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effclef
Senior Member
Username: effclef

Post Number: 461
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 12:02 pm:   Edit Post

Wow, this is really neat.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-DISTILLATE-1981-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ130090101907QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I didn't even know they made Distillate guitars, but I had seen the single PU Japanese basses.
byoung
Senior Member
Username: byoung

Post Number: 561
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 2:49 pm:   Edit Post

Off topic, but,

Can someone tell me why guitar players never seem to trim their strings?

All that jiggery-pokery stuff makes me worry I'm going to poke my eye out.

Bradley
alembic_doctor
Advanced Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 205
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 2:55 pm:   Edit Post

I think they're just lazy. Either that, or the only time they change a string is when they break it in the middle of a gig.

I think some of them also think it looks cool.
sarsicus
Junior
Username: sarsicus

Post Number: 32
Registered: 4-2006
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 9:16 pm:   Edit Post

Maybe he doesn't have any wire cutters.
to_81_0190
Junior
Username: to_81_0190

Post Number: 48
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 1:31 am:   Edit Post

Hi Effclef,

Disttilate basses are available in Japanese market very often but guitars are a few. I found two Disttilate guitars now on sale.

My single PU Disttilate bass is in Showcase.

Toshiaki

(Message edited by to 81 0190 on March 15, 2007)
cozmik_cowboy
Intermediate Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 118
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 5:39 am:   Edit Post

Back in the day there was a school of thought that held that cutting off the ends destroyed the integrity of the string & made the sound dead. This was, of course, entirely drug-induced (mostly the same guys who claimed that pulling the covers off of humbuckers made them louder).

Peter
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4867
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 3:41 pm:   Edit Post

The electronics have been gutted; but otherwise a very nice looking guitar.
effclef
Senior Member
Username: effclef

Post Number: 468
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 7:03 am:   Edit Post

Thank you for the info, Toshiaki. It appears this did not sell at $1800 to start, and the seller relisted it again, same price. Maybe he should try a lower starting bid.

The digimart basses and guitars look interesting! What is the story with this bolt-on Alembic? Is it an Alembic neck cut and put on another body? It has the logo!

<http://www.digimart.net/gk_detail.do;jsessionid=43ea22318714c671aef86d0f0160f4e7.dgm02?instrument_id=ds00211643>

Sorry, I cannot get the link to paste correctly, but they are on the page you posted.

And this one (no logo)

<http://www.digimart.net/gk_detail.do;jsessionid=43ea22318714c671aef86d0f0160f4e7.dgm02?instrument_id=ds00207984>

EffClef
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1369
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 7:31 am:   Edit Post

EffCleff,

There was a short period when Alembic licensed their name to be put on basses and guitars built in Japan (only a couple of dozen were actually built) and with Alembic electronics.

Recent thread here - Ever seen these?.
effclef
Senior Member
Username: effclef

Post Number: 469
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post

Ah, thanks Adriaan, I hadn't followed that area of the Club in a while so missed that recent posting.

EffClef
keavin
Senior Member
Username: keavin

Post Number: 1089
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 1:57 pm:   Edit Post

Japan's Alembic Club...http://alembic.com/club/messages/397/17129.html?1113187521

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