Author Topic: Alembic wannabe (Read 289 times)

mario_farufyno · « **on:** May 01, 2010, 08:07:59 AM »

Doesn't remind you something?

http://www.edroman.com/featured/images/dblnek7877.jpg

crobbins · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2010, 08:41:41 AM »

Talk about a copyKat.

A Tribute on steroids.......

lbpesq · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2010, 09:22:58 AM »

That's just plain scary!

Bill, tgo

pauldo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:10:53 AM »

Looks like 30lbs to me!

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:55:10 PM »

Part of me says That is just wrong - part of me says Must....have....now......

Peter

sonicus · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2010, 02:12:13 PM »

That guitar is a Beast !

The must.... have.... now..... GAS part of me is a constant challenge to control. I let the monster off the leash sometimes but have to call it home when it gets to wild .

jalevinemd · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2010, 09:09:45 AM »

It's a Minarik. That company, in my opinion, is responsible for some of the most heinous guitar designs of the 20th century.

Minarik Guitars

jet_powers · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2010, 06:54:38 PM »

Heinous is one word to describe them.... they certainly are amongst the ugliest guitars I have ever seen. If they are not the ugliest, they will do until the ugliest comes along.

I have to give them credit for some of the inlay work though.....

-JP

electronicstud · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2010, 08:46:17 PM »

Some of their stuff looked kinda cool, almost refrishingly original. I guess I have become bored with strats, Teles, les pauls, sgs. Some of you guys were talking about drunken idiots picking up your guitars between sets; well with one of those fangled axe's you could really do some damage with a mid body thrust or even an over the shoulder skull-chop!!

eligilam · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2010, 09:46:58 AM »

Hmmmmmm...I'm not sure why, but that Medusa guitar looks pretty cool to me. I'd like to get one and hang it next to my vintage '81 Clash of the Titans (the movie, not the concert) poster in my studio.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2010, 03:56:50 PM »

This looks more like an Alembic wannabe.
I got this update to Stanley Clarkes web site this morning.
www.stanleyclarke.com

This bass is very alembic looking with positioning and style of the controls, alembic psu socket and jack, body styling has echo's of alembic too.

http://www.lieberguitars.com/basses/neuvo-spellbinder/
Jazzyvee

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2010, 08:32:12 AM »

Alembics are the best basses in the world.

Peace and Love,

Hal-

bracheen · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2010, 10:37:36 AM »

Yes they are Hal. I have no first hand knowledge of the guitars but I suspect the same is true for them.

Sam

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2010, 11:17:09 AM »

I personally talked to Legendary bass builder Thoma Lieber, about that bass, which some people here are aware.

For one, I commented about those sharp sickle tail-end, were dangerous, and would stab my arms if I was playing in freestyle: pop, thump, and slap.

If the bass was not designed to support the FUNK, then it just get's the finger... I mean...fingers.

Peace and Love,

Hal-

tubeperson · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2010, 11:29:22 AM »

Some thanks from Stanley to Alembic. I realize imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Alembic is a small cloesly held business. Now this copying is wrong wrong wrong!!!!! At least Mr. Leiber and Mr. Clark should have given attribution to Alembic if they wanted to rip them off so blatantly! It does not matter how talented either of them are.