Author Topic: Nice six string Lembic (Read 494 times)

keavin · « **on:** March 07, 2006, 05:49:49 AM »

http://cgi.ebay.com/beautiful-alembic-electric-guitar_W0QQitemZ7396621121QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:33:18 AM »

An interesting feature of this guitar is that from the front it looks like a neck through and from the back it looks like a set neck.

keavin · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:51:29 AM »

YEP!!!

longhorncat · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:56:46 AM »

Nice looking guitar. Do notice the excessive shipping charges - $200

tom_z · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2006, 08:16:50 AM »

Good call Bill - check the back of this Furhter.

http://store.yahoo.com/alembic/further2.html

bsee · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2006, 09:21:44 AM »

It is odd, though. I'd like to see a side view of the guitar. Usually, to see something like this there is a bookmatch to center back. I suppose that is what is going on here, but it is hard to tell for sure from these pics.

Just guessing, but it looks like a shorter scale as well. Maybe it's just perspective.

I am a little concerned if this guy claims to have picked out everything and refers to the three toggles as effects switches. I wonder if it is a standard Europa package?

lbpesq · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2006, 09:22:50 AM »

This one looks like a Mahogany body with a maple cap - no back. As such, I think it much more likely that it is a set neck with cosmetic racing stripes on the front. I find the ad a little strange. For someone who allegedly went to the factory and picked out his own woods, the seller seems to know surprisingly little about the details of this guitar. I've emailed for info on the 3 effects swithes and inquired about the electronic set up in general. I'll report on the response.

Bill, tgo

bsee · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:13:30 AM »

Bill, I was thinking the same thing about the construction. The back photo looks like mahogany to me as well.

I was wondering where Oakdale was relative to you trustworthy Bay Area guys, but it looks to be a couple hours inland.

David Houck · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2006, 01:06:11 PM »

Tom; thanks for the link to the Further!

He's answered some questions in the listing and it sounds like there are bass and treble boost/cut switches, and it sounds like he's willing to be reasonable on the shipping.

Bob's right; we need a side view to see what's going on with the body woods. The front picture seems to show more than just a body and a top lam. But the back picture does look like a Mahogany body with no back lam. But I am inclined to think (or hope) that it is actually a through neck rather than a set neck. And I suppose it is possible that it's a book match to center Mahogany body. Perhaps if someone gets the serial number from the seller, a post to the serial number section might get some answers. Still nine days to go on this one.

jalevinemd · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2006, 01:17:06 PM »

Would anyone actually go through the trouble (not to mention expense) of making a faux neck-thru instrument?

jagerphan84 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2006, 01:21:33 PM »

Well, Ken Smith does on most of his bolt-ons, so it can't be too prohibitively difficult or costly.

keith_h · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2006, 02:38:23 PM »

It looks like a set neck to me. If it were a neck through I would expect to see the neck come into the heal and straight side lines through the core to the back laminate. It could be the perspective that makes it look this way. I think I've seen another Alembic guitar that was a set neck with racing stripes on the front so this would not be the first time it has been done.

Keith

bsee · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:02:35 PM »

He claims to me it's a neck through, but who knows. He also says there are over two dozen people watching this one, so it probably won't go cheap. I asked for scale length and he said 26, so he probably either can't read or ruler or do math, one or the other...

It looks like a really nice guitar, but I have a feeling the price is going to get up there. If you're interested, I would absolutely get confirmation via photos or serial number that it is neck through before paying a neck through price.

Good luck to all-

lbpesq · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:07:45 PM »

Would anyone actually go through the trouble (not to mention expense) of making a faux neck-thru instrument?

Vantage did

I've seen a few others over the years also. This one looks like a set neck to me. I know the seller claims it's a neck-thru, but I suspect he really doesn't know. I stopped by Alembic this afternoon. Mica & I were discussing this guitar and she thought it looked like a set neck also.

Bill, tgo

karl · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2006, 03:15:19 AM »

Jaydee here in the UK does it too with his basses. I have a GA24 which from a distance looks like a very nice multilaminate neck-thru. But if you look closely, the neck is actually glued into a pocket. Check out this link and you'll see what I mean: http://www.jaydeeguitars.com/html/ga24.asp

Note the carefully-worded 'Five piece laminated neck and body centre with Brazilian mahogany outriggers': ie. the neck and the body centre are separate.

Very pretty and all, but you wonder why Jaydee doesn't just make real neck-thrus - surely that's easier?

K.