Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: jalevinemd on June 26, 2005, 08:10:47 PM

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on June 26, 2005, 08:10:47 PM

Okay, Alembic police...go to work. If this one is legit, I'd be VERY interested.
 
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7333001018&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7333001018&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: pace on June 26, 2005, 08:36:40 PM

I was expecting an Elan from some location in Texas.....  
 
Maybe I had too much to drink tonight, but Im hard pressed to cry foul.....

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jlpicard on June 26, 2005, 10:23:01 PM

Looks like an Alembic to me. However, I was not aware that they did the square battery cover back then. My 80' has the round cover but maybey it was square on guitars? A question for the makers!

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: bracheen on June 27, 2005, 03:15:31 AM

I didn't see anything suspicious. There's even a serial number listed.  Looks like a very nice guitar to me.
 
Sam

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: smichaels on June 27, 2005, 07:56:03 AM

I have dealt with this seller in that past. Top notch guy in my opinion...also has a very large Alembic guitar collection.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: David Houck on June 27, 2005, 02:14:28 PM

Very nice!

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: poor_nigel on June 27, 2005, 05:32:20 PM

My 75 bass has a square battery cover, so no problem there.  FYI.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on June 27, 2005, 06:55:41 PM

I've thrown my hat into the ring...let the games begin!

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: bracheen on June 28, 2005, 05:52:58 AM

Good luck, whenever I see a guitar like that it makes me want to learn to play one.  The current custom of the month has started that lust also.
 
Sam

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: dela217 on June 28, 2005, 07:03:44 AM

That is definately the real thing.  I know this guy and have bought Alembics from him in the past.  He can be trusted and has lots of Alembic knowledge.  He is just a bit shy when dealing with folks.  Great guy.  He and I traded snail mail for years before I was able to purchase Alembic 73-30 from him.  
 
Now, if the guitar he is selling (75-213) was a bass, my hat would be in the ring too!!  That is exactly what I am looking for in a bass.  I have been hoping at a 75ish zebra topped bass like that would pop up for sale.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on June 29, 2005, 05:28:20 PM

Michael,
 
That does raise my confidence level. It's still quite nerve-racking, however, investing this kind of money on something sight-unseen. Sure wish I lived close by enough to take a look in person.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on June 29, 2005, 09:02:41 PM

The seller pulled the guitar from ebay. I'm not sure why. I've sent him an e-mail.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jorge_s on June 30, 2005, 02:39:21 PM

That was strange.  I was keeping an eye on this one.  Although I wasn't going to try to outbid a fellow Alembician.  I would like to know what the error in the listing was.

Title: Series I Guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on June 30, 2005, 03:36:54 PM

The seller e-mailed me back...quite a nice guy. Apparently a friend of his asked to buy the guitar when he saw it on ebay. So he pulled it. I'd have done the same. He was nice enough to offer to send some pics of an almost identical '76 Series I. So, I'll wait for those.