| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6839 Registered: 6-2000 |
Collecting these images from before of your African Blackwood you've seen before:   and a couple of things you haven't seen yet:   Your nice extra-thick accent laminates on the Vermilion core. Beautiful! | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 644 Registered: 11-2006 |
Yess!!! I can't wait for the following pictures... | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1173 Registered: 5-2009 |
This looks like it is going to be quite exceptional ! (Message edited by sonicus on July 28, 2010) | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2058 Registered: 6-2002 |
I do like the thicker maple laminates like I've seen on stanley's bass. Does that mean you get a slimmer core of vermillion to keep the overall body thickness the same? Jazzyvee | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 645 Registered: 11-2006 |
Jazzy, as Mica said to me: "use the 1.80" thickness if you want to have the closest possible look to Stanley's bass. If we use the thicker 1.80" body, we can put the electronics all on one side, like the older basses if you like (so only 2 backplates) - and about the same thickness of the Koa bass you just got" Yes my bass will be thicker with only 2 backplates ! | ||
| chrisalembic
Intermediate Member Username: chrisalembic Post Number: 127 Registered: 3-2009 |
tres bien!! i always loved those older alembics with the thicker body and one big accent laminate. looking forward to the development of this bass. its gonna be exceptional. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2059 Registered: 6-2002 |
I agree, you this bass is going to be something elegant. Jazzyvee | ||
| toma_hawk01
Intermediate Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 107 Registered: 9-2009 |
Pierre, My 1976 short body thickness is 1.70 and it has two plates, and my new 2010 bass, is exactly 1.80 with three plates... I too, prefer a thicker bass. Peace and Love, Hal- (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 30, 2010) | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 594 Registered: 4-2004 |
This will be quite nice Pierre, congrats!!! If I was to commission a new SI or SII, I'd probably request the vintage thickness, no accent laminates either. | ||
| gregduboc
Senior Member Username: gregduboc Post Number: 442 Registered: 11-2008 |
Congratulations Pierre-Yves!! It is finally taking shape!! I'm really happy for you  Just don't let anxiety kill you... Greg | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6850 Registered: 6-2000 |
This is a picture from today:  And a little closer in:  And some of the "leftovers":  Next week I'll be able to show you even more pretties! | ||
| gregduboc
Senior Member Username: gregduboc Post Number: 444 Registered: 11-2008 |
I really like the contrast of the woods!! I'll be watching this thread closely. Greg | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 647 Registered: 11-2006 |
Thank's Mica, I hope my bass will be ready when I will go back home from Corsica in 4 days, wonderful french island in mediterranean see ! LOL !! Thank's for all positive comments. The contrast wanted is mainly realesed with the thicker maple accent. The vermillon was choosen because Clarkee has the same (certainly for good reason other's than esthetics), because it's a dark wood AND because it's not to heavy wood. Initially, I wanted ABW for the body too but it was not possible. I hope the vermillon will be minus red than these pictures. I have one vermillon body at home and the vermillon is enough dark to married with ABW. @ Greg: I'm not anxious, I observe, I read, I have a "little" experience with Alembic bass ! This experience FTC will command or decide for my next project, a totally Clarke replica (the same he play actually) but it's another story. (Message edited by pierreyves on July 31, 2010) | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6865 Registered: 6-2000 |
The Vermilion wood ages fairly quickly. It won't take long to get a nice rich brick red color. But it's a fairly dense wood (but not as dense as the African Blackwood of course!). Some more things to see:    | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 650 Registered: 11-2006 |
I hope the vermilion will be darker with polyesther finish because it's to red for me. My SC deluxe with vermilion core is really dark, not so red... Thank's for the news BUT I'm coming back home from Corsica, I was waiting for my UPS tracking all the last thuesday LOL! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2069 Registered: 6-2002 |
That blackwood top looks great Pierre and the contrast with the maple stripe is dramatic. I can really see this being another fantastic Alembic. Jazzyve | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 652 Registered: 11-2006 |
Mica, please keep for me one nice "leftover" with the cream part. Thank's | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1214 Registered: 11-2004 |
I love the contrast. This is shaping up to be a very special looking bass. | ||
| lmiwa
Advanced Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 310 Registered: 2-2008 |
Mica, Just curious. What do you do with the "leftovers"? There are some beautiful pieces there, but not being the artistic type, I have no idea what you could do with them! Loch | ||
| deburgh
Member Username: deburgh Post Number: 61 Registered: 3-2007 |
Man, this is really going to be something special! | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 654 Registered: 11-2006 |
something special, I hope !! Here a picture wich show the vermilion color I hope after polyesther gloss finish: it's dark and well married with ABW.  Picture from Bengt Nyman (Message edited by pierreyves on August 11, 2010) | ||
| willgunn
Member Username: willgunn Post Number: 53 Registered: 2-2007 |
Pierre-Yves, Rest assured, the vermilion will darken to a nice, deep shade of red over a period of a few months - and even faster if exposed frequently to direct sunlight. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6878 Registered: 6-2000 |
There isn't much (if any) scrap with the Maple parts. They are glued up very close to the finished size. The rest gets turned to sawdust as the roundover. The other leftovers get put aside and used for other things. Maybe inlays, maybe tools, maybe wood samples. The Vermilion changes color over time. The image you show in your post #654 isn't really accurate since the Vermilion is nearly all in shadow. It will get darker over time, turning a rich brick red/brown. But it does take time. I'm sure you don't want me to hold on to your bass until the color has matured Just know that it will get there. (BTW - where is that image from?) | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 655 Registered: 11-2006 |
Sorry, I ommited to mention the source, http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=stanley%20clarke&w=97469566%40N00 Pictures of Bengt Nyman I don't know if I well understood... the vermilion will be darker with the age ? But my SC deluxe is from 2008 and the vermillon core is really dark. Do you want to said that in 2 years, this core will take a nice dark red/brown ? I will be happy to wait. Redtiger core is really dark too. | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 508 Registered: 2-2005 |
Yeah! That looks great. Pierre, I have a vermillion core custom, about five years old now. I'll take a look at it and maybe snap a photo. | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 509 Registered: 2-2005 |
Ok, so, actually, this is pretty interesting. If you look at these photos, you'll see that the core is multi-colored -- I don't remember remarking upon this when I got the bass, so I assume what's happening is the wood is changing color.    And here's one of the top, you know, just because...  | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 437 Registered: 9-2008 |
nice bass Hugh! i love the stinger on that body ~Taylor | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 656 Registered: 11-2006 |
this is the vermilion core of my sc eluxe from 2008. It's very dark and not brick colored:  | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2080 Registered: 6-2002 |
Those pics of Stanley's alembic on flickr are great. Interesting that he has those sticky markers on his bass for quick tone change reference. Wonderful looking bass he has thought. I think yours will be just as impressive Pierreyves. Jazzyvee | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 657 Registered: 11-2006 |
sorry but what mean "impressive" ? |
