Does Alembic still advertise ?

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Author Message kez New Username: kez Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2015 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 3:17 am:    Reason I ask is I for one have never seen an advert but did find this old advert (for sale on eNay of all places) - perhaps living over the other side of the pond means I have missed them? willgunn Member Username: willgunn Post Number: 77 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 7:55 am:    Since the beginning of 2012, Alembic has been advertising exclusively in Vintage Guitar Magazine, having taken out very attractive 1/4 page color ads every month since then - here's the link to the archives: http://www.alembic.com/vg kez Junior Username: kez Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2015 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 8:24 am:    Unusual poliy (speak as someone with a background in advertising), also explains why i have never seen the adverts this side of the pond. Like the simple style of the adverts, just letting the images speak and all that. Thank for the link :-) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8640 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 3:11 pm:    Ooops! I hadn't updated that page in a few months - all the ads for 2015 are up there now. It's meant to work as a sort of installment catalog - they charge the same for every insertion, so why run the same exact ad every month? It's hard to show in one ad the scopr of what we offer. Since I'm already taking all these photos for our records, we try and make the images work for us. neyman Intermediate Member Username: neyman Post Number: 144 Registered: 7-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 3:33 pm:    I remember sending in my $4 for that full color brochure! Best 4 bucks I ever spent ;) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11961 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 5:29 pm:    Thanks Will! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8791 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 3:04 pm:    Hi February! I just sent over the artwork for the May(!) issue. So funny how the publishing world operates. Here's the pretty for the club first: Lefty Curly Redwood Darling guitar in our showroom. So sweet. moongerm Advanced Member Username: moongerm Post Number: 347 Registered: 8-2013 Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 3:52 pm:    Beautiful! growlypants Intermediate Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 159 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 6:19 am:    Mmmmmm!!! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 12041 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 3:25 pm:    Don't see Curly Redwood very often; very nice patterning of the grain! pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1586 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 5:10 pm:    You know, I play guitar like a bass player . . . . not really well, bar chords and single notes, nothing augmented, diminished or suspended. The shape of the Darling is so very appealing, it makes me desire one. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8828 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 4:21 pm:    Pssst.... I'm updating the Vintage Guitar Advertisements page when I make the ad, so you can see 2 months into the future! jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4966 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 6:58 am:    Hi Mica, this picture has confused me.... not hard to do. It says series II but it looks to me like a series I with master volume? The pop up text that appears at the bottom of the picture in the gallery shows "Series II Custom" so is there something other than the electronics that makes it a Series II and not a custom series I, or have I a discovered a typo? In which case can I confiscate the bass :-) (Message edited by jazzyvee on March 30, 2016) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8829 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 1:54 pm:    It's hard to name things definitively when they get to a certain custom point. Adriaan I think coined the term "name that Alembic" as a fun game, and so you could think of this as a Series I with an upgraded neck (you can just see the 7-piece neck peeking out), hardware, master volume, and side LEDs (and at the time it was made Continuous wood back plates and truss rod cover), OR you could call it a custom Series II with Q switches instead of CVQs. (not addressing the bookmatch to center, wood upgrades (Buckeye Burl faces and Ebony neck and body laminations), black mother of pearl inlays and likely scores of other things that have slipped my mind now. Of course we can always punt at this stage and just call it "Custom" and leave it as a complete mystery. 5a_quilt_top Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 75 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 3:03 pm:    ...or call it "Beyond Custom" and further enhance the enigma... ;-) fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1891 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 4:03 pm:    Most important: It's an Alembic :-) jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4969 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 5:03 pm:    Thanks Mica, it does look amazing though and from you comments I can see where the model distinction does start to blur when you decide to go custom on one of the top models. (Message edited by jazzyvee on March 30, 2016) edwardofhuncote Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 905 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 3:24 am:    I like the (recent) burled maple Custom guitar... is that a Spoiler/Electrum body? Of course the three purpleheart laminates got my attention first. =)