Author Topic: Alembicize a Guild Starfire ll (Read 5473 times)

moonliner · « **Reply #30 on:** January 04, 2013, 11:04:59 PM »

Thanks everyone!

It's going to take a few stages, and there's really no rhyme or reason to it, besides knowing what I want aside from 'need'. :-)
New headstock with ebony laminate, logo with shell behind it. The logo won't be flush, as it's an oil type of finish. New ebony fingerboard with LED side markers in either green or red. Can't make up my mind just yet! The violet ones are W I L D, but for my eyes they are kind of distracting.... and trippy! Bridge with sustain block, and a plain tail piece. Electronics will come a bit later.... Smaller pickups to fit the very narrow neck were talked about and seem to be doable.
So, I think that's it for the first stage.... I'd love to get it all done at once, but I have to gather lots of nuts and berries first!

sonicus · « **Reply #31 on:** January 05, 2013, 12:17:24 AM »

Excellent ! The bridge with sustain block and tail piece are a good start. I noticed a huge difference on mine when that was done back in 1975. I am both excited and delighted that Alembic has decided to do this transformation . I will most certainly be watching.

Wolf

edwin · « **Reply #32 on:** January 05, 2013, 07:44:37 PM »

Sounds like a great start! A new headstock and fingerboard would be a great addition to my SF. As far as LEDs go, I would probably do something like red with amber at the 12th fret. I love the LEDs on my (actually now Pierre-Yves) SI. I'm going to miss that.

Are you thinking series electronics and pickups?

moonliner · « **Reply #33 on:** January 07, 2013, 12:11:23 AM »

I'll probably start with something a little more basic (no pun intended). Volume, filter, Q switch... maybe bass/treble boost and cut. Ultimately I would love to have S2 electronics, but that will have to wait.
Red LED's are nice... I have them on my SC. I was toying with green for the earthy factor. Oh dear... option anxiety!

lbpesq · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:51:40 AM »

Red doesn't degrade night vision. Other colors like green do. Something to think about.

Bill, tgo

Bradley Young · « **Reply #35 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:13:16 PM »

Red degrades night vision, but it's the least energetic part of the light spectrum, so it affects you less.

There's always the dimmer option, too.

Bradley

moonliner · « **Reply #36 on:** January 08, 2013, 01:30:38 PM »

Yes, I think I'll go with red. The dimmer idea is one I've been thinking of. I like to have the light fairly low.

lbpesq · « **Reply #37 on:** January 08, 2013, 03:11:54 PM »

On my custom Further I had the dimmer switch placed inside the control cavity. I tend to find an adjustment I like and leave it there, so rather than drilling another hole in the guitar and having another knob, I adjusted the brightness of my LEDs with the dimmer and then screwed the control cavity cover back on.

Bill, tgo

moonliner · « **Reply #38 on:** January 08, 2013, 04:21:35 PM »

That's exactly what I have on my SC but for this project I may be in the market for more knobs!

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:01:34 PM »

more knobs you say? you could always get an SF-2 installed like on this bass

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/16123.html?1316024798

~Taylor

sparechaynge · « **Reply #40 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:47:28 PM »

Been following this since the beginning. Moonliner, be sure to keep this thread well updated!

I too am pursuing a superfilter in a bass. For me, Bass + Tons o'Knobs =

!!!

moonliner · « **Reply #41 on:** January 09, 2013, 07:55:57 PM »

Taylor, thanks for the link to that bass. Very cool! I hadn't seen Alembic install a superfilter since the old days. That's kinda what I'd love to have done!
And yes Sparechaynge, that's exactly what I'm going for!

sparechaynge · « **Reply #42 on:** January 09, 2013, 08:08:14 PM »

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... I hope Phil appreciates all the work that gets done here!

moonliner · « **Reply #43 on:** January 09, 2013, 10:41:25 PM »

I feel bad I kind of hijacked this thread. Should I start a new one someplace else?

mica · « **Reply #44 on:** January 10, 2013, 04:45:40 PM »

I'll start an FTC thread for this project.