Pat's 7-string Guitar

[mica]

Just getting things warmed up:  

  Stacking the wood together so it gets a chance to know one another before the marriage of glue. It really works!  

  Open the stack like a book for your first peek at the top of your guitar.   Chip was just about finished with the 3+4 Elan style peghead on Friday. So looks like your body will have a neck to go with it anytime.

[kmh364]

Pat:
 
Just curious: you chose 7-strings for modern metal or for jazz?
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

[7string_thing]

Hey guys its pat here, i have been so pumped to get a factory to customer link and now im super excited, I actually gunna use this more for jazz, but im gunna stick with regular wound strings for now instead of flatwounds incase i decide to get heavy, KEEP ME POSTED, thanks so much susan and everyone at alembic, you guys take such good care of your customers!

[7string_thing]

Susan im a righty you know? I hope you guys arent makin a lefty for me!

[mica]

It's a very misleading picture I'm afraid, and I should have explained more in the post. You're looking at the glue-side of the wood in the second photo (I should have rearranged for the shot).  
 
But, I think you've got a different piece anyway, one more like the Little Bear guitar. Val said that Chip picked out something closer to that.  
 
Sorry to have alarmed you - all is well

[7string_thing]

I like this piece, as long as its bright red when it hits the clear coat , but if you do change it i would like it as red as possible and as figured as possible.

[7string_thing]

hey everyone, just checking in after yesterday. I have a question to whomever this may concern, mica, susan, val, or chip. I would love my piece of cocobolo to look like the one on the Little Bear guitar, but maybe some more figure if possible? Also, when the estimated date of arrival may be, because i am every eager!

[valvil]

Hello Pat,
 
Chip will do his best for you, and he knows what you want but pieces like the one on Little Bear come around VERY rarely. At any rate, if you read Mica's last post above you should be reassured.
 
Valentino

[7string_thing]

thanks a ton, hope i get to see the neck soon, and hopefully have this beast by christmas, much love to all you guys, thanks

[kmh364]

This should be a nice piece! Has Alembic done a 7-string guitar before, or is this a first? Come to think of it, have they done a 7-string bass either?

[joram]

Danno has a 7-string in the family: http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/12182.html
and there's a 7-string guitar on the club too:
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7175.html?1071803892
Maybe there's even more, who know?

[7string_thing]

this will be one 7 string GUITAR of very few, and its is the first  balance K style one! I just cant wait, this is gunna be a dream axe!

[kmh364]

Thanks for the info. Fellow NJ denizen Danno will be miffed I forgot about his 7-str. colossus, LOL!
I saw that Aussie 7 a couple of years ago also, but conveniently forgot same. I shoulda known...there isn't much Alembic hasn't done before, LOL!
 
Pat's 7 in Special, er, um, I mean, Balance K flavor should be quite unique.

[7string_thing]

Yeah its gunna be cool, but i just wanna tell val or susan that im gunna need sperzel locking tuners on that, and how much the upcharge will be?

[kmh364]

Are you sure you want Sperzels? They work good, but aren't too pretty. The Alembic/Gotohs are nice machines, but if you want locking, try the Grovers:
 
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_solid_peghead/Grover_Locking_Guitar_Machines.html