Alembicize a Guild Starfire ll

Started by dr_z, August 12, 2011, 09:43:50 AM

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moonliner

Thanks everyone!
 
It's going to take a few stages, and there's really no rhyme or reason to it, besides knowing what I want aside from 'need'. :-)
New headstock with ebony laminate, logo with shell behind it. The logo won't be flush, as it's an oil type of finish. New ebony fingerboard with LED side markers in either green or red. Can't make up my mind just yet! The violet ones are W I L D, but for my eyes they are kind of distracting.... and trippy! Bridge with sustain block, and a plain tail piece. Electronics will come a bit later.... Smaller pickups to fit the very narrow neck were talked about and seem to be doable.  
So, I think that's it for the first stage.... I'd love to get it all done at once, but I have to gather lots of nuts and berries first!

sonicus

Excellent !  The bridge with sustain block and tail piece are a good start. I noticed a huge difference on mine when that was done back in 1975. I am both excited and delighted that Alembic has decided to do this transformation . I will  most certainly be watching.  
 
 Wolf

edwin

Sounds like a great start! A new headstock and fingerboard would be a great addition to my SF. As far as LEDs go, I would probably do something like red with amber at the 12th fret. I love the LEDs on my (actually now Pierre-Yves) SI. I'm going to miss that.
 
Are you thinking series electronics and pickups?

moonliner

I'll probably start with something a little more basic (no pun intended). Volume, filter, Q switch... maybe bass/treble boost and cut. Ultimately I would love to have S2 electronics, but that will have to wait.  
Red LED's are nice... I have them on my SC. I was toying with green for the earthy factor. Oh dear... option anxiety!

lbpesq

Red doesn't degrade night vision.  Other colors like green do.  Something to think about.
 
Bill, tgo

Bradley Young

Red degrades night vision, but it's the least energetic part of the light spectrum, so it affects you less.
 
There's always the dimmer option, too.
 
Bradley

moonliner

Yes, I think I'll go with red. The dimmer idea is one I've been thinking of. I like to have the light fairly low.

lbpesq

On my custom Further I had the dimmer switch placed inside the control cavity.  I tend to find an adjustment I like and leave it there, so rather than drilling another hole in the guitar and having another knob, I adjusted the brightness of my LEDs with the dimmer and then screwed the control cavity cover back on.
 
Bill, tgo

moonliner

That's exactly what I have on my SC but for this project I may be in the market for more knobs!

tmoney61092

more knobs you say? you could always get an SF-2 installed like on this bass
 
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/411/16123.html?1316024798 ;)
 
~Taylor

sparechaynge

Been following this since the beginning. Moonliner, be sure to keep this thread well updated!
 
I too am pursuing a superfilter in a bass. For me, Bass + Tons o'Knobs =  
 
!!!

moonliner

Taylor, thanks for the link to that bass. Very cool! I hadn't seen Alembic install a superfilter since the old days. That's kinda what I'd love to have done!
And yes Sparechaynge, that's exactly what I'm going for!

sparechaynge

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... I hope Phil appreciates all the work that gets done here!

moonliner

I feel bad I kind of hijacked this thread. Should I start a new one someplace else?

mica

I'll start an FTC thread for this project.