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5/20/2016

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I get asked quite often what we can and cannot do. So I thought it might be a good idea to make a not so little list of specification items that are possible. Keep in mind that these are the ones that come to mind, so if you think of something that matters to you, by all means ask about it.

Head Stock - Our Standard with Alchemy and Oil Lamp inlays. Gloss black face with edge
                       binding.
Serialization - Stamped example -  AGW 020  (meaning Alchemy Guitar Werks 20th guitar)
Neck Woods - Mahogany, Maple.
Neck Attachment - All necks are set except for the few Tele style bolt ons that we do from
                                 time to time. 

Neck Fret Inlays - Block, Dot, Off-set Dot, Trapezoids, "Shark Fins", or none at all.
Neck side markers - Standard.
Neck Fret Inlay Location - Start with 1st, Start with 3rd, None except 12th, etc.
Fingerboard woods - Ebony, Rosewood, Maple.
Frets are all Medium Jumbo.
Frets material available - Standard nickel/brass alloy, Stainless Steel.
Nibs? - Just no. 

Solid Body - 3 piece maximum standard. Optional 1 or 2 piece.
Solid Body Backs - 1 piece real wood veneer.
Solid body tops - 1 piece (or 2 piece book-matched) real wood veneer. No photo fakes. Thick carved tops optional.
Neck-through-body is an option.

Binding - Yes. White, Cream, black/white, Black standard. Abalone, wood, etc. optional.
Binding Locations - Neck and headstock standard. Body top standard. Body back standard except contoured or belly cuts, etc.

Nut - Bone is our standard. Working on zero fret, Roller nut and Graphite nut options. Locking for tremolos with fine tuners only.

Number of Pickups - 1, 2 or the occasional 3.
Pickup Positions - Bridge, Neck and Center.
Pickup Types - Humbucker, Deluxe Mini, P90 non-dogear.
Humbucker Looks - Covered Gold or Chrome. Uncovered black, white, zebra.
P90 looks - Black or Cream.
Deluxe Mini - Covered Gold or Chrome.
NO PICKUP(S) - optional
Install Your Pickups - Optional
Buddha USA Pickups - Optional

Tone & Volume Knob(s) - Speed Knobs, Reflectors, Domed Tele style,
Tone & Volume Pots - Asian Minis Standard. USA CTS optional.
Tone Caps - Ceramic Disc standard. Optional PIO, Orange Drops, etc.

Neck Profile - Our "Goldilocks" neck is Just Right for most. Not too fat and not too thin. Not to wide and not too narrow. We spent lots of time getting the necks this way. Not one single complaint so far! If you have to have a baseball bat (think 50's Telecaster), I'm sorry. If you have to have a wide flat superhighway (think ibanez shred guitar), sorry again.
Neck Joints - One at heel standard. Optional 1-piece.
Neck Radius - 12" standard.
Neck Width at Nut - 1.7" standard.
Scale Length - 24.75".
Number of frets - 22 is our standard.  

Bridges - TOM/Stop bar style, Top wrap style, string through with TOM all standard.
                 Floating TOM bridge on all Jazz Birds.
Bridge Color - Chrome or Gold.

Pickup Selector - 3-Way Gibson style is standard in Gold or Chrome.

Body Shapes - Jazz Bird, King55, TelePath, Single Cut, Double Cut, Alchemy RD style, TelePath Bass, Flame Bird Reverse, Alchemy 175, and more to come. If you don't see your shape, then that just means we have not done it... yet.

Body / Neck Colors - Goldtop, White, Black, Red, Pink, TV Yellow, and many many more.
Body Translucents - Bursts, Almost Bursts, usual colors. 
Body Top Woods - Flamed, Quilted, Spalted, Plain, etc.

Semi Hollow F-holes - None is what we like, but they are optional at no charge.
Pick Guards - None is what we like, but they are optional at no charge.
  

TO BE CONTINUED 







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