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rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 242
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 8:50 am: |  |
I'm really good, thanks for asking, Paul. I'm still doing web development, working from home. It's great - it means on quieter days, I can go and play for an hour in my lunch break! Makes speaking with customers on the telephone a little difficult in the afternoon though due to the ringing in my ears ;-)
How are you? I hear on the grapevine something about you having lost your job? Is that true? I've been out of the Club for a while, simply because of the fact that I have been ridiculously busy with various things.
Rog |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1522
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:06 pm: | |
Yep.
Well ...I stayed self-employed in this last job. I was kind of manager (together with a really nice guy) in an business-event company. The intention was to grow to communication services. The times are bad: the company lost a lot of projects in the first six months so the reserve to pay me had to be spend in another way. It was a risk ....and ...well it happened.
Oh well.
The light on the end of the tunnel is no a little further again. Luckyly: in the darl is distance neraly impossible to estimate. HA!
Paul the bad one |
rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 243
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 6:31 am: | |
Sorry to hear that, Paul. At least you tried - it could have come to something more. I wish you luck trying to find some more work!
Rog |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 456
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2004 - 5:02 pm: | |
Mica:
How's about posting some pix of the UK Dragon Wing in Quilted Maple? Inquiring minds wanna know! |
rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 252
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 2:24 am: | |
I second that! |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 1959
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 3:07 pm: | |
Here's that Quilted Maple Dragon Wing:
Sorry it's a little overexposed... can't wait to convert the old accounting office into my studio! |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 531
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 3:45 pm: | |
Thank You, Mica...very, very nice. Think you can make me a scaled-down version of that in a six-string guitar? Droooooool, LOL! |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1629
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 4:47 pm: | |
Ooooops ...this Dragonwing seems to be a "Series-product" (joking - but its IS a Series I no???)
Kevin, a Six-string guitar-guitar Dragonwing sounds pretty neat!! Mmmmm what electronics could we get in than??? I am for a a CAlifornia Special Electronics WITH tremelo???!?!
Paul TBO
Paul TBO |
ox_junior
Intermediate Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 161
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 4:57 pm: | |
Boy is that ever tasty. Kinda matches my Spyder.
California dreamin'....
Mike |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 533
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 5:27 pm: | |
Oh Bad One:
Actually, I think it's "just" a signature electronics package, like the other DW's, but this one has the dummy hum canceller a la series.
I'm not sure about using this as a guitar template, but it would sure be interesting to say the least. As far as a Cali Custom goes, while I'm sure Alembic does it right, EVERY '80's metal/shred machine had that identical set-up. I have two "period" Jackson/Charvels with strat-type bodies and pointy (six-on-a-side tuners) headstock from '88 with the two SC and one HB active pickups with the locking tremelo (vibrato), shark-tooth MOP inlays, yada, yada. I rarely use the whammy bar (I also have two Strats with a wang bar and hardly use them either). I'd rather have a fixed bridge so the thing stays in tune (i.e., doesn't go flat) when you fret or bend and intonates properly up the neck, especially for "jazz" chords. I'm leaning towards Further/Tribute electronics or something custom. Series electronics are intimidating to me (and so is the price, LOL) as there is A LOT of complexity there with all the knobs/switches/etc and I don't much like the idea of being tied to a rack-mount power supply and umbilical.
We'll see. Part of me wants something different like a DW guitar or a balance-K style (like Jonathan's)...and another part of me wants something more traditional (Strat or Tele...possibly neck-through). Whatever it is, I don't want the thing to be too over-the-top as to make it unsuitable for varied styles and playing situations. I also don't want the thing to go out of style and look dated like my Charvels. Yes, I would like to be different...everyone seems to be going for a Tribute these days. Choices, Choices, Choices, LOL! |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1630
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 10:49 pm: | |
Tele huh ....???
Well ... I AM tempted by that idea. I know there was once a custom order for Alembic to build a Tele-style guitar.
The Tele "Deluxe" model proves that there IS quite some place for electronics on the body. So ...a neck-through Tele style guitar (with a back "leaning" headstock like on the Alembic Jazz-bass "copies" for the UK), bookmatch to center Burl Walnut, Ebony laminates, Further Electronics, ...
Sounds great.
Paul the bad one |
rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 260
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 12:07 am: | |
It looks lovely in quited maple - lovely!
Has anyone apart from me noticed that the bottom straplock pin has moved location on all of the DWs since mine was built? |
senmen
Advanced Member
Username: senmen
Post Number: 368
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 1:56 pm: | |
Rog, Guys,
well the quilted Dragon looks really great.
Rog, remember my original speech about the straplock pin position?
Well, my Spyder8 is on itīs way to Germany now and after this I will continue with my Dragon Wing project.
Oliver (Spyderman) |
rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 261
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 1:55 am: | |
Hi Oliver,
I do remember your conversation about the straplock pin position. I tried holding my own DW last night with the strap in the new position - it didn't feel right but I guess that is probably because I've got used to it the way it is! There's not much difference though really - I don't think I want to go drilling another hole in it to find out which one I prefer!
Rog |
bigbadbill
Intermediate Member
Username: bigbadbill
Post Number: 130
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 4:54 am: | |
Well, as I've stated elsewhere I've been away for a while and am catching up with all the different threads. I have just one thing to say about the above....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roger, that is a corker. Nice to know there are such awesome Alembics floating round (or maybe flying round in the case of the DW, lol)in the UK.
BTW the inlay is stupendous! I remember checking on the price for that before I ordered my Triple O; it was quickly removed from the equation! One day maybe....
Looks fab in maple too! |
senmen
Advanced Member
Username: senmen
Post Number: 388
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 6:20 am: | |
Hi Guys,
Bass World UK has the maple DW on their site for sale now.
Asking price: GBP 9995
Many greetings
Oliver (Spyderman)
(Message edited by mica on November 09, 2010) |
senmen
Advanced Member
Username: senmen
Post Number: 389
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 6:23 am: | |
Hi Guys,
Bass World UK has the maple DW on their site for sale now.
Asking price: GBP 9995
Many greetings
Oliver (Spyderman) |
keavin
Senior Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 512
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 4:46 am: | |
hey are those series electronics? im looking @ that hum cancellor. |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 673
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 9:59 am: | |
It appears that it's just Signature Electronics with a 'dummy' humcanceller thrown in for aesthetics (and maybe even possible series future retrofit).
(Message edited by kmh364 on November 08, 2004) |
terryc
New
Username: terryc
Post Number: 6
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 7:41 am: | |
roger,
I remember this on the custom section, the dragon is absolutley stunning..I didn't think it was in good ol' blighty though.. do you play it anger on stage..if so I bet the audience are astounded if not the other band members would be.
Thats the great thing that separates Alembic from the rest..you can have anything you can imagine(cost effective!) plus you get THE SOUND.
terry |
terryc
New
Username: terryc
Post Number: 7
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 7:41 am: | |
roger,
I remember this on the custom section, the dragon is absolutley stunning..I didn't think it was in good ol' blighty though.. do you play it in anger on stage..if so I bet the audience are astounded if not the other band members would be.
Thats the great thing that separates Alembic from the rest..you can have anything you can imagine(cost effective!) plus you get THE SOUND.
terry |
rogertvr
Advanced Member
Username: rogertvr
Post Number: 275
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 8:06 am: | |
Hi Terry,
Thanks for your kind comments! I'm certainly a very lucky guy.
It's not been out of the house since it arrived. I'm rather fearful that the undesirable element would take a liking to it, and whilst it's insured, it's irreplaceable. Another example couldn't be the same. Everyone who's seen it has been stunned by it though. Ask Oliver (aka Senmen), I met him in Hilversum when I collected it from Edwin at The Bass Connection. Oliver played it for a while, the thread is still around on the Club somewhere.
It's certainly a fine instrument!
Cheers,
Rog |
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