Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: shae on July 25, 2012, 01:45:32 PM

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: shae on July 25, 2012, 01:45:32 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Modulus-12-String-Guitar-Graphite-Neck-Through-Alembic-Scorpion-Shape-/290749368402?pt=Guitar&hash=item43b2034852
 
Hmmm...knobs, bodyshape, tailpiece, if this was a few years older and didn't say Modulus on it I would swear this was an Alembic.  
 
Still very nice though.

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: sjhoffma on July 25, 2012, 04:39:06 PM

I remember this coming up for sale a while ago. The original seller was asking for much less. I think closer to 2500 if I remember correctly. I remember because I was interested in buying it. I think its changed hands since.

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: pace on July 26, 2012, 05:58:24 AM

It was lower than that, Sam.....

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: llobsterbass on July 26, 2012, 03:53:45 PM

Geoff Gould developed his graphite neck design in the mid-1970s in conjunction with Alembic. The test case was a Stanley Clarke short-scale model. They made one identical to Stanley's except graphite neck instead of wood. He tested it at a Return to Forever soundcheck and was impressed. They made less than 50 of those for Jon Entwistle, John McVie, and others -- I'm very lucky to have one. then Geoff founded Modulus Guitars.
 
The 12-string guitar on ebay must be one of his earliest. Definitely looks like a standard body Series.

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: sjhoffma on July 26, 2012, 07:43:03 PM

Thats a shame Pace... makes me really wish I had ended up with it. Pulled the original tread, he was asking 1700. :*(

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: oggydoggy on August 02, 2012, 12:22:59 AM

Nice Axe! Rare indeed

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: hydrargyrum on August 02, 2012, 11:58:52 AM

It will be a long time before I can ever justify buying a 12 string electric.  It would be sweet to cover some Byrds tunes and Beatles, but I don't know what else I would use it for.

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: oggydoggy on August 09, 2012, 07:19:14 PM

I would find any excuse to play this 12 er
Later

Title: Alembic influence in a Modulus "ebay"
Post by: pace on August 10, 2012, 07:17:10 AM

IIRC, the original seller had this custom built in either '87 or '88...