Author Topic: Exploiter guitar, is that possible? (Read 880 times)

blazer · « **on:** April 11, 2009, 05:25:23 PM »

Well I started saving up to get myself a cool custom guitar and seeing that I have been playing a self made explorer as my main live guitar for a while now I was wondering if it were possible to get myself An alembic Exploiter guitar.

Here I am with the guitar in question, the guitar has a three piece Burled Maple-Walnut-Burled Maple body, a Fender style 25.5 scale length neck. It had a Washburn wonder bar for a while (see the main picture) which I replaced for a Kahler later.

As for the exploiter guitar, I'd love for it to have a Hippie sandwich body with a mahogany center and vermilion top and back. I love the classic Alembic look with the exposed neck through construction and I want that neck itself to be five piece lamination of maple-walnut-maple-walnut-maple with the headstock style of the Orion. I want it to have a Kahler and to have the electronics of the little darling with an added master volume.

Is this possible and if so how much would it cost me?

dnburgess · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2009, 06:24:26 PM »

I'd love to see an Explorer style Alembic guitar.

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2009, 06:45:03 PM »

Wouter; there's a really nice Darling in the FTC section right now with a trem bar. The trem will be a Skyway.

David; there's a picture of an Exploiter guitar here.

David Houck · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2009, 07:10:16 PM »

The Vermilion top and back will look nice. I would think everything you've mentioned would be possible; however, I don't think I've seen a Kahler on an Alembic guitar.

blazer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2009, 07:58:19 PM »

Oh no?

blazer · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2009, 08:07:04 PM »

And while searching for that California with a Kahler picture I also came across this.

Which is such a beauty to look at and similar to my own Explorer. It's making me salivate... Perhaps I should reconsider the specs I just put down...

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2009, 08:08:50 PM »

Hah! Your right; my mistake. I was thinking Floyd Rose.

So yes, I would think everything you've mentioned would be do-able. And I think the Vermilion would be really nice on an Exploiter guitar.

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2009, 08:11:23 PM »

That's an exceptionally nice guitar!

elwoodblue · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2009, 10:12:21 PM »

I had an exploiter guitar with a kahler , so they are out there...not too many I imagine.

mica · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2009, 08:23:51 PM »

This is an old picture from my first digital camera, but you can still get the general idea:

Amberburst finish on this one.

bluplirst · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2009, 12:41:45 AM »

Heres one for sale at gguitars
http://gguitars.com/al3074.html

Looks pretty nice, I guess....drool

adriaan · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2009, 02:46:16 AM »

That one even has a Kahler!

dnburgess · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2009, 03:30:47 AM »

The bridge on the gguitars one looks looks out of character.

mica · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2009, 12:38:41 PM »

We installed alot of Kahlers on guitars in the mid eighties.

bluplirst · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2009, 02:13:37 PM »

I had a guitar with a Kahler on it. I really loved the feel of the vibrato. The one at gguitars is a bit overpriced. That much is approaching a new little darling....