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hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 793 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 11:57 am: |  |
Haven't done a thread like this in a while. Let's share pics of the headstocks of our beloved Alembics! I'll start with a two-fer:
Knobby pegheads on my '75 doubleneck! OK, show 'em what ya got! |
toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01
Post Number: 31 Registered: 9-2009
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 1:42 pm: |  |
If Alembic basses could talk... "Tommy, you see what I see..." "Yeah, Shorty, one big happy family of cool Alembics..." "Yeah, it's too cool bro..." (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 10, 2010) |
tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1195 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 2:03 pm: |  |
I see the tomahawk has received some preventive padding! Both of these basses have moved onto other homes, but here are the two I've had:
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rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond
Post Number: 376 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 5:27 pm: |  |
Proud to provide "Mica Supplied" shots. Mark King Deluxe with Fan headstock, and Excel.
The Elan and Series 1 had to make due with my photographic and editing skills!
(Message edited by rraymond on July 10, 2010) |
hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 794 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 6:59 pm: |  |
Awesome! Keep 'em coming! Here's the cone headstock from my first Alembic, a Spoiler Exploiter:
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mg1125
Junior Username: mg1125
Post Number: 28 Registered: 5-2010
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 7:06 pm: |  |
I thought showing my 1997 Essence
[moderator's edit: format] (Message edited by davehouck on July 16, 2010) |
pace
Senior Member Username: pace
Post Number: 579 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 8:33 pm: |  |
SWEEET!
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adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan
Post Number: 2531 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 2:02 am: |  |
Here's my happy couple of cone heads ...
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room037
Advanced Member Username: room037
Post Number: 328 Registered: 9-2003
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 4:01 am: |  |
Here are my 76' and 77' Fan head with 88' JJ sig. that I owned.
Eiji |
room037
Advanced Member Username: room037
Post Number: 329 Registered: 9-2003
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 4:27 am: |  |
And unusual two Cone heads
Eiji |
crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins
Post Number: 650 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 12:30 pm: |  |
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tmoney61092
Advanced Member Username: tmoney61092
Post Number: 392 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 1:27 pm: |  |
Mike Pace, thats a pretty awesome neck recipe you have going on there! ~Taylor (Message edited by tmoney61092 on July 11, 2010) |
dfung60
Senior Member Username: dfung60
Post Number: 433 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 5:06 pm: |  |
Here's my headstocks: Graphite Series 1, seen here recently in another thread:
Series Exploiter with a nice cone:
Series 8-String knobby:
Series II 5-string:
My bass is the one on the the Series II product page. This isn't the best headstock photo, but the back is pretty interesting:
This instrument is 35" scale, but I think that somebody may have missed that early on on the work order. The scarf joint is really extended on this bass, way past the headstock and down into the fingerboard area which you can see on the back. When I first received this bass, the thinnest point of the neck was actually underneath the first fret area, sort of a negative volute that screamed "break neck here". We did a neck profile rework on this instrument after the first completion which included some additional veneer layers on the back of the headstock so the headstock didn't seem quite so precarious. There was never any negative effect on the sustain or tone before or after, but it did look pretty scary from the side. Nobody but Alembic could have done a fix like this. I requested that Alembic do this bass with ebony neck laminates; this bass is the origin of today's ebony neck lam option. David Fung |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 4487 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 7:23 am: |  |
Some of mine:

 Bill, tgo |
shae
Junior Username: shae
Post Number: 21 Registered: 10-2007
| Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 11:45 am: |  |
Here's the headstock from my 86 Persuader.
(Message edited by shae on July 12, 2010) |
kenbass4
Advanced Member Username: kenbass4
Post Number: 372 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:38 pm: |  |
Ok, here we go (Paul TBO, please forgive me...)
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jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 2642 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 4:40 am: |  |
mine..
Graeme |
byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung
Post Number: 1263 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 11:03 pm: |  |
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jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 2643 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 3:12 am: |  |
Love that bevelled edge and the small omega Brad. Graeme |
serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12
Post Number: 769 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 5:19 am: |  |
30 Head stocks? |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 2645 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 5:21 am: |  |
That doesn't count keavin. We need close-ups :-) Graeme |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 2023 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 11:21 am: |  |
Keavin, everytime I see one of those pics I can't help wondering if I could get a strike with a ten pin bowling ball.. hahaha ;-)
Jazzyvee |
pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 635 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:03 pm: |  |
ok let's go: my first SC deluxe from 2004
my first and last MK5 (too heavy), sold
my second SC deluxe from 2008
my MK4 deluxe
my Koa series II, gold plated hardware...waaaw...
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pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 636 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:04 pm: |  |
ooops, double post sorry! (Message edited by pierreyves on July 14, 2010) |
pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo
Post Number: 482 Registered: 6-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 4:32 pm: |  |
84 Distillate - zebrawood - Hipshot on the E
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harald_rost
Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost
Post Number: 198 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 12:34 am: |  |
1976 Series 1 Lacewood Top and back |
eligilam
Advanced Member Username: eligilam
Post Number: 274 Registered: 2-2006
| Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 10:30 am: |  |
The winner is byoung! |
crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston
Post Number: 600 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 8:01 pm: |  |
Closeups...
And while they're all awesome, Pace, Bill and Brad have got the front-runners, IMHO. (Message edited by crgaston on July 15, 2010) |
honninscrave
Junior Username: honninscrave
Post Number: 17 Registered: 3-2009
| Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 8:38 pm: |  |
My Exploiter's bubinga cone peghead....
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fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1136 Registered: 5-2006
| Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 9:06 am: |  |
Remember Kurgan's advise: Don't lose your head :-) Her are my current 4: '83 Spoiler:
'88 Spoiler:
'90 Elan:
'06 Custom:
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tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1207 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 9:34 am: |  |
Charles' dragonfly always gets me and I love that inlayed shell on his logo |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 9450 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 4:11 pm: |  |
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kilowatt
Intermediate Member Username: kilowatt
Post Number: 119 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 6:39 am: |  |
 Here is my Series II Regards, Pete |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 2036 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 10:31 am: |  |
Stanley Signature Deluxe
Orion Guitar
 Europa5
 Elan plus 4
 Dragon Magic Series I
 Jazzyvee |
pace
Senior Member Username: pace
Post Number: 585 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 1:29 pm: |  |
Pete, good to see ya around these parts! Dave, is the headstock on your 6 thinner than the norm? I had them use a guitar-sized crown on mine. |
tmoney61092
Advanced Member Username: tmoney61092
Post Number: 400 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 1:53 pm: |  |
what does the fret x do, Jazzyvee? ~Taylor |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 9456 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 2:02 pm: |  |
Mike; I believe it's just the standard six string bass crown. |
kilowatt
Intermediate Member Username: kilowatt
Post Number: 120 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 2:05 pm: |  |
Mike, I stop in every day or so to do a little reading, but there are so many people on this site that know more than I do. I would love to see everyone get together soon. I would really like to jam with you on that pedal steel. One of my favorite instruments! Hope all is well. Regards, Pete |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1449 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 3:49 pm: |  |
Taylor, Jazzy has a FretFX aftermarket LED set on his Europa, That's the battery pack on the back of the headstock and the clear tube running to to the front contains the LEDs and attaches to the top of the neck. The LED array and the battery pack attach with an adhesive strip that doesn't mar the surface, but can't be shifted or transferred once it's attached. I've got them on two of my Alembics as well, and I love them (my third Alembic has the factory installed LEDs). Here's mine on my Epic (they were originally called "Hot Dotz"):
and here's my Distillate:
They're available in red, blue or green, are MUCH less costly than retrofitting, and use 1 or 2 AA rather than 4 9-volt batteries (depending on LED color selected). Here's a side shot of the Distillate:
I don't have a headstock only shot of my fretless Epic, so here's me and my baby:
Mike |
hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 800 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 4:19 pm: |  |
Mike, is that a knobby headstock on your fretless Epic, like on my doubleneck in the first pic in this thread? |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1452 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 5:19 pm: |  |
Yes, it is Harry. Mike |
serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12
Post Number: 771 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 5:52 pm: |  |
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tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092
Post Number: 402 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 8:24 pm: |  |
thanks, Mike! ~Taylor |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1453 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Monday, July 19, 2010 - 6:30 am: |  |
And thanks Kev, for the shot from last year's Chicago gathering.
Mike |
mg1125
Junior Username: mg1125
Post Number: 41 Registered: 5-2010
| Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 4:51 pm: |  |
This is my 1990 Spoiler headstock  |
mc500
Junior Username: mc500
Post Number: 14 Registered: 11-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 5:27 pm: |  |
Guys, those look awesome. Here is my contribution.
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mica
Moderator Username: mica
Post Number: 6830 Registered: 6-2000
| Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 9:55 am: |  |
Wonderful! I can't seem to take a clear picture of a peghead on the shop floor. These all look great. |
edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin
Post Number: 687 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 12:10 pm: |  |
I can't wait to be able to show pictures of the headstock of my impending Series I! |
gregduboc
Senior Member Username: gregduboc
Post Number: 441 Registered: 11-2008
| Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 - 2:03 pm: |  |
Stanley Clarke Deluxe:
Distillate:
Series I:
Greg |
hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 808 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 - 2:19 pm: |  |
Great! Thanks for reviving this thread with some nice shots! |
toma_hawk01
Intermediate Member Username: toma_hawk01
Post Number: 110 Registered: 9-2009
| Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 - 4:02 pm: |  |
Greg pulls out the big guns with a Triple Double!!! Man, that bass warms me up all inside, every time I see it. Peace and Love, Hal- |
gregduboc
Senior Member Username: gregduboc
Post Number: 443 Registered: 11-2008
| Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 - 10:42 pm: |  |
Thanks for the nice comments guys! Harry, I don't have a picture of my Exploiter's headstock too add to this thread, but it is basically the same as yours, so it would be sort of redundant. Hal, your compliments are always welcome! Greg |
dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217
Post Number: 1041 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 10:19 pm: |  |
Here is the headstock of my 1972 Alembic. Please excuse the poor pic. I took this one with my phone.
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sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 1186 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 10:57 pm: |  |
Nice scalloped string nut ! |
longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat
Post Number: 374 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 8:53 pm: |  |
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dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1477 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 8:32 am: |  |
It's like the overhead shot of a water ballet! Mike |
mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno
Post Number: 461 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 10:54 am: |  |
Wow, Mike, that Epic Fretless's headstock is SO nice! |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1479 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 6:26 am: |  |
Gracias, Mario. The maple face complements the knobby style. That bass was an Ebay find about 8 years ago. It's my main instrument in the Noah Gabriel Band. Mike |
gregduboc
Senior Member Username: gregduboc
Post Number: 449 Registered: 11-2008
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 9:30 am: |  |
Mike, I don't want to be a pain in the a**, but in Brazil we say "obrigado"! Greg ps. Awesome picture! |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1480 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 8:18 pm: |  |
Obrigado Greg (sorry, I had high school Spanish many years ago and didn't know the right word in Portugese) (I hope I'm not making a complete fool of myself) Anyway, thanks for the compliment. Mike |
badaxe24
New Username: badaxe24
Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2010
| Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 1:57 pm: |  |
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hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 816 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:51 pm: |  |
Finally, my Stanley Clarke Sig Standard 5-string:
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oddmetersam
Member Username: oddmetersam
Post Number: 84 Registered: 7-2008
| Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 8:50 pm: |  |
I thought I'd go for a slightly different angle on my headstock. She's a MK Sig Dlx.
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