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jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 421
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 7:30 am:   Edit Post

Hey guys,

I periodically put this up for the newbies and anyone looking for the first time. You veterans can ignore the post.

I have a mint 2001 Orion guitar for sale. Beautiful burl redwood top (the only Orion made with one) with a single purpleheart accent body laminate. Other than minimal tarnish on the brass hardware, looks like it left Alembic yesterday.

Feel free to e-mail with any questions.



Regards,

Jonathan
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 3792
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 5:05 pm:   Edit Post

Gorgeous top!
bazerkly
New
Username: bazerkly

Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2006
Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post

Hmmm what a tease... ;( Kind of like posting a nude with the head cropped off. It does have a headstock? Just kidding... Can you post a pic of the entire guitar? How much are you asking for it?

Thanks
jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 422
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 12:04 pm:   Edit Post

Don,

Check your e-mail.
foth
Member
Username: foth

Post Number: 99
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 2:54 am:   Edit Post

Sold!

This will be my version of an Alembic series II guitar, the Orion with a rackmount superfilter.

Paul
jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 448
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 6:35 pm:   Edit Post

Well...it's finally done. Today I packed up my Orion and mailed it to its new owner in California. I got a little sad, as it was my introduction to Alembic. At least now it will get played, which is what it's all about, right? So until my son's guitar is finished, I'm down to just one...my Little Bear.

Hopefully Paul will post some pics of the Orion in its new home.
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 457
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post

Paul, you won't be disappointed, I have an orion guitar with a quilted maple top and it sounds incredible. My Fender Strat Ultra is in semi retirement since I got my mint condition 10 year old Orion guitar. It's so clean crisp and full ranged its incredible. I often wonder what a series guitar would sound like. Maybe when I'm next in Frisco I'll get to hear one.


I have an SF-2 but its in my bass rack so haven't tried it with the Orion yet.
Maybe one day I'll give it a bash.
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1362
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 11:52 am:   Edit Post

Jazzyvee:

1. Don't call it "Frisco" (VERY bad form around here).

2. You are warmly invited to try out my Series 1 guitar (and any other of my guitars you fancy) anytime you're in the Bay Area.

3. Try the SF-2 with your guitar, You'll like it. A lot!

Bill, tgo
olieoliver
Advanced Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 392
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 12:02 pm:   Edit Post

Thats an awsome top on that guitar. I wonder how I missed the original post. I'd have made a play for that one. Congrats Paul.
Oh yea I was in the Caribbean that week.
Oh well, "you cruise you loose"! :0
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 459
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2006 - 5:59 am:   Edit Post

Oops, please forgive my lingo. I will try to remember that in future. Thanks for the invite to try your guitar. My band were supposed to be touring California this this month but it looks more and more unlikely at the moment. If it happens well I'm sure we will be in San Francisco area so will let you know.

Cheers
Jazzyvee
foth
Intermediate Member
Username: foth

Post Number: 102
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 1:41 pm:   Edit Post

Jonathan, thank you for offering me the chance to own this fine instrument, and thanks for your packing efforts too! My USPS carrier, who is also my neighbor, is watching out for it. It should be here toward the end of this week.

I'll be watching closely for climate change effects, as this guitar will be going from Chicago humid to California dry. Oh, and Jazzyvee, the first thing I will do is use the trim pot to drop the preamp gain to 50%.

Olie, sometimes it's good to get away from computers for a week isn't it? "There will always be another...there will always be another..."
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 403
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 2:08 pm:   Edit Post

Makes me wonder what we did before the internet. Next thing you know they have a device that allows to punch a few numbers and actually TALK to a person in another state. :-)
Bet it looks even better in person.
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 461
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 4:08 pm:   Edit Post

Foth, I guess you have been reading my threads about the problem of finding an overdrive unit for it.
Since all that trouble I had, I have now requested a Fender Twin amp for the back line when we go on the road. The last few gigs I've taken my own just to be on the safe side and the overdrive channel on my twin is just fine.
I've also got a Line 6 Pod XTLive unit which use but not the if I have a good valve amp with an overdrive channel. I still haven't found a really good overdrive sound on the XT, they all sound far too harsh but I'm working on the parameters.

I decided to use a boss Line switcher as well to keep the Pod out of the line until I want to use a sound on it. I dont like the "clean" sound of the Xt it's a bit lifeless and lacks punch.

The Orion is a fantastic instrument.
Jazzyvee
jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 451
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 7:56 pm:   Edit Post

Paul,

The P.O. told me you should have it by tomorrow. I hope you don't have to suffer until the end of the week. I don't think I can take the waiting either!

Regards,

Jonathan
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 823
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 10:15 pm:   Edit Post

jazzyvee:

The time honored admonition:

"When all else fails, get a Twin Reverb!!"

J o e y
foth
Intermediate Member
Username: foth

Post Number: 103
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 3:14 am:   Edit Post

I've had this guitar for 3 days now. I feel like it's the first time that I've actually heard my electric guitar. All notes are equally represented across the entire fretboard. Coolest of all, I can hear every note of every chord, even those with open strings. It's clearer than an acoustic guitar! It's hard to fathom how different this guitar is from all other electric guitars.
Paul

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jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 470
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 1:42 pm:   Edit Post

Nice collection of alembics there. I have to agree with your choice of Mesa boogie for bass rig. When I first got my orion It took me a couple of weeks of regular playing to get used to the string spacing and slightly narrower neck width.

I had a look at the nut measurements for both the orion and the strat I'm used to playing and there is not much difference on paper but in the playing that small amoung seems to make a big difference.

Awesome guitar.
Jazzyvee
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1405
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 4:49 pm:   Edit Post

Jazzyvee:

I know exactly what you mean. I contemplating selling my Electrum as the string spacing is just a little too narrow. I brought my '61 strat to the factory and had them copy the neck for my in-progress Further.


Paul:

Nice line up. I'll bet you're having a LOT of fun. Alembic guitars really are a different animal, but if you appreciate clean sound and incredible presence, there is nother like them.

Bill, tgo
jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 457
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 5:16 pm:   Edit Post

Paul,

Glad to see the Orion safe and sound. It's strange, though, to see pictures of it in different surroundings. Enjoy it in good health.

Regards,

Jonathan

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