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Title: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: Eric1616 on September 28, 2022, 04:43:20 PM

https://reverb.com/item/56850588-2005-alembic-spoiler?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=56850588

Thoughts?  Seller claims it is all original Alembic.  I doubt it.

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 28, 2022, 05:00:40 PM

Hard to say without seeing the lookup. I don't see any red flags. Looks like a Spoiler shape fretless with Excel electronics, basically.

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: Eric1616 on September 28, 2022, 05:08:53 PM

It looks like it’s set neck.  And the tuners are not original.  And the pickup covers?  And the gloss (I assume epoxy) fretboard?

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: lbpesq on September 28, 2022, 06:13:15 PM

Looks like a neck-through to me, but none of the pics show any of the back to be definitive.   Vermillion is one of the less often seen tops.  This one sure is purdy!

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: Eric1616 on September 28, 2022, 06:20:45 PM

There is a shot of the back.

(https://i.ibb.co/fC0msnn/120-D000-F-09-FA-4-C68-8-BD0-379093-A5496-D.png) (https://ibb.co/fC0msnn)

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: jazzyvee on September 28, 2022, 11:57:46 PM

I knew we'd seen this one before on the forum.
https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=25108.msg251042#msg251042

Title: Re: Weird Spoiler on eBay
Post by: gearhed289 on September 29, 2022, 07:16:38 AM

Looks legit to me. Really cool array of custom features, but I don't see anything that Alembic would/could not have done. Set neck and wood pickup covers are available options. Can't say for sure on the shiny fingerboard.