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Title: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: gtrguy on March 25, 2017, 01:45:28 PM

1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?


https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/6059057604.html


Neat guitar, kinda looks like an Oasis I used to own. Did Alembic really partner on this?

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: lbpesq on March 25, 2017, 06:16:37 PM

I'm about 99% sure this isn't the result of an Alembic Ibanez partnership.  I also thought "Oasis" influence when I saw the pickup surrounds.  Not real thrilled with the "put a cork in it" approach to modifications.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: gtrguy on March 25, 2017, 08:38:52 PM

It has some very similar features to this Oasis:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14062.msg146837#msg146837

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: gtrguy on March 25, 2017, 08:41:18 PM

And this one:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14394.msg149237#msg149237

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: jalevinemd on March 25, 2017, 08:57:21 PM

I'm guessing that Alembic was about as involved in building that Ibanez as Ibanez was in building my latest Alembic.

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: gtrguy on March 25, 2017, 09:09:13 PM

Yeah, that cork is pretty funny! I kinda think either Rick T modded this one up early on or it had some parts pulled off another guitar and stuck on it.

However, least some of you do not know their history:

http://s227.photobucket.com/user/vintagejapanbass/media/Aria%20Pro%20Catalogs/1992%20Catalog%20-%20Japanese/page70012.jpg.html

Title: Re: 1977 Ibanez Artist with original Alembic parts?
Post by: gtrguy on March 25, 2017, 09:14:24 PM

Opps, make that Gary Cooper...