| Author | Message | ||
| smegpt86
New Username: smegpt86 Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2007 |
I'm new to alembic basses, but i heard the beautiful sound of a good freind's older alembic and i'm definitely looking into starting to save up for a custom. I currently play an Epiphone Thunderbird, and love it to bits, but some times you just need that extra bit of low end to play with. The Gibson 5 string thunderbird i played just didn't cut it, so i'm considering a custom alembic with either an exploiter body or a body similar to the Alembird featured a few months ago. I'm coming over to the US later on this year on an exchange, and as such i'm certainly considering going to a dealership and playing around on the basses in the shop to see what sort of electronics i'm looking for, but i wanted to bounce a few ideas around about the woods. I love the growl my bass has naturally, and the immense sustain that the bass gives me (in comparison with my previous fender Pbass), so i was thinking about a neck made from ebony and mahogany(for a bit more sustain), and the body from mahogany. I also love the look of Buckeyed Burl so i was thinking about that as the laminate. I also came across the "kit" guitar made a few months ago and sold in the store - i thought the pickguard made from wood was rather awesome. would it be possible to pick a contrasting wood and make a thunderbird-esque pickguard for the bass? So, What do you think? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4932 Registered: 5-2002 |
Sounds like a cool project! | ||
| s_wood
Advanced Member Username: s_wood Post Number: 239 Registered: 5-2002 |
Peter: Great minds think alike! Take a look at my Alembird, and feel free to improve upon what you see! http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_alembird.html |
