Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: lbpesq on October 22, 2014, 11:21:46 PM
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Just finished my latest project. I started with a new (2011) American Standard Telecaster. I dropped in Alembic PUs and added a 3-way Q. The pick guard is quilted maple. I LOVE the Babicz Full Contact Bridge. Literally doubles the acoustic volume and adds resonance and sustain. Sperzel locking tuners, Schaller Strap Locks, and a black Moody strap I've been saving complete the package. My next project will involve a Conn CSE-2 (google it) and a set of Alembic Strat PUs. Here's some pics of the Telembic. Bill, tgo
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(Message edited by davehouck on October 25, 2014)
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Bill, nice job!
Love the pick guard.
Bet you can shred some sweet Danny Gatton licks on that beauty.
:-D
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Whilst this may reveal more about me than the guitar but there is an image i can see between the pickups that to me looks like a rather buxom lady sitting in lotus position with her hands on her hips.
Apart from that, what a great project Bill, hopefully I will be able to show my strat self build soon.
Jazzyvee
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It's not you, JV - she's definitely there!
Very nice, Bill; one rosewood fretboard short of perfection! Sorry, but maple 'boards rate alongside coneheads with me; otherwise, I love it!
Buddy of mine used to have a Heritage 575 (a real ES-175) in natural with a 'guard like that; it was, as he put it, pure Sex. And his didn't even have a girl in the grain!
Peter
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Awesome build, Bill!
Does the Babicz line up for the strings thru body?
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I just like how everything looks so ...together. Have fun with your new toy.
(And you're giving me the itch to Alembize my Landing P-style bass)
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Jazzy , nothing wrong with seeing buxom bottoms. Some of us live for that as well as our Alembics!
Outstanding quilt. In addition to Danny Gatton style, how about some of the late Roy Buchanan licks and soaring riffs as well.
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Very nice . A Very tasty layout and look . l know that this guitar will sound great . It is really going to cut through the mix . I look forward to hearing it !
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Jazzy, if you think you perception of the pickguard says something about you, what does it say about my twisted mind that it looks to me like a seated amazon with winged hair and lobster claw hands? lol
As for the Babicz, it doesn't line up with the string through body ferrules. The strings now mount at the bottom of the bridge (which can be seen in the photos). The Strat version does use the traditional through body string mount. I've added the Strat saddles to my Modulus neck, Warmoth body Alembicized Frankenstrat I built earlier this year. I can't recommend the Babicz bridges highly enough for Fender-type instruments. Simple, elegant, effective design. (And, yes, they do make them for Fender style basses, 4 & 5 string).
Bill, tgo
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+1 on the pick guard - fabulous.
The body wood has nice grain, too.
What does she weigh - the guitar, not the buxom beauty hiding in the quilt - ?
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Pretty light. The body is ash and has the Strat-style tummy cut in back. I haven't weighed it, but I would guess around 7.5 lbs. Certainly lighter than some other Teles I've played. And she sounds absolutely killer as a slide guitar.
Bill tgo
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Niiiice.
Comfy is always a bonus!
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I've been curious about the Babicz saddles; a far more elegant solution to an idea I had to increase contact area in saddles...oh well, no patent for me! I have a couple of basses I will order them for thanks to your glowing review...nice tele! I just bought one too, one pickup, one knob and weighs nothing, love it! Tony
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Tony, you're going to love the saddles. I'm currently bidding on a Babicz Full Contact replacement for a Tone Pros that I'll be installing on a Les Paul.
Bill, tgo
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thanks!
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I thought I’d bring back this old thread with a current report on the Telembic. It’s funny how things work out. I started this thread six years ago. As it turned out, the guitar has spent most of its time in the case. I liked it too much to sell, but it was down the depth chart from other guitars that got played.
Well anyway I pulled it out today, slapped on some new strings, and played it all afternoon at rehearsal. (We are playing outside in my yard, appropriately distanced, and we are all “old” and staying to ourselves these days in covid world). We’re getting ready for a live stream show next month. (I’ll post the details when I have them).
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed playing it today. It really plays nice and the Alembic guts and Babicz bridge really add to the sound of the guitar. And it’s a Telecaster with a belly cut! I suspect I’ll be playing this one a lot more now.
Bill, tgo
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That is a beautiful guitar, Bill. Nicely done.
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I remember it now, but I wasn't paying much attention at the time. Very much in my head right now!
Thanks for revisiting the thread, Bill. ;)
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Like I mentioned over on Greg's thread, I had the opportunity to play this one a few days ago. Be advised that it is one fine git-fiddle! Though I'm not sure which impressed me more, the Telembic or the Blackstar Fly 3 amp Bill also brought along: 3w, 1X3", battery-powered - and it sounded good! (Needless to say, both sounded much better when Bill was playing them than when I was.......)
As I told Bill; I have always been of the firm opinion that black Teles should have white pearloid pickguards, sunburst Teles should have tortoise 'guards, and all other Teles need black ones - but this guitar makes a dern strong argument in favor of flamed maple ones; just gorgeous!
Peter
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...Be advised that it is one fine git-fiddle!
I love that! ;D
I am wasting an incredible amount of time thinking about what this little experiment of mine will look like, now that I have the electronica-Alembica part pinned down. I love the contoured back Tele (like Bill's here) too. My pieces-parts Telecaster has this, but it was routed for two HB's. Contrary to Coz' postulate, my butterscotch Tele has a tortoise 'guard, and the 'burst Tele has a yellowish pearloid one. ::)