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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: jazzyvee on October 13, 2022, 03:59:44 PM

Title: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: jazzyvee on October 13, 2022, 03:59:44 PM

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 14, 2022, 03:29:33 AM

Yessir, that was nice this morning. :)

*admittedly, it never occurred to me that I should have a guy adjusting my guitar's controls while I was playing... but that could work too. ::)

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: Mlazarus on October 19, 2022, 10:07:15 AM

Nice smooth tone.

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on October 21, 2022, 07:14:15 PM

Man, I wish i hadn't seen this.  Now that I know what one can sound like, I'm going to have to go through with my tentative plan to knock over a couple liquor stores & buy Danno's gorgeous red Skylark.........

Peter

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: TheVolatics on October 22, 2022, 06:08:27 AM

Hey, this is my guy Dan's shop, Northern Lights in Littleton, NH. He's the one adjusting the controls.

I've personally played this exact Skylark and debated between it, a resin-injected buckeye burl Further, and a Further in Ziricote that I wound up settling on. It was a hard choice and about a $10k price difference between the Further I chose and the Skylark, but I went with the Ziricote Further based on its aesthetics, options, appointments, and slightly more sound capabilities. The only reason I felt it played slightly better than the other two was because of the bound birds-eye maple neck.

That all being said, the Skylark was fantastic, it sang beautifully, and I personally liked it better than the buckeye Further in terms of playability. Excellent tone and adjustability to the point which I struggled to make the decision to pay a considerable amount more for something I really liked, or save some cash and trade up in the future. I'm personally not a huge zebrawood fan, and I was looking for a guitar that will become "my instrument" and not one I sell off to find "my instrument" in the future. The bound fretboard is a personal preference for me on all guitars, and I resonated with the Further I chose for its elegant presentation and timeless appearance.

If I had been more financially restricted, the skylark would have come home and I would have been just as happy with it adjusting to its aesthetics. If I wasn't as restricted as I am, they both would have come home with me. But I can personally attest that this Skylark is a great player and sounds phenomenal, but unfortunately just not my look. Whoever winds up with it is going to be ecstatic about it.

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: dannobasso on October 22, 2022, 06:36:05 PM

I'm sorry Peter. The Red one was bought by a club member. I'm told there will always be another.

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on October 23, 2022, 08:32:36 AM

Thanks, he already let me know.  Not that it matters; the liquor stores would actually need to be knocked over........

Peter

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 23, 2022, 08:52:44 AM

I thought this place was about to get really exciting.  ;D

Title: Re: This Skylark sounds great.
Post by: paulman on October 26, 2022, 04:16:28 AM

My Sky park was da bomb and purchased from a forum member...17 years ago!!  Sold it during the 2008 thing when I was laid off for months.  I miss her so bad.  The Sky lack is an amazing instrument as all Alembic's are of course!