Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: jazzyvee on October 15, 2020, 05:47:32 AM
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I have seen a post on facebook where a guy has converted his MK deluxe bass into a Spyder replica.
It looks like he has made a good job of it but, taking a bandsaw to bought alembic takes some courage.
He is now looking to find some anniversary electronics to complete the project.
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Arghh! - that is really brave ( but then, the only thing I can do is change the strings!! - oh apart from a slight lowering of the action on one side which for me was traumatic).
Glynn
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I saw the original bass and the completed project last night, but I did not see those "build in process" pics. Definitely brave, but it looks like he did a nice job.
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that's awesome! Not for the faint of heart, for sure.
when i saw the title, it cast my mind back to years ago on the dudepit where a guy posted pictures of what i think was a new series I that somehow got run over in its case by the equipment van. i recall that it got broken into at least 3 pieces not counting the splinters and the only thing that was salvageable out of it was the electronics and the tuners.
now, that was some graphic content!
OBTW FYI i am a *huge* pointy bass fan and that extra pointy headstock makes me jealous. I miss my pointy bass :-(
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Am I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went? ???
I applaud the work. Not sure I'd have cut up what looks to have been a pretty nice MK to do it. Maybe a roughed-up Spoiler rehab project or something. But hey, if a dude (or dude-ette) is sure enough of their skill to saw the wings off an Alembic, I'll :-X.
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That was a nice looking MK that they chopped up. I think if I wanted an Explorer body bass I would just buy one and then have both. :) The point on the Explorer body is kind of cool though.
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Because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Paul (impressed by the craftsmanship, disappointed with the deconstruction)
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Because you can doesn’t mean you should.
words to live by!
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Am I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went? ???
You're not the only one. ;) There's a nice project right there waiting to happen.
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So what is this now. A "modified" Alembic?
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Because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Paul (impressed by the craftsmanship, disappointed with the deconstruction)
Yeah - I was scrolling down to post that exact thought.
Peter
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when i saw the title, it cast my mind back to years ago on the dudepit where a guy posted pictures of what i think was a new series I that somehow got run over in its case by the equipment van.
I used to have link bookmarked (alas, no longer active) of a rebuild thread of a Martin M-36 that had been run over; there was not a piece - headstock, neck, 'board, top, back, sides, bridge; everything - that was unbroken; almost of the pieces present were used in the reconstruction. The craftsman did an amazing job - but one has to wonder how it sounded.
Peter
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Am I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went? ???
You're not the only one. ;) There's a nice project right there waiting to happen.
wait for it...wait for it...GOT IT!
maybe some guy out there has a Spyder that he wants to turn into a MK deluxe bass.
Whooo!