Interesting Custom Set Neck Alembic Guitar on Reverb

[lbpesq]

This one is definitely different.  It looks familiar, but I can’t place it (yet).

Bill, tgo

https://reverb.com/item/50788701-alembic-custom-guitar-pre-owned-w-bag

[edwardofhuncote]

Whoever is selling these has some very interesting Alembics. Every one of them is unusual in some way, beyond the expected uniqueness.

[gearhed289]

Whoever is selling these has some very interesting Alembics. Every one of them is unusual in some way, beyond the expected uniqueness.

I noticed that too. The guitar is gorgeous. I hadn't noticed it's a set neck until Bill mentioned it.

[edwardofhuncote]

I got curious and sent the seller a question about this guitar the other day... and learned another kinda' unusual detail; it's a 25" scale. As custom as that guitar already is, not really that surprising.

I also wasn't aware there was another rosewood indigenous to Madagascar, but this is a separate Dalbergia subspecies... it's really something. I don't remember seeing another Alembic made of Bois De Rose.

Someone had a heluva collection.

[hieronymous]

They are selling a couple of basses too, including this nice single-pickup Distillate (made for Japanese market?):

https://reverb.com/item/50686129-alembic-zebrawood-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag

And also this fretless 4-string:

https://reverb.com/item/50685206-alembic-fretless-4-string-bass-pre-owned-w-bag

The Distillate has the following statement - looks like this person worked at Alembic?

"Not the original neck, originally was a medium scale, however the owner (who was an Alembic employee at the time ) had it converted long scale."

[edwardofhuncote]

The Distillate was Val's. I thought the fretless was too at first, but not the same one in the FTC thread. Someone really had some cool Alembics... not bought off-the-rack. So to speak. 

[hieronymous]

Ah... I assumed they were from the same collection - I've never seen an Alembic at Bananas at Large - until now - and three?!! (They are relatively local - San Rafael, kind of between San Francisco and the Mothership)