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Alembic products => Showcase => Electrum Guitars => Topic started by: Roddark on July 02, 2016, 05:35:36 PM

Title: Help with guitar
Post by: Roddark on July 02, 2016, 05:35:36 PM

Hi everyone, my name is Rodney, I am a composer, producer and filmmaker, I am also a life long guitarist. I am helping out a little old lady. She has an Alembic guitar that looks like an explorer and has a rosewood neck. The Sr# is 84E3220. No one seams to know what it's worth. Andy ideas? I have up loaded a photo. I have to say it is one of the sweetest guitars I have ever played.


Thanks
Rod 8) :D

Title: Re: Help with guitar
Post by: elwoodblue on July 02, 2016, 06:10:33 PM

Hi Rodney,
 The guitar is a 1984 Exploiter shaped *Electrum (* Thanks Bill!) with a cone headstock.
The fingerboard looks like ebony (most are).
I would think 2500 would be a good starting point for a sale, and consider
less if time was a factor.
 I don't have a bluebook, someone here might.
They are nice, eh? ;D


p.s. Here's (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Alembic-Exploiter-Explorer-Guitar-STUNNING-/252394518968?hash=item3ac3e2b9b8%3Ag%3ABcEAAOSw1DtXGQ37&nma=true&si=PdUE5XnzRG0VGs3uY3CxJ%252BwBxCA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557) a similar guitar that didn't sell at around 3600

Title: Re: Help with guitar
Post by: lbpesq on July 02, 2016, 08:47:44 PM

Actually, according to the serial number, this is an 1984 Electrum.  Alembic allows one to customize just about anything and this one does, indeed, have an Exploiter-shaped body.  It also appears to have an elborate tremolo, similar to a Floyd Rose.  Given the low quality of the photo, I can't tell if it appears stock or aftermarket.  Unless you run into someone who really wants the tremolo, it will likely make the guitar a little more difficult to sell.  I think in the $2000-2500 range is not unreasonable.  When it comes to Alembics both the Blue Book and the Vintage Guitar Guide are essentially useless.

Bill, the guitar one

Title: Re: Help with guitar
Post by: Roddark on July 03, 2016, 03:54:25 AM

Thanks Everyone
This is very helpful

Thanks
Rod

Title: Re: Help with guitar
Post by: hieronymous on July 03, 2016, 02:11:08 PM

Kramer Kahler tremolo (https://www.kahlerusa.com/flat-mount-tremolos-bridges-6-string)? They were an alternative to the Floyd Rose back in the '80s.

Sweet guitar!

Title: Re: Help with guitar
Post by: rnolan on July 06, 2016, 07:33:44 AM

Hey Rod, well as another life long guitarist, I'd be keeping that one, it's gorgeous, and that's not a shape I'd usually like.  It looks like a Kahler trem to me also hieronymous, they weren't too shabby, also doesn't look like a retrofit.