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dannobasso
Senior Member
Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 683
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 5:28 am:   Edit Post

Congrats to you!
Now after completing the ultra=customs, us little guys can expect some elf time from Santa Rosa.
Play it in good health and good luck putting your group together.
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1834
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 7:26 am:   Edit Post

the eagle has landed
i will be moseying over to ups to pick it up shortly
thanks danno
good luck with yours
am interested to see how those off angle pups come out
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 5881
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 7:44 am:   Edit Post

"Moseying"; yes, take your time, enjoy the scenery, maybe stop for coffee and browse the aisles at a bookstore.

(Message edited by davehouck on December 28, 2007)
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 1555
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 7:49 am:   Edit Post

Ha! Unlikely dave. He'll be breaking all the limits ;-)

Graeme
dwmark
Intermediate Member
Username: dwmark

Post Number: 186
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 8:13 am:   Edit Post

This needs to be televised. I WANT AN UPDATE!
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1835
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 10:17 am:   Edit Post

i actually did mosey,,,i had my coffee and cigs first. the ups lady was a hoot. she first said i couldnt pick it up til 6pm. then she said there was no box this size in the pu pen. Then she said oh i know where i put that. its expensive isnt it. uhh yea kinda, she takes me over to a locked jail pen and there she be. then goofs on me not looking like my drivers license. then she had 2 guys carry it out to the car for me.
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I waited til 12.20 to open it, cause i know somewhere its 4.20 and thats the only way to open an alembic
ok- so... alembic line 101
GOD DAMN IT LOOKS BETTER THE PHOTOS!!!!!!!!
I dont know where to start,,
first off- the finish is amazing. whats underneath on the top looks exactly like bill said, liquid lava. it looks like its wet underneath so that the bubbles in the qcb look like they are floating. amazing depth- totally amazing- like did i say amazing?
the abalones are simply georgeous.
the peghead is a darker qcb that really sets off the brass inlay- another wonderful piece of abalone.
the back is just elegant to me, subtle grains a fair amount of color variation.
the neck- fits like a glove again. the woods look sweet with some nice flameage in the maple i havent matched it to wolf, but why bother-lol
the gold plating was a great last minute idea. the control layout is perfect, the led arrangement of amber on the 5th, 12th, 17th,24th will help me up the neck
i am just thunderstruck. time to head to the basement on plug it in
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1836
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 10:24 am:   Edit Post

ya know how much i believe in no coincidences
we rotate who opens every week with my friday night friends
gee can you guess who opens tonight?
this is why the higher power didnt want me to have it last week and mele aloha- haha
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1837
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 10:39 am:   Edit Post

there is something i need to say.,
in case some of you forgot,. this was a remake of the first tribute i had made. there was a booboo obviously and never did alembic point fingers and neither did i.
i just want to thank susan and mica for being so kind. i know they took some kind of a hit moneywise to do the right thing for all concerned. my heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to its production.
the_8_string_king
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Username: the_8_string_king

Post Number: 944
Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post

Congrats, Flax!

Outdoing the Wolf is no easy task... but you may well have pulled it off with Scarlet.

They're both so awesome it doesn't matter.

Hey, I know you said it somewhere... but what exactly are your electronics...? Anniversery plus individual bass controls... or something else?

Just curious.

Congrats again. I don't know if any customer has ever had two of his/her instruments make COTM... but (if not) I'd say you've got a real strong chance of being the first.

Hey... do you hear more of the Coco Bolo sound on Scarlet -since "you hear more of the top/back on set-neck instruments"?
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1838
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 12:43 pm:   Edit Post

i havent tried them side by side and wolf is very special sounding. its ash and this is mahog core. i think one would have to have the same instrument with diff top woods to discern a difference in woods
this has a rich ring to it. fat ass bottom
the electronics are
2 vol- outside knobs on the clamshell
2 q filters and switches
led switch
master volume pu selector and a rotary bass control
across the top
i dont think it sounds like wolf and it wasnt supposed to, but its not broken in and neither am i on it yet
road testing tonight = got a call for an audition for a dead band tonight- am bringing a scoop to pick up their mouths when they see this lady
i think this may be a good initial way to describe it
wolf is all man and an animal
scarlet is a lady of nobility and grace
bassjigga
Advanced Member
Username: bassjigga

Post Number: 276
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 1:25 pm:   Edit Post

I don't know how but I missed the final pic on this one. Wow! That is beautiful! Love the QCB and how it's covered with it. No interruptions from the pickups or truss rod cover. Nice.
bassjigga
Advanced Member
Username: bassjigga

Post Number: 277
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 1:33 pm:   Edit Post

What does the Wolf sound like? I've never played an ash bodied neck-through. Do you notice the ash as much as a bolt-on or set neck?
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 2804
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 3:12 pm:   Edit Post

Hey Flax, not a bad looking instrument. The only thing I don't understand is how come you're posting here instead of playing it? Of course with an axe like Scarlet, one could equally wonder why you would be eating, sleeping, or even breathing instead of playing away! Congrats. I owe you a mug, which should be heading your way soon. Then, I suspect, you'll be sending me another in the near future. Have fun tonight. Nicky & I are going to the Warriors/Denver game.

Bill, tgo
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1839
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 9:47 pm:   Edit Post

dave
mica and i were talking about that last week and i need to look at how to get the wolf on the web.
wolf has a definite punch to it- ask-walnut-maple-coco- the walnut adds this
the ash gives it more mid range in my opinion.
i dont have what mica calls the equalizer smile on wolf. has great sustain and thats the neck through
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thats a question for mica to answer as far as set vs neck through
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scarlet got a good test run at the studio tonight
it has a definite voice. very clean on the upper end- low rumble bass on the bottom- so many knobs to play with yet. i need to do a slight tweak on the pups. up on the g with the bridge and down on the g on the neck. thats my usual setting. the neck pup is about almost .625 inch below the string and its fn loud. the bridge pup was moved up .375 inch from the bridge to get a bit less highs, that worked fine. i may go inside the electronics one day and raise the output on that pup. one thing i do notice thats different from wolf. this has a little more acoustic for lack of a better term sound. its full and seems to have a bit of compression built into it. its got the heavier guage chromes on it and mica tested it with alembics on it also and is sending me that set to try, i am not a big fan of rounds, but i will give it try when i changes strings
will try to get some photos sat.,
all in all
its plays really fast and is a great compliment to wolf
bill- from your mouth to gods ears, lol
the audition was just ok.,they played everything slow, lets rock, ok! how bout sugaree? huh?
briant
Junior
Username: briant

Post Number: 29
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 12:30 am:   Edit Post

After you get scarlet setup to your liking I would LOVE to hear sound samples of you playing each bass through the same rig playing the same songs/riffs. Try to take out as many variables and try to just hear the difference in the basses themselves.

btw - thank you for sending me that hi-res picture! Fantastic!
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 2226
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 5:37 am:   Edit Post

Gorgeous, Flax! Play 'er in good health!

Cheers,

Kevin
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1840
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post

hi kevin
long time no hear
hope all is well bud..
hny
i cant put this wicked little lady down...
bassjigga
Advanced Member
Username: bassjigga

Post Number: 278
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 5:22 pm:   Edit Post

Cool. Thanks for the info. And yeah getting the wolf on the web would definitely be cool.
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1841
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post

some photos/ kinda cloudy here today and flash just reflects off the finish
will make some more another time for the showcase
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1842
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1843
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:14 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1844
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1845
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1846
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1847
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1848
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:21 am:   Edit Post

a little washout on the mop cloud


(Message edited by flaxattack on January 01, 2008)
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1849
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:23 am:   Edit Post

flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1850
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post

artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 251
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post

Jeff,
Happy New Year. Some great shots. Absolutely beautiful instruments! Enjoy your new arrival Scarlet!
Play it Healthy!
Art
jtussing
Intermediate Member
Username: jtussing

Post Number: 141
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post

Happy New Year! Quite a collection there! Truly lovely. Since you have two can I borrow wolfy for a little while? :-)

Peace,
Jim

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