Author Topic: Alembicizing a Guild Starfire questions (Read 559 times)

Bassman8416 · « **on:** December 31, 2015, 08:07:46 AM »

Hi brothers and sisters. I have a Guild Starfire II reissue on backorder. One of the mahogany wood finish ones. Has anyone sent a Starfire to the mothership for installation of bridge/tailpiece and sustain block along with electronics, I was thinking signature, being I own an SF-2. Anyway just wondering if this is something Alembic does or does one try to have it done on their own.

sonicus · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2015, 10:56:41 AM »

I did this over 30 years ago . Here are threads to see ;

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/2792.html?1262960781

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/84774.html?1425349805

There are folks here that will most likely chime in as well that have gone through this process. Some done by them selves and others at Alembic.

I have seen recent projects such as this done at Alembic with various different Alembic Pickups and Electronics .

Contact Alembic Inc. to arrange for a fitting schedule that works time wise for them .

Wolf

rv_bass · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2015, 12:09:01 PM »

Alembic is currently modifying my Starfire. After discussing it with club members and then with Mica, we settled on Anniversary electronics with master volome and a couple other things. The consensus was regardless of what you choose, adding Alembic components to a Starfire is a heavenly match I'm sure a Starfire with signature through a SF-2 would sound fantastic!

elwoodblue · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2015, 01:26:52 PM »

Here's another recent SF Alembicization

lbpesq · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2015, 02:02:52 PM »

I have an early 70's Starfire IV guitar I'm thinking of Alembicizing. Anyone done this with a guitar before?

Bill, tgo

adriaan · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2015, 05:43:47 PM »

There's this Bluesbird. Or this celebrity-owned 12-string Starfire.

flpete1uw · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2016, 05:25:26 AM »

I guess it would sound a bit like this?
;-) So freaking cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bKsCOD32Tk

moonliner · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2016, 11:37:15 PM »

I had Alembic work their magic on an old Starfire and I absolutely LOVE IT! Mine is the one that elwoodblue posted.
As you would expect, it plays like a dream and sounds amazing. I originally had them put in Anniversary electronics which worked great. After a while I had someone stuff a rack mount SF2 into it, which was a major hassle, and it added a lot of weight. One day I would love to have Ron wire up a more efficient version.... The dream is ever evolving and never ending!

tbrannon · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2016, 07:15:17 AM »

Wait... you've since stuffed an SF2 into that starfire? PICTURES!!!

sonicus · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2016, 07:39:34 AM »

Ditto . A view would be interesting , as well as who is doing the work .

moonliner · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2016, 05:35:30 PM »

I'll post a picture or two soon. The innards are quite the chaotic mess..... A very far cry from the beautiful work Alembic does. Mostly this was an experiment to see how useful it would be to have a super filter onboard, rather than in a rack. The thing I like best about it is that it makes this bass wonderfully unique in tonal capabilities compared to my other basses.