Author Topic: Alan's Custom Orion Guitar  (Read 1542 times)

lbpesq

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« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2007, 06:34:50 AM »
Alan:
 
Another absolutely stunning Alembic guitar.  May you make beautiful music together for many years to come.
 
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« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2007, 11:17:20 AM »
Hmm, I had no idea that the electronics for the Orion bass were different than for the guitar.  I guess we learn something new everyday.

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« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2007, 08:57:21 AM »
Funny thing, I was reading about the differences between the toggle and the blend and thought about it but I decided I would stick to the toggle for quicker changes. I'm not looking to get into having fiffteen million suble variatons of pick up combinations. I sounds great the way she is and it is simple. I like simple.

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« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2007, 06:55:42 AM »
Don't get me wrong, I like it both ways (and wouldn't have made the change on my own).  Actually, when I sold the Orion, I used the money to buy a skylark, and didn't care for it at all (way too many possibilities with tweaking).  I sold it and had a custom guitar built with one P-90, and volume and tone control (I regret even adding the tone control now).  It was just about as simple as I could hope for.

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« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2007, 11:12:32 AM »
Alansorion, I have to agree with you there being a fellow Orion owner. When I got mine it had the standard controls which if ound were quick and simple. I recently upgraded to a filter, and 3 position q-switch.  I think it takes a bit more time to get the hang of using the filter, especially in a live situation. To be honest with the band I'm working with at the moment ( Reggae), I only need a few different guitar sounds so I basically use the pickup selector switch once I've got the filter where I want it.
 
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« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2007, 11:12:38 AM »
Alansorion, I have to agree with you there being a fellow Orion owner. When I got mine it had the standard controls which if ound were quick and simple. I recently upgraded to a filter, and 3 position q-switch.  I think it takes a bit more time to get the hang of using the filter, especially in a live situation. To be honest with the band I'm working with at the moment ( Reggae), I only need a few different guitar sounds so I basically use the pickup selector switch once I've got the filter where I want it.
 
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« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2007, 02:31:55 PM »
I also own a '59 LP Jr. and it has single p/u with a volume and tone. You don't drive youself crazy looking for the just right tone, you just play it! I also have a '64 Strat, a custom Tele made by Rick Kelley in NYC, and a Brian Moore (sort of a LP style 1v 1t 3way) They are all different. Sure I want more but five electrics is a good start, right? Maybe an Alembic bass next?

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« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2007, 08:57:22 AM »
Yeah, my custom is inspired by a LP Jr.  A lot of what made me decide on this configuration was a concert I attended featuring Christopher Parkening playing a selection of Segovia favorites.  I was blown away by the incredible range of tone he could achieve without any electronics, and decided I would probably be better off learning to play well on my own, rather than relying on electronics to achieve my tone.  If I ever have another custom built I will likely go for something much more elaborate (and maybe by then I will be able to appreciate and fully use the guitar).

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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2007, 01:03:42 PM »
There are many ways to modify a guitar's sound that are external. My feeling is that a guitar must be playable and sound good accousticly. After that the P/U 's and other variables can be changed or added.

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« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2007, 06:02:39 AM »
Heh this thread is digressing slightly, but I must I say I like that axe bro!
 
A long time ago someone explained to me (quite condesceningly) that you should never be able to hear an electric guitar acoustically as that means the strings are loosing energy becuase of transfer to the solid body.  
 
Heh, he was so full of s**t!  All the great electric guitars I have sound great acoustically...and I'm sure this one fits that bill quite nicely  Congrats!  (and thanks again for the Skylark Kevin!)
The only thing that stays the same is change.

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« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2007, 12:53:58 PM »
I sounds great and as soon as I pull it out of the case everyone say's Whoa! One guy asked me what the fingboard was he was amazed at the Ebony with it incredible tight grain.
Alan

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« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2021, 01:01:59 PM »
Hi all you Alembic maniacs out there! I have not been on the site in a long time. Still have the Orion and she still looks like new. I had to flitz the brass, but that made a the difference. I would buy more Alembics but I am waiting for my winning lottery ticket to come!  I miss talking to Mica and all the people at Alembic. I felt like one of the family. Just being an Alembic owner puts us all in a rather small group.
Wishing every one well with happiness and success in the new year.
Alan S Orion

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« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2021, 02:01:23 PM »
Good to have you back, Alan!

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« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2021, 02:19:25 PM »
Hi Alan.  What's 14 years among friends!  Good to hear your Orion is still serving you well. 

Bill, tgo

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« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2021, 01:49:38 PM »
Thanks Bill. I’ve seen many Featured Customs that were way more decorated than my plain Jane, but I wouldn’t trade her for the world. To me me she is still stunning. After looking at many posts here it seams like the bass player have us guitar players outnumbered. As it turns out my Orion started due to playing my friend James Taitte's Stanley Clark Brown Bass. With its short scale length it was easy to imagine it as a guitar. I was right. Its a fantastic instrument. Its time for guitarists to wake up and discover that Amebic is more than bass guitars.
Happy New Year to all,
Ala S Orion