Author Topic: Alembic tie-tack (Read 297 times)

StephenR · « **on:** February 05, 2015, 05:27:20 PM »

I found an archived thread from last year Two things I would like to see from Alembic. One of the suggestions being How about a sterling silver Alembic logo pin (ala vest pin or tie tack)?

I was looking for this when I attended a wedding back in October. Hadn't worn or owned a tie in well over 20 years so I bought a Garcia tie and figured my Alembic tie tack would be the perfect complement. Naturally I couldn't find it at the time but last week I was looking for something else and instead found my tie tack right where I had previously looked.

I think I have had this since the 80s but it could be the 70s. I ordered a few catalogs/t-shirts over the years and it also may have been sent to me when I had custom pickups made for my Quantum bass in 1988. I do know that it came from Alembic but don?t remember ordering it.

Does anyone else have one of these?

mtjam · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:32:55 PM »

No, but I wish I did!

StephenR · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2015, 06:25:45 PM »

Realizing that the tie-tack may have come with a used Distillate bass I bought in 1983. The bass was only a few months old when I got it, the original owner bought it at Sam Ash in Huntington, NY.

One interesting thing about the Distillate I had was that it came with a black trapezoidal shaped case. Only one I have seen like it to date.

gtrguy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2015, 07:15:27 PM »

Was it a solid case? I would love to see a thread about Alembic cases used over the years.

elwoodblue · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2015, 08:02:10 PM »

here's one I have, it was a bonus when I bought a supercord

terryc · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2015, 02:56:20 AM »

Yeah it would be great if Alembic made lapel pins especially in colour. I would wear mine with pride!
Maybe sold to those who own their products and hence registered with the company

StephenR · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:51:27 AM »

The one that came with the supercord is nice.... much more refined design.

The trapezoidal case was definitely a solid case. Black with gray inside. The tolex on the one for my 78 Series I is the same color blue as the old F2-Bs.

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:25:20 PM »

I have mixed feeling about this, Although I would surely and proudly wear such a pin, I can imagine a fair amount of... persons buying them for cheap and sticking them in the headstocks of some el-cheapo chinese bolt-on bass in order to sell it overpriced at the evilbay... (As if there were not enough counterfeit ones and such...)

terryc · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2015, 03:31:16 AM »

jcdlc72..that is why I suggested issueing only to Alembic owners, mind you anyone who knows basses should be able to detect a lemon just by looking at the pics

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:51:45 AM »