Alembic Employee "Nightshop" Guitar

[lbpesq]

Well, I brought the employee guitar to rehearsal tonight with my dead band, Rough Around the Edges and played it through a real amp (Mesa Mark I) for the first time.  I discoverd that the Alembic pickups definitely do not put out nearly enough signal on their own when used passively.  The way this guitar is set up is that it uses the Stratoblaster as the preamp and then has a regular volume and tone pot.  With the Blaster engaged it sounds great, just like an Alembic ... duh!  It plays great too.  It's like having an Alembic Strat, something I must admit I have considered should I get another custom.  Now I've got one.  I also have to admit that I love the fine tuners on the Kahler bridge.  I'll have to think some more about changing to an Alembic bridge and Bird.
 
Bill, tgo

[jacko]

One thing I've never understood about these locking tremolo systems: what happens if you break a string at a gig?  
 
Isn't that why you take 6 or 7 other guitars along to gigs then?
Seriously though, congratulations on yet another nice guitar.
 
Graeme

[pace]

Luckily, the Khaler isnt double locking~ so no worries about having to snip balls.  
 
Bill, have you considered getting rid of the locking mechanism at the headstock, in exchange for locking tuners?!? Or do you like the old Fenders?

[lbpesq]

I'm certainly not in love with the Fenders that are on it.  I have yet to loosen the locking nut piece and test them out.  I have Sperzel locking tuners on my Further and love them.  I don't see that they would be any different from the Fenders as far as the tremelo goes, though.  Also, the guitar didn't come with the whammy bar, so I haven't even tried it to see if this new-fangled kahler thingamajigee even keeps it in tune when you start playin' with the whammy.
 
Bill, tgo