Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: staemius on October 03, 2005, 07:23:41 PM

Title: Letting the Electrum go!
Post by: staemius on October 03, 2005, 07:23:41 PM
It's been a blast - someday I'll get another Alembic!  
 
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Title: Letting the Electrum go!
Post by: David Houck on October 04, 2005, 05:43:32 AM
James, we need to get together before the auction ends!!!  I've never heard an Alembic guitar up close, and my first opportunity is about to disappear.
Title: Letting the Electrum go!
Post by: staemius on October 04, 2005, 08:37:52 AM
Your right Dave - I've sent you an email.
Title: Letting the Electrum go!
Post by: David Houck on October 09, 2005, 11:56:33 AM
James brought this guitar by the house today.  It looks much nicer in person than it does in the pictures.  The Maple top is very nice.  The picture has a lot of glare and makes it look red.  But it's actually a very nice figured Maple.  This was the first time I've heard an Alembic guitar up close; and I loved it.  James showed me how the guitar can get a wide range of very nice tones; and I tried playing it myself, seeing the differences in the different tone settings (but since I don't play guitar, I wasn't able to do much more than that).
 
We played some together and had a very nice jam.  James and I have a similar style and it was fun playing together.  The sounds of the two Alembics blended together wonderfully!
 
Thanks James for bringing this guitar over and letting me hear it!
Title: Letting the Electrum go!
Post by: staemius on October 09, 2005, 07:52:54 PM
Hehe, the pleasure was all mine!  So fun to meet you on the board Dave - and then realize we're only a couple miles apart, haha!  My first opportunity to 'play' (held it in my hands and plunked it) an Alembic bass - wow, what a joy.  But I really got an education today about Alembic basses and electronics - what a sound - and brought forth by a fantastic bass player.  Folks, Dave has chops!