Vintage Custom Neck-Through Guitar — Alembic Style — Shadow Pickups & Schaller Tuners

Vintage Custom Neck-Through Guitar — Alembic-Inspired Design, Shadow Pickups & Schaller Tuners

An instrument of refined luthiery, combining sculpted contours, expressive wood grain and contrasting laminations under a beautiful natural finish. Its neck-through construction is central to both its identity and its appeal: a continuous neck runs through the body, framed by carefully shaped wings and a striking laminated centre section. The dark fingerboard and large block inlays complete a distinctive vintage aesthetic.

I have owned this guitar for many years and particularly appreciate its resonance, sustain and versatility. Full, articulate humbucker sounds give way to brighter, more open coil-split textures, offering an expressive palette for clean passages, blues, fusion and rock.

CONSTRUCTION & FEATURES

• Neck-through construction

• 24 original frets in perfect condition — never refretted

• Two coil-splittable Shadow humbuckers

• Two volume and two tone controls

• Two coil-split mini-switches and a pickup selector

• Schaller tuners

• Natural finish with contrasting wood laminations

• Dark fingerboard with large rectangular inlays

ORIGIN

Probably German or Austrian luthier-built work from the 1970s–1980s, in my assessment as its long-term owner. This probable origin and period are not documented. The design recalls Alembic; the guitar is offered as an independently built, Alembic-style instrument, not an authenticated Alembic.

CONDITION

Excellent used condition, with original frets in perfect condition. A beautifully preserved instrument to appreciate in the hand as much as in its construction details. Please see the photographs for the finish and hardware.

Please contact me through Reverb for further details or close-up photographs.