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wishbass
New Username: wishbass
Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2011
| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 2:25 pm: | |
has anyone heard of a persuader or spoiler body with the omega or heart omega cut? would love to see image if possible. |
mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 832 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:55 am: | |
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
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 833 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:57 am: | |
On second thought... that has the small body shape, but it's actually larger isn't it? |
adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan
Post Number: 2795 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 12:33 pm: | |
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
Moderator Username: adriaan
Post Number: 2796 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:23 pm: | |
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
New Username: wishbass
Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2011
| Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 - 1:28 pm: | |
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
Senior Member Username: bigredbass
Post Number: 1697 Registered: 9-2002
| Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 - 10:15 pm: | |
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
New Username: wishbass
Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2011
| Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 8:43 pm: | |
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
New Username: twocan
Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2013
| Posted on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 - 7:05 am: | |
(Message edited by Twocan on December 25, 2013) |