Author Topic: Series I on Ebay (Read 335 times)

barryr1 · « **on:** January 10, 2008, 06:52:59 AM »

I saw this a few days ago and noone has brought it up. Anyone emailed this guy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290196860096&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2008, 07:29:07 AM »

No power supply. Probably means he doesn't have the cable either.

Q switch needs to be replaced.

Case is not original (may or may not be an issue; a picture of the guitar in the case might be helpful).

Battery plate has someone else's initials.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2008, 08:17:16 AM »

The seller doesn't mention it, but it looks like the pins are missing in the XLR jack.

Peter

olieoliver · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2008, 08:23:28 AM »

I thought the pins were missing too but if you look real close it looks like they are there, juts in a shadow of the hole. I'd deffinately ask first though

keith_h · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2008, 08:33:18 AM »

Somebody named Bill with a Series 1 twelve string was asking questions. I wonder who that could be? ;-)

Keith

lbpesq · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2008, 09:44:19 AM »

Me too! hehehehe

Bill, tgo

barryr1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2008, 10:48:55 AM »

I know this will seem elementary but I just bought my first series one (1977) a month or so ago. It had the more symetric body shape. Is there some rhyme or reason to why a series one would be one shape or another and is it year specific? any other basic differences

thanks

jalevinemd · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2008, 10:55:05 AM »

Bill...you naughty little boy!

lbpesq · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2008, 11:56:48 AM »

Barry:

Your '77 is very similar to The Other One, my '76 Series I. This style is a medium scale like a Gibson (24 3/4). I believe the body style on the one currently on ebay is a long scale, like a Fender (25 1/2). Someone else jump in and set me straight, if I'm wrong.

Jonathan: I ain't buying or even bidding. Yet.
The Guitar show is this weekend in San Rafael. I'm waiting to ascertain the condition of my wallet following the show before I can even consider the ebay one. It would match Big Irv quite nicely, though.

Perchance to dream!

Bill, tgo

barryr1 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:41:28 PM »

Thanks Bill

That makes sense. Did they make both at the same time or were they different by year or what. Is it like a 911 and a carrera. I just don't get the differences aside from the measurement. Did they change from year to year to distinguish

thanks

adriaan · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:45:55 PM »

Barry: there has always been a standard set of features for the different Alembic models, but they will build to your specifications: scale length, body shape, woods ...

One thing that tells you the guitar on eBay is an early example is the shape of the point: it is shorter than the current shape, and there are slight scoop-outs left and right of the point. But with Alembic being Alembic, you can still order that shape. Other clues for its age would be that the nut is not adjustable, and that there is probably just a single truss rod instead of two.

So in a sense it is worse than 911 vs. Carrera, but in a wonderful way.

lbpesq · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:54:27 PM »

The truss rod cover is added. The old ones didn't have one. Also, maybe it's my monitor, but the bridge looks to be a silver or chrome color with brass saddles. Anyone else see it this way?

Bill, tgo

brb9911 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2008, 04:12:00 PM »

I have a color-calibrated monitor here at work, and it looks to me that the bridge is actually very, very tarnished brass. A little Flitz? will fix that right up!

jalevinemd · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2008, 05:15:35 PM »

Bill...it would match Big Irv quite nicely.

David Houck · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2008, 06:18:23 PM »

Barry; as a generalization, as far as basses are concerned, in the seventies there were two main body styles, which are currently called the Standard Point and the Small Standard. The Standard Point body style was typically matched with long scale necks, and the Small Standard with short scale necks. (Before the advent of the Balance K, these same two body styles, again as a generalization, typically distinguished the Mark King and the Stanley Clarke Signature models.) My guess would be that the two guitar body styles being discussed in this thread correspond to the two bass body styles, a Standard Point and a Small Standard.