| Author | Message | ||
| crgaston
Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 200 Registered: 11-2005 |
Congratulations, Tom, on Pele being the May COTM!!! That is an amazing guitar, and you're having a bass built with this wood also!?! Some guys have all the fun! Absoloutely fantastic! Charles | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 410 Registered: 6-2002 |
I agree a great looking guitar. One minor question though? Are the strings red or is it just a trick of the light? Jazzyvee? | ||
| foth
Member Username: foth Post Number: 97 Registered: 12-2004 |
I think they are really red, Jazzyvee. That 'heaping scoop o' mojo' is a priceless option! | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 422 Registered: 2-2005 |
Tom, Congrats on the COTM. It is a beautiful instrument. Keith | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1876 Registered: 9-2003 |
Congrats, Tom! Cheers, Kevin | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1261 Registered: 7-2004 |
Tom: Cool! And well deserved! Once again, I LOVE this wood. One question: did you pay full price for the "heaping scoop o' mojo" or was it part of a monthly special? LOL Bill, tgo | ||
| tom_z
Advanced Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 376 Registered: 7-2004 |
Congrats Tom! What a great guitar. Enjoy! Peace Tom | ||
| lidon2001
Intermediate Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 145 Registered: 4-2005 |
Thanks everyone! I'm overjoyed with both the guitar and selection for this month's custom. Jazzy, the strings are DR Extra Life Coated. They come in black, blue and red. I just used them for the photo ops at Alembic, but now that I've played them I do like them. I usually play D'Addario XL's, but these seem to keep their tone longer. I'm going to restring with the XL's in a day or two and see what it sounds like. The mojo was a surprise option. Bill, were you there when the mojo was installed? Or is it some long lost elven ritual performed under the full moon? We'll have to see if the option makes its way to the quote generator. Charles, the new bass is done (that was FAST) and Mary said she'll be getting it out very soon. Of course, pics to follow in the showcase. If the fine people at Alembic didn't make it so much fun, I could probably restrain myself. But then they go and say things like "snakewood fingerboard" in a recent monthly special, and my mind starts to wander... ;) Thanks again, Tom | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3766 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats!! Great guitar!! | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 419 Registered: 12-2003 |
Amazing! Like it was chiseled from stone! Congrats on a much deserved COTm. Regards, Jonathan | ||
| jseitang
Intermediate Member Username: jseitang Post Number: 153 Registered: 6-2002 |
the burl on that piece of wood is RIDICULOUS. mother nature at her finest. i wonder how a series II bass would look like with that kind of wood! | ||
| lidon2001
Intermediate Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 147 Registered: 4-2005 |
Thanks Dave, Jonathan, and Jimmy! Yeah, the wood is just crazy. I struggled with that, forego the guitar and get the maxed out bass, but I wanted to experience a custom Alembic guitar, so I had to do it. Here's what we started with: Guitar  Bass  | ||
| jaysimon
Junior Username: jaysimon Post Number: 11 Registered: 1-2006 |
Gorgeous guitar. The wood looks awesome and the control knobs are a wonderful touch. Congrats on the COTM as well as owning that instrument! |
