climb down off this branch of the
tree and get down on the ground
and look around for another
tree to go up, in terms of guitar
design.’ I went to a set-neck guitar with a mahogany body to try
to get the best of both worlds. I
wanted more of that clarity from
the body, because I had played that
hybrid SG and didn’t like its whip-py neck. I also thought the SG was
fabulous within about a one-octave
range, so I wanted to extend that
range. The choice of an arched
top and back was very deliberate.
I really thought about every aspect
of the instrument. And then I
showed Lindsey the blueprints and
he said, ‘Oh, you know, I’d get one
of these. I’d like the first one.’ And
then Alembic blew up on me. Part
of the settlement was that I left
with the design.”
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