| Author | Message | ||
| tdukes
Intermediate Member Username: tdukes Post Number: 192 Registered: 4-2008 |
Bolt on neck and binding here Doesn't really look like an Alembic to me at all. Todd. | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 388 Registered: 8-2005 |
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-70s-Ivory-bidding-Made-USA-/130496298516 Dreamer or scammer? | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 390 Registered: 9-2003 |
The story is S.F. Science Fiction ? No! It's a Scammer Fiction ! | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 920 Registered: 3-2004 |
I'm pretty sure this is a Washburn, Daion, Vantage, Westone or some other similar guitar made in the Matsumoko factory. It certainly shares similarities in pick ups and hardware, and that round hole on the neck bolt plate is characteristic of some of these brands as well. Regardless, it's no Alembic. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4782 Registered: 7-2004 |
I 98% sure it is an El Maya. I have a top-of-the-line El Maya which is very Alembic-like in construction - neck thru, hippie sandwich, etc. This guitar is the exact same shape. I'm at the office right now so I can't check to be sure, but I believe the headstock shape is also the same as my El Maya. By the way, Daions, (my second favorite brand - can you guess the first? lol), were made at the Yamaki factory, not Matsumoku Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on March 11, 2011) | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7241 Registered: 6-2000 |
I notified the seller of his error and the listing was ended. He replied with a nice thank you. | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 391 Registered: 9-2003 |
Happy End Story ! | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 921 Registered: 3-2004 |
Bill - looks like you nailed it. Still, I can't help but think they look similar to the brands I mentioned. Do you know if they may have sourced their pickups and bridges from the same place? Forgive me for saying so, but I've been under the impression that you have a rather nice guitar collection. Daion's must be very well made to earn your praise. -Kevin | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4785 Registered: 7-2004 |
Kevin: I'll pull out the El Maya over the weekend and compare hardware to my Daions and a Washburn Falcon that I have. I LOVE Daions. IMHO, the Daion Power Mark XX was the finest production solid body ever made. I brought one to Alembic and showed it to Susan a few years ago. She said to do the wood work alone, they'd have to charge at least $3000 for something comparable. The Daion H-555 "Headhunter" is one of the best 335 style guitars I've ever played, and has a unique shape, not unlike the El Maya with the "bite" out of the lower bout. (I've seen pics of the guitar player in Arcade Fire playing a Headhunter). Daions also have a little set screw on either side of the bridge so that once you get the intonation set, you can lock down the bridge pieces so they don't move when you change strings. A simple, elegant, effective solution to a common problem. The kind of clever design feature we have all come to appreciate in our Alembics. Bill, tgo | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 922 Registered: 3-2004 |
Very cool Bill. That Headhunter 335 is actually what put me onto the trail of those other builders. That third cutaway is pretty distinct. Somehow I doubt that I will ever find one in middle-Missouri, but I'll be keeping my eye out for Daion's from now on. -Kevin |
