Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: rustyg61 on May 27, 2014, 07:31:04 PM

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Post by: rustyg61 on May 27, 2014, 07:31:04 PM

http://m.ebay.com/itm/151263512931#

Title: One of a kind
Post by: hifiguy on May 27, 2014, 07:58:05 PM

Pulling Alembic electronics out of a custom made Alembic bass seems completely wrong on every level - like sticking a Corvette engine in a Ferrari or an Aston Martin.  It bounces off the brain at a very strange angle.

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Post by: darkstar01 on May 27, 2014, 08:22:33 PM

I just recently found out this bass is at a guitar place directly across the street from my studio. Considering all of the attention it's gotten over the years here, maybe I should go check it out.

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Post by: keith_h on May 28, 2014, 05:33:42 AM

I would like to know more about the splices of white wings and any other modifications. As often as it pops up my curiosity is peaked. Still confused why anybody would do it but to each their own.  
 
Keith

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Post by: pasewark on May 28, 2014, 07:08:02 AM

It haunts my nightmares.

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Post by: lbpesq on May 28, 2014, 07:44:30 AM

IT' BACK!!!!!!!!
 
Oh, the horror, the horror!
 
Bill, tgo

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Post by: jazzyvee on May 28, 2014, 08:42:53 AM

I wish it were on sale when I met Vinny Fodera at the UK bass show in London earlier this year, I could have asked him about it.  
 
I can't recall if mica has ever commented on this bass when it has been reported on the forum.  
But her view would certainly be interesting.  
 
Jazzyvee

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Post by: FC Bass on May 28, 2014, 08:49:16 AM

The original electronics + pickups are included, takes away some of the pain :-)
 
Mica commented here and said she's pretty sure it started its life as a Triple Omega.

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Post by: Bradley Young on May 28, 2014, 10:20:12 AM

Honestly, if you want a new 6-string Alembic, then buy this for the neck, as the price of the ebony lams and leds would be a good starting point.
 
Sell the electronics and hardware, to soften the blow further.

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Post by: drjenney on May 28, 2014, 10:54:29 AM

Anyone know what kind of Alembic electronics it included?

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Post by: drjenney on May 28, 2014, 11:08:04 AM

Anyone know what kind of Alembic electronics it included?

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Post by: David Houck on May 28, 2014, 11:42:47 AM

The hole pattern suggests Essence electronics.
 
Bradley's idea is certainly interesting; buying it and sending it to Santa Rosa, and have them put new body wings on it, reinstall the pickups and electronics, and maybe upgrade the electronics.  Oh, and remove that butterfly from the peghead.
 
So if you were thinking about a 36 scale six string with ebony neck lams, this could be a starting point.