1979 Alembic Series II

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Author Message yormajesty New Username: yormajesty Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2012 Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 2:36 pm:    Do anyone know of a 1979 Alembic Series II guitar or copy of it for sale ? or if there is a company like Fenandes that copied that model to the tee? I've only seen a Jerry Garcia Chinese copy of the Alembic so far. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10648 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 2:46 pm:    Hi Khalifa, welcome to the board. In my view, no one has ever made a copy of an Alembic "to the tee". Fernandes did make some copies a few decades ago; but I think that most folks who owned both would say that, especially with regard to the sound, they didn't measure up to an actual Alembic. funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 768 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 1:31 pm:    I used to have Kawai and Aria copies and they could not campare at all bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1846 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 9:12 pm:    Without ALEMBIC's electronics and woodwork, a copy would just be like one of those clapped-out Jaguars with a Chevy small block installed. Beats walking I suppose, but that's about it . . . J o e y klinkepeter Member Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 53 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 6:05 am:    I recently bought a pritty nice copy of a old german luthier named "hoyer", itīs a series I like looking bass. The electronics are different, itīs active but not stereo and without the power supply. Instead the 5-pin cable there is a XLR-jack. These instrument were made very professionell, good looking and sounding, iīll send a picture soon serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 954 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 6:43 am:    these basses are as close as it gets to an alembic (as far as looks)...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLlCZnrYvJU&feature=relmfu klinkepeter Member Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 54 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 12:10 pm:    hereīs the pic klinkepeter Member Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 55 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 1:37 am:    next one: cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1200 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 10:44 am:    Hey, Peter, I'm struck by the placement of the strap buttons; am I correct in assuming the bass balances about 1:30? Peter sjhoffma Advanced Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 211 Registered: 5-2008 Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 8:36 pm:    Keavin, What kind of bass what that in the video? Pretty sexy for not being the real thing yormajesty New Username: yormajesty Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2012 Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 10:36 pm:    Nice looking bass serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 960 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 5:34 am:    the bass in the video is a Pablo massa...(sorry for the late reply). gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 464 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 8:15 am:    It's got a pothole in it!