Alembic Bass & Guitars

This classic custom Further's origin story is featured on Alembic's website at: http://www.alembic.com/info/ fc_coyote.html . This one-owner guitar is in excellent condition Sometimes a guitar really transforms as Alembic makes it, inheriting the attributes of the symbols they embellish it with, becoming more than the sum of its parts. It's not something you can design or even do on purpose. The process itself shapes the work, and the result can be, well, just magical. How can we not start with the coyote medallion inlay? It's a little piece of original artwork that Susan Wickersham created with a good old-fashioned pencil. It features a coyote, lighting, and a little nod to New Riders of the Purple Sage with the cactus and the forms of the clouds. The pencil sketch is then digitized by Mica to create the fine line art that James uses to handcut each piece. The coyote is inlaid in agoya shell with a pink ivory wood lined mouth howling up to a mother of pearl moon through black Tahitian mother of pearl clouds. The desert is a synthetic tortoise shell. The mesas rising up are in both red and orange spiny oyster. The cactus is abalone and the lightning bolt is sterling silver. The whole show is wrapped in a tidy ring of sterling silver. Alembic's Quilted Maple is always beautiful, and of course Coyote's top laminate is gorgeous. What is especially interesting about this figuring on this guitar is the small, fluid-like "quilts" that just melt around each other. An all-over vintage amber tint gives a golden glow to the naturally lovely wood, and also looks great over the inlaid medallion, like a relic from a forgotten time. The front of the peghead looks black at first, but closer inspection reveals the typical grain of Ebony. The bevelled the front edge of the peghead to reveal the interior veneers of Maple and Purpleheart. A lone coyote paw print is the first fret position inlay. Mother of pearl makes up most of the inlay, with tiny sterling silver claws. The Alembic logo is sterling silver inlaid under the finish with mother of pearl and abalone. Fingerboard inlays are in abalone in the style of Ludwig banjos. Lovely symmetrical designs, hinting at the botanical. "Tumbleweed" is a good description of the shapes! On a custom guitar, it's hard to resist the allure of continuous wood backplates. Not only are they nice to your back (lighter weight than the standard brass), but they are also nice to your eyes. They are just too pretty! Each plate position is plotted carefully and expertly cut on a scroll saw and used to construct the plates. Playability is everything you could ask for: light weight and great balance. Strap up, plug in and let the coyote roam and see where she takes you! Specs: 5A Quilted Ample top Flame Maple back Purpleheart body core Maple and Purpleheart accent laminates Abalone Ludwig-style fingerboard inlay Custom "Desert Coyote" medalion Coyote paw print in MOP and sterling sliver Vintage Amber tint Side LED's Inlaid silver Alembic logo w/pearl and abalone Continuous wood backplates Further Electronics with chrome finish Replaced brass knobs

This amazing Time Machine is in incredible condition for an almost 40 year old instrument! This is a one owner instrument. Controls are: volume , pickup selector, low-pass filter with q switch. The 32" scale neck feels just right and the tone on this beauty just rocks! With hard shell case in excellent condition too.

We are the original sellers of this one-owner instrument. It has been well cared for in a smoke-free environment and is in excellent conditions with almsot no signs of play on it. Mahogany is the primary neck wood for a round and warm tone. Simple three-piece body construction is elegantly paired with the traditional hand-rubbed oil finish. The electronics feature individual volume controls, a pickup selector switch, and a switchable stereo/mono output. Features: Flame walnut top Myrtle core Flame Walnut back Body thickness 1.75" Ebony fingerboard Nut: 1.5" 24th: 2.15" Short scale 30.75" Alembic Crown peghead Abalone ovals Sterling Silver surround on Abalone ovals Side LEDs Blue Continuous wood backplates Alembic Brass hardware Oil finish Alembic / Gotoh gold tuning keys Alembic brass Hardware 1 Alembic AXY neck pickup, 1 Alembic FatBoy bridge pickup Alembic Anniversary electronics Case included

Ready for a real treat? This gently used 2016 Alembic Darling is decked out with eye popping master grade Koa appointments along with an extra special floral inlay at the headstock. To keep with the theme of golden colored Hawaiian Koa wood, the Alembic logo, tuners and bridge hardware all share a golden hue. If you are not already familiar with Alembic there are a number of features that they pioneered since 1969 including through neck construction utilizing the "hippy sandwich" wood layering method, incredible active electronics with resonant filters and my favorite, LEDs in the side position markers. They are the original custom high-end electric guitar company. Other high-end features include the Koa wood backplates, stunning Abalone fretboard inlay and koa back-strap on the headstock. This thing isn't just visually stunning, it sounds amazing and has a solid feel. In excellent condition and comes with its original Alembic case. LED colors are blue with green at the 12th fret.

The body is contoured not only for its beauty, but also to offer a familiar, wonderfully natural fit to your own. Clean, clear electronics allow your musical ideas to translate from thought into reality. With the Spectrum's low-pass filter, you can find warm, broad sounds right through to strong, bright sounds. Features: Cocobolo top Long scale 25.5" Ebony fingerboard Abalone ovals Maple body accent laminates Mahogany back Tummy & elbow contours continuous wood backplates Cocobolo front & back of peghead 1Beveled peghead In-line peghead Alembic pickups ST-ST-HB Alembic electronics volume, filter, Q-switch, 5-way pickup selector switch, mono output Alembic solid brass hardware Adjustable nut, bridge, Alembic Bird tailpiece Chrome hardware Chrome strap locks Chrome Alembic Gotoh tuners Hardshell Case included

From the moment you wear it on a strap, comfort and balance greet you. Quick tone change switches give instant access to useful on-the-fly sounds. When you're ready to take that solo, you can simply flick the bass and treble switches to the boost position, knowing full well that when you're finished, that original sound is just a click away. Like most Alembic basses, Europas are quite happy in a variety of musical settings. Turn the low-pass filters down to 300Hz for deep tones suitable for blues. Turned up to 6KHz, there's plenty of zing for slap or driving rock technique with a pick. Versatility puts the tone control in your heart and your hands. Europa controls are volume, pan, filter, Q switch, bass boost/cut switch, treble boost/cut switch. The quick tone switches are bass and treble and are not individual switches for the pickups. Each switch provides 6db boost, flat, and 6db cut. This bass is in Very Good to Excellent condition and functions perfectly. W/HSC

This is a rare opportunity to acquire an incredible instrument at a very reasonable price! This guitar has been lightly played and is in near mint condition. Comfort and playability are the hub of the Skylark’s design. Tune the filter frequency higher and get enough highs to satisfy any appetite for crunch. Ease up on the highs by tuning the filter frequency lower and cozy up to clear warmth perfect for jazz. With such versatility, the Skylark is a guitar you can rely on. Features: Medium scale guitar 24.75" Set neck Zebrawood top Mahogany back Continuous wood backplates Side LEDs red Ebony fingerboard with Tulip end Mother of Pearl ovals Alembic Crown Peghead Zebrawood front and back of peghead Beveled peghead solid brass hardware adjustable nut, bridge and Alembic Bird tailpiece Gold Straplocks Gold Alembic Gotoh tuners 2 Alembic HGR pickups Alembic electronics volume, filter, off/on/bright foreach pickup, mono output Hardshell Case

Here's an incredible 5-string Alembic Rogue Bass with an Ash top and maple and purpleheart accent woods. It has a modified Dragon Wing peghead and sports blue LED side markers. Its long upper horn reaches to the 12th fret to offer great balance with no neck heaviness. For electronics, the Rogue employs Alembics MXY4 pickups, volume, pan, low-pass filter, Q-switch and the quick tone change bass cut/flat/boost and treble cut/flat/boost switches. The controls are easy to navigate on a busy stage, but versatile enough to cover a broad range of sounds. It is in excellent/basically unplayed condition with no dings, dents or wear. The one owner, a 4 string player, just could not get into 5 strings and traded this in for a new Alembic 4-string. Now he's happy and the next 5-string player to own this beauty will be very happy too! With original hard shell case in excellent condition. Body Wood: Ash Neck Woods: Maple, Purpleheart Body Shape: Rogue Nut Width: 1.625" Scale Length: 34" Weight: 12 lbs 1.8 oz.