To the tune of Lionel Richie's "Hello"... (not 56k friendly)

Doctor J

I've been alone with you inside my mind



And in my dreams I've played those frets a thousand times



The postman brought you straight to my front door



Hello! Is it me youre looking for?



I can see it in my eyes, I can see them in the shine



You're all I've ever wanted and my arms are open wide



Because you know what I like to play and I know your tone is good



And I want to tell you so much



I love yooooooooooooooooou

vengeance52

sweet jesus thats beautiful:eek:

The_g-man

You even got the mood lighting set up.:p

Congrats Doc, she's a beaut!

Karl Hungus

Oh man, I'm happy for you! Glad it arrived safe and sound.

Voodu Child

24 Frets, Mahogany body, maple top, locking trem, HH config...

voodoo_child heartily approves.

feylya

Is she tuned to B yet?

Doctor J

Tis an alder body. Underneath it all its strat heritage is strong, nice chunky neck too

Karl Hungus wrote:

Oh man, I'm happy for you! Glad it arrived safe and sound.

Cheers man, it disappeared off EMS's radar the day it shipped, thank **** it showed up in the end. I'll give it a run through at rehearsal tomorrow, see if I can ever get used to a damn floyd style bridge. True to Bacchus form as I know it, it's obnoxiously loud unplugged so it bodes well. Their bass pickups are feckin deadly so it'll be interesting to see what this ****er sounds like cranked up.

Doctor J

feylya wrote:

Is she tuned to B yet?

Four wound strings and two plain

Check out the side scallops. Hard to believe some bugger is paid to file these into both sides of every neck

feylya

Damn you and your gas pictures!

Voodu Child

Doctor J wrote:

Tis an alder body. Underneath it all its strat heritage is strong,

Yeah, just keep telling yourself that..

Doctor J

Nah, that's what Aki from Deviser told me. They make a particular model for a while and then stop and make something different. This is from the second phase of their Empire models built between April and October 2004. It's basically one of their strats with some tweaks

Karl Hungus

Doctor J wrote:

Cheers man, it disappeared off EMS's radar the day it shipped, thank **** it showed up in the end. I'll give it a run through at rehearsal tomorrow, see if I can ever get used to a damn floyd style bridge. True to Bacchus form as I know it, it's obnoxiously loud unplugged so it bodes well. Their bass pickups are feckin deadly so it'll be interesting to see what this ****er sounds like cranked up.

Not a fan of Floyds? I didn't know that. Although it does explain the Kahler love.

Do you not have any amp at the house you can plug into to hear how it sounds?

Dord

Nice, Congrats man!!

you and your Bacchus, have you managed to get an endorsement yet?

I'm contemplating buying something else off Ishi, I have my eye on a very nice guitar.... I'll have to see how the finances go. It'll mean that I'll be getting rid of the loverly modded candy apple red SX strat. Watch out for it on Adverts soon.....

Karl Hungus

joe robot wrote:

you and your Bacchus, have you managed to get an endorsement yet?

If he gets a Bacchus endorsement before I get my Ibanez endorsement, I'm going to fly to Japan and kick Mr. Ibanez in the face!

Dord

I'll have to get my Aria endorsement first then

You better not go near Mr. Arai or Mr. Hayashi. :mad:

Doctor J

Karl Hungus wrote:

Not a fan of Floyds? I didn't know that. Although it does explain the Kahler love.

Do you not have any amp at the house you can plug into to hear how it sounds?

I do, but it was late when I got back and by the time I got it set up for B it was even later. The floyds are just too finnicky, whereas you can beat the bejesus outta the Kahler and it laps it up. I am a bass player, me and guitar subtlety don't really get along... plus I can change the black strat to dropped A in about 2 seconds and it's about 98% in tune across the strings, you can't really do that with a floyd. Also, I'd been playing a Kahler well over 10 years before I ever got a guitar with a floyd but I shall give it a chance.

Oh, and I almost forgot...



That other Bacchus logo



It makes me smile, that one, every time I see it

Johnny Storm

Very nice, doc! Enjoy it in good health!

highlydebased

Congrats Looks a treat

DeadSkin

Very nice

Ancient1

Ok that's it. That's it man. Now you've gone and really done it, this really is the last straw. You are now officially on my Persona Non Grata list. And did I say that you're not my friend anymore? Well you're not.

Congratulations you crazy mother****er, she leaves me speechless!

Karl Hungus

Doctor J wrote:

I do, but it was late when I got back and by the time I got it set up for B it was even later. The floyds are just too finnicky, whereas you can beat the bejesus outta the Kahler and it laps it up. I am a bass player, me and guitar subtlety don't really get along... plus I can change the black strat to dropped A in about 2 seconds and it's about 98% in tune across the strings, you can't really do that with a floyd. Also, I'd been playing a Kahler well over 10 years before I ever got a guitar with a floyd but I shall give it a chance.

Ah fair enough. It's true, you can't really do drop tuning with a floyd, but they're still my bridge of choice.

Doctor J

Ancient1 wrote:

Ok that's it. That's it man. Now you've gone and really done it, this really is the last straw. You are now officially on my Persona Non Grata list. And did I say that you're not my friend anymore? Well you're not.

Congratulations you crazy mother****er, she leaves me speechless!

Cheers man. Just back from giving it the Mr Pete test and, let me tell you, whatever the hell the bridge pickup is, it is a ****ing monster

mr_fruitbowl

My gas has gone threw the roof!!!
How much did it cost? If ya don't mind me asking.

SirLemonhead

Don't suppose you could tell me what you find different about Kahlers compared to Floyds? I've never used a Kahler before but always been curious about them..

Doctor J

mr_fruitbowl wrote:

My gas has gone threw the roof!!!
How much did it cost? If ya don't mind me asking.

It hasn't shown up on the visa bill yet, but I'd guess... and you better sit down here... it'll be about €700 all in. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haahahahahahh ah ah ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ahahahahaha ha ha h ah ahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha ha ah ah ah ha haha haha ha It was on the u-box for ages but there were no pics. I had to bide my time before I could buy it and, thankfully, noone else went for it. I've only had it for 24 hours but it's in the same league as the basses, so I'll be harping on about Bacchus even more now Crazy money for such a superb guitar.

MasterOfSolos wrote:

Don't suppose you could tell me what you find different about Kahlers compared to Floyds? I've never used a Kahler before but always been curious about them..

The floyd is like a fender trem, it floats on two pivots and, as a result, the saddles move up and down with the movement of the bridge. With the kahler, the bridge part and trem part are seperate, think of a Les Paul where the stoptail can be moved. The bridge has roller saddles and behind that the trem is a seperate enitity. With the Kahler, you can adjust individual string height, string spacing and you can be as physical as you like on it and it won't budge. I love em. With the floyd, you've got to be a bit more delicate. When I'm slightly more sober I'll elaborate with pics

feylya

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Mr Doctor J the only Bacchus player here? Bastid :mad:

Doctor J

You are all crazy.

feylya

I want a Bacchus

Doctor J

I want more bacchus...es

feylya

Bacchi?

Doctor J

That black Tele... maaaaaaaaaan

feylya

I was just thinking it'd look nice beside my Fujigen. Only €600ish too

Doctor J

Side scallops

feylya

Mmm, handmade pickups.

Doctor J

They are very nice, eh?

I'm going to ask about getting them seperate... the black strat would be most enjoyable with something similar in it.

feylya

Why not just ask them if they happen to have a hand made black strat with a kahler and handmade pickups lying around in the tea room?

Doctor J

Why? Because we'd be crossing a very big and dangerous line, that's why

Although... they do custom jobs... jaysus, no. I need to stop thinking those thoughts

feylya

Well... your birthday is coming up... Bit more expensive than the Ran but I would imagine it'd be slightly better.

Doctor J

I'd be scared to take it outta the house... plus Ancient1 will explode

SirLemonhead

Doctor J wrote:

The floyd is like a fender trem, it floats on two pivots and, as a result, the saddles move up and down with the movement of the bridge. With the kahler, the bridge part and trem part are seperate, think of a Les Paul where the stoptail can be moved. The bridge has roller saddles and behind that the trem is a seperate enitity. With the Kahler, you can adjust individual string height, string spacing and you can be as physical as you like on it and it won't budge. I love em. With the floyd, you've got to be a bit more delicate. When I'm slightly more sober I'll elaborate with pics

So you can do oblique bends without the notes going out of tune?

feylya

Doctor J wrote:

I'd be scared to take it outta the house... plus Ancient1 will explode

I accept these terms

Doctor J

It'll still go a little but it's a lot less twitchy than a floyd. For me anyway, I can be as heavy as I like with my right hand without pushing it sharp. It's not as big thing for a lot of people but the way I play...

SirLemonhead

Yeah i'm grand with right hand, it's just when it comes to string bends, especially bending more than one note, it'll pull up too much and make the notes hard to get in tune.

Something you get used to I guess..

Doctor J

You can drop-tune and the rest of the strings will stay in tune, so it's much less sensitive to that kind of tension change than other floating trems.

Doctor J

feylya wrote:

I accept these terms

Man, I would be scared to get a Bacchus on my terms

Scared, I tells ya!

feylya

Get them to make an Eggle :eek:

Doctor J

Next, I want a Bacchus P

feylya

Man, that thing deserves to have the blues played on it.

Doctor J

That's what I was thinking. Stick a set of flats on that ****er and BOOM

feylya

I'll take this please

Doctor J

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