Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: lbpesq on February 12, 2009, 09:52:14 AM

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: lbpesq on February 12, 2009, 09:52:14 AM

Check  this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/L-K-Vintage-Alembic-Bass-or-Guitar-Power-Supply-L-K_W0QQitemZ120377386773QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120377386773&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) out.  Does anyone know if Alembic ever made ones like this, or is this more likely a D-I-Y thingie?  Inquiring minds want to know.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: kungfusheriff on February 12, 2009, 10:03:41 AM

Total DIY, IMO.

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: olieoliver on February 12, 2009, 10:03:49 AM

I saw that earlier Bill, the add does state that it's NOT a DS-5, but maybe one of the original ones made by Alembic.  
 
Things that make you go hmmmmm.
 
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(Message edited by olieoliver on February 12, 2009)

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: dela217 on February 12, 2009, 03:32:25 PM

It looks like an old Alembic power supply to me.  Although the one on EBay had it's power cord replaced and the 5-pin connector was changed from a Cannon to a Switchcraft.  
 
To me it seems legit.  There should also be transfer rub letters over the 1/4 inch outputs.  They should be labeled B and T.  It was strictly stereo and there was no mono output.
 
I have one that went through a flood that I modified.  Since the aluminium casing was pitting badly from the saltwater, I painted it black.  Then I converted it from stereo to strictly mono.  It is kinda like my beater power supply that I take with me when I don't want to drag my rack with the IN-2 in it.
 
By the way the older ones also had serial numbers stamped on the rear of them by the power cord too.  I will try asking the owner of the one on EBay if there is a serial number.  That should confirm things a bit.
 
Michael

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: pace on February 12, 2009, 04:42:02 PM

My '75 came w/ one like that.  
 
It looks like this one here had some recent steel wool treatment.

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: dela217 on February 12, 2009, 04:46:22 PM

I just got an answer from the guy with the power supply.
 
He said that there is no number on the back of this one.  I still feel that this could be an Alembic supply.  From the picture the aluminum box that the power supply is housed in is EXACTLY like the ones that I have. (Except for the one I painted black!)    
 
Who knows.  It could go either way.

Title: Old Power Supply on ebay?
Post by: musashi on February 12, 2009, 08:55:37 PM

Might be from a Fernandes copy.