| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2692 Registered: 6-2000 |
Just getting things warmed up:  Stacking the wood together so it gets a chance to know one another before the marriage of glue. It really works!  Open the stack like a book for your first peek at the top of your guitar. Chip was just about finished with the 3+4 Elan style peghead on Friday. So looks like your body will have a neck to go with it anytime. | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1121 Registered: 9-2003 |
Pat: Just curious: you chose 7-strings for modern metal or for jazz? Cheers, Kevin | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2005 |
Hey guys its pat here, i have been so pumped to get a factory to customer link and now im super excited, I actually gunna use this more for jazz, but im gunna stick with regular wound strings for now instead of flatwounds incase i decide to get heavy, KEEP ME POSTED, thanks so much susan and everyone at alembic, you guys take such good care of your customers! | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2005 |
Susan im a righty you know? I hope you guys arent makin a lefty for me! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2736 Registered: 6-2000 |
It's a very misleading picture I'm afraid, and I should have explained more in the post. You're looking at the glue-side of the wood in the second photo (I should have rearranged for the shot). But, I think you've got a different piece anyway, one more like the Little Bear guitar. Val said that Chip picked out something closer to that. Sorry to have alarmed you - all is well  | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2005 |
I like this piece, as long as its bright red when it hits the clear coat , but if you do change it i would like it as red as possible and as figured as possible. | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2005 |
hey everyone, just checking in after yesterday. I have a question to whomever this may concern, mica, susan, val, or chip. I would love my piece of cocobolo to look like the one on the Little Bear guitar, but maybe some more figure if possible? Also, when the estimated date of arrival may be, because i am every eager! | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 783 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hello Pat, Chip will do his best for you, and he knows what you want but pieces like the one on Little Bear come around VERY rarely. At any rate, if you read Mica's last post above you should be reassured. Valentino | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2005 |
thanks a ton, hope i get to see the neck soon, and hopefully have this beast by christmas, much love to all you guys, thanks | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1208 Registered: 9-2003 |
This should be a nice piece! Has Alembic done a 7-string guitar before, or is this a first? Come to think of it, have they done a 7-string bass either? | ||
| joram
Junior Username: joram Post Number: 27 Registered: 5-2004 |
Danno has a 7-string in the family: http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/12182.html and there's a 7-string guitar on the club too: http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/7175.html?1071803892 Maybe there's even more, who know? | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2005 |
this will be one 7 string GUITAR of very few, and its is the first balance K style one! I just cant wait, this is gunna be a dream axe! | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1216 Registered: 9-2003 |
Thanks for the info. Fellow NJ denizen Danno will be miffed I forgot about his 7-str. colossus, LOL! I saw that Aussie 7 a couple of years ago also, but conveniently forgot same. I shoulda known...there isn't much Alembic hasn't done before, LOL! Pat's 7 in Special, er, um, I mean, Balance K flavor should be quite unique. | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 8 Registered: 11-2005 |
Yeah its gunna be cool, but i just wanna tell val or susan that im gunna need sperzel locking tuners on that, and how much the upcharge will be? | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1220 Registered: 9-2003 |
Are you sure you want Sperzels? They work good, but aren't too pretty. The Alembic/Gotohs are nice machines, but if you want locking, try the Grovers: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_solid_peghead/Grover_Locking_Guitar_Machines.html | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2005 |
ive got sperzels and they work great i love em, and i think there just pretty, but in gold they would be sweet! i have black ones on my parker fly, and that thing stays in tune like nobodys business, i mean i hit the whammy full force and the thing always stays in tune, so ill stick with my sperzels, although those grovers look nice! | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1221 Registered: 9-2003 |
To each his own...I know the Sperzels work fine, but the look, especially the satin/matte finishes don't match a lot of guitar hardware out there, including Alembic's. Just my $0.02. That Stew-Mac site has lots of machines (as well as lots of other good stuff - the luthier's haven, as it were). Planet Waves makes a similar machine that cuts the string as well as locks it. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2806 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's the piece Chip selected for your guitar:  Arranged like this, it shows similar character to Little Bear. Flipping it around so the the left edge would be the bottom of the guitar would look different, but catch some nice stuff too. You like? | ||
| eastcoastepic
Intermediate Member Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 160 Registered: 10-2003 |
Dude, if you don't take this piece, I will! Sexy, almost erotic, radiating waves of Coco Bolo.......what a great top this will make. Wow.... | ||
| jalevinemd
Advanced Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 255 Registered: 12-2003 |
I actually think it's incredible how similar this top would be to my Little Bear. Jonathan | ||
| 7string_thing
New Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2005 |
id like to see it flipped with the straight grain inside, but i love the piece! I think ill take it the way it is! | ||
| 7string_thing
Junior Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 11 Registered: 11-2005 |
hey guys checkin back in, things look great i cant wait for my darling! hope it dosn't take too much longer! | ||
| 7string_thing
Junior Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2005 |
Any photo ops for work in progress? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2928 Registered: 6-2000 |
Yes! Found a couple of the peghead:   | ||
| 7string_thing
Junior Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 17 Registered: 11-2005 |
looks wicked to me! Keep sending me some photos, im excited! The laminates look great as i expected. Im in the process of buying a new amp, but ill have to hold out untill this beast arrives. Thanks a million mica and the rest of the great people there at Alembic! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2938 Registered: 6-2000 |
Body on!  | ||
| 7string_thing
Junior Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2005 |
WOW! SHES A BEAUT! i think i just had a tear... amazing! i bet it will sound even better! (Message edited by 7String Thing on January 04, 2006) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2959 Registered: 5-2002 |
I love the way that top looks!! | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 609 Registered: 10-2003 |
Me too! The headstock is killer as well! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2214 Registered: 9-2002 |
Yep ...this is my favourite headstock (in basses) I think. Can you imagine a 6 string bass with a 4/2 tuners set-up? Would be wild! Anyway has always been part of my dream! Paul TBO |
