| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7893 Registered: 6-2000 |
This will be live to the world in a little while, and just a touch earlier here on the Alembic Club. I hope you enjoy reading Diamond-Eyed Jack as much as we did building it. Enjoy! | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1024 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'm loving it! | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 1131 Registered: 11-2006 |
my God what a BEAUTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love particularly this coco bolo if you see what I mean.... | ||
| hifiguy
Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 357 Registered: 10-2006 |
Holy cow! How can Alembic keep topping itself time and time again? What a magnificent heirloom instrument. I yam gobsmacked, I yam. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1709 Registered: 6-2002 |
Fabulous! Mike | ||
| growlypants
Junior Username: growlypants Post Number: 30 Registered: 3-2011 |
I think I'm in shock. That's an absolutely unbelievable instrument. Congratulations, to one and all! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3285 Registered: 6-2002 |
I think Bill will enjoy this one. Jazzyvee | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7894 Registered: 6-2000 |
I almost forgot to post the back-view picture for Pauldo:  Thank you for all the kind words. I am glad there are others out there that understand our particular madness. | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1823 Registered: 7-2007 |
Congratulations CJ! What a wonderful way to keep your father close. An exquisite example of beauty in art. Play it healthy! Enjoy, Art | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2756 Registered: 5-2009 |
Every aspect from the core flame maple to the Coco Bolo to electronics to the inlays to the personal details is just stunning ! That LOGO ! WOW _____Congratulations ! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10996 Registered: 5-2002 |
This is a wonderful guitar. We say that kind of thing often here, but I was really struck by this instrument. I think the picture that really put the whole thing in focus for me was the one centered on the D.E. Jack nameplate inlay; that's when I realized that the whole guitar was just really wonderful. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5317 Registered: 7-2004 |
Another grand slam home run by Alembic! The purpleheart/ebony neck is a stunning combo. And the fret markers are very unique and creative. Love it! Bill, tgo | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3316 Registered: 10-2002 |
beautiful graeme | ||
| cousinvinnie
Junior Username: cousinvinnie Post Number: 50 Registered: 4-2011 |
A great story and an amazing looking guitar !! Incredible artwork !! | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 922 Registered: 6-2006 |
:-D Thank Mica! The backside shows the unadulterated, pure, beauty of the fundamental being of the instrument. The warm soft curves that call for a hand to caress them, leading ones eyes up to the pure gently tapered neck crowned with a regal shape. No distraction of strings and knobs, just beautifully shaped wood. | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1025 Registered: 12-2004 |
Pauldo....have you been spying on my woman??? | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 1016 Registered: 6-2002 |
That really is spectacular. I can only imagine what it must be like to actually hold. What it must sound like! WOW! | ||
| cje
Intermediate Member Username: cje Post Number: 126 Registered: 5-2009 |
Everyone, Thank you for the great comments and well wishes! Also, a HUGE public thank you to everyone at Alembic for making this one-of-a-kind instrument for my family and I. The journey has been wonderful, and it would have been a shame if I didn't document it… so I did. I didn't want to forget the trip, so I decided to blog about it. I first want to apologize to all of you in the Alembic community for limiting the blog to family and close friends. Once it was clear that the guitar was going to get the FC treatment, a decision was made to keep the guitar under wraps until the big unveiling. Now the shroud is lifted, and I'd like to present to you all the journey of Diamond-Eyed Jack! For those that have gone through a custom build, I'm sure to be treading on familiar territory. And even if you haven't chosen that particular road to get here, I'm confident you'll have a blast! Please enjoy the read, comment if you are so inclined, and share with anyone you think would be interested! http://cjeichinger.com/diamondeyedjack/ I just love this guitar. Now… about that East Coast gathering... CJ | ||
| cje
Intermediate Member Username: cje Post Number: 127 Registered: 5-2009 |
And yes, rami - 'wow' would be one word used to describe the sound! | ||
| jon_jackson
Intermediate Member Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 159 Registered: 12-2008 |
Just read your blogs about the build and your decisions along the way. Very interesting. Also some great stories and insight into the amazing family that crafts these incredible instruments for us to enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Jon | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1956 Registered: 9-2002 |
When I had my Elan built, after talking thru it with Susan and Will Gunn (both the BEST!), I told Susan I wanted it tinted green 'about halfway between Hunter Green and a BP sign'. No color swatches, nothing, just that idea. I decided to not ever call them. Just see it when it was done. Without my knowledge, they shot it the first time, decided it wasn't what I implied, stripped it and started over, completely on their own. When I got it about a year after order, yes, it was EXACTLY the color I had in mind. THAT's Alembic. J o e y |
