| Vintage / Preowned |
Alembic Garcia Tribute Electric Guitar, Built 2001 |
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- Carved Cocobolo Top & Back
- Western Flame Maple core & Vermilion accent laminates with Maple pinstripes
- Continuous wood backplates
- Custom tailpiece shape
- Western Flame Maple neck with a Cherry center laminated with purpleheart and maple
- Sterling silver, Abalone and pearl medallion inlay
- Unique tailpiece of brass & ebony
- Built-in effects loop with "very special" electronics
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Product Description
Second gutar in a series built as a Tribute to Jerry Garcia and his famous guitars "Rosebud" and "Tiger" originally built by Doug Irwin at Alembic in the late '70's, with its original certificate, model TLG-6, never played, with original papers. This guitar appears to be earlier that other prototypes that have been described as "the first" of the series. Serial Number is 01T 12701, completed on November 28, 2001. Alembic Construction Photos
Product Specifications
| Scale length 25.50 in |
| Neck Woods 5-piece Western Flame Maple with Purpleheart and Cherry |
| Fingerboard wood Ebony with Mother of Pearl oval inlays |
| Nut width 1.65 in |
| 24th fret width 2.25 in |
| Peghead Alembic Crown, Ebony face with sterling silver inalid logo with shell |
| Truss rods dual, body adjust |
| Top double thick Coco Bolo |
| Body wood Flame Maple semi hollow |
| Sandwich Coco Bolo, Maple, Vermilion, Flame Maple, Vermilion, Maple, Coco Bolo |
| Body depth 1.82 in |
| Finish gloss polyester with satin neck feel |
| Pickups Alembic STR, HG, HG |
| Controls master volume, filter for each pickup, off/on/bright for each pickup, mono output, TRS effects loop, on/off for effects loop |
| Tailpiece Ebony and brass bird |
| Nut height adjustable solid brass |
| Machine heads Gold Alembic-Gotoh |
| Average weight 8.75 pounds |
| Origin 100% Made in Santa Rosa, CA USA |
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