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Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: yormajesty on April 19, 2012, 02:36:33 PM

Do anyone know of a 1979 Alembic Series II guitar or copy of it for sale ? or if there is a company like Fenandes that copied that model to the tee? I've only seen a Jerry Garcia Chinese copy of the Alembic so far.

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: David Houck on April 19, 2012, 02:46:33 PM

Hi Khalifa, welcome to the board.  In my view, no one has ever made a copy of an Alembic to the tee.  Fernandes did make some copies a few decades ago; but I think that most folks who owned both would say that, especially with regard to the sound, they didn't measure up to an actual Alembic.

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on April 20, 2012, 01:31:48 PM

I used to have Kawai and Aria copies and they could not campare at all

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: bigredbass on April 20, 2012, 09:12:14 PM

Without ALEMBIC's electronics and woodwork, a copy would just be like one of those clapped-out Jaguars with a Chevy small block installed.  Beats walking I suppose, but that's about it . . .
 
J o e y

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: klinkepeter on April 21, 2012, 06:05:24 AM

I recently bought a pritty nice copy of a old german luthier named hoyer, it?s a series I like looking bass.
The electronics are different, it?s active but not stereo and without the power supply. Instead the 5-pin cable there is a XLR-jack. These instrument were made very professionell, good looking and sounding,
i?ll send a picture soon

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: serialnumber12 on April 21, 2012, 06:43:38 AM

these basses are as close as it gets to an alembic (as far as looks)...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLlCZnrYvJU&feature=relmfu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLlCZnrYvJU&feature=relmfu)

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: klinkepeter on April 21, 2012, 12:10:43 PM

here?s the pic(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/129300.gif)

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: klinkepeter on April 22, 2012, 01:37:56 AM

next one:(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/129335.gif)

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on April 22, 2012, 10:44:28 AM

Hey, Peter, I'm struck by the placement of the strap buttons; am I correct in assuming the bass balances about 1:30?
 
Peter

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: sjhoffma on April 22, 2012, 08:36:20 PM

Keavin, What kind of bass what that in the video? Pretty sexy for not being the real thing

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: yormajesty on April 30, 2012, 10:36:49 PM

Nice looking bass

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: serialnumber12 on May 01, 2012, 05:34:59 AM

the bass in the video is a Pablo massa...(sorry for the late reply).

Title: 1979 Alembic Series II
Post by: gtrguy on May 01, 2012, 08:15:27 AM

It's got a pothole in it!