Author Topic: 12 string Series I guitar on Ebay (Read 215 times)

tbrannon · « **on:** July 15, 2006, 07:13:44 PM »

Anybody got a spare $7K laying around? =)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Alembic-Series-1-Electric-12-String-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ290007678072QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2006, 07:29:43 PM »

Very very nice!!

bigredbass · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2006, 07:48:07 PM »

What a gas! So I'm looking at the control layout, is it the same as a Series Bass? And TWELVE adjustable saddles?

J o e y

bob · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2006, 07:57:04 PM »

I can't quite figure out the saddles, Joey. I count only ten screws, and it seems clear that the two high pairs each use one saddle/screw.

Best I can tell (with my glasses on), there are really only six saddles overall, so I don't understand the double threaded screws. Maybe the threads are loose enough to let you angle them a little? Seems pretty unlikely.

adriaan · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2006, 06:33:57 AM »

The top B and E strings are double, not in octaves, so why would they need separate saddles? A little extra jangle wouldn't hurt either, I would think.

u14steelgtr · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2006, 09:10:57 AM »

Red flag #1: all of the saddles are adjusted all the way to one extreme of their range of travel.

Red flag #2: The lack of dings, dents or scratches on a 25 year old instrument.

Red flag #3: a starting bid of $6,450 (it seems too high to me).

Regards
-- Eugene