Talk:Alembic Inc.

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While not mentioned in the history section of Alembic Inc, I think that it should be noted that Alembic pioneered the 24-fret, two-octave fingerboard on their bass guitars. I believe that Jack Casady and Phil Lesh's Guild Starfire II bass guitars that were modified by Alembic had the first two-octave fingerboards. Fender jazz basses, for example, had at that time 20 frets, so this innovation extended the range of a traditional four-string bass by four notes, from a high note of E-flat to a G.

this (two-octave fingerboard modification) is not evident in either of the starfires pictured. duncanrmi (talk) 09:45, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Beyond the Beginning" double DVD, I saw Greg Lake use what looked like a solidbody electric guitar made by Alembic to play "Watching Over You" during the "Works" tour. It sound uncannily similar to an amplified electroacoustic guitar, without the horrid tone of the piezo elements, although I must say there was some harshness to its sound. Perhaps the selection of woods, I guess. What was it? Elp gr 09:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

he had an alembic 8-string bass, but his double-neck & various 6-string guitars were by zemaitis.

duncanrmi (talk) 09:49, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]