Alembic Guitars Club

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Title: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: lbpesq on February 15, 2022, 06:17:03 PM

This one is definitely different.  It looks familiar, but I can’t place it (yet).

Bill, tgo

https://reverb.com/item/50788701-alembic-custom-guitar-pre-owned-w-bag (https://reverb.com/item/50788701-alembic-custom-guitar-pre-owned-w-bag)

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 16, 2022, 03:09:29 AM

Whoever is selling these has some very interesting Alembics. Every one of them is unusual in some way, beyond the expected uniqueness.

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: gearhed289 on February 18, 2022, 10:50:43 AM

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on February 16, 2022, 03:09:29 AM

Whoever is selling these has some very interesting Alembics. Every one of them is unusual in some way, beyond the expected uniqueness.

I noticed that too. The guitar is gorgeous. I hadn't noticed it's a set neck until Bill mentioned it.

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 22, 2022, 07:35:20 AM

I got curious and sent the seller a question about this guitar the other day... and learned another kinda' unusual detail; it's a 25" scale. As custom as that guitar already is, not really that surprising.

I also wasn't aware there was another rosewood indigenous to Madagascar, but this is a separate Dalbergia subspecies... it's really something. I don't remember seeing another Alembic made of Bois De Rose.

Someone had a heluva collection.

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: hieronymous on February 22, 2022, 08:20:52 AM

They are selling a couple of basses too, including this nice single-pickup Distillate (made for Japanese market?):

https://reverb.com/item/50686129-alembic-zebrawood-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag (https://reverb.com/item/50686129-alembic-zebrawood-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag)

And also this fretless 4-string:

https://reverb.com/item/50685206-alembic-fretless-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag (https://reverb.com/item/50685206-alembic-fretless-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag)

The Distillate has the following statement - looks like this person worked at Alembic?

"Not the original neck, originally was a medium scale, however the owner (who was an Alembic employee at the time ) had it converted long scale."

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 22, 2022, 08:45:21 AM

The Distillate was Val's. I thought the fretless was too at first, but not the same one in the FTC thread. Someone really had some cool Alembics... not bought off-the-rack. So to speak.  ::)

Title: Re: Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb
Post by: hieronymous on February 22, 2022, 10:05:53 AM

Ah... I assumed they were from the same collection - I've never seen an Alembic at Bananas at Large - until now - and three?!! (They are relatively local - San Rafael, kind of between San Francisco and the Mothership)