An Alembic was only a dream in the '70's (in high school).  When I saw an ad for an affordable stock model in the early '80's I drove 4 hours from Buffalo to the closest music store that I found out from Alembic had a Spoiler, Cleveland.  In '86 I was fortunate to pick up a two year old Distillate.  I've been playing it ever since.
 
I've been longing to add a second Alembic, mostly seeing Spoilers.  Any suggestions... Persuader?

Hi James; welcome to the board!  My suggest would be to take your time and read a lot of the threads on the board; also watch Ebay regularly just to get an idea of the current trading ranges for the different models.  There is a lot of good information on the board; lot of folks here are very knowledgeable, and the FAQ and Must Reads sections have info on electronics packages and other useful information.

James, Welcome!  Good luck in your search.  
Play it Healthy!
Art

Thanks for the warm welcome!  I noticed in reading some of the posts yesterday, everyone seems really friendly here.

We try to maintain that friendly feeling always. Welcome to the forum...
Mike

James,  
 
Welcome to the Club!  You're in great company, here!  Everyone is really friendly and helpful here.  If you have any questions at all, just ask them, and someone here will for sure answer to the best of their ability.
 
Peace;)
 
Frank
 
www.myspace.com/otiserie (band website)

Welcome James. My advice is to take your time and try to buy a series I or II. They are expensive but worthed every penny.They have a lot of knobs but it is not very difficult to get a great sound out of a series II no matter what some people say. The electronics are so subtle that they don\t need that much tweaking. Good luck in your search.

Welcome James. My advice is to take your time and try to buy a series I or II. They are expensive but worthed every penny.They have a lot of knobs but it is not very difficult to get a great sound out of a series II no matter what some people say. The electronics are so subtle that they don\t need that much tweaking. Good luck in your search.

Hi, James!
   Welcome in the family... :-))
  I'd love to follow Saviour's advice for me, and get a Serie I or II...
    Some day, for sure, it will happen!
  All the bass't
 Xtof

Xtof,
I agree, and thanks saviour, I've been keeping my eyes and options open, but 4 or 5 grand is steep.
 
Maybe Xtof, we could pool our resources and arrange shared joint custody --