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Title: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: mica on April 18, 2018, 03:59:56 PM
This is what I posted on Facebook and Instagram yesterday:

Make-A-Wish coordinated a dream bass for Joe. Guild donated the bass and we modified the instrument to echo Phil Lesh's Big Brown bass with a removable Bird's-eye Maple front plate and Alembic pickups and electronics.
 As a bonus, Ron and Mica drove the bass down to Terrapin Crossroads where Phil signed the inside of the electronics cavity. This made the bass even more special.
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But for the Alembic Club, I've included a few extra pictures. One of my dad taking the front plate off during the super-fast practically drive-by that we did to get the signature. Phil was running late for a family event and we just met him at the entrance. Dad is always ready with his Swiss army knife!

The next one is under the hood with all the shielding and the special little battery holder.

The last one is a beauty snapshot just before we shipped.


Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: hieronymous on April 18, 2018, 05:10:48 PM
What an amazing wish come true for Joe!


And thanks for more pictures!
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 18, 2018, 05:19:23 PM
 :) :) :)


Well Done!
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: growlypants on April 18, 2018, 05:40:22 PM
1 of 1!!  Looks priceless to me!  Awesome.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: David Houck on April 18, 2018, 07:34:53 PM
Nice looking bass!  And a wonderful gift.  And yes; thanks for sharing this with us.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: soflbass on April 18, 2018, 09:12:09 PM
That's awesome.... :)
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: dead_head on April 19, 2018, 11:56:48 AM
Beautiful!!!   :)
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: StephenR on April 19, 2018, 12:06:48 PM
Nice to hear some good news for a change... thanks for playing a part in making it happen!
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: pauldo on April 19, 2018, 04:14:42 PM
Love it.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: the_home on April 19, 2018, 04:36:34 PM
Such a great 'vibe' in this story/effort. Truly heart warming.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: rv_bass on April 19, 2018, 05:03:10 PM
Very nice! 😊
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: mica on April 19, 2018, 05:56:11 PM
Nice little story picked up by Live for Live Music (https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dream-bass-phil-lesh-guild-alembic/).
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: David Houck on April 19, 2018, 06:10:26 PM
Nice article!
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: smokin_dave on April 20, 2018, 03:03:28 AM
Bravo. :D
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: kilowatt on April 20, 2018, 07:07:13 AM
Nicely done!
Best wishes to Joe.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: sonicus on April 20, 2018, 12:38:21 PM
Optimum beauty on all counts . The sentiment , the heart and the beautiful product is all there .
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: FC Bass on April 20, 2018, 02:53:57 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: hankster on April 20, 2018, 06:46:45 PM
What a great project, and a real testament to Alembic, Guild and Phil.

R.
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: hieronymous on May 03, 2018, 01:12:44 PM
Found another article, this time on the Guild website - not much new information but thought it was worth linking to here.

http://guildguitars.com/guild-make-a-wish/ (http://guildguitars.com/guild-make-a-wish/)
Title: Re: Make-A-Wish Guild/Alembic
Post by: moonliner on May 09, 2018, 12:09:51 AM
That’s very cool! Well done!