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hydrargyrum
Junior
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 40
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 6:18 am:   Edit Post

Look what someone did to this alembic. . .

guitar

Just shameful.
bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee

Post Number: 421
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 6:29 am:   Edit Post

Still a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, but I couldn't see anyone paying the asking price without the Alembic guts.
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 658
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 7:21 am:   Edit Post

Gorgeous top...what is that flamed koa or flamed walnut?
adriaan
Advanced Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 384
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 7:33 am:   Edit Post

I always associate those greyish shades of brown with walnut. Koa seems to have more orangy shades of brown, but I can understand the association.
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 659
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 7:36 am:   Edit Post

Whatever the wood, that guy is smoking dope at that price! Without the original hardware I don't think even the Skylark Zealots on the site would pay that much for a 100% non-original guitar.
hydrargyrum
Junior
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 41
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 8:01 am:   Edit Post

Hey now, watch that zealot talk . . . :-) And yes, even I would not pay that much for it (even if it had the original electronics). It is a beautiful guitar otherwise though.

kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 660
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:23 am:   Edit Post

Alright! A skylarker that FINALLY agrees with me on a price/worth call, LOL! I oughta play the lottery today...it's my lucky day, LOL! J/K.

lbpesq
Intermediate Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 128
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post

This appears to be an Electrum. Not only has it had the electronics gutted, but it is also a set-neck Electrum. A bit unusual as most were neck-thrus. I'm sure Mica, Val, or Susan could provide the low down on set neck Electrums (I have heard of them, usually as special order, I believe). The seller's starting bid is substantially more than I paid for my '83 Electrum this past summer (neck-thru with '93 electronics done at the factory - volume/pan/filter/Q-switch). As you can see from my post in showcase, mine is in excellent condition and, if I may say so myself, was quite a good deal.

http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/12743.html?1095369307

This one on e-bay, I suspect, will come around again at a lower price. If I were interested I would ask the seller if they still have any of the original guts and then I'd check with Alembic on the price to bring it out of intensive care and render it healthy again. All in all if you have $2000 and you want an Alembic guitar, keep looking, you can do better than this one IMHO.

Bill, tgo


zappahead
Intermediate Member
Username: zappahead

Post Number: 102
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post

This is its 2nd or 3rd time around on ebay. That tells me something is wrong with the guitar on some level. A lot of players like Duncan pick-ups and wouldnt mind the switch as much as we see here, but there is still something amiss with a guitar Ive seen on ebay at least twice and I believe 3 times now. I also believe this person is asking more for this guitar than he paid on ebay, which always annoys me to no end, even though its their right to ask what they want for their guitars.
pace
Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 74
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 2:41 pm:   Edit Post

Ditto~ Ive seen this one before.... shame about the price & electronics....

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