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chrisgt1
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Username: chrisgt1

Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post

I just received my Alembic Tribute yesterday. It is my first Alembic and a dream guitar. I've been playing for 35 years and have played Martins, Gibson Les Pauls, Fender Custom Shop Strats, Travis Beans, G&Ls, and Ovations. None are in the same league. The neck is so playable, the enormous variety of sounds, and the purity of the tone are amazing. I think that I'm in love.

Chris My Tribute
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 1189
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 1:10 pm:   Edit Post

Brother Chris,

welcome to the club and ...well ...oh ...huh ...nice guitar ...neat ...really ...but please be so kind to be a litlle bit more "ecplicit" with your camera. You can do better than THAT!
Let's see the juicy details of that beauty !!

Paul the bad one
eastcoastepic
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Username: eastcoastepic

Post Number: 52
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 1:11 pm:   Edit Post

Dude, you 'think' that you're in love??? I believe that you meant to say that you're 'absolutely, unequivocally, positively, hopelessly' in love. :-)
But seriously, congratulations on your new axe...she sure is beautiful! BTW, are those custom neck inlays (hard to tell by the picture), and if so, may we have some closeup shots?? Nice to have you aboard............
Chris.
bassman10096
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Username: bassman10096

Post Number: 245
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 2:50 pm:   Edit Post

Chris: Welcome aboard!! Beautiful Tribute. I rarely play guitar, but whenever I see a Tribute, I want one!! I'd love to see some close-ups of your new friend, too. Is that a point at the tail of the Tribute body shape?? If so, what a cool idea! I'd sure like to get a closer look at your guitar. Enjoy it. We know how Alembic basses surpass others. Would love to hear more of your impressions of the Alembic guitar in comparison to the other icons of its kind.

Bill
davehouck
Senior Member
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 456
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:18 pm:   Edit Post

Beautiful guitar!
chrisgt1
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Username: chrisgt1

Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 7:07 pm:   Edit Post

Here's another pic
chrisgt1
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Username: chrisgt1

Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 7:11 pm:   Edit Post

..and another of my new love

effclef
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Username: effclef

Post Number: 78
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 5:07 am:   Edit Post

Wow - flame maple body core and neck!

That Coco is beautiful. In fact, I think I like the back even more than the front. The straight grain is really commanding. It should be against the law not to have continuous wood backplates with any Coco Bolo instrument. ;-)

EffClef
senmen
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Username: senmen

Post Number: 241
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 5:25 am:   Edit Post

Chris,

wow this one is really stunning.
Many congrats to this great beauty.

Oliver (Spyderman)
mint_bass
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Username: mint_bass

Post Number: 75
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 6:02 am:   Edit Post

congrats that is a very nice guitar the coco bolo looks great so have fun playing

andrew
mdrdvp
Intermediate Member
Username: mdrdvp

Post Number: 101
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 6:49 am:   Edit Post

A true piece of art.
Is wish my guitar player would buy one instead of playing his 500.000 year old gibson ES, which sounds ok, but looks like trash. Maybe I should pay the guy a bit more. Enjoy it.

Manfred
cdf
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Username: cdf

Post Number: 66
Registered: 5-2003
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 7:17 am:   Edit Post

Congrats! That's a really sweet looking Tribute! I got a Tribute myself just a couple months back and if your experience turns out to be anything like mine you will be finding new palettes of tones and reveling in them for some time to come. There just aren't enough superlatives to describe Alembics.

Enjoy,
Court
bracheen
Advanced Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 311
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 9:37 am:   Edit Post

Welcome Chris. Beautiful, beautiful guitar, congratulations.
The guitar contingency is getting rather large around here. Nice, we should have one hell of a jam should the world gathering ever take place.

Sam
hollis
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Username: hollis

Post Number: 78
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post

I'm vacillating between awe and mesmerize! Welcome to the club. We guitarists are slim pickins around here. It's good to have an additional treble cleffer to share in our delight. Have fun, enjoy!

(Message edited by hollis on March 22, 2004)
chrisgt1
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Username: chrisgt1

Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:56 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks for the welcome. Now if my playing were only as beautiful as the guitar...
henri_lopes
Junior
Username: henri_lopes

Post Number: 13
Registered: 2-2004
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 5:52 pm:   Edit Post

That's an awesome looking guitar,
enjoy.
keavin
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Username: keavin

Post Number: 83
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 6:00 am:   Edit Post

beautiful!!!!!,hey gerry garcia,has been playin that guitar for ever,and i never knew they were alembics until recently, ,,,,well one reason is they(his) dont have logos on them but are indeed very attractive peices of art!...congrats!!! ps.turn it up!!!!

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