Author Topic: Frank Gambale's Alembic Guitar (Read 302 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** April 16, 2012, 04:03:14 AM »

That configuration would be a perfect stage guitar for me. Three pickups, filter and blade switch. However my musical instrument budget is closed for the foreseeable future.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170824911374+&item=170824911374&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

Jazzyvee

jacko · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2012, 05:15:47 AM »

Sweet. Almost makes me wish I didn't have sausages for fingers.

Graeme

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2012, 09:27:33 AM »

Bookmatched to center Cocobolo
No inlays
Very classy and beautiful

gtrguy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2012, 11:09:37 AM »

Nice guitar, looks kinda like an Electrum to me though. Who is Frank Gamble?

Dave

pierreyves · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2012, 11:23:36 AM »

the actual guitarist of Return to Forever IV:
http://www.batraciens-reptiles.com/return_to_forever_2011.html

mica · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2012, 12:56:52 PM »

No, not an Electrum, but a Spectrum with a Small Standard body. The Electrum body shape is a little bigger and not totally symmetrical.

The guitar wasn't made for Frank, but it was a custom build. I added a copy of the picture with the signature to the instrument file today. Another little trivia: Frank's brother was our importer to Australia many years ago.

sjhoffma · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2012, 02:26:24 PM »

Seeing stuff like this makes me depressed, and in this economy... bitter...

I agree with jazzyvee, perfect stage guitar for me, but alas my instrument budget is also currently non existent. Someone on this forum better buy this guitar, (so I can buy it from you sometime down the road!) lol

jazzyvee · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2012, 03:39:06 PM »

I think if I didn't have my dragon, I'd have made a bid for that. Not because of the connection to Frank but because I'd seen one like that a few years back for sale here and missed it and never seen another one since. The Strat layout of three pickups, 5 position blade switch, master volume and filter suits me perfectly...
straightforward simple to use and intuitive to me. :-)

That sure is a sweetie.
Jazzyvee

gtrguy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2012, 04:38:59 PM »

Ah, yes. Close resemblance to an Excel but not exact.

gtrguy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2012, 04:41:59 PM »

Opps, meant Electrum! Getting old...

mica · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2012, 05:14:23 PM »

We make it easy with them E names!

slawie · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2012, 05:21:22 PM »

Aussies have good taste