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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: hendixclarke on February 12, 2009, 07:47:48 PM

Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 12, 2009, 07:47:48 PM: It would be cool to create a guitar virtually, and then use a swipe card for the real thing.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: white_cloud on February 13, 2009, 02:07:53 AM: Status have a kind of create a bass (within a template of certain models) on their website - its very cool!

No swipe card though!

John.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: adriaan on February 13, 2009, 02:54:00 AM: That works for Status, who have a relatively limited range of custom options (at least compared to Alembic).

It might be nice to have an interactive gallery where you would select a model and hopefully find a couple of pictures with different wood options.

The question is if Alembic is turning out enough non-custom instruments to fill such a gallery. The FTC threads suggest that they are taking pictures of finished intruments, so that would be a start.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 05:52:58 AM: The Alembic guitar silhouette of fixed, and known standard classes (shapes options) could be upgraded to a full 3D rendering kiosk.

Thus, allowing the customer a clear perspective from their remote PC.

Once the shape is accepted, the wood options would be available... eventually the customer would drill down to the hardware options and so forth... The user see's the instrument as it is being designed before their eyes... and could cross reference historical references of actual guitars built of the same shape type.

Ultimately customers can save their pictures to their local file systems.

As for extreme customs, (beyond the shapes of the system and history) then traditional customer care would be enforced.

A system like this alone would be a marketing marvel if integrated well and it interacted with the rich history and culture of talented makers, and musicians like you-all.

Just a thought of many...
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on February 13, 2009, 06:03:05 AM: Martin has a Build your Custom feature as well - though again, with limited options & no swipe. It is fun, though.

Peter
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: bassfingers on February 13, 2009, 06:13:18 AM: PRS has a similar thing too.It's a great idea.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 06:13:42 AM: Mark King sure does get around... They sell basses in his name over there...that's cool.

Although I did-not see a virtual show room at Status, maybe a link, would help...

Thanks.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 06:32:01 AM: I Love PRS guitars -- I want one of those before I get too old to care...
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: adriaan on February 13, 2009, 06:51:32 AM: On the Status site (http://www.status-graphite.com target=_blank), click to go to the On-line Shop, and select SmartBass - and hope it is up again (THE SMARTBASS PAGES ARE BEING UP-DATED).
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 07:24:37 AM: I see your point...

What I had in mind was like these great websites below:

Build your own...

1. mbusa.com
2. honda.com
3. Dell.com
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 07:33:42 AM: Peter...

www.mguitar.com (http://www.mguitar.com) (Martin)

You got it!
This is the closest site, I had in mind.

Thanks for sharing this...
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 07:41:57 AM: For the value of the product, I think it would be very fitting for Alembic.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: olieoliver on February 13, 2009, 08:00:26 AM: I just built a $31,000.00 Martin. WOW

OO
PS. I am taking donantions
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 08:13:50 AM: Show us pictures of your wonderful creations... I bet it looks nice man...

Martin's technology is as sweet as their guitars...
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on February 13, 2009, 08:19:36 AM: I'm impressed, Olie - even going full-on nuts, I only hit about $27K (OK, I didn't add electronics or a carbon-fiber case...)

Peter
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: olieoliver on February 13, 2009, 08:24:40 AM: Yep, the case was the kicker!

I think for now I'll stick with my 1963 D-35.

OO
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 08:29:22 AM: Here's the Virtual Martin I made for sharing... in this example. How cool is that!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61176.jpg)
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: bassfingers on February 13, 2009, 08:50:19 AM: Mmmmmm,Koa!.
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: olieoliver on February 13, 2009, 09:01:17 AM: With or without case and eletronics.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61180.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61181.jpg)
Still taking donations. OO
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 10:06:12 AM: Yes, Virtual Show Room are wonderful.

You could create and share your creations before you buy. Nice Axe!

Jiffy Pop Corn theory:

More fun to make, as it is to eat/buy...
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 10:35:56 AM: I made some minor changes to my virtual guitar...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61189.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61190.jpg)
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hendixclarke on February 13, 2009, 10:43:15 AM: I forgot the side view...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/61193.jpg)
Title: Alembic needs a Virtual Show Room
Post by: hankster on February 15, 2009, 05:56:43 AM: Love that site. A person could go in there and never come out.

Rick