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neilvg
Junior
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 48
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 - 4:34 pm: |  |
Ok. A picture or three would be nice  |
neilvg
Junior
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 49
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 - 1:39 pm: | |
any updates, pictures, or estimates on when this will be done? |
pierreyves
Senior Member
Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 1014
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 - 2:18 pm: | |
BUMP... incredible... from july 2009 ??? |
neilvg
Junior
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 50
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 3:04 pm: | |
Actually it was ordered in Nov 2008 |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 51
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 11:51 am: | |
bump |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 7601
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 6:56 pm: | |
It's on the list!! That means it should be one of the next 10 guitars to be completed. The exact order isn't predictable, but it does mean that all the finish work is completed. |
byoung
Senior Member
Username: byoung
Post Number: 1331
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 8:47 pm: | |
Consider this an official, "bottles banging on table," request for pics. |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 7624
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 - 5:37 pm: | |
More stuff happening. Here's how the channel under the bridge turned out:
and the whole row of saddles before the finish work:
When these are back from the gold plater (hopefully next week) we'll solder the RMC saddles en place. BTW, this is NOT the rail for your bridge, since yours is concealed hardware. When the bridge is all assembled, I'll post another picture before it's mounted to show how nicely the whole thing comes together. |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 7634
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 7:47 pm: | |
Another view of the bridge, this time just before going to the plater:
Still some buffing to go here.
Where the RMC saddles drop in
Underside - with notes for which saddle is which! |
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus
Post Number: 2321
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 8:01 pm: | |
Superb metal work ! |
osoloco69
Member
Username: osoloco69
Post Number: 69
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 8:37 am: | |
When will those bridges and mods be available? |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 52
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 10:24 am: | |
Bump  |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 7815
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 4:48 pm: | |
I should share some of the images I emailed you recently:
The bridge turned out really nice:
Up close, you can see how clean the design finally wound up:
Now all that's left to do is get the electronics onboard, and schedule the time for you to pick it up and have the setup adjusted to your personal taste. I sent you an email with some details.
We're not ready to offer this bridge separate from a guitar build just yet, but I will post details on the club when then are available. |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 53
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 4:01 am: | |
I got a chance to finally see this beautiful and epic guitar. I look forward to communing with this lovely instrument when the time is right.
I can't upload any of the pictures I took because Alembic only allows 150kb (that's 1/10 of a megabyte!) to be uploaded. Even on the lowest quality setting my images are bigger than this in their normal aspect ratio.
Neil
(Message edited by neilvg on August 12, 2012) |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1382
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 8:58 am: | |
You can send the pictures to the email address in my profile, I'll resize them for you ;-)
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on August 12, 2012) |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 54
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:18 am: | |
Here's some crappy iphone pics. Thanks for the offer fc_spoiler ;)
[moderator's edit: align pictures vertically]
(Message edited by artswork99 on August 28, 2012) |
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy
Post Number: 1276
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 7:58 am: | |
Or you could send me the guitar, and I'll get the pix up (it may take me some time though........)
That is scrumpdilicious!
Peter |
artswork99
Moderator
Username: artswork99
Post Number: 1783
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 8:14 am: | |
That is beautiful, Play it Healthy! |
pierreyves
Senior Member
Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 1099
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 9:04 am: | |
my GOD !!!!! the must awesome guitar I never seen.... |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 55
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 1:49 pm: | |
Yeah, the MIDI implementation is great, aesthetically transparent, and can act as an additional piezo pickup. |
mario_farufyno
Senior Member
Username: mario_farufyno
Post Number: 826
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 7:16 pm: | |
breathtaking... how I'd like to hear that gem! |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 10877
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, September 01, 2012 - 5:14 pm: | |
Wonderful guitar!!! |
hankster
Advanced Member
Username: hankster
Post Number: 290
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2012 - 3:31 am: | |
That midi/piezo pickup in the bridge is diabolically clever!
R. |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 56
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2012 - 4:10 pm: | |
Just picked it up yesterday (finally)! I'll post some impressions later. Now on to finding the right midi controller/system!
Neil |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 57
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2012 - 10:12 pm: | |
So Terratec who makes the Axon is out of business, and apparently there is also a company called Blue Chip.. they also either seem to be out of business -- either buying out Axon or vice versa. Anyway, my research seems to show that this module has the fastest tracking and is the only real alternative to the Roland stuff -- I need more info on the Fan Out box since the description on the RMC website is confounding at best. Since this company seems to be out of business and Blue Chip/Terratec are on Ebay but only used -- what do you guys have to say about all this -- and what are my options? Should I spring for a used Axon? Does anybody have one?
Thanks,
Neil
(Message edited by neilvg on September 06, 2012)
(Message edited by neilvg on September 06, 2012) |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 58
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 10:00 pm: | |
So I've managed to locate a terratec Axon and a Receptor 2 MAX. I'm going to be having some fun. I'll post some vids and let you guys hear some of the stuff this can do.
I think the RMC/AXON/RECEPTOR Combo + blending guitar is going to be really killer.
At first I thought the 12 gauge tomastik flat-wounds was a mistake.. but after they broke in a bit (tomastik flats need to otherwise they sound to 'pingy' on the attack), I'm totally happy! |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 59
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 12:58 am: | |
The Axon / Receptor Combo is stunning. I haven't been able to get MIDI pitch bend to work too well with the Axon however (anybody who has experience with this can chime in). Alembic will be doing a COTM of this guitar in a few months and I'll post some demos along with the writeup so people can see this guitar and the setup in action. It sounds, plays, and feels superb! If I had to do it again, I'd go with a 'normal' (not classical) sized fretboard, but other than some Hendrix-style thumb based chording, I haven't had any trouble - and the extra string spacing really allows for a cleaner picking action in conjunction with the MIDI pickups. |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 60
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 11:46 am: | |
I've had this guitar for several months now and I have to say, she sounds great! Setting up a rig has been interesting and I've noticed I like how it sounds the best out of simple combo amps with minimal fuss along the signal chain - especially with the more stratospheric treble settings on the pickups. As for my BIG rig, this has also been sounding pretty good, and great for quick recordings in one of my studio's production rooms: (you can see the axon and receptor 2+) where I can use this guitar to play MIDI samples/and trigger various VSTi's. Also included is a pic of a lovely E-Sarod that was brought to my studio. This one was made for a musician named Ben Kunin.
 
(Message edited by neilvg on January 22, 2013) |
mario_farufyno
Senior Member
Username: mario_farufyno
Post Number: 864
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 12:36 pm: | |
E-Sarod? Now I want to hear you even more
(Message edited by mario farufyno on January 24, 2013) |
johnp
New
Username: johnp
Post Number: 9
Registered: 2-2013
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 3:43 am: | |
Hi Neil,
First, congratulations on an absolutely stunning guitar! I would be very interested in an explanation of the controls, as I am contemplating a Darling/Further hybrid. Looked in the build history, but perhaps I missed them.
I also have an Axon, which came with my Alembic Series I/II. The pickup is the Roland GK, though, not the RMC. I am on the road, but will check out the Axon's pitch bend capabilities when I get back. It's a shame that Axon went under - I find their synths sounds far superior to Roland's, which sucked in the 80's and have barely changed since.
Like you, I have a lot of plugins, and though I get decent tracking via USB - I've been curious about the Receptor for a while, and am eager to see your upcoming vids!
- John |
neilvg
Member
Username: neilvg
Post Number: 61
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 12:46 pm: | |
Hey John - Sent you an email. I'll post some links to some vids soon. We just got a '67 vibrolux here at the studio and I have been messing about with it between tracking projects, so I haven't had a chance to do a video yet. But I think that time is coming close - maybe something fun with a looper pedal and a bunch of sounds with the same guitar could be in order
Neil |
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