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wishbass
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Username: wishbass

Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2011
Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 2:25 pm:   Edit Post

has anyone heard of a persuader or spoiler body with the omega or heart omega cut? would love to see image if possible.
mike1762
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Username: mike1762

Post Number: 832
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post

Here is a small body with an omega cut. It's the only one of those I've ever seen... I can't recall seeing a Spoiler or Persuader with one.
mike1762
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Username: mike1762

Post Number: 833
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:57 am:   Edit Post

On second thought... that has the small body shape, but it's actually larger isn't it?
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2795
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post

One could call that a Medium body shape, that for reasons beyond the scope of this post did not really catch on. :-)

There's a Featured Custom pair of SC & 3/4 MK, both with a Stinger cut, Dynamic Duo.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2796
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post

Member daved recently posted a pic of his Scorpion. Well, technically it's a Distillate, but the outline is similar to a Spoiler, and it has a heart omega so that should give you some idea.
wishbass
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Username: wishbass

Post Number: 2
Registered: 5-2011
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 - 1:28 pm:   Edit Post

Very nice.I wonder about the cost for this with Rogue setup,34"neck w/ebony laminates and coco bolo (with lots of red)top.Not decided on body wood yet.I could go on and on.I'll probably come up with something completely different tomarrow...........
bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1697
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 - 10:15 pm:   Edit Post

Actually . . . the bigredbass is technically a Spoiler (2 AXY-4's, later traded out to FatBoy 4's, with a volume, tone, 4-way rotary selector plus a 1-way Q-Switch), but . . . .

It's a Series shape with the Omega cutout, Crown Five peghead, deluxe laminates (3 purpleheart stripes), mahogany wings and quilt maple top and peghead faces. And it's see-thru red. It looks essentially like any Series-shaped five-string elsewhere in these pages, just with a LOT fewer knobs. It's 34" scale, so it's a long reach to first position even for a 44Long like me. And like all of these, it's a tad head heavy, but you learn how to hold it. It has the 'classic taper' neck, whereby it can use the 4-string pickups: For the 'comfort' (wider flare) taper, you'd use the 5/6 string shells.

I always think it must have been on its way to being a Series but got changed, except it's all solid, without the large routs/chambers a Series would have.

Of course, that look is totally Alembic (except it's red . . . . ). The terrific thing about that shape is that it REALLY allows you to play up the neck with nothing in the way, almost Steinberger-esque in the way the upper neck is just right there in front of you.

J o e y
wishbass
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Username: wishbass

Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2011
Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 8:43 pm:   Edit Post

Anyone have any idea for the price upgrade for the scorpionbody like the distillate mentioned above(if any)? Also , how much for the omega cut on the headstock?
twocan
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Username: twocan

Post Number: 10
Registered: 9-2013
Posted on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 - 7:05 am:   Edit Post



(Message edited by Twocan on December 25, 2013)

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