Finished Pics! impmann's Alembic-esque Electric

Andyjr1515

Andyjr1515 said:

impmann said:

STUNNING.

Yes, that accumulator block thing looks like an intermittent problem waiting to happen. Solder away!!

Just pm'd you on the same subject 

I'll go and do it now

Done.  All 6 strings ringing out like good 'uns!

Andyjr1515

If you forgive the rubbish playing (I blame the arthritic fingers) here are a few sound clips.

All clips and settings at same recording volume and amp settings (Vox 5A valve amp through Zoom Pocket Recorder)


Magnetic pickups only - mid; neck; bridge
https://soundcloud.com/andy-rogers-6/alembic-esque-mags-only-mid-neck-bridgewav

Piezo only
https://soundcloud.com/andy-rogers-6/alembic-esque-piezo-onlywav  


Mixed piezo and magnetics - mid; neck; bridge
https://soundcloud.com/andy-rogers-6/alembic-esque-piezo-and-magswav

Hope the clips come out OK.  Sounds great in the flesh!  And I still can't get over how well balanced the pream has got the piezo vs the hefty magnetics!!

vasselmeyer

That really is utterly droolsome. The neck position sounds just beautiful. Is your full name  Andy "attention-to-detail" Rogers, by any change?

Andyjr1515

vasselmeyer said:

That really is utterly droolsome. The neck position sounds just beautiful. Is your full name  Andy "attention-to-detail" Rogers, by any change?

Thanks!

Andyjr1515

Just listening to the clips, I think Soundcloud has done something to the volumes.  In real life (and the original WAV files) the piezo sound is the same volume as the magnetics.  The above makes is sound quieter.

Anyway, still gives a reasonable representation of the relative sounds...

Andyjr1515

It will be a week or so before @impmann gets his (very patient) hands on this, and in that time there are just a few tweaks and checks I'll do but, it being a bright and sunny morning, I've done the finished pics.  Here are a few of them. 

Please forgive the self indulgence









Pretty, isn't it?

LuttiS

Andyjr1515 said:

Pretty, isn't it?

Yes. Yes it is. 

Teyeplayer

A wow really doesn’t do that justice, we need some kind of super wow for this build.

paulnb57

Self indulgence totally justified Andy, another absolute stunner!

BigMonka

Incredible work Andy, you should be very proud of that.
Do you find it hard to hand over a guitar that you've spent sooo many hours labouring over?

TTony

Andyjr1515 said:

Pretty, isn't it?

Stunning Andy, just stunning.

And yes , I deliberately picked that one photo because I think that shows your attention to detail better than anything else.   That control cavity is a work of art in itself.

DartmoorHedgehog

TTony said:

Andyjr1515 said:

Pretty, isn't it?

Stunning Andy, just stunning.

And yes , I deliberately picked that one photo because I think that shows your attention to detail better than anything else.   That control cavity is a work of art in itself.

But he couldn't be bothered to line up all the string ball ends Seriously though, superb work.

Andyjr1515

DartmoorHedgehog said:

TTony said:

Andyjr1515 said:

Pretty, isn't it?

Stunning Andy, just stunning.

And yes , I deliberately picked that one photo because I think that shows your attention to detail better than anything else.   That control cavity is a work of art in itself.

But he couldn't be bothered to line up all the string ball ends Seriously though, superb work.

I know.  Shoddy.  Better get that sorted

The observant but too polite to say amongst you will also have noticed that the hatch top tags don't yet correspond to the overlap of copper round the edge.  That will indeed be sorted before it's handed over

webrthomson

Andyjr1515 said:

It will be a week or so before @impmann gets his (very patient) hands on this, and in that time there are just a few tweaks and checks I'll do but, it being a bright and sunny morning, I've done the finished pics.  Here are a few of them. 

Please forgive the self indulgence

That is amazing - an absolute work of art

Andyjr1515

webrthomson said:

Andyjr1515 said:

It will be a week or so before @impmann gets his (very patient) hands on this, and in that time there are just a few tweaks and checks I'll do but, it being a bright and sunny morning, I've done the finished pics.  Here are a few of them. 

Please forgive the self indulgence

That is amazing - an absolute work of art

Thanks   

Crunch time, of course, is Wednesday when @impmann takes possession.  It's the guitar builders' version of a performer's final anxiety when Simon Cowell in X-factor frowns and says, "And now we have to vote..."

Ravenous

Andyjr1515 said:

Crunch time, of course, is Wednesday when @impmann takes possession.  It's the guitar builders' version of a performer's final anxiety when Simon Cowell in X-factor frowns and says, "And now we have to vote..."

Personally I think your biggest worry will be knowing where the nearest defibrillator is when he gets his paws on it, just in case....

Andyjr1515

Ravenous said:

Andyjr1515 said:

Crunch time, of course, is Wednesday when @impmann takes possession.  It's the guitar builders' version of a performer's final anxiety when Simon Cowell in X-factor frowns and says, "And now we have to vote..."

Personally I think your biggest worry will be knowing where the nearest defibrillator is when he gets his paws on it, just in case....

I'd better brush up on the 'Stand Clear' bit, then

Here it is all packed up and ready to go

impmann

I can’t wait! :-)

darthed1981

Wow that is some guitar

LuttiS

Andyjr1515 said:

Crunch time, of course, is Wednesday when @impmann takes possession.  It's the guitar builders' version of a performer's final anxiety when Simon Cowell in X-factor frowns and says, "And now we have to vote..."

Well it's Thursday and i haven't seen a NGD thread.. maybe he really did need the defibrillator...