Author Topic: John McVie's Graphite Alembic!!  (Read 755 times)

fretted4

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John McVie's Graphite Alembic!!
« on: October 08, 2013, 04:40:39 PM »
Hey folks, well it seems the first ever graphite Alembic that John purchased in June of 77 at the trade show has popped up on ebay! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Series-one-bass-1973-John-McVie-Fleetwood-Mac-/171145471120?pt=Guitar&hash=item27d910a490#ht_253wt_1141

wookie

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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2013, 05:58:38 PM »
Someone but my accessory organs now!

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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2013, 06:09:11 PM »
Someone buymy accessory organs now! Sorry I'm at the bar.

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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2013, 08:29:35 PM »
graphite neck in '73? hmmmm

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« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2013, 09:30:14 AM »
No way its a 73 haha

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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2013, 10:27:20 AM »
I have a 1776 Strat played by George Washington at Valley Forge during his Take Back America tour. Interested members contact me off line.

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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2013, 11:15:08 AM »
Maybe the body is that old. But to me, that graphite neck looks like it was installed sometime post-production. I've not seen any Alembic graphite neck basses with that huge chunk missing in the top or the hybrid wood-graphite neck towards the end. Seems that they've always done bookmatched to center tops and backs on these instruments but I could be wrong.
 
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« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2013, 12:44:51 PM »
From the Alembic History page:
 
1976 We developed with Geoff Gould, founder of Modulous Graphite Instruments, the first graphite neck through body necks. The first two basses made in this fashion were sold to Stanley Clarke and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac in June of 1976. This is the same year that we made a custom bass for John McVie that had a stainless steel fingerboard with no frets. Rather than call it a fretless bass, I preferred the term continuously fretted  bass.

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« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2013, 01:20:34 PM »
Guess that explains why it ain't too purdy. Like they say...practice makes perfect!

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« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2013, 05:09:27 PM »
I grew up in Easyville, 5 miles from Purdy. I can assure you we never saw anything like this bass around Purdy.
Jon
2011 Quilted Maple Dragon Wing, Anniversary Electronics
2007 Quilted Cocobolo Custom 5-string Tribute-body Bass ("Scarlet")
2006 Cocobolo SC Deluxe SS
2003 Quilted Maple Series II Europa ("Almost Twins")
1996 Flame Walnut Elan fretless
1994 Flame Maple Classico
1976 Walnut Series I SS

jalevinemd

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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2013, 06:09:17 PM »
Would hate to be a woman living in Easyville.
;-)

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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2013, 06:55:16 PM »
Agree. My sisters have heard all the jokes.  
 
 
People usually don't tell them twice...
Jon
2011 Quilted Maple Dragon Wing, Anniversary Electronics
2007 Quilted Cocobolo Custom 5-string Tribute-body Bass ("Scarlet")
2006 Cocobolo SC Deluxe SS
2003 Quilted Maple Series II Europa ("Almost Twins")
1996 Flame Walnut Elan fretless
1994 Flame Maple Classico
1976 Walnut Series I SS

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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2013, 08:16:11 PM »
Hmm . . . well not to disagree for the sole sake of comporting myself in a contrariwise fashion, but by all visual evidence presented herein, Easyville lies a good six miles from Purdy.  

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« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2013, 04:43:07 AM »
Or is it 10 miles away? Or...
7.16 miles if isosceles has anything to do with it
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« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2013, 04:45:27 AM »
Hypotenuse versus the two legs of a right-angled triangle.
 
Hmm, I don't get a chance to use hypotenuse very often these days. Thanks Kevin!
Jon
2011 Quilted Maple Dragon Wing, Anniversary Electronics
2007 Quilted Cocobolo Custom 5-string Tribute-body Bass ("Scarlet")
2006 Cocobolo SC Deluxe SS
2003 Quilted Maple Series II Europa ("Almost Twins")
1996 Flame Walnut Elan fretless
1994 Flame Maple Classico
1976 Walnut Series I SS