The Prototype Of The Alembic "Further" Guitar
A Nod To Jerry Garcia's "Wolf"

Modeled after Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" guitar. Offset asymmetrical double cutaway chambered body. This Alembic "Further" Prototype was made in 2002 and weighs 9.10 lbs. This landmark prototype was modeled after one of the earliest Alembic experiments later known as "Wolf". Eleven-layer highly figured hand-carved 'sandwich' of AAA Quilted Maple, Purpleheart, Maple, Purpleheart, Maple, Purpleheart core, Maple, Purpleheart, Maple, Purpleheart, Flame Maple. Five-piece neck of Western Flame Maple with Purpleheart and Cherry. The neck has a nut width of just over 1 5/8 inches and a thin-to-medium profile. Ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets and inlaid oval 'Mother-of-Pearl' position markers. Height-adjustable solid brass nut. Alembic 'Crown' ebony faced headstock with sterling silver inlaid logo of abalone and 'Mother-of-Pearl'. Individual Gold-plated Alembic Gotoh 'Rotomatic' style tuners with half-moon shaped metal buttons. Brass serial number plate at end of neck engraved "02F 12814 USA / Prototype" (secured by two screws). Alembic STR (single-coil) pickup in the neck position and two Alembic HG (humbuckers) in the middle and bridge position. Rotary master volume, rotary filter for each pickup plus three individual three-way (off/on/bright) mini-toggle switches (one for each pickup and a two-way mini-toggle switch (on/off) for the TRS effects loop. Gold plated 'Telecaster' style control knobs with knurled sides. The potentiometers are all stamped in black "Alembic / 475-021 / 20 135". Alembic brass bridge assembly with six individually adjustable brass saddles and ebony and brass 'bird' tailpiece with three screws. The 'lip' of the control cavity is stamped in blind "02F12814 USA PROTO". This unique piece of guitar history is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original G & G three-latch rectangular 'fitted' black hardshell case with black leather ends and black plush lining (9.25).

The Alembic Further is modeled after Jerry Garcia’s “Wolf” guitar. The “Wolf” guitar was the first guitar Jerry Garcia received from Doug Irwin, a luthier working at Alembic. The Alembic Further features a semi hollow body and is equipped with versatile electronics that provide the player with a broad range of sounds and tones. Alembic has made some improvements on the guitar that take it beyond the “Wolf” guitar. The guitar has an incredible 27 different pickup settings with a separate tone control for each pickup. Also included in the guitar is a on-board effects loop switch that allows you to remotely switch effects on and off.

Alembic pickups are "hand" wound by the Wickersham grandparents in California and are supposed to reproduce the "acoustic" sound of the bass with no coloration. Because these pickups are low impedance they require a specially designed preamp circuit from Alembic, these circuits are modular in design with solderless connectors. (Meaning you can keep adding tone modules a la Series II.) The circuits use the best components available and are extremely quiet.

The current Alembic RRP for a basic "Further Studio Model" is $10,900