of Methuen, MA, in recent memory. It's a pretty dang faithful take on the original, though the body is made from cherry rather than maple. The neck is, of course, a more modern cut as the originals have ginormous D-shaped things that are not -- shall we say -- for everyone.

Post-work, this one plays quick and fast and has a bright, full, cutting, sound. The Curtis Novak reproduction AP-6 pickup that's installed on here sounds almost identical to the original AP-6 pickups. How do I know? ...because we have an original right in the shop to compare it to. It does the "thing" to a T.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress, relocation of bridge mounts for better intonation, and setup.


Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz

Scale length: 25 1/2"

Nut width: 1 5/8"

Neck shape: medium soft V

Board radius: 10"

Body width: 11 3/4"

Body depth: 1 5/8"


Body wood: cherry

Bridge: Bigsby-style non-adjustable

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Pickups: 1x Novak AP-6 copy


Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 46w-10

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium


Condition notes: it's more-or-less a new guitar, but may have tiny scuffs or scratches here and there throughout that I'm not noticing. The finish is thin...


It comes with: sorry, no case.


Consignor tag: DC



















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vanelectrode said…
Great to see someone out there giving the old Carvin designs a go, they're fun looking, but I've never loved the narrow but deep neck profile. This'll be fun for the new owner. I particularly love those knobs, any idea where they're from?
February 3, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Stevie Dee said…
Now this is even more convincing 57 carvin neck position my father gave me this exact s-,sbg ame guitar I posted the 1-sbg earlier but this has the same tail piece and square head stock unlike the fender style on the last 1-sbg the stain is darker more mahogany looking the natural maple was identical to my father's if there is one available for sale id swoop it up and the shipping cost
May 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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