Alembic Guitars Club

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Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: longhorncat on November 01, 2006, 05:41:29 AM

 ACTIVATOR (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280044081426)  
 
 ALEMBIC PE-1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280044080111)  
 
 SB / AE- 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280044082824)  
 
 

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Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: bsee on November 01, 2006, 08:40:52 AM

If that SB/AE-1 set is drop-in for a Steinberger, then I will probably go after them.

Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: edwin on November 02, 2006, 01:58:51 PM

I'm really hoping to drop them in my Starfire! Perfect fit!
 
Let me know if you are really serious as we don't need to bid each other up.
 
Edwin

Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: bsee on November 04, 2006, 09:21:18 AM

Edwin, it's at about $225 now with shipping included.  If I were to chase it, it would only be a couple bucks up from there.  If you're willing to go past $300, then you probably will outlast me.  
 
With all the activity thus far, I would be surprised if there isn't a flurry on the tail end.

Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: edwin on November 05, 2006, 10:06:33 AM

It's insane! Do I want to spend more than $400 for them? I doubt it.
 
Edwin

Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: bsee on November 06, 2006, 07:11:21 AM

I don't know if these are still offered but, if I were to consider going above $400, I suspect that they couldn't be much more than $600 to get a new set through a dealer.  I don't think a set of pickups improves much from travelling on the order of 10,000 miles and aging for 10-15 years.

Title: ALEMBIC Style Pickups on eBay
Post by: edwin on November 06, 2006, 10:20:08 AM

The pickups themselves wouldn't nearly be that expensive, but with filters and all, it gets up there. $503 is just way too rich for my blood, though. For that money, I would get some pickups and a used superfilter and take the superfilter guts and put them in my Starfire. As it is now, I'll try to find just the pickups and make a buffer and keep the superfilter external.
 
Oh, well, I hope the person who won them enjoys them!
 
Edwin