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lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5851
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 11:21 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 2:16 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 3:23 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 4:28 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 5:53 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 6:58 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 7:36 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 8:43 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 8:54 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post

+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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 3:20 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 3:59 pm:   Edit Post

Niiiice.

Comfy is always a bonus!
peoplechipper
Senior Member
Username: peoplechipper

Post Number: 493
Registered: 2-2009
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 10:11 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 10:36 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 10:55 pm:   Edit Post

thanks!

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