Author Topic: Series I guitar, hotrodded (Read 923 times)

edwin · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2013, 09:04:59 PM »

I was staying away from Wildwood because I knew that was there.

johnp · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:23:14 AM »

The original owner was kind enough to get in touch with me and give me some background on the guitar. It turns out that the MIDI pickup was designed in from the start. The chosen colors are those of Mardi Gras (purpleheart laminate, gold maple, green LEDs). It took quite some time to create, according to the build history: .

johnp · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2013, 04:46:16 AM »

Hey Bill,

I'm spending a forced separation from my guitar by drooling over other people's (and even dreaming about a sibling for mine), and was checking out your Ferlembic. The ability to blend the piezo guitar output with the Alembic pickups must deliver some sweeeeet jazz tones. How do you tend to use it? Anything words of wisdom/experience/caution now that you've logged some time with the piezo/Alembic combo?

- John

lbpesq · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2013, 09:15:26 AM »

John:

Honestly, the best advice I can offer is to turn the knob until it sounds good! Of course, if I want an acoustic guitar sound, I pan all the way to the piezos and set my amp to it's acoustic setting. (I have a Pritchard Sword of Satori that has an acoustic voice and a little horn that kicks in with a footswitch). Otherwise I'm probably at 2/3 - 3/4 magnetic at most times. And sometimes it sounds better with all magnetic. It depends on the song, but also seems to depend on how the other people I'm playing with sound, how my tone fits in with theirs, and even the vibes on any particular night. (or maybe how my ears are working on any particular night?) The blend usually does give a nice sound. It's subtle, but adds character.

Bill, tgo

johnp · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2013, 12:24:22 PM »

Was mainly asking because I'm thinking of a companion - down the road - for my Series guitar and was considering adding a piezo. It seems Alembic doesn't do piezo, though, and I'm not sure I want a multiple cooks scenario, though it sounds like it worked out fine in the Ferlembic's case. Anyway the current wet dream (Further electronics in a Darling body) would give me more than enough tonal possibilities. And a ready-made Tolkien-esque nickname: the Farling...

lbpesq · « **Reply #20 on:** April 01, 2013, 01:30:29 PM »

Alembic just recently worked out piezos with RMC, the company that did the ones in my Ferlembic. They installed them on this Darling.

Bill, tgo

johnp · « **Reply #21 on:** April 01, 2013, 02:01:17 PM »

Egad! That thing is absolutely gorgeous!! Looks like it took awhile, between the pickups and coco bolo and the inlays, but... yowza.

peekaboobassist · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2013, 10:41:55 PM »

Beautiful spalted wood.