| Author | Message | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5851 Registered: 7-2004 |
Just finished my latest project. I started with a new (2011) American Standard Telecaster. I dropped in Alembic PUs and added a 3-way Q. The pick guard is quilted maple. I LOVE the Babicz Full Contact Bridge. Literally doubles the acoustic volume and adds resonance and sustain. Sperzel locking tuners, Schaller Strap Locks, and a black Moody strap I've been saving complete the package. My next project will involve a Conn CSE-2 (google it) and a set of Alembic Strat PUs. Here's some pics of the Telembic. Bill, tgo       (Message edited by davehouck on October 25, 2014) | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1307 Registered: 6-2006 |
Bill, nice job! Love the pick guard. Bet you can shred some sweet Danny Gatton licks on that beauty. :-D | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4269 Registered: 6-2002 |
Whilst this may reveal more about me than the guitar but there is an image i can see between the pickups that to me looks like a rather buxom lady sitting in lotus position with her hands on her hips. Apart from that, what a great project Bill, hopefully I will be able to show my strat self build soon. Jazzyvee | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1782 Registered: 10-2006 |
It's not you, JV - she's definitely there! Very nice, Bill; one rosewood fretboard short of perfection! Sorry, but maple 'boards rate alongside coneheads with me; otherwise, I love it! Buddy of mine used to have a Heritage 575 (a real ES-175) in natural with a 'guard like that; it was, as he put it, "pure Sex". And his didn't even have a girl in the grain! Peter | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 1083 Registered: 4-2004 |
Awesome build, Bill! Does the Babicz line up for the strings thru body? | ||
| ed_too
Junior Username: ed_too Post Number: 32 Registered: 3-2011 |
I just like how everything looks so ...together. Have fun with your new toy. (And you're giving me the itch to Alembize my Landing P-style bass) | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 488 Registered: 5-2005 |
Jazzy , nothing wrong with seeing buxom bottoms. Some of us live for that as well as our Alembics! Outstanding quilt. In addition to Danny Gatton style, how about some of the late Roy Buchanan licks and soaring riffs as well. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3685 Registered: 5-2009 |
Very nice . A Very tasty layout and look . l know that this guitar will sound great . It is really going to cut through the mix . I look forward to hearing it ! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5852 Registered: 7-2004 |
Jazzy, if you think you perception of the pickguard says something about you, what does it say about my twisted mind that it looks to me like a seated amazon with winged hair and lobster claw hands? lol As for the Babicz, it doesn't line up with the string through body ferrules. The strings now mount at the bottom of the bridge (which can be seen in the photos). The Strat version does use the traditional through body string mount. I've added the Strat saddles to my Modulus neck, Warmoth body Alembicized Frankenstrat I built earlier this year. I can't recommend the Babicz bridges highly enough for Fender-type instruments. Simple, elegant, effective design. (And, yes, they do make them for Fender style basses, 4 & 5 string). Bill, tgo | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 380 Registered: 6-2012 |
+1 on the pick guard - fabulous. The body wood has nice grain, too. What does she weigh - the guitar, not the buxom beauty hiding in the quilt - ? | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5855 Registered: 7-2004 |
Pretty light. The body is ash and has the Strat-style tummy cut in back. I haven't weighed it, but I would guess around 7.5 lbs. Certainly lighter than some other Teles I've played. And she sounds absolutely killer as a slide guitar. Bill tgo | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 381 Registered: 6-2012 |
Niiiice. Comfy is always a bonus! | ||
| peoplechipper
Senior Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 493 Registered: 2-2009 |
I've been curious about the Babicz saddles; a far more elegant solution to an idea I had to increase contact area in saddles...oh well, no patent for me! I have a couple of basses I will order them for thanks to your glowing review...nice tele! I just bought one too, one pickup, one knob and weighs nothing, love it! Tony | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5857 Registered: 7-2004 |
Tony, you're going to love the saddles. I'm currently bidding on a Babicz Full Contact replacement for a Tone Pros that I'll be installing on a Les Paul. Bill, tgo | ||
| peoplechipper
Senior Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 496 Registered: 2-2009 |
thanks! |
