12 string Series I guitar on Ebay

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Author Message tbrannon Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 81 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:13 pm:    Anybody got a spare $7K laying around? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Alembic-Series-1-Electric-12-String-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ290007678072QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4091 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:29 pm:    Very very nice!! bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 899 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:48 pm:    What a gas! So I'm looking at the control layout, is it the same as a Series Bass? And TWELVE adjustable saddles? J o e y bob Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 683 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:57 pm:    I can't quite figure out the saddles, Joey. I count only ten screws, and it seems clear that the two high pairs each use one saddle/screw. Best I can tell (with my glasses on), there are really only six saddles overall, so I don't understand the double threaded screws. Maybe the threads are loose enough to let you angle them a little? Seems pretty unlikely. adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 982 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 6:33 am:    The top B and E strings are double, not in octaves, so why would they need separate saddles? A little extra jangle wouldn't hurt either, I would think. u14steelgtr Junior Username: u14steelgtr Post Number: 32 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 9:10 am:    Red flag #1: all of the saddles are adjusted all the way to one extreme of their range of travel. Red flag #2: The lack of "dings, dents or scratches" on a 25 year old instrument. Red flag #3: a starting bid of $6,450 (it seems too high to me). Regards -- Eugene