Paging Bill . . .
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Orion-Coco-Bolo-Guitar-Mint-One-Owner_W0QQitemZ330153268385QQihZ014QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Orion-Coco-Bolo-Guitar-Mint-One-Owner_W0QQitemZ330153268385QQihZ014QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
That sure is a delicious Orion, At the current ? to $ exchange rate its not a bad price either.
Jazzyvee
Yeah, it's definitely one of the prettiest Orion's I recall seeing. The seller seems to be mistaken that the neck is walnut, rather than maple with walnut pinstripes.
It's pretty, for sure, but the price is a little high IMHO. I'm also partial to neck-thru's. Nevertheless, I'm sure this one will make someone very happy, especially if they get it for the $2200 opening bid (which is still on the high side, but a little more reasonable, again, IMHO).
Bill, tgo
I wonder if it's actually a Baritone.
EffClef
Yeah, I thought the price was a little high too, but one doesn't often see coco bolo short of a custom. In my opinion, this guitar is prettier than the one featured on the product page for Orion guitars.
EffClef makes a good point. Anyone interested would probably do well to inquire about the scale length, as there seem to be some sellers who are reluctant to divulge that fact.
I wonder if it was purchased direct from Alembic as the paperwork suggests? If so, you could probably have bought it brand new in 2000 for not much more than $2500 through a dealer. I was wondering about the scale length anyway, be it baritone or anything between 24.5 and 25.5.
I'd love to play that beast if the scale is
I'd want to swap out the electronics too.... the bass & treble +/- dont do a guitar's range any justice.
I'll second what Mike said. My newly restored Orion Baritone benefited greatly from the volume/pan/filter upgrade.