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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: MARICOPAA on April 25, 2008, 05:55:53 PM

Title: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: MARICOPAA on April 25, 2008, 05:55:53 PM

Hey guys...I came across these on a recent search. I thought they might make for a great project for somebody into Alembic's, Alemicized Guilds or The Grateful Dead:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/656459161.html

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: eb2 on April 26, 2008, 09:22:09 AM

All you need is a trashed Starfire, and away you go.  It is a pretty rare thing to find the set of coils together without an old Alembic wrapped around them.

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: ZezozeceGlutz on April 26, 2008, 10:08:52 AM

Man, I would kill for those.  Of course, I don't have $500 burning a hole in my pocket and I'm not very close to SF.


They would go well, though, in this slightly Alembic influenced aluminum neck project that I'll be building this summer:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/zezozeceglutz/alumibass.jpg)
(pretend it has strings, frets and real tuners)

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: Barklessdog on April 26, 2008, 12:46:28 PM

You still need the $1000 preamp to go with those.

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: eb2 on April 26, 2008, 02:16:59 PM

I'd bet you could cook up something for less at Radio Shack.

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: ZezozeceGlutz on April 26, 2008, 03:38:33 PM

Quote from: eb2 on April 26, 2008, 02:16:59 PM

I'd bet you could cook up something for less at Radio Shack.

You can and I have but Radio Shack components aren't quite up to the standards Alembic builds by.   ;)

Title: Re: These Might Make a Nice project for Someone Into The Dead ;0)
Post by: Barklessdog on April 26, 2008, 04:35:41 PM

Radio Shack's electronic components are garbage. we use them at work from time to time and they have a high failure rate.

Frye's has now surpassed them for drive N get it stuff.