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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8092 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 1:53 pm:    Some of these you've seen Rusty, others you haven't: Test pattern for neck laminations Neck in presses. Love the drippy glue! Starting the chopping process. "Ears" going on the peghead. Front and back veneers going on the peghead. Getting the top and back laminates ready to start sanding and assembling to the rest of the body. rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1091 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 2:00 pm:    Thank you Mica!!! I just got pinched, the dream is real!!! I'm SO EXCITED!!!! I look forward to watching this amazing process unfold! Rusty jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3824 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 3:44 pm:    Fantastic start Rusty, things are rolling and like you I will be watching this thread closely. Jazzyvee rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1093 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 4:30 pm:    It's fitting that you were the 2nd to post after me Jazzyvee, you have been with me every step of the way on this bass! Rusty sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3198 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 4:47 pm:    Congratulations Rusty, I will be watching closely as well. Wolf rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1095 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 4:52 pm:    Thanks Wolf! Glad to have you along this wonderful journey with me! Rusty dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1785 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 5:19 pm:    Congrats on a beautiful start to what I'm sure will be a gorgeous tonal inspiration. Will your bass be BTC (sorry if it was covered on the "Dreaming..." thread)? I love the neck recipe, it should sound dominant and commanding! Mike hifiguy Senior Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 405 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 5:56 pm:    Pretty! Love that neck combination. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1602 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 6:10 pm:    love the neck recipe and can't wait to see that quilt with some color sprayed on!! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11279 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 7:15 pm:    Very nice quilt! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1096 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 7:53 pm:    Mike, what is "BTC"? Credit goes to Will Gunn for the neck recipe. When I was looking through all the FTC threads getting ideas for my bass I came across one of Will's basses with this same neck. It reminded me of racing stripes on a hot rod! I like the extra wide Ebony laminate for bottom end & sustain & I love the added color contrast of the Vermillion. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8095 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 8:00 pm:    BTC = Bookmatch to Center, and yessiree, this bass has got one on the topper. rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1097 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 8:14 pm:    Thanks Mica! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1098 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 8:34 pm:    Yes Mike, the front will be BTC with continuous wood truss cover to get the most out of this gorgeous slab of 5A Quilted Maple! You can read all my specs & see a Photoshopped rendition of what it will look like here - http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/178439.html?1390265111 dead_head Junior Username: dead_head Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2013 Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014 - 8:59 pm:    Congratulations, Rusty. This will be fun to watch the build progress on a beautiful instrument. Nice looking wood selections. Rob jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3479 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:41 am:    looking forward to watching progress on this Rusty Graeme rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1099 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 3:33 am:    Thanks Rob & Graeme! growlypants Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 74 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 6:34 am:    I always enjoy reading your posts, Rusty - I'm excited for you!! 5a_quilt_top Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 235 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 8:15 am:    Fantastic quilt top! And, I can vouch for the ebony in the neck. What a way to start! dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1786 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 9:07 am:    ... and the bass goes BOOOM! Mike oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 339 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:50 am:    These build shots are just so amazing. It's as if those wood planks already had your name on them back when they were just seeds starting to sprout in the ground...Premium materials, master craftsmanship and the unique Alembic alchemy all combine to make magical instruments that are unparalleled in the industry...if not the universe. So happy for you, Rusty! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1100 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:06 pm:    Thanks everyone! This is going to be a fun year! Glad to have you all along for the ride! rjmsteel Advanced Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 216 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:08 pm:    Congrats Rusty, And, yes a single ebony stringer, with the neck recipe as you pointed out as credited to Will (Gunn), is both a visually stunning and a tone monster. Just enough (extra:-)) bottom and sustain without it being too much! Rusty, My Custom Series is also patterned, (and inspired/ordered - with Will`s help), after Will`s neck recipe/thickness criteria for the wider ebony, thin Maple pinstripe and Standard (Purpleheart) or Vermillion in your case width of the stringers. Rich rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1101 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:30 pm:    Rich, we all have musical inspirations which we aspire to match one day in ability & creativeness in our playing. We may not ever be as good as our idols, but the wonderful thing about Alembic is that we can achieve our instrument inspirations with them building us exactly what we ask for! I'm not ashamed to admit that I've borrowed (stolen!) licks from the best & now I've been inspired by Steve Wood's Europa body & Will Gunn's neck to create what will be the ultimate bass for me! willgunn Member Username: willgunn Post Number: 68 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 1:03 pm:    Thanks for the tip 'o the hat, Rusty, but I'd be remiss if I didn't admit that I too stole the very same neck formula from Ezra Ardolino's custom guitar - though I DID go with a wider center ebony laminate than was used on his instrument..... rjmsteel Advanced Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 217 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 1:12 pm:    I was just about to mention that guitar Will! You beat me to it:-) rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1102 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 2:00 pm:    Will, I think the wider Ebony is what makes this neck recipe so awesome! Yours was the first Alembic I ever saw with a wider stripe in the middle & I love it! The fact that it will increase the bottom & sustain is icing on the cake, I just think it looks cool! Can you tell a noticeable difference with this neck recipe over your others? smuprof Advanced Member Username: smuprof Post Number: 223 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 5:52 pm:    Hmm. Between Wayne's and Olie's and yours and my apparent fetish for ebony, I may need to get the foundation of the house reinforced before the next Texas Alembic gathering. Can't wait to see this animal in real life! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1103 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 6:10 pm:    Yeah John, time to upgrade your homeowner's insurance! We need to have a sustain contest to see whose holds out the longest! I just hope mine is ready by this summer so it can attend the Gathering! slawie Senior Member Username: slawie Post Number: 581 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 6:34 pm:    Congratulations Rusty! I will be watching this epic with much interest. That neck recipe will in no doubt make it sound bigger than Ben Hur. That maple to me looks as if its melting in a Salvador Dali kind of way. Oh you are so fortunate. Enjoy the anticipation! slawie