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lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1747
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 9:40 am:   Edit Post

Check out this ebay listing. Very unusal tailpiece shape. The seller claims he has a '77 Alembic custom Les Paul that he's converting into a bass!!!??? WHY?????

Bill, tgo

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Alembic-Guitar-parts-Brass-Bridge-and-Tailpiece_W0QQitemZ290043454499QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 829
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 9:55 am:   Edit Post

Seems kind of weird to me too. If it truely is a 77 Alembic Les Paul it is a rare bird and why would you want to disfigure it?

I wonder how he'll handle the tuning head?
hydrargyrum
Advanced Member
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 227
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 9:57 am:   Edit Post

This just makes me shudder. I wish he would have taken a picture first . . .
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1748
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post

Hey, how about this idea: I think I'll convert my '61 Strat into a Steinberger-like guitar. I'll cut off the headstock and the sides of the body - won't that be cool?

Bill, tgo
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 830
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post

D'oh!!
jagerphan84
Advanced Member
Username: jagerphan84

Post Number: 240
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post

That particular seller has a habit of buying up cheap "rare" or "custom" basses and reselling them for hundreds more than his purchase price. He's bid against me on a couple basses, pushing up the prices I had to pay, and he's also outbid me a couple times only to immediately relist the item at an inflated price. When I emailed him, his response was to the effect of "oh, i never sell basses for profit, I'm just searching for the right one for me!"

Personally, I'd stay as far away from him and his auctions as possible.
bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee

Post Number: 1362
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post

It's awful. We're talking about 24.75" scale length, most likely. Unless he tunes like a four string guitar, it will be the equivalent of tuning a 34" bass down by two and a half to three steps. He's almost going to nead a BEAD string set to tune it to EADG with any kind of tension. I fear the neck will turn into a twisted mess in the not too distant future. This is also likely to be irreversible because of what will be done to the headstock to support bass tuners.

Let's hope he's planning on ADGC tuning at least...
jahnahisti
Junior
Username: jahnahisti

Post Number: 32
Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 12:44 am:   Edit Post

what a jackass!

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