Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: FC Bass on June 02, 2025, 09:28:03 AM
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From the 2000's Alembic catalogue: "Learn to dream differently"
https://reverb.com/item/90455850-alembic-orion-bass-6st-mod-natural-sn-489035-06-02
;D
The actual bass is listed here:
https://reverb.com/item/90455829-yamaha-yamaha-trumpet-ytr-8335rgs-silver-finish-reverse-tube-sn-970w10687-06-02
Good price, but with a hefty mod (for real) Can be strung up like a 7 string it seems (with the highest strings as pair like on an 8 string)
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That is a real nice Orion!
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What a Hack Job! Why a 7th string? Strung backwards due to limited headstock real estate. Then hacking the heal with a tuner. The bridge saddle for that 7th string isn’t even in the correct location. I don’t think the job was completed as there would be some chipping away on the front of the headstock where that string would have to make that sharp 90 degree bend.
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Hah, did not notice the bridge saddle :-)
I'm pretty sure the idea is the same as you see on 9 string guitars, the kind that has the 3 highest strings doubled. (twelve string sound on high strings, 6 string sound on low strings.)
Apparently someone wanted that on this six string bass, but only for one string... (and misplaced the saddle while reassembling the bridge?)
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I was gonna' have a little bit of fun with that one earlier today... was working on a punchline about tootin' a horn. Couldn't pull it together. Then I did something stupid/expensive in the shop, and had to deal with that...
*Takeo-san originally posted on this Orion a while back. I can't remember when, but I remember the unusual mod and that it was in Japan.
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Look out y'all , Miles has risen from the grave :o
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I’m surprised this was done in Japan as I thought they would have more reverence to the artistry of Alembics…..this mod looks more like an idea cooked up in my old 8th grade wood shop class! ::) ;) ;D And where did the logo go????