thanks alot valentino, i appreciate it, thanks for letting me know!

Well, If I had just bothered to look at the pictures above I'd have seen that the holes are already drilled. James says he can probably fit the Mini locking Grovers, but he won't know for sure until he tries.
 
Valentino
 
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oh ok, well if they dont it will still be alright, they have the same diameter for the pegs, 10mm, but im not sure about the placement for the little hole for the pin that keeps it from moving.

Ahhhhhh....I must have subliminally placed the Grover suggestion into the depths of your mind, Pat, LOL!

Yeah you did, i think im gunna like the sealed tuner, shiney gold, 18:1 better than the matte open geared 12:1 sperzels. I also think it would look super nice later on when i get cocobolo tuner buttons, and my custom inlays done later on in life from Alembic!

Good idea...I'm betting some nice hardwood tuner buttons from Rog over at THG Knobs would look awesome on this thing...ditto for your control knobs. Ck his site galleries out...there's plenty of Alembic Club brethren's axes (amongst many others) in there to ogle over, including my Custom Orion IV.
 
http://thgknobs.com/

Yeah im gunna get the thg knobs, ill probably get macassar ebony knobs, or cocobolo, with a marker on it

Pat:
 
THG's stuff is pricey, but the quality is there and Roger gives good customer service. He's done knobs for my Orion as well as my Heritage Golden Eagle and some really sharp cocobolo knobs inlayed with MOP for my Custom Straub Cantus guitar head. I'm currently in the process of getting Roger to make some custom knobs for my new Series I 4-str.
 
FWIW, if you get your stuff made before Alembic ships your guitar, Rog can ship direct to Alembic and Alembic will put the stuff on for you. This ensures perfect fit/finish and Alembic will note the option on your build (blue) sheet (aka wood card) for all posterity...great for insurance claims, should it ever be necessary.
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

This guitar will be my main axe at Berklee College of Music next year, Ive been accepted today! Probably the best day of my life!

Congrats and Best Wishes! I'm very jealous!

how much are the thg knobs? i only have 2 knobs goin on this guitar, what do you think 2 macassar knobs?

It depends on how fancy you want them to be. I've paid as little as $25/knob and as much as $40 per. Ask Roger for a quote.
 
I like Macassar, but they will stand-out and compete for attention as they don't quite match anything on the guitar. There's nothing wrong with that...if you're looking for a contrasting effect. Just my $0.02.
 
Personally, I like matching woods in general, and analogues of the particular instrument's hippie sandwich construction in particular. If you ck out my knobs on the Custom Orion, you'll see what I mean.  
 
https://club.alembicguitars.com/Images/631/11855.html?1090683103
 
I'm contemplating something similar for my Series I, which has a 5A Quilt Maple top and back,a hollow mahogany core and purpleheart/maple accent lams w/MOP oval fretboard inlays. Roger is pricing tophats with a maple base, PH lam, quilt maple top and MOP top/side inlayed marker lines OR Mahogany base, PH lam, quilt top w/MOP lines. I also inquired if I could get maple and mahogany as a base...it may be too many lams...we'll see. Here's asome pix of the bass as it shipped:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Series-1-Quilted-Maple-Bass-Guitar-New-Mint_W0QQitemZ7362888138QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
Just so you don't think I have no imagination, I had him make me custom-sized mini-top hats with an ebony base and a quilt maple top with MOP top/side lines for my blonde Heritage Golden eagle Archtop (two for the heavily-figured solid maple pick-guard mounted pick-up vol & tone controls...with custom-wound Lindy-Fralin floating Jazz p/u).  
 
I'll post pix of both when I get them stowed away.
 
Meanwhile, here's the Straub amp with the custom cocobolo knobs:
 
https://club.alembicguitars.com/Images/449/16159.html?1116011940
 
 
(Message edited by kmh364 on January 31, 2006)

Pat said quote:This guitar will be my main axe at Berklee College of Music next year, Ive been accepted today! Probably the best day of my life!  Man, am I jealous: youth and music....  A long time ago, I made my choices; I joined the Navy.  I sometimes wonder what life would have been like had I followed music professionally.  Oh, well, no big thing; I have fun as an amateur.  But best of luck to you, man.  Go for it!

I liked the knob that is all ebony, dome shaped, and had the abalone top/side marker, seemed really sleek. i think that if i got the ebony it would look similar to having regular knobs, but would be more exotic, you know?
 
 
and george, thanks a bunch, its a dream come true, i think its the best thing thats ever happened to me! you just gotta love music!

As I tend to be conservative, I play it safe with like woods and am reticent to experiment. If you want to be bold, by all means go for it. After all, it is your baby...and you must please yourself first. I imagine it'll look great, so go for it! Roger always does nice work, and he'll make it right if you don't like what he comes up with.
 
Promise us here at the Club that when you get famous after your stint at Berklee that you don't forget the little people who have to work at a boring regular job, LOL!
 
FWIW, For my Series, we're gonna go with a real hippie sandwich knob...tophats in maple base, mahogany lam, PH lam, quilt maple top and MOP inlayed lines. I just have to verify that the tophats will fit (I'll use my spare THG's I had made for the Orion). The pointer knobs are still undecided though. Maybe an all MOP top with either maple or mahogany or PH as a solid wood, or maybe a sandwhich of PH and maple? Who knows! Either way, I'll have enough knobs made that I can convert to Series II and still have the knob situation covered...or at least I'll have spares.