| Author | Message | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3130 Registered: 6-2002 |
It will not come as a surprise to those who like to browse the Factory To Customer threads here at the Club that this particular build will be a Featured Custom at the Alembic home page. No sirree! Lots of gorgeous wood on display, an iconic shape and a great story to boot. Club members get a sneak preview here before it's posted to the main Alembic site. Congrats John! | ||
| jon_jackson
Advanced Member Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 209 Registered: 12-2008 |
Very cool! The combination of concept, thought and details make this an incredible instrument. Jon | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 2001 Registered: 7-2007 |
What a beautiful guitar John! The wood choice and features are stupendous and so well executed ;) Congratulations, Enjoy, and Play it Healthy! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11461 Registered: 5-2002 |
I love this guitar! So much off the scale cool stuff, yet it all works together beautifully. | ||
| dead_head
Junior Username: dead_head Post Number: 41 Registered: 5-2014 |
WOW! That is exquisite! The woods are absolutely gorgeous! Enjoy in good health, John. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4186 Registered: 6-2002 |
What Dave said..... Stunningly beautiful. I do like that body style more on guitar than bass I have to say. | ||
| zomnius
Junior Username: zomnius Post Number: 19 Registered: 9-2013 |
stunning looks!!! | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2239 Registered: 11-2004 |
As usual, an incredible guitar, enjoy it John | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3564 Registered: 10-2002 |
Congrats John. I've followed your build since I saw it 'in the flesh' and just knew it would be CotM. Graeme | ||
| jzstephan
Advanced Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 268 Registered: 1-2012 |
Thanks everyone: I am truly honored and humbled. I know everyone likes pics; so here's some more! Ebony and purpleheart knobs - fluted just like stock knobs.   | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 2059 Registered: 2-2005 |
Who did the knobs? What size are they (top hat or collet knob size)? I like what I see and would consider getting a set for my Series and maybe fretless. Keith | ||
| jzstephan
Advanced Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 269 Registered: 1-2012 |
David King, top hat.  | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1816 Registered: 5-2002 |
Wow, what a stunning instrument. So many cool details (for a minute I thought to myself "hey, this is a Series II, where's the humcanceller and then realized it had a piece of the book matched wood!). Love the logo, too. And the wood, well, I'm speechless at its beauty. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 908 Registered: 5-2007 |
Great looking guitar | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3577 Registered: 5-2009 |
Excellent in every way ! Congratulations ! | ||
| smuprof
Advanced Member Username: smuprof Post Number: 239 Registered: 12-2003 |
Thanks for the pictures of the knobs - love the purpleheart indicators! Congratulations on a spectacular instrument, John. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1240 Registered: 6-2006 |
Very nice. The burl, the modified logo and those knobs! Winner! :-D | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 347 Registered: 6-2012 |
Fabulous, simply fabulous. +1 on all of the comments above - plus the Skyway trem looks like it was made just for it. Is it performing as expected? | ||
| jzstephan
Advanced Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 273 Registered: 1-2012 |
Is it performing as expected? No, it's not. It has surpassed my expectations in every regard. I expected it to be like my series I from the late '70s. As nice as that guitar was, EVERYTHING is way better. The quality of the luthiery is really amazing, the electronics sound better than my fond memories, touching it is sensual, and it seems to know what I want musically. And, to answer your specific question about the trem: I've had everything (except a Floyd, I don't do dive bombs) and it responds as an integral part of my musical concept. I've had really expensive trems that felt 'disconnected' and non-musical; not the Skyway, it's my all time favorite. | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 353 Registered: 6-2012 |
Kewl. +1 on current Alembic build quality and electronics performance exceeding expectations. And your endorsement of the Skyway is the final "push over the cliff" for my decision to use one on my next Alembic guitar project. | ||
| jzstephan
Advanced Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 275 Registered: 1-2012 |
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| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11510 Registered: 5-2002 |
Cool picture! | ||
| jzstephan
Advanced Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 276 Registered: 1-2012 |
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| dead_head
Junior Username: dead_head Post Number: 44 Registered: 5-2014 |
Awesome!!! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4218 Registered: 6-2002 |
Those are inspiring pictures jzstephan. I may have a go myself at some dramatic photography with my Series I dragon. | ||
| tncaveman
Advanced Member Username: tncaveman Post Number: 238 Registered: 2-2011 |
All I can say is WOW. That is such a cool guitar. And I'm a big fan of Stellaluna too. It was a favorite bedtime book for my kids. We have several bats hanging around the house. But a bat in burl buckeye is too cool! Stephen | ||
| tncaveman
Advanced Member Username: tncaveman Post Number: 239 Registered: 2-2011 |
All I can say is WOW. That is such a cool guitar. And I'm a big fan of Stellaluna too. It was a favorite bedtime book for my kids. We have several bats hanging around the house. But a bat in burl buckeye is too cool! Stephen |
