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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: hexbass on August 05, 2011, 03:58:52 PM

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: hexbass on August 05, 2011, 03:58:52 PM

I had an Alembic made for me in '74 '75, sorry can't remember if it was a series1 or 2(I think 2)I lost it in Nashville in the late 80s, it was a long scale short body with a zebra wood top, any way to access pictures of that era? I bought it through Stars Guitars in San Francisco.

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: elwoodblue on August 05, 2011, 04:14:24 PM

You could try searching here:
 http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/417.html?1311625562 (http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/417.html?1311625562 target=_top)
 
or try this  
SEARCH (http://www.google.com/search?q=zebrawood+1975+site%3AAlembic.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a target=_blank), you can substitute 1975 for 1974 if it isn't fruitful  : )
 
 
hope this helps

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: pace on August 05, 2011, 04:16:26 PM

Hi John, welcome to the board!
 
Through the years there have only been a small number of 34 small standard basses built (perhaps under 10 in total).  
 
The showcase section provides a good synopsis of the builds through the years. Mica has stated a bunch of times that back that early there were no real designations for SI or SII, although some basses had SII features.  
 
I'm sure that a couple of well versed club members will chime in. Your description sounds familiar, but I don't recall seeing an exact match on this site....
 
(Message edited by pace on August 05, 2011)

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: sonicus on August 05, 2011, 04:23:50 PM

Hello friend,    I remember that era quite well . I used to wander into the Alembic location on Judah St, and later 60 Brady St. in San Francisco  ; I was one  of those long haired kids with lots of questions . Later Stars Guitars appeared at the 60 Brady St. Location. I remember the folks there such as Ron Armstrong and others as well .  
 
     My memory still serves me well but I  too wish that I did indeed have pictures  , those were great times seeing the instruments hanging on the wall to the right hand side and the glass counter to the left  with more cool stuff in it , behind the glass counter where folks were working on instruments ,____ yes , just like yesterday.

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: pace on August 05, 2011, 04:37:05 PM

this is the closest example in the showcase I can find:
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/3695.html?1047410378 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8510)

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: hexbass on August 05, 2011, 05:27:25 PM

Thanks guys, not too much luck on the search, except for one member by the user name alberich Haven't gotten in touch with him, but I'll give it a shot, it sounds like mine, very straight grained zebra, and I believe an extra knob, possibly master volume? Some one also sent me a pm to youtube where the only video or picture of the bass I know of shows a little of the bass its on youtube-the planets saved by the grace I even had hair back then, I really wish I had that bass back. thanks for the help!

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on August 05, 2011, 07:57:08 PM

There's this cryptic post (http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/30068.html?1157027526) about a 34 zebra small standard. Only mention of such a beast in the '74-'75 sections of Flip's chart (http://painandgrief.com/aaa/fcbasssite/alembic/10.htm) - though it's a '76.
 
Peter

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: afrobeat_fool on August 05, 2011, 09:53:25 PM

Hi John! Your bass sounds like mine. Except that mine is a short scale. http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/108937.html?1310775726 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8285)
Hope you find yours again.
 
Nick

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: hexbass on August 06, 2011, 07:56:34 AM

Yeah Nick, the zebra could have been the same board, it is so close! also the master vol is like mine, headstock on mine was more square, and logo was on top, no leds but very close. I have an old sound man/document guy looking for some more photos. thanks again for the help!

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: bob2 on August 06, 2011, 09:56:42 AM

this is the long scale small standard thread: http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/87396.html?1298906111 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=1157)
 
there aren't pics of all of them though...

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: hexbass on August 06, 2011, 11:40:34 AM

Hey guys I found a still pic from '78 I think(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/110770.jpg)

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: edwin on August 07, 2011, 03:40:30 PM

You look like your watching someone hit on your girlfriend across the room! Nice bass. What's the rig?

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: harald_rost on August 08, 2011, 01:19:51 AM

Your microphone had a very unusual height for singing ;-)

Title: Older Alembic
Post by: uswjtfan on September 15, 2011, 10:08:59 PM

Here is a cool older one.
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/113171.jpg)