1979 Alembic Series II

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  • Year: 1979
  • Manufacturer: Alembic
  • Model: Series II
  • Case: Original Hard
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  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: This is a rather unique Alembic Series II from 1979, one of the most collectable Alembics, and its in excellent condition. Means some crazing to the finish, especcially to the lower bout area. the tip has a little spot of finish (about 5mm) missing. Frets are excellent, Includes the powerbox (american plug) and multi pin cable. This is an incredible guitar and a work of art, made on a level of construction that's unique to the guitar world. A very rare find and only made in very limited numbers. It comes with the original Case. The case is in solid condition, but has seens some wear over time. All hardware and Electronics, pots, etc are original and in good working condition. Check the many pictures. The Series II controls are master volume (not on series I) pickup selector switch, neck pickup volume, neck pickup filter, neck CVQ control, bridge pickup volume, bridge pickup filter, and bridge CVQ control. The master volume controls the output of the entire system. The selector switch chooses between neck pickup, both pickups, bridge pickup, and standby. Basically, the filter control is a low pass filter; as you roll it back it lowers the point at which it passes low frequency signals and blocks high frequency signals. To quote Mica, "the range is from 350Hz-6KHz. Wherever you set the filter, only frequencies below that cutoff point are passed." The CVQ control, Continuously Variable Q, works in concert with the filter. It provides from 0 to 15db of boost at the cut off frequency you've set with the filter. When the control is rotated completely counterclockwise you get a flat response up to the filter setting. As you rotate the control clockwise you increase the boost at the filter setting. Again to quote Mica, "the Q affects mainly the attack portion of the note". The 5-pin connector provides power to the bass and sends a stereo signal (separate signals for the neck and bridge pickups) to the amp.