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Long-time Carvin endorser Craig Chaquico recently released his latest CD, Follow the Sun.
The first single from the CD, Songbird, has cracked the top 15 on Radio & Records Smooth Jazz charts, and the follow-up, Circus Beach, has just entered the charts.

Songbird is a remake of Kenny G's breakthrough song from the 1980's, with Craig's soulful guitar playing replacing the classic sax of the original. Noted jazz guitarist Peter White (Basia/Matt Bianco) also makes an appearance on Lights Out in San Francisco, an updated version of the track from Craig's 1997 release Once in a Blue Universe.

Craig is a great friend of Carvin, and has been playing Carvin gear since the early 1980's, making him one of our longest-running endorsers. On his new release, Craig primarily played his
Carvin Signature Series CC275 thinline acoustic/electric guitar, as well as other Carvin gear, including a Carvin Bolt guitar and a CL450 nylon-string classical guitar.

Craig's new release is available right now at retailers, and online including Amazon.com. Visit craigchaquico.com for more information and to listen to samples from Craig's extensive library.

Carvin endorser Sekou Bunch will be conducting a clinic this weekend, July 25th 2009, at Pasadena Bass Day 2009 at the Los Angeles Music Academy
(directions).  Pasadena Bass Day '09 marks the public debut of the new Carvin SB4000 bass, which was co-designed by Sekou himself.  Doors for the event open at 8:00 AM on Saturday.  In addition to a clinic hosted by Sekou, other noted bassists, including Brian Bromberg, Bryan Bellerand and Andrew Gouchie will be conducting clinics, so bring your bass!

For more information, directions and to order a ticket to the Pasadena Bass Day '09 event, visit bassquake.org. Tickets are $40, which includes clinics, exhibits, notebook & lunch.  And following the event, plan on attending the After Clinic Bass Jam at the Pasadena Jazz Institute (directions). Admission is $10 at the door.

Be sure to check out the new SB4000 bass on Carvin.com, also.  This new bass features a cool retro design, with all the contemporary features found on other Carvin Custom Shop basses. Click here to view the SB4000 bass, and visit Sekou at http://www.sekoubunch.com.

Carvin is very excited to debut our newest bass model, the SB4000.  Designed in conjunction with noted bassist Sekou Bunch, the SB4000 represents a significant departure from our other bolt-neck basses. The SB4000 has a vintage vibe, with a completely new body and headstock design, and other options that make this model an instant retro classic.



Standard pickups are Carvin's all-new H50A alnico stacked humbucker pickups, available in black (standard) or cream (read more below).  Passive electronics are standard, or you can upgrade to active electronics.

Other features include an alder body with jazz-style hard rock maple neck, new neck heel design which allows easy access up to the 20th fret, newly designed bridge with lock-down saddles, optional ivory Graph Tech TUSQ nut, optional inlaid knobs and much more.

A 5-string model, the SB5000, will be coming to Carvin.com soon. You can pre-order the SB5000 now by calling Carvin sales at (800) 854-2235.

Current build time for the SB4000 is 6 - 8 weeks.

For more information on the new SB4000 bass, click here.

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