Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: rusty on May 29, 2007, 08:35:33 AM

Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: rusty on May 29, 2007, 08:35:33 AM: Uncle Bob, as we used to call him, is closing his store. I was in there the other day for the first time in about 12 years (moved to NJ.)He had a couple used Alembic Bases and FX1. Only 30 days left.

It will be a sad day when day when he closes. He helped me immensely when I was just out of school and low on capital. He would let us give him a down payment, take the gear and pay him a little bit each week until it was paid off. I bought my first real guitar rig, a PA, a beautiful Taylor Accoustic and my Orion that way. Try to find soemone willing to do that these days.

Rusty
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on May 29, 2007, 09:46:38 AM: Rusty, do you happen to have any details about what he had? I might take a run down there if there's something worth seeing at a close-out price, but it's a haul just to go for fun. I hate to see shops like the one you describe go away, but that's where the business has been going over the past 10-15 years. He must have done well and had some loyal customers to last as long as he did.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 29, 2007, 03:56:59 PM: thats about 2 miles from me bob
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: rusty on May 29, 2007, 05:24:03 PM: Sorry, as a guitar player I'm not up to speed on all the models. I know they weren't Series I or II. They were more basic models. The price tag on one was $1700 and change. Honestly, I was a little distracted because I went in there to thank this guy for how he had helped me out so long ago, and to find out he was going out of business was disheartening, but also eerie. The timing was just freaky for me since I hadn't been there in some many years, and I was just happened to be in the neighborhood killing an hour waiting for an appointment. It was not the reunion I had anticipated, though he did remember my name. I asked him whether closing was a good thing or a bad thing, he said it started as bad thing but may turn into a good thing. I thanked him and wished him well.

Rusty
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on May 29, 2007, 06:05:28 PM: Heck, Jeff, go check it out then! You never know what you'll see. Maybe he'll have something to help you out with your new rig configuration.

If you get over there and see anything really neat that doesn't suit you, please let us know.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 29, 2007, 07:21:16 PM: we talkin basses?
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: lbpesq on May 30, 2007, 09:22:19 AM: Hey Shimboy, if you make it over there, howzabout a report on the guitars too? Much appreciated.

Bill, tgo
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 30, 2007, 08:52:35 PM: i forgot to go there today bill
send me an email on what you might be looking for
will be leaving the house at 10 am, a
or call me
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: Bradley Young on May 30, 2007, 09:39:32 PM: Ha! shimattack.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 31, 2007, 01:38:21 PM: shim reporting
here is what is left
bass alembic orion 4 with essence body, maple top but i cant tell if its flame with some quilt in it-
or just quilt with some flame in it. def not 5A
exc shape......1200
godin 4 string fretless-975
asst heads cabs etc.....
fx-2 superfilter- 425
he had a really sweet orion 5 with a birds eye maple top.......... cough cough.....
he prefers cash......
he will ship from his store....
this is shim reporting for alembic news
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: kimberly on May 31, 2007, 01:55:19 PM: Flax said, he had a really sweet orion 5 with a birds eye maple top.......... cough cough.....

Congrats?

Regards,

Kimberly
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: tbrannon on May 31, 2007, 02:24:19 PM: Flax-

Congrats on the Orion 5. If that one doesn't work out for you, let me know. Mahogany body?

Toby
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 31, 2007, 03:36:03 PM: yup
dark pinstripe
very elegant...
good friend lbesq intervened and said yo
its always good to have a knock around alembic esp for what i paid for it- in case i am playing with strangers and dont want to use wolf or scarlet
my first alembic was an orion w bubinga top
ty kimberly
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: rraymond on May 31, 2007, 04:00:33 PM: Flax, I remember that bass, didn't you call it Phil? Congrats on the new one.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on May 31, 2007, 07:49:05 PM: SF-2 for $425 is a great deal that someone should jump on. Jeff, I apologize to your bank account for sending you over there, but I'd have to say you did the right thing! Surprised you didn't grab the SF-2 for your new rig while you were at it.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: flaxattack on May 31, 2007, 09:08:33 PM: have the fx-1 bob
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: Bradley Young on May 31, 2007, 09:56:01 PM: No website?

I need SF-2.

Hopefully I can call them at 9AM and it'll still be there. Dibs.

My luck isn't running too well, I've been too late for 3 Rickenbackers, an Alembic and a ripping deal on a Modulus in the last month or so.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on June 01, 2007, 06:45:17 AM: Ask Bill if he thinks you should have added the SF-2 on top of the F-1X. He's got to be one of they biggest SF-2 fans out there.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: lbpesq on June 01, 2007, 07:10:18 AM: Hey, I'm even thinking of adding an SF-2 to my chicken satay recipe! Bradley, you dog, you beat me to it. The other guitar player in my second band (Matt, from the Northern California get together), is looking for one. I was going to call him today and tell him about this one, but he's probably not up until noon and you called it first.

ShimmyFlax: CONGRATS! The bill for my consultation fee is in the mail. hehehehe
P.S. You should've gone for the SF-2. It's a completely different animal from the F-1X. $425 is a good, not great price. $400 - $500 is the range I've seen on ebay.

Bill, tgo
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: Bradley Young on June 01, 2007, 08:45:37 AM: w00t! On its way.

Bradley
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on June 01, 2007, 10:13:06 AM: Really, Bill? Those things have been pretty rare on eBay and I thought that $450-550 was a more typical range. I admit I haven't been watching them finish because I don't need any more knobs to twiddle when things sound so good as is.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: lbpesq on June 01, 2007, 03:55:36 PM: I got two of them on ebay in the past couple of years for right around $400/$425 each.

Bill, tgo
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: bsee on June 01, 2007, 05:35:26 PM: I thought you got both of those real close to two years ago. It seems to me that used Alembic prices have universally risen since then. I am shocked that my F-1X for $400 has gone unsold since they seem to go for at least $450 every time I see one for sale on eBay.

In any case, I hope Unlce Bob appreciates Rusty giving us the heads up and Jeff doing the recon to help him sell off a little more gear.
Title: Select Guitars in Norwalk, CT,
Post by: Bradley Young on June 01, 2007, 06:02:30 PM: Uncle Bob seemed to know where I came from, so I'd have to say that he was happy.

Bradley