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Title: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: lbpesq on April 05, 2019, 08:37:54 AM: Here’s a different Alembic guitar. Not sure what “RST” stands for?

https://reverb.com/item/21505592-alembic-rst-1987-natural (https://reverb.com/item/21505592-alembic-rst-1987-natural)

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on April 05, 2019, 09:16:27 AM: "Relatively Strat-like Timber"?

Peter
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: gtrguy on April 05, 2019, 10:13:15 AM: Does that sure look like a fender shape.
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: jalevinemd on April 05, 2019, 10:15:33 AM: I think it's ugly as balls. At first I was convinced it was a shop night special and that RST was the builder's initials. But those aren't supposed to have logos, right?
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: StephenR on April 05, 2019, 10:43:25 AM: Quote from: jalevinemd on April 05, 2019, 10:15:33 AM
I think it's ugly as balls. At first I was convinced it was a shop night special and that RST was the builder's initials. But those aren't supposed to have logos, right?

Also felt it is a pretty ugly looking instrument, okay maybe not ugly but other than the nice Zebra wood(?) nothing at all appealing about the body. My first thought was shop night special but as far as I am aware those shouldn't have logos or serial numbers either.
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: lbpesq on April 05, 2019, 11:26:38 AM: Kind of looks like a Strat with a case of gout.

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: dgansz on April 05, 2019, 12:59:54 PM: Dealer just bought it in UK auction a couple of weeks ago.

Specs are here:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=6056.msg66229#msg66229 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=6056.msg66229#msg66229)
Title: Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on Reverb - RST?
Post by: David Houck on April 05, 2019, 02:02:37 PM: According to the specs that dgansz linked, "RST is a designator for R (Rokkomann) and ST (Strat-style body shape)". Exported to Japan.

See also: http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22818.0 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22818.0)