Author Topic: The Featured Custom for August is up (Read 640 times)

smuprof · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2014, 05:22:22 PM »

Thanks for the pictures of the knobs - love the purpleheart indicators! Congratulations on a spectacular instrument, John.

pauldo · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2014, 09:48:52 AM »

Very nice.
The burl, the modified logo and those knobs!

Winner!
:-D

5a_quilt_top · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2014, 12:17:32 PM »

Fabulous, simply fabulous.

+1 on all of the comments above - plus the Skyway trem looks like it was made just for it.

Is it performing as expected?

jzstephan · « **Reply #18 on:** September 09, 2014, 02:24:46 PM »

Is it performing as expected? No, it's not. It has surpassed my expectations in every regard. I expected it to be like my series I from the late '70s. As nice as that guitar was, EVERYTHING is way better. The quality of the luthiery is really amazing, the electronics sound better than my fond memories, touching it is sensual, and it seems to know what I want musically. And, to answer your specific question about the trem: I've had everything (except a Floyd, I don't do dive bombs) and it responds as an integral part of my musical concept. I've had really expensive trems that felt 'disconnected' and non-musical; not the Skyway, it's my all time favorite.

5a_quilt_top · « **Reply #19 on:** September 09, 2014, 03:36:41 PM »

Kewl.

+1 on current Alembic build quality and electronics performance exceeding expectations.

And your endorsement of the Skyway is the final push over the cliff for my decision to use one on my next Alembic guitar project.

jzstephan · « **Reply #20 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:22:15 PM »

David Houck · « **Reply #21 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:45:41 PM »

Cool picture!

jzstephan · « **Reply #22 on:** September 14, 2014, 07:13:27 PM »

dead_head · « **Reply #23 on:** September 14, 2014, 08:24:05 PM »

Awesome!!!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2014, 05:44:49 AM »

Those are inspiring pictures jzstephan. I may have a go myself at some dramatic photography with my Series I dragon.

tncaveman · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2014, 05:04:22 AM »

All I can say is WOW. That is such a cool guitar. And I'm a big fan of Stellaluna too. It was a favorite bedtime book for my kids. We have several bats hanging around the house. But a bat in burl buckeye is too cool!

Stephen

tncaveman · « **Reply #26 on:** September 18, 2014, 04:51:59 AM »

All I can say is WOW. That is such a cool guitar. And I'm a big fan of Stellaluna too. It was a favorite bedtime book for my kids. We have several bats hanging around the house. But a bat in burl buckeye is too cool!

Stephen