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lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5789
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post

As promised, here's pics of the guitar I've been putting together: Modulus Blackknife neck, Warmoth Chambered rear-loaded body, flame Koa over African Black Korina, Alembic pickups with added Q. The only things left are a new nut and to have it plekked.

Bill, tgo







jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4114
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 11:01 am:   Edit Post

Hi Bill looks good. Im building a strat with alembic pickups and electronics. Are those blackknife necks available new or is this a used one?
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3507
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post

Very Kool Bill! I look forward to hearing it .
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5791
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 11:26 am:   Edit Post

Jazzy:

Only used. Gould went out of business and even sold off his molds for next to nothing. I picked up the neck 8-10 years ago figuring I'd use it someday. The guitar appears to be VERY resonant. I'll be checking it out in a jam for the first time this afternoon with Wolf (Sonicus) and some others.

Bill, tgo
pace
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Username: pace

Post Number: 1039
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 1:59 pm:   Edit Post

Very cool Bill!

I'm curious what year the neck is if you know...
You've got some nice tone woods to complement the graphite.

Like I said in the other thread, I think you'll dig the graphite/activator combo... It plays with the octave and envelope filter really well..
gtrguy
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Username: gtrguy

Post Number: 768
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 4:13 pm:   Edit Post

Cool! I had a Blackknife for a while and liked everything about it except that the whammy bar stuck up too much, so I sold it. It was a very warm sounding guitar.
dannobasso
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Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 1542
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 8:58 pm:   Edit Post

I too can attest to the graphite alembic combo being exceptional. Play it in good health.

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