Author Topic: FS: Alembic guitar , 1978 (Read 1237 times)

mgod · « **on:** September 09, 2013, 06:26:45 AM »

I've got a 1978 Alembic guitar up at Rick Turner's shop where it'a been for, oh, 17 years, I think that's right. He took it with him when he moved there and has had it ever since, I just remembered it, and I'm going to sell it. It's a small bodied short-scale. Pictures soon to follow.

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2013, 06:31:51 AM »

you just remembered it??? you can give it to me since you'd forgot about it anyway! :p

~Taylor

mgod · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2013, 09:15:06 AM »

Well, you know...

I had plans for RT to do a steel fingerboard on it, but we never got around to it, and now feel like I have too many things and they're weighing me down and...

sjhoffma · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2013, 12:05:40 PM »

What are you thinking of asking? I love my 76 Standard point, long scale guitar, but it can be a bit... big at times if you know what I mean! Posts pics whenever you can!

sjhoffma · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2013, 12:05:47 PM »

What are you thinking of asking? I love my 76 Standard point, long scale guitar, but it can be a bit... big at times if you know what I mean! Posts pics whenever you can!

mgod · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2013, 04:57:31 PM »

I'm hoping to get a sense of its value from around here. And yes, as soon as I have them from RT they'll go up.

edwin · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2013, 08:39:39 PM »

Speaking of giveaways, wasn't there one in your past? Hm.

:-)

Great to see you here!

mgod · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2013, 09:33:32 AM »

mgod · « **Reply #8 on:** September 11, 2013, 03:12:39 PM »

Just got phone pics of the guitar from RT. Well, it looks a lot better than I remember it, no checking. OTOH, its had a Kahler installed.

mgod · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2013, 07:21:04 AM »

So I find myself wondering what to ask for it: on the one hand, new ones are $18,500 and this one is in unusually good shape and is already broken in - in my experience, that takes about 25 years (not kidding - my bass got amazing at 25 years and at 35 years is astounding).

On the other hand, with a new one, you can presumably get what you want for $18,500, and then there's that Kahler. What do you think?

mgod · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2013, 07:59:14 AM »

(Message edited by davehouck on September 12, 2013)

lbpesq · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2013, 08:09:43 AM »

Used Series guitars usually go for $2500-$3500. Originality isn't critical with older Alembics like it is in the collector guitar market, so I don't think the Kahler will adversely affect price. However some, like me, would just pass because of the Kahler. But others might find it a plus. Good luck with the sale.

Bill, the guitar one

keith_h · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2013, 10:35:05 AM »

I see the cable but not the blue box. If you don't have the blue box this will affect the price as the new owner would need to get one. From Alembic the retail price is $595 from the last post I saw. The current street price through a dealer might be different but I don't expect it to be by much.

Keith

mgod · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2013, 10:58:34 AM »

(Message edited by mgod on September 12, 2013)

mgod · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2013, 11:03:01 AM »

It's all there; cable, blue box, case.