Author Topic: $1,500 Guitar Book (Read 341 times)

tomhug · « **on:** December 21, 2011, 07:32:09 AM »

http://www.theguitarcollectionbook.com/

At first I scoffed, but it does look pretty cool.

Hard to rationalize spending that money on a book instead of an instrument, unless you're rolling in it.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2011, 12:41:35 PM »

No Alembics in there.

Jazzyvee

adriaan · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2011, 12:50:31 PM »

Well, there's John Entwistle's ALEMBIC EXPLOITER SPYDER BASS that you can click from this page ... if you'll pardon the all-caps, the mismoniker and the epic price tag.

sonicus · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2011, 01:01:20 PM »

Check out the tailpiece on the Exploiter Bass .

adriaan · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2011, 01:21:30 PM »

Tailpieces, rather. They came standard on the Spyder model.

sonicus · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2011, 01:39:35 PM »

Very interesting ,Separate anchors . I wonder if they are still available. It looks like if one were to use them on a medium scale standard point body that they would incorporate more string length then the standard flying bird design . Am I correct ? I barely getaway with using long scale strings on my medium scale bass .

adriaan · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2011, 01:53:11 PM »

I have no problem with DR strings on a medium scale Spoiler - just cinch the string about 1.5 beyond the tuner, and cut off 0.5 beyond the cinch, then hook it up in the tuner. The E string doesn't taper as much as the other strings beyond the nut, so it sits in a little curve, but that's no real problem.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:27:06 PM »

oops missed that one.
:-)

New glasses on order :-)

Jazzyvee

adriaan · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:30:53 PM »

Old glasses still going strong for me.

sonicus · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:52:28 PM »

Does the tail piece design on the Spyder incorporate more string length? You just make it as well in the pic.

ajdover · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:56:25 PM »

My Series II Entwistle Replica has the separate tailpieces for each string. I'm sure if someone wanted them on a bass or guitar that Alembic would oblige.

sonicus · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2011, 03:03:46 PM »

Hi Alan,
Does it appear to you that there is more string length past the bridge in such a configuration compared to the flying bird tail piece ?

ajdover · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2011, 03:12:55 PM »

Comparing it to my Essence, SC Std and Epic, it seems to me that there is more string length from the tailpieces to the bridge on my Series II than on the other basses. Essentially, the tailpieces are very close to the bridge, so there's more space of string as it were. I use DR Hi Beams, and I have no problems with them.

You can see a picture of my bass here: http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/27001.html?1267984480

sonicus · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2011, 03:23:51 PM »

That is such a nice instrument Alan . Thanks for showing me the link . I thought that more string length would be used just as you have shown me .

tomhug · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:07:55 PM »

I was amazed to learn about Entwistle's Exploiter that (according to this $1,500.00 book), A five-prong microphone jack provided a direct input to a recording studio board

And here I always thought that was for my power supply...

Dontcha love when people make stuff up? My son used to do that, but he was 7 at the time.