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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Wanted & Wishing => Topic started by: bsee on April 04, 2005, 10:48:18 AM

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: bsee on April 04, 2005, 10:48:18 AM

Looking for a used Alembic guitar, preferably in the $1500 price range.  Ideally it would be 24.5-25 scale and a hardtail.  I wouldn't rule out any model or wood combination without taking a look, and I might go a little bit higher for the right instrument.  
 
I am a bass player looking for something nice to noodle on.  If I were a guitar player by trade, I'd buy a nice custom like I am doing on the bass side at the moment.  The guitar will be played regularly, so no worries about an old workhorse ending up in a case under someone's bed.
 
Thanks-
Bob

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: bsee on April 17, 2005, 05:36:31 PM

Still looking - taxes weren't as bad as I thought they'd be so I could go a few dollars higher.  If you have or see anything that might go under $2K, let's talk.
 
Thanks-
Bob

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: hydrargyrum on April 20, 2005, 09:12:54 AM

Bob,
 
That skylark on ebay has been relisted at a more reasonable price.
 
Kevin

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: bsee on April 20, 2005, 09:31:53 AM

Thanks, Kevin - I am looking.
 
If anyone else is interested in this thing more than I am, please let me know so we don't cost each other money...

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: lbpesq on May 05, 2005, 10:52:47 AM

Bob:
 
There is an Orion that just popped up on ebay:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7320561719&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7320561719&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Used guitar?
Post by: bsee on May 05, 2005, 11:07:22 AM

Thanks, Bill.  The seller contacted me prior to the auction to try for a direct sale at a price in the middle.  I am not really into the Orion for the 25.5 scale and the electronics.   It does look like a pretty nice guitar, so I hope it finds a good home.
 
I can't say that I've played an Orion guitar, but the specs on the Skylark look more interesting to me.  If it were a shorter scale Orion, I might still have been interested, though.  I just miss the feel of my old (stolen) Les Paul Custom Lite prototype.  I have a strat sitting around for noodling now, and I am just not as comfortable with it.  Could be the scale, could be the maple board, who knows, but I think the scale is at least part of it.
 
In any case, I am still looking, that Orion just isn't it for me.
 
-Bob