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gtrguy

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Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« on: January 24, 2018, 02:38:03 PM »
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jwright9

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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2018, 02:39:55 PM »
LOL!

Yeah, what the hell is that thing?
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2018, 02:48:09 PM »
Not this one again. A number of us, myself included, contacted guitar center when this was first offered for sale a few months ago and told them it was not an Alembic instrument. They thanked us and removed the listing. Surprised to see it back even if it isn't "in stock". Still doesn't solve the mystery of what the hell is it.
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2018, 03:24:35 PM »
Well, it says right on the bridge.
It's a BIG***
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2018, 06:46:54 PM »
Yep I had contacted the store manager and she had the listing corrected to remove the Alembic references. Whoever they have doing their vintage instrument pricing doesn't know what they are doing.
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fmm

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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2018, 06:14:22 AM »
Still says Alembic...
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2018, 07:23:27 AM »
Looks like it was made by a hippie, just not the RIGHT hippie!  ;D
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2018, 07:46:37 AM »
I can't see enough detail on mobile to tell, but are those old HI-A pickups?

I agree, this was somebody's project, somebody clearly influenced by SF-esque craftsmanship. It ain't really my thing, but like I told some guys on a similar thread on TalkBass, making a neck-through instrument is a lot more complex than bolting a neck onto a pre-cut body and loading some electronics in it. Not that doing even that correctly is easy... not sure I could do any better on a first try.
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2018, 11:02:12 AM »
It has EMG pickups and I assume electronics.
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gtrguy

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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2018, 11:31:09 AM »
Yes, nicely made, other than that big scratchplate
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2018, 03:40:40 PM »
Kinda looks like a chicken.
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2018, 03:47:24 PM »
Yea, I can definitely see that!
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Re: Here's one from the "what the hell is this?" pile!
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2018, 06:37:53 PM »
Beer Can Chicken!
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