| Author | Message | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 696 Registered: 9-2008 |
i have never seen one of these before but it is definitely one beautiful instrument! http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-TRI-OMEGA-GUITAR-W-SCHALER-FLOYD-ROSE-/110670920716?pt=Guitar&hash=item19c4803c0c ~Taylor | ||
| darkstar01
Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 328 Registered: 6-2005 |
(edit: uh, nevermind) very nice. (Message edited by darkstar01 on April 04, 2011) | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2387 Registered: 6-2002 |
I can't decide if I like this yet..... but it sure is interesting, striking. Not keen on locking nuts though. Jazzyvee | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 949 Registered: 3-2004 |
Definitely odd. If not for the logo I would be half tempted to think it was a shop night instrument. I can't recall having ever seen a triple O with exactly that sort of shape. | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1246 Registered: 5-2006 |
Looks like a C serial number, would likely be a legit Alembic... Lower Omega looks a bit like two Tribute horns, certainly unique! Starting bid looks fair, Bill should be all over it by now :-) | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7261 Registered: 6-2000 |
This guitar is legit - I remember that guitar well. The customer drove up and selected the top woods, found an old stash of hard-to-describe Walnut and he flipped for this one. The body shape was one where we started with something (I think it was 20th anniversary maybe) and then subtracted parts. I'm gonna guess the trem was factory installed, because the guitar wouldn't be thick enough otherwise, and I do spy some threaded inserts where the backplate for the springs is missing. Usually I can't say such things with certainty, but this is the only guitar we've made in this shape (so far!). I know we still have the templates. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2389 Registered: 6-2002 |
I'm trying to work out what the electronics package is. Maybe filter + Q, master volume and on/off/bright for the three pickups? Jazzyvee | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 698 Registered: 9-2008 |
i'd say it has the California Special electronic package which is what Jazzyvee described ~Taylor | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4809 Registered: 7-2004 |
Not my cup of tea. If it weren't for Mica validating it, I'd suspect it wasn't even a real Alembic. And I hate those Floyd Rose type tremolos and the locking nut. Good luck changing a string quickly at a gig. You won't find me bidding on this one. Bill, tgo | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 950 Registered: 3-2004 |
I think the Floyd Rose tremolo is one of the most ugly and needlessly complicated devices ever to plague a six string. The few times I've changed strings on one I found myself employing an extremely colorful aspect of my vocabulary that I won't lower myself to voice here. I have to admit that I've never been a big fan of the Triple O shape, but this one is especially unsuited to my personal tastes. To each their own of course, and to its credit, that piece of walnut is awesome. /People really should also avoid writing in all capital letters. IT JUST MAKES YOU SEEM ANGRY! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1652 Registered: 9-2002 |
So, what is the preferred wiggle stick setup these days? I often thought the LSR (Land Speed Record?) roller nut and locking keys they used on some Strats made a lot of sense, but I don't know what the hot ticket is these days. This may be one of those bass shapes that may not translate well to a guitar-sized piece. That it's one of one may confirm that. J o e y | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 951 Registered: 3-2004 |
I have to admit that I don't currently own a guitar with a whammy bar. The occasional benefit I received from using one never seemed to outweigh the tuning issues and sustain compromise. I like the look of the Wilkinson, because it seems fairly unobtrusive visually. I like the sound of Bigsby's, because they seem to get a lot of mileage out their subtle waver. I've considered whether or not I will want one on a future guitar, but I'm not currently inclined to have one. People like Jimmy Herring make it seem unnecessary anyway, and aside from some Pink Floyd songs my band plays, I don't much feel the lack of one. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 793 Registered: 1-2008 |
I'm not really much of a guitar player, but locking tuners made a TON of difference with my Whammy-bar equipped Strat and PRS. I have virtually NO string winding around the posts. I bought a LSR nut, but never saw the need to install it after changing the tuners. I've never used one, but the Tremsetter gadget seems like that might help with tuning (especially with getting tuned-up after changing strings) as well. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4812 Registered: 7-2004 |
I believe Alembic recently installed a new type of whammy that they really liked. I forget the name, but it did look really slick when I saw it. I seem to remember a thread about it around here somewhere. Bill, tgo | ||
| tree63
Junior Username: tree63 Post Number: 24 Registered: 8-2010 |
I emailed this seller and he doesn't live too far from me...if anyone is really interested in bidding I can check it out... | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2782 Registered: 6-2002 |
Bill, you must be thinking of Sunrise which has a Skyway whammy. | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 826 Registered: 12-2003 |
That is a beautiful guitar! For Sale at Maverick Music. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4813 Registered: 7-2004 |
Yes Adriaan, that's the one I was thinking of. I'm surprised it's for sale. I can't imagine ever selling Woody, my custom Further. Bill, tgo | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 694 Registered: 4-2004 |
I remember a walnut triple-O for sale a couple of years back. Maybe this is the same one, but I want to say that it had a reverse Elan style headstock, and no "scorpion" contours. | ||
| markthemuscleshark
New Username: markthemuscleshark Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2011 |
That thing is awesome. I was just thinking about what a triple omega guitar would look like. I would play that thing with pride, the triple-O has a cool medieval vibe about it. Maybe if it had two humbuckers, or at least two humbucker-shaped Activators |
