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bassman8416
Advanced Member
Username: bassman8416

Post Number: 225
Registered: 5-2012
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 8:07 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 4692
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 10:56 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 12:09 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 1:26 pm:   Edit Post

Here's another recent SF Alembicization
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 6315
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 2:02 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 5:43 pm:   Edit Post

There's this Bluesbird. Or this celebrity-owned 12-string Starfire.
flpete1uw
Senior Member
Username: flpete1uw

Post Number: 602
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2016 - 5:25 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Monday, January 11, 2016 - 11:37 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 7:15 am:   Edit Post

Wait... you've since stuffed an SF2 into that starfire? PICTURES!!!
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 4705
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 7:39 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2016 - 5:35 pm:   Edit Post

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.

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