| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6840 Registered: 6-2000 |
Nice piece of Quilted Maple:  It's a neck!  and a body:  and the sandwich:  Sorry about the funky color balance - I am not a professional photographer. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9499 Registered: 5-2002 |
Beautiful quilt! | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 426 Registered: 12-2004 |
...and sadly not going to happen.  Miscommunication on my part. We're starting over next week. It should have been a bookmatched to center top. Full stats will be: Essence body 4 string 35" scale ebony fretboard (blank) side LEDs in blue 5A quilt maple top bookmatched to center flame maple neck w/ walnut pinstripes flame maple body orion style inline peghead continuous wood covers on everything all chrome hardware inlaid logo w/shell sheer black finish Essence electronics + master bass control Simple and light weight. This will be my gig workhorse. | ||
| rjmsteel
Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 82 Registered: 7-2008 |
Brian, That going to be awesome. I see your keeping with the LED color, (on your Rogue)... just love them blue ones too  Great choice also on the scale length too. What do you mean by master bass control?... does this literally mean bass filter/tone, (master), control. -Rich | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9504 Registered: 5-2002 |
Brian; I love the stats. Quilt top and flame Maple body under the black finish will look very cool. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 427 Registered: 12-2004 |
Rich - the controls will be standard Essence (volume, pan, filter) and then a bass control knob that affects everything. So instead of a bass control for each pickup there is one bass control for the entire instrument. My Rogue has the same thing but in addition it also has a master treble control. I thought about a Q switch and decided against it. I thought about adding a Rogue/Europa style bass boost switch as well and decided against it. I also considered going with Signature electronics and decided against it. I love the elegant simplicity of the Essence electronics. They're outstanding for playing live as they offer just enough control to get what I want out of the instrument quickly on the fly. | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1233 Registered: 7-2007 |
Brian, Those specs sound great. Nice use of the electronics package and a beautiful quilt I'm sure it will be. I look forward to seeing it. Best, Art | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 431 Registered: 12-2004 |
Here's to hoping a nice new body is being glued up right now. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6864 Registered: 6-2000 |
It's not getting glued up yet, since there's much more prep work to doing the bookmatch to center. However, here's some of the goings on:   Note the "BTC" marks on everything. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1200 Registered: 5-2009 |
I agree that an Essence is a natural as a gig work horse. I love my other 2 Alembics as much but that Essence has what I can use to get through several long sets . Of course like my other Alembics it is a total joy to play giving me back as much as I am able to offer . The 35 " scale seems interesting for string tension . I like the specs. as well. I will be watching the progress. Sonic Regards. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 434 Registered: 12-2004 |
I realize I'm being greedy at this point but can I get a little update before I escape into the Canadian Rockies for the next two weeks? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6891 Registered: 6-2000 |
The best I had for you on Friday was this:  In the big torsion box clamps with the BTC front. But today I ran across some more goodies:    So at least these will be here when you return, and possibly some more! | ||
| rjmsteel
Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 98 Registered: 7-2008 |
Looking Good Brian, The blank fretboard`s going to look great with that awesome BTC top you now have. The flame in the neck, (backside picture), ........whoa....that neck`s got flame. -Rich | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1265 Registered: 12-2004 |
Duuuude! I thought you were a ways away from ordering this one. Very nice! Bradley | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 460 Registered: 9-2008 |
i love the orion headstock with the essence body, this will be an awesome bass! ~Taylor | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 436 Registered: 12-2004 |
That's just the kind of update that I look forward to seeing when I get back from a vacation! Looking beautiful already. I'd love to see it again soon during the shaping/building process. It's so cool to have photos of it while being worked on to compare to the finished product - which I realize is some time off still. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 443 Registered: 12-2004 |
Mica, Is there any chance of a few more carving/routing/shenanigans photos of this beasty before it gets to “the long wait”? | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 445 Registered: 12-2004 |
I ain't too proud to beg... PLEASE PLEASE PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASE?? | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 461 Registered: 12-2004 |
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| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6958 Registered: 6-2000 |
Ha! Just for you and Oolong, the back pics:   It's even cuter than a bunny with a roll on his head. | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1237 Registered: 11-2004 |
Flamealicous!! All maple? That sucker is gonna have some snap! | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 464 Registered: 12-2004 |
That makes me exceedingly happy to see. | ||
| rjmsteel
Intermediate Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 108 Registered: 7-2008 |
Brian, That neck is just beautiful! Are you having the "satin finish" treatment on the neck done? -Rich | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2140 Registered: 6-2002 |
All maple is gonna sound deadly and crisp. You know, I still think that body shape would be excellent for a guitar. Jazzyvee | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1302 Registered: 5-2009 |
My 91 Essence is all Maple . Every one who I have played with loves it. I love it too ! | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 466 Registered: 12-2004 |
I too have an all maple Essence. It was the inspiration for this one. The tone kills. It's light weight and minimal controls (but not limiting) make it ideal for live situations. After playing my existing one almost exclusively for a year (at gigs anyway) I started to really miss a few things. The master bass control and 35" scale being the big ones. It would have been easy to add a master bass control to the existing one - would have been much harder to make the scale longer. So the idea for this bad boy was born. After thinking about it for a good month+ while running I finalized the options and called The Mothership. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with my existing Essence when this little monkey is complete. Might use it as a backup - might sell it. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 471 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is The Blackness happening yet? Inquiring fruitbats want to know. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 473 Registered: 12-2004 |
Blackness?  | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 484 Registered: 12-2004 |
Could we get a few update pictures? Assuming of course that round 2 of The Blackness was/is successful.  | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7017 Registered: 6-2000 |
I saw the new black today - but when I returned with my camera to the shop, it was already sanded and prepped for the next coat of spray. I may be coming in on Sunday, in which case I will get to sneak a picture for you. Otherwise, I'll leave a note so that I can actually catch it before prepping! |
