Alembic Sighting

[crobbins]

Whats with this geetar?
http://www.thededicatedmaniacs.com/live/
I edited out the pic so the copywrite police wont get us.
 
(Message edited by CRobbins on April 25, 2010)

[crobbins]

Oops double post. WTF?
 
(Message edited by CRobbins on April 24, 2010)

[crobbins]

Looks like two, 1/4 jacks. No series?

[edwin]

My guess (especially given the photographer), is that it's an effects loop setup as designed by Jerry Garcia. The Tribute and Further both feature such loops. The basic idea is to put the effects before the volume control on the guitar so that they see the full level of the guitar and don't act inconsistently, especially envelope filters. So, one jack is the 1/4 output and the other is a TRS send/return.

[jazzyvee]

Nice picture and I checked out the video too and it sounds great and good to see/hear an alembic guitar played live rather than just people playing at home on youtube.
 
it looks very much like an electum body but I'm not sure about the electronics. It looks like a switch is in the setup so thats probably a pickup selector , bridge, both and neck positions then the knobs could be two volumes and two filters or maybe volume, bass and treble and the last knob maybe something to do with the effects loop or a dimmer for led's?
 
Nice guitar nonetheless.
 
jazzyvee

[crobbins]

Edwin, you must be right. I don't know why I didnt relize that, and I even own a Tribute, duh...Lol

[mc500]

Man - that's a great looking guitar.

[mica]

I'm pretty sure that was an Electrum guitar that we made for a little shop in CT. They ordered three Electrums, one was Weng? with the polyurethane finish we used on the original Epics.  
 
Neato!

[David Houck]

Nice guitar!!