Really beautiful! I love the look of the back!
Well done.

Quote from: mica on May 31, 2017, 03:16:35 PM
Tried to call to congratulate on the safe landing aaaaaaaaaand... straight to voicemail. You must be making good on that threat to go and play some more...

Exactly that - never even heard the phone ring!    Will catch up with you this afternoon or evening.

Thanks All.   

I have already logged about 5 hours of plugged-in time on the new bass. Had to make myself put it down long enough to eat something and then go to bed last night. 

In addition to how close this bass is physically to my Persuader, it responds sonically in a very similar way too, which I guess isn't all that surprising considering how many attributes of the Persuader were carried straight over to the design of the Custom. I mean... that was really the main thing here, so from that standpoint it was a seamless transition.

One of the differences I did notice between the two; while the fundamental notes seem to ring with equal strength, the harmonics all up and down the scale of this Custom are just off-the-charts. Whether from newer (T-I) strings, or more likely the sustain block, or some combination of both, I don't know, but wow... that first couple minutes just tuning up was really something!

Forgive the rambling... I'm still at that stage where I hear and see a little more detail each time I pick this thing up. (Mica will appreciate this) I just noticed for the first time this morning, even the Cocobolo faces on the headstock have a little birds-eye figuring! 

Birdseye Cocobolo... seriously!   

I was giddy just opening the pictures - can't imagine how nice it feels 'live in person'.

One last thing to post here... I never really discussed at any length about the little inlay at the end of the fingerboard. I made a copy of this to keep with the bass... in case some future caretaker ever wonders about it. 

I really appreciate all you guys here at the Club. It's been nice hanging out here in the 'waiting room' with you all.   

Hope you don't mind I saved that to the instrument file here!

Future COTM?

Very nice, Greg!

Quote from: mica on June 02, 2017, 04:05:46 PM
Hope you don't mind I saved that to the instrument file here!

Perfect - Thanks Mica. 

Finally got a pretty day to get some pictures of "Chain Links" outdoors. The natural sunlight really makes the figuring beneath the birdseye 'pop', especially when viewed from different angles.

Couple more detail pictures...   

It never gets old, does it? 

I love the simple, no accent lam look. 

Quote from: adriaan on June 08, 2017, 03:29:55 PM
It never gets old, does it? 

Nope... there's actually been something new every time I pick it up to play, but I reckon you already knew that! 

Toby, read your post #36 here, from May 21st, 2015: http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?topic=6431.30

Thanks Again for the advice. 

First run of gigs are coming up this weekend...