Where are you located Garrett?  Have you checked to see if there is an Alembic dealer nearby?  If not, I'll bet that you live within a few hours of someone on the forum.  It's not unheard of to have guys meet up at a gig so that they can have a look at each others gear.  If you were anywhere close to me I'd set up a time for you to come play my bass.

Edgewood, about fifteen, twenty minutes from Tacoma. I'm just interested in wranglin' my own guitar, ya know? But I'm not really giggin' just gulpin' down those nice easy fun friendly jams like a kid eatin' chocolate.
 
Essentially I'm trying to have fun because I don't need to support myself but will in a couple years and if I decide to try and make a career in music then I know it will put a strain on how I enjoy the tunes themselves.

Garrett,
Welcome...it's nice to see another member from the NW.
Hopin we have another NW Alembic get together this year...hopefully you'll have a 6 stringer to share and jam with by then.
 
cheers

Ah yes! Thank you sir!
Deffinately would show up for an Alembic get together. Y'all seem like a nice bunch, I bet that reflects into the playing as well.
EDIT: Oh and, here's hoping!
 
(Message edited by gkweston on February 17, 2009)

Getting antsy!
 
Judging from a search I just performed I suppose Orions don't go on sale often here. It seems there were only two or three sold on the site in the last few years.
 
I've changed my mind about the baritone option, in fear the frets get too crowded if I'm playing high up on it (high D and up).
 
Any other recommendation on how I can acquire an Alembic? Preferable under $2000.

Watch Ebay regularly; Orions do show up there from time to time.  Also watch for older Electrums too, they show up from time to time as well.  Another good thing to do is to watch craigslist.  If you're patient, you should be able to get something off ebay for less than $2k.  In the mean time, continue hanging out here learning all you can about the different models and the different options and configurations.

Funny you mention Electrums, I just received an e-mail about one.
 
Sounds like a plan though, knowledge is power and patience is a virtue.
 
Thanks,
Garrett

Garett, I think you have it backwards. On a baritone, the longer scale length means the high frets are further apart than on a guitar. (Compare a mandolin to a guitar.) But maybe you meant that the bari strings are thicker so side to side could get tricky.  
 
Good luck in the search, regardless!
 
EffClef

Very, very, very few Alembic 6 string guitars have I ever seen go off eBay or anywhere else for less than 2K.

Effclef, I understand the difference in fret size in accordance to guitar scales (I play a Jaguar as backup hahaha) but all I was saying was 12th fret would be a B so in order to play a high E I would be plaing on the 17th fret. So the range of notes may be a little off. I 'ought to try one out first eh?
 
And basstra, I guess I'll just have to hang with y'all and wait it out

Just stoppin' by.
 
Still looking. Offers are welcome (and thanks to those of you who offered.)
 
-Garrett

Oh you're right, Garrett...I forgot about the thing not being standard EBGDAE tuning. Though I've heard you can tune them that high...
EffClef

I think (may not be right) that in order to tune them that high and not put too much stress on the truss rod you would have to string it with something like .09s. I'm an avid heavy-stringer (.11 and even .13s sometimes) so I wouldn't like to have one of my main guitars strung so lightly.
 
But maybe not, maybe the truss rod is strong enough to tune five semi-tones sharp and consistently keep it the tense without malfunction.
 
-Garrett

Electrums, Orions, pish posh! Offer up!
 
Still hangin' around...

theres a skylark in the for sale section. I dont know what is being asked for it. But its got a nice finish, and LEDs! It was actually the same skylark I was going to buy, before I bought my series I instead. Im glad I went with the series I, the electronics are much better... I would have liked though LED's though!