First ever guitar or bass and most recently acquired alembic guitar/bass

[jazzyvee]

I've been sorting out a number of hard drives at home with old old old pictures and found one of my first guitar and it kind of made me think how far I've come on my musical journey so I wondered if you guys would like to share your first guitar or bass and your most recently acquired Alembic guitar or bass. Interestingly at both times of my life when getting them I couldn't play either of them so i'm effectively back to being an eager beginner again.

My first was in about 1975 a Kapok Spanish guitar made in China. (I still have it but it's not really playable but sentimental).
My most recent is 2018 this Alembic Classico made in USA.

I'm not sure what the top wood is of the guitar but would like to think the connection is that they are both maple. :-)

[gtrguy]

My first guitar was a new Lyle 335 copy back in 1968/69. I traded it back in to the store where I bought it, plus cash, for a new 1971 Telecaster.

[jwright9]

First bass was a Yamaha BB P bass when I was 13. I got it for my birthday. I think my Mom payed about $150 for it.
My most recent Alembic is a 2014 Spyder with front and side LED's. First Alembic with front LED's. 
Trying to dig up an old picture of my Yamaha. I tried to remove the frets at some point when I was about 15 and ruined the bass.
Next, I got bought Ibanez SR05 off my brother who had just upgraded to a Modulus Q6. That Ibanez was worlds better than my Yamaha and my playing improved a lot because the bass was so much nicer and easier to play.
I still have a sweetspot for higher end Ibanez basses and guitars. They play play so easily.

Here is a picture of the Spyder.

[edwardofhuncote]

C.F. Martin & Co. D-16 H #518842, from 1992. The guy that owns/runs Fret Mill Music here in Roanoke let me pay all $1108.32 in installments, even take it for weekends at fiddlers conventions while still in hock. I loved that guitar. Alas, I had to sell it 20 years ago when hard times came a-callin'. Been looking for it ever since... I'd buy it back in pieces if I could find her.

https://umgf.com/looking-for-d-16h-92-518842-t184845.html

Your thread is quite timely though Jazzy... I got my first Alembic bass 5 years ago tomorrow. A lotta' stuff has happened since then, but that's another thread. We're quite happy together. 


*I found a couple old pictures of my long-lost D-16 herringbone. The Road Warrior look must have meant something, but I can't remember what! Hard to say... 

**Bonus points for whoever can figure out who it is playing it in the link to the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum post. Not me, but we were in a band together back then.

[keith_h]

My first guitar was a Stella student model in the late 60's. I think my mom still has it at her house.  My first bass which I still own was a Vox Mk IV. My most recent bass the Series 1 shorty I received in 2012 (can't believe its been that long).

[StefanieJones]

I think it was a Kingston guitar, first bass, who knows. Then I got a P-bass in 78. Now,  a Spoiler owns me.

[mario_farufyno]

First bass was a Yamaha BB P bass when I was 13. I got it for my birthday. I think my Mom payed about $150 for it. I tried to remove the frets at some point when I was about 15 and ruined the bass.

My first bass was a decent brazilian Jazz copy that I've ruined defretting it just like you did... what regret!

[pauldo]

My first bass was a Fender P-bass copy that came with an 8” speaker/ amp that might have had 10 watts.

I was also afflicted with the PMFO disease...  just woke up one day and said; “I’m gonna Pull My Frets Out and have a fretless bass”.  Then I got creative on the body with a coping saw and ‘cut away’ the lower bout so I could get waaaay up high on the neck.   



Most recent Alembic was an Exploiter that was regretfully sold.  The Distillate isn’t going anywhere!

[edwin]

Early 60s Gibson EB-2D that I modified (of course!). This is ca. 1978 in high school.

[dannobasso]

78 Gibson Ripper, last Alembic - used Vector 5 White with Signature electronics and side leds.

[Pandastylebass]

I'm new here and new to owning an Alembic, but would like to play!
My first bass ever was a 1990 Ibanez Ex series




...and my first and "newly acquired Alembic
2014 Mark King Standard

[Deltaphoenix]

I am not going to count the acoustic guitar that I removed the B & E on so I could start playing "bass".

My first bass was a 1991 MIJ Squire P Bass. I got it and a Peavey Basic 60 plus some lessons for Christmas. It got me started off right. When I was 18 I traded that Squire for an 80s Kramer bass that had humbuckers and lots of knobs/switches. The Kramer well and sounded pretty good, I gigged quite a bit with it. I have absolutely no idea what became of that bass and I kind of would like to see one of those again (I checked on Reverb last night but no dice).

My latest and only Alembic (so far) is the lovely 2001 Series 1 point with the burled maple top. Loving it1

[the_home]

First guitar was an Epiphone Caballaro in the early 70s (still have it, albeit unplayed);
first bass was a G&L El Toro (used) in mid 90s (still have it);
most recent Alembic is last fall's Standard Point Series 1 with blistered Koa top (thanks again, John John);
most recent acquisition... traded my Essence 5 for a Fodera NYC 5 (pleased with the trade).

Thanks for the thread, Jazzy. Hearing about others' background is interesting.

[hammer]

First bass was a Gibson EB-3 which I purchased junior year of high school after finding out it was a lot cooler to play bass in a rock band than trombone in the school band. After that a Fender Jazz. I sold the Fender while in college to help finance an upright but hung on the Gibson and some day might attempt to Alembicize it.  My latest Alembic is a 1981 defretted standard point Series 1 that if I can bring myself to part with it for 9-12 months needs to go back to the good folks in Santa Rosa for a complete reburbishing.

[soflbass]

It was around 1980 when I purchased a Hondo Rickenbacker copy made in Korea. Absolutely horrible fret work and craftsmanship at that time. I don't even have any pictures to share. Barely playable, but what did we teenagers know back then. It was inexpensive and looked like a Ric.
My Alembic 91 Essence is my first and only. Love that bass. But more than likely, not my last. I dream of one day owning a short scale SC or Series 1. A bit out of my range at this time...