This BK4 is finished in clear lacquer over a swamp ash body and sports a beautiful piece of ebony for the fingerboard (maple neck). Two Carvin J99 noiseless Single Coil pickups are wired in the good old passive way (Vol/Vol/Tone).

Originally sold as a kit bass. Well maintained and clean. Shows little signs of wear for being 23 years old. Alder body, Maple neck, Ebony fingerboard and all original Carvin parts. Pickups are very powerful for being passive. Neck is straight and truss rod functions as it should. Finish is light, more like a stain than a finish.

This is a very nice Carvin/Kiesel custom kit, mint/excellent condition as I can see nothing at all wrong with the bass itself. The case has some wear, as shown in the photos, but the inside is pristine and the key is included. New Labella wound …

Our Carvin BK4 bass guitar arrived in 42 separate pieces, and we couldn’t have been more excited. No, UPS wasn’t to blame: this was one of Carvin guitars’s innovated do-it-yourself bass kits, which lets you build your own instrument easily while saving some serious bucks.

Carvin began offering bass and guitar kits in 1997, giving players an inexpensive way of making their own totally unique instruments. These kits include the exact same components used in basses assembled by Carvin, and are pre-drilled, and include all instructions.

Our Carvin BK4 bass guitar arrived inside 42 separate pieces, and we couldn’t has been more excited. No, UPS wasn’t to blame: this was one a Carvin guitars’s innovated do-it-yourself bass kits, which lets you build your own instrument easily while saving some serious bucks.

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This is Carvin's BK4A Bass Kit. The "A" stands for the Active Electronics. I will post each step of the project along the way. I will post a Step-By-Step list of how I did this. This was a tough …

CARVIN BASS KIT ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS The components in this kit are the same as those used in Carvins high quality custom shop B4 and B5 basses. All holes are drilled, making it a simple step by step process to assemble your bass. Before you start assembling your bass, check the component check list to make sure that you got everything.

Made in USA, chrome hardware, two Carvin H50N humbucking pickups, Hipshot bridge. Just had a fresh set up here in Okc by the mighty Steve Brann at Brann Guitar Works.