Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: tdukes on January 20, 2010, 11:00:06 AM

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: tdukes on January 20, 2010, 11:00:06 AM

Has walnut neck. Starting price $4750. Auction can be found here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-LSG-RARE-VINTAGE-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-1975_W0QQitemZ180458901326QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item2a04304f4e).
 
Todd.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: artswork99 on January 20, 2010, 07:06:48 PM

Shomaker Guitars (http://www.shomakerguitars.com/), the authorized Alembic dealer (http://www.alembic.com/family/usa_dealers.html) here in NC.  They were kind enough to host a gathering (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9783) in 2007.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: mike1762 on January 21, 2010, 02:52:55 AM

Isn't that THIS SI guitar in the NC Gathering pics?

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: hydrargyrum on January 21, 2010, 08:11:54 AM

A pretty guitar.  Too bad about the neck repair.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: thoughtjewel on January 24, 2010, 02:36:31 PM

what is an lsg?

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: dluxe on January 24, 2010, 02:49:31 PM

lsg = Long Scale Guitar

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: thoughtjewel on January 24, 2010, 02:53:42 PM

thanks

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: lbpesq on January 26, 2010, 07:11:52 AM

I guess the buyer (at $4750) didn't pay as the guitar is back up on the bay.  I thought the selling price seemed a little high, especially with the headstock repair.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: tdukes on January 26, 2010, 09:20:05 AM

If it is just a case of someone not paying, why would you lower the starting bid by $900?
 
Notice the starting bid is now $3850.
 
Todd.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: lbpesq on January 26, 2010, 04:03:37 PM

Perhaps there was a shill bid that won?
 
Bill, tgo

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: pace on January 26, 2010, 04:39:42 PM

This guitar has a really nice set of features. I'm curious as to exactly when the repair was performed, as well as if the surgery would be performed in the same manner nowadays.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: tdukes on January 27, 2010, 05:25:50 AM

Do you suppose the middle neck laminate is cherry or mahogany?
 
Todd.

Title: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay
Post by: mica on January 27, 2010, 04:28:31 PM

There's nothing in the build record on the neck except the Walnut portion. The lighter colored wood in the neck is probably either Maple or Birch. The middle laminate I'm not sure about, Mahogany, Cherry, or Walnut all sound like possibilities.  
 
We did the neck repair in 1980. We fix 'em the same way now.  
 
I also found this little note about a modification to the pickup selector switch that we supplied instructions for:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/75842.jpg)
I don't think we did the work, but the documentation suggests there is no standby position. Instead it's:
1. both pickups mono
2. bass pickup to both channels
3. each pickup to its own channel (normal!)
4. treble pickup to both channels
 
There's no note that my dad did the work on the rewiring or if the rewiring was ever done.
 
Looks like a sweet guitar.