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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: dluxe on August 22, 2025, 03:55:51 PM

Title: Request info for 75 203
Post by: dluxe on August 22, 2025, 03:55:51 PM
Medium scale Series 1.  Would like any information available regarding the build.  It's a recent purchase.
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: rv_bass on August 22, 2025, 05:04:30 PM
Congrats, close to my 207 Zebrawood, wonder if it is zebrawood under that black paint :)
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: dluxe on August 27, 2025, 04:34:08 PM
It was included with the case.


Top and Back: Goncalo Alves
Core: Mahogany
Neck: Maple, Peroba Rosa
Ebony board


They have it listed as a LSB but it is MSB. 😀
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: rv_bass on August 27, 2025, 07:03:04 PM
Wow, that’s some unusual wood. It would be cool to see what it looks like under that paint!
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: pauldo on August 28, 2025, 04:45:44 PM
Quote from: rv_bass on August 27, 2025, 07:03:04 PM
Wow, that’s some unusual wood. It would be cool to see what it looks like under that paint!

Images of Goncalo Alves are stunning!
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: dluxe on August 31, 2025, 04:15:41 PM
Maybe eventually I will get it back to the original finish.  The black looks good and it was well done.  BTW, there was nothing wrong with the bridge pickup as I suspected.  Just needed a stereo cord hooked up.😀
Title: Re: Request info for 75 203
Post by: flavofive on August 31, 2025, 05:32:49 PM
Quote from: dluxe on August 31, 2025, 04:15:41 PM
Maybe eventually I will get it back to the original finish.  The black looks good and it was well done.  BTW, there was nothing wrong with the bridge pickup as I suspected.  Just needed a stereo cord hooked up.😀

Nice!!  Glad the gamble paid off, congrats!
Yeah, every time a listing is selling an Alembic Series 1 or 2 and says the bridge pickup "isn't working", I always figure it's at least a 50% chance that they're just not familiar with the stereo cable.  It's tempting to take the risk, since sellers usually knock the price down because of this!  I once bought an instrument where the bridge pickup really was dead, though  >:( , so it doesn't always work out!