| Author | Message | ||
| bassman8416
Advanced Member Username: bassman8416 Post Number: 225 Registered: 5-2012 |
Hi brothers and sisters. I have a Guild Starfire II reissue on backorder. One of the mahogany wood finish ones. Has anyone sent a Starfire to the mothership for installation of bridge/tailpiece and sustain block along with electronics, I was thinking signature, being I own an SF-2. Anyway just wondering if this is something Alembic does or does one try to have it done on their own. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4692 Registered: 5-2009 |
I did this over 30 years ago . Here are threads to see ; http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/2792.html?1262960781 http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/84774.html?1425349805 There are folks here that will most likely chime in as well that have gone through this process. Some done by them selves and others at Alembic. I have seen recent projects such as this done at Alembic with various different Alembic Pickups and Electronics . Contact Alembic Inc. to arrange for a fitting schedule that works time wise for them . Wolf | ||
| rv_bass
New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2014 |
Alembic is currently modifying my Starfire. After discussing it with club members and then with Mica, we settled on Anniversary electronics with master volome and a couple other things. The consensus was regardless of what you choose, adding Alembic components to a Starfire is a heavenly match I'm sure a Starfire with signature through a SF-2 would sound fantastic! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1787 Registered: 6-2002 |
Here's another recent SF Alembicization | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6315 Registered: 7-2004 |
I have an early 70's Starfire IV guitar I'm thinking of Alembicizing. Anyone done this with a guitar before? Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3290 Registered: 6-2002 |
There's this Bluesbird. Or this celebrity-owned 12-string Starfire. | ||
| flpete1uw
Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 602 Registered: 11-2011 |
I guess it would sound a bit like this? ;-) So freaking cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bKsCOD32Tk | ||
| moonliner
Advanced Member Username: moonliner Post Number: 324 Registered: 12-2004 |
I had Alembic work their magic on an old Starfire and I absolutely LOVE IT! Mine is the one that elwoodblue posted. As you would expect, it plays like a dream and sounds amazing. I originally had them put in Anniversary electronics which worked great. After a while I had someone stuff a rack mount SF2 into it, which was a major hassle, and it added a lot of weight. One day I would love to have Ron wire up a more efficient version.... The dream is ever evolving and never ending! | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1714 Registered: 11-2004 |
Wait... you've since stuffed an SF2 into that starfire? PICTURES!!! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4705 Registered: 5-2009 |
Ditto . A view would be interesting , as well as who is doing the work . | ||
| moonliner
Advanced Member Username: moonliner Post Number: 325 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'll post a picture or two soon. The innards are quite the chaotic mess..... A very far cry from the beautiful work Alembic does. Mostly this was an experiment to see how useful it would be to have a super filter onboard, rather than in a rack. The thing I like best about it is that it makes this bass wonderfully unique in tonal capabilities compared to my other basses. |
