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pace
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Username: pace

Post Number: 538
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 4:30 pm:   Edit Post

Sorry guys, formatting errors.....

You know, they say sarcasm is the recourse of a dull mind... :-)

(Message edited by pace on May 22, 2010)
bkbass
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Username: bkbass

Post Number: 242
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post

I agree....
lembic76450
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Username: lembic76450

Post Number: 231
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 5:41 pm:   Edit Post

I'm not so sure...but, I could come around...
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 540
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 8:08 am:   Edit Post

Live from the lavender carpet:
full

front

back

fhs

hsb
mike1762
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Username: mike1762

Post Number: 548
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 8:15 am:   Edit Post

Wow... VERY nice!!! 1975??? It looks new.
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1136
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 8:26 am:   Edit Post

That's beautiful!
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4426
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 8:30 am:   Edit Post

Very cool, Mike. When and where did you score this beauty? Love the brown pickups.

Bill, tgo
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 966
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:16 am:   Edit Post

Now ______this is REALLY cool !

Beautiful __________________________

Congratulations !
lembic76450
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Username: lembic76450

Post Number: 233
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post

Ok, I've come around, Outstanding...
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1954
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post

yeah that's some guitar. It reminds me of Stanley's Brown Bass.
Have you had it refinished at Alembic HQ?

What's the wood recipe?. The core doesn't look dark enough to be mahogany.
I can also see why some people have been keen to have different coloured pickup covers available as an option. Although I'm happy with black covers I don't think black would look as impressive on this specific guitar.
Jazzyvee
senmen
Senior Member
Username: senmen

Post Number: 972
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 12:20 pm:   Edit Post

Wow, this is sweet.
Oliver (Spyderman)
rjmsteel
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Username: rjmsteel

Post Number: 55
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 1:15 pm:   Edit Post

I can`t believe that`s a 1975...It looks new to me too. Control layout and brown pickup covers are just too cool!
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 541
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 2:40 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks guys!!

FYI, this is what a few years of R&R back in Santa Rosa can do for your Alembic..... I call it Mothership Rejuvenation!!!! :-)

Jazzy; the wood recipe is walnut/myrtle/walnut on the wings, and walnut & maple for the neck.... The ebony fingerboard is set on a veneer of maple, which looks super-bad-ass w/ the refinish... Ron felt that replacing the original carmel pups was the main fix for 137's electronics qualms, and the new pup's color compliments the walnut and myrtle perfectly.

I'm waiting for a rackmount supply to arrive before I integrate this guitar into my main rig, but so far from the stereo jack into a Pro-Junior and Crate VC508, this guitar has some serious vibe. It contradicts anything and everything you may have heard about Alembic "guitar" electronics being sterile or too hi-fi.....

(Message edited by pace on May 22, 2010)

(Message edited by pace on May 22, 2010)
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1617
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 4:03 pm:   Edit Post

That is some nice walnut. I also like the way the pickups go with the the top wood.

Keith
room037
Advanced Member
Username: room037

Post Number: 318
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 7:29 pm:   Edit Post

Wow !
This is a great example of 1975 "Brown" series instruments that the serial numbers are around 140 also my 145, Todd's 147, Thomas's 150.
Especially the back laminate of the head are obtuse angle.
But I have never seen "Brown" small body guitar except 1974's.

By the way, the tailpiece is replaced, isn't it ?
It looks like all brass parts. (originally brass plate with wood base)

Eiji
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 544
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 5:18 am:   Edit Post

You are correct about the new bird, Eiji.

You received 145 around the same time I got 137, and ever since I've noticed a lot of similarities about this run of instruments. Todd mentioned that "74 or 75 Flamed Maple" is possibly one serial # away from 137 as well...

I'm guessing that LD Heater's purchase orders at this time were aiming for a "standardized" or "uniform" set of options.
serialnumber12
Senior Member
Username: serialnumber12

Post Number: 743
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 6:45 am:   Edit Post

Man this guitar is Cleaner than the Board of Health!!!
toddharris
Advanced Member
Username: toddharris

Post Number: 219
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 - 9:09 am:   Edit Post

Mike,
Absolutely spectacular to behold. I remember when we met, you told me about your wait. I love the green pickups! Hoping we can jam together again soon. I've just hooked up with a rockabilly industry guy in NYC and will be starting a new project with him. Would love to hear you play some pedal steel again and play your gorgeous early Alembic. Congrats, Todd
bkbass
Advanced Member
Username: bkbass

Post Number: 243
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post

Beautiful, really beautiful Pace. Congrats and good luck. Bring it to the next gathering. Which would be......?
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 1417
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 2:57 pm:   Edit Post

Wow! I'm gone for the weekend and Mike showers us with retro goodness. I love the brown p-ups, and overall she's a 10!
Mike
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 886
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 2:11 pm:   Edit Post

OK, so yesterday I got a chance to sit down with Tom Chapin (Harry's brother). The guitar was originally registered to him, and I figured this would be a nice reunion which would provide some historical antidotes.... Unfortunately this wasn't the case. As soon as I opened up the case Tom seemed to think that this guitar belonged to Doug Walker (Harry's guitarist). Tom played it for a quick second and said "I don't remember ever owning an Alembic, because if I did, I surely would've kept it" :-) .... So.... the plot thickens.

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