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Alembic products => Showcase => Series II Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: thedavidkeith on March 04, 2007, 10:35:03 PM

Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on March 04, 2007, 10:35:03 PM
Just found the club after snagging a CA Special today on ebay.  Thought I might join the fun, this one is worth looking at...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/37065.jpg)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: tbrannon on March 04, 2007, 11:42:06 PM
goodness me.....
 
I've never felt such an urge to take up the guitar. More pictures are required.
 
Beautiful catch- have fun.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: lbpesq on March 05, 2007, 07:28:25 AM
David:
 
Welcome to the club.  Enjoy your new Cali Special.  I was the other bidder.  Congrats.
 
Bill, the guitar one
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: bracheen on March 05, 2007, 08:35:51 AM
Wow, what is that, Walnut?  Nice, congratulations. Sorry, Bill.
 
Sam
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: lidon2001 on March 05, 2007, 10:05:41 AM
Welcome David,
 
Great guitar.  Interesting in that its hum cancellor is hidden and uses large aperture pickups.
 
T
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: apdavis on March 05, 2007, 11:38:31 AM
Real Beauty!
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: the_8_string_king on March 05, 2007, 04:44:44 PM
WOW!!!
 
What a stunning BTCer'ed guitar!!!
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: valvil on March 05, 2007, 07:11:40 PM
Gorgeous.  Wood doesn't get much better than that.
 
Burl Brasilian Rosewood? I remember seeing a picture of a triple omega  at the mothership with similar wood & that's what that was.
That would be my guess. It looks a little too amber to be walnut but I could be wrong.
That's the same shape as my guitar, but even without the series electronics difference I like this one much better.  
It's more than worth looking at; as a matter of fact I think everyone is waiting for more pictures; I know I am.
 
Valentino
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: bassfingers on March 06, 2007, 02:33:14 AM
Welcome brother,
 
What a vision!!,kinda knocks my Variax 300 into a cocked hat.As is often said here,enjoy in good health,and as is very often said here,MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!.
 
Best Wishes,
 
Simon.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: mica on March 06, 2007, 09:06:22 AM
That's got to be some Burl Rosewood - before we put it on 25th Anniversary restriction. I think that's the guitar where we first tried the inlaid logo with shell.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: lbpesq on March 06, 2007, 10:49:05 AM
Mica:
 
What's the story with the pickups which appear to be humcanceller size instead of the stock single coils with a Series instrument (and the apparent lack of a humcanceller)?
 
Bill, tgo
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: valvil on March 06, 2007, 02:13:34 PM
My guess would be that those are bass series pickups and the humcanceler is hidden in the body.
 
Valentino
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: mica on March 06, 2007, 02:23:07 PM
Val's right, these are the regular AXY size pickup shells, same as a Series II 4-string bass would get. Same thought as a FatBoy pickup - wider aperture. I'm pretty sure the humcanceller is cast under the bridge pickup in the same shell.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: David Houck on March 06, 2007, 04:26:34 PM
Wonderful guitar!
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on March 09, 2007, 11:48:03 PM
Wow, you guys really keep up with this.  I will get to these questions here after putting another picture up.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/37288.jpg)
 
(Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2009)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: tbrannon on March 10, 2007, 12:37:52 AM
and I thought the top was amazing- that is a killer sandwich you've got going there.  
 
Best thing is that I'm sure it sounds better than it looks.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: 5stringho on March 10, 2007, 04:26:25 AM
Wow! What a stunner!
Welcome to the Gang, and enjoy!
 
Mike        (the 'Ho)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on March 11, 2007, 01:29:50 PM
Okay sweet talkers, here's another(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/37327.jpg)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on March 11, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Mica,
 
What a memory!  Yes that matches what Peter (orig owner) told me;  he took two trips out there from Chicago to handpick the woods, I guess in 96-97 the internet wood bank wasn't available.  Good thing, since I have been having trouble concentrating while voraciously consuming the pix you have posted there.
 
I thought at the time Peter said it was burled walnut, but the paperwork agrees with you:  burl rosewood.   He told that this piece was reserved for a 25th Anniversary bass, and that there wouldn't be many like this one.  He was right.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on March 11, 2007, 02:07:28 PM
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/37340.jpg)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: jaysimon on March 12, 2007, 01:32:49 PM
that is stunning.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: jags on May 07, 2007, 06:23:02 AM
its an absolute beaut. killer body lams, great idea very unique.  can we get some better headstock photos please? pretty please?
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: palembic on May 08, 2007, 02:28:50 AM
It's a very beautifull guitar!
Quite an original shape for the body too???
 
Paul TBO
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on June 07, 2007, 05:36:05 PM
Paul, I think the shape is a normal series 2, but with all trace of omega cut or pointiness removed from the bottom.  It actually looks like the wood came from the same cut as the Superb Walnut '89 S2 that just showed up on this list.  There was speculation before that this one might be rosewood but it is walnut.  Notice also the similarity in body shape.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: mica on June 07, 2007, 06:36:18 PM
This is Burl Rosewood - this piece was too small to make a 25th Anniversary Sterling model. We made a few basses from Burl Rosewood before we decided to reserve the rest for the limited edition. It's very special - I don't recall us making another guitar from it.  
 
The body shape is that of the 20th Anniversary guitar, but with a smooth cut intead of the regular omega. My mom's Anniversary guitar is in the Showcase (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9211) for comparison.
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on July 06, 2009, 03:58:16 AM
I have gotten some emails recently to find out if I still have this guitar.  Have not been able to pull the trigger and list on ebay yet, so if you are thinking about it...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/67005.jpg)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: thedavidkeith on July 06, 2009, 04:05:44 AM
Also, sorry about not responding to the request on better headstock photo, hope this helps...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/67009.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/67010.jpg)
  (Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2009)
Title: 97 Series 2 Custom Guitar
Post by: artswork99 on July 06, 2009, 05:58:26 AM
Beautiful guitar David!
Play it Healthy!
Art