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Author Message echo008 Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 229 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:04 pm:    Just stumbled on this pic on a Google "Images" search for Alembic http://www.gruhn.com/photo/EZ4787.jpg Obviously not an Alembic, but I thought some would find this interesting, they even have what seems to be a real logo on this one. - Tom davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4256 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:07 pm:    Yes, that's an Alembic. echo008 Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 230 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:10 pm:    Wow, I stand corrected then... but that is bizarre... do you know when it was made by any chance. - Tom davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4257 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:13 pm:    This guitar was made for Johnny Winter. Here is a previous thread with a different picture. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4258 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:15 pm:    From the serial number, 1975. I think it's a beautiful instrument. fc_spoiler Advanced Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 243 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:16 pm:    Wow! Must be early seventies I guess... fc_spoiler Advanced Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 244 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:19 pm:    ehh mid seventies, Thanx for that thread! echo008 Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 231 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:21 pm:    from the flame styled bridge and that cutout in the body and the way the omega body is shaped on this one it just hit me strange for some reason..... yes I feel stooopid ... - Tom (Message edited by echo008 on August 11, 2006) 57basstra Advanced Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 222 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:43 pm:    That is one mean lookin' ax! keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 885 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:17 pm:    bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 955 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 11:55 pm:    OK, so do they still have the template????? Programming the CNC for one of these is gonna take MONTHS! J o e y keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 887 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 7:09 am:    I'm pretty sure they do,Mica once said they keep all of their old templates just in case they have to remake something of old or unusual again. fc_spoiler Advanced Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 245 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 9:47 am:    I hope they save the template for another ten years... foth Intermediate Member Username: foth Post Number: 112 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 11:43 am:    Thanks for these pictures of my favorite Alembic ever, the Johnny Winter guitar. Now you can see where the inspiration for my Series II bass comes from! keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 888 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 1:09 pm:    Hey Foth your Bass is a f#cking MONSTER! byoung Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 343 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 4:02 pm:    That guitar is just so unbelievably awesome looking. Bradley