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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: flpete1uw on February 11, 2016, 04:38:09 AM

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: flpete1uw on February 11, 2016, 04:38:09 AM

If I wanted a 5 string this would be on the Radar.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Spoiler-5-String-Bass-w-hard-shell-case-/161974791559?hash=item25b6732d87:g:PjgAAOSwFNZWu-Xe (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Spoiler-5-String-Bass-w-hard-shell-case-/161974791559?hash=item25b6732d87:g:PjgAAOSwFNZWu-Xe)  
 
Seems like I'm on the lookout again! Geez!

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: savuok on February 11, 2016, 05:39:05 AM

Unfortunately he does not ship to Europe

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 11, 2016, 05:41:31 AM

Oh Wow... that could be a twin to my bass.
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/197149.html?1425394010 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9179)

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: StephenR on February 11, 2016, 09:47:50 AM

Already sold...

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 21, 2016, 06:52:00 PM

I swear this is the same one...  
 
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=272140886857&alt=web (http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=272140886857&alt=web)

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: Enzo on February 21, 2016, 07:34:16 PM

Yep, it sure is.

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: Bassman8416 on February 24, 2016, 06:35:59 AM

What do you guys think about this bass. Price, B string etc?

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: moongerm on February 24, 2016, 06:48:09 AM

I have a Spoiler 5 32  scale and it is very nice. The low B sounds great. You can use a typical long scale B string just fine. DR high beams are ones I like for it. I am thinking about selling mine to upgrade to a series but part of me is resistant because 32 scale 5 string basses are rare. Playing up in the high register is a breeze. Can't go wrong.

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: Bassman8416 on February 24, 2016, 08:03:44 AM

Pulled the trigger. Very excited !!!!

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 24, 2016, 08:17:34 AM

Good for you, Craig!  
 
Don't recall having ever seen a nicer Spoiler 5-string. That thing looks like it's in mint condition. It's remarkably similar to my bass... those three purpleheart laminates are a very nice bonus too.  
 
Looking forward to pictures in the Showcase! =)

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: DanFrank on February 24, 2016, 10:46:39 AM

Congratulations!  I just bought an '86 Spoiler this year and love it.  Low B is outstanding (D'Addario ProSteels) and provides the bombs I wanted to accent my playing.  I have a medium length neck (32-inch), which was also specified wider with 7-layer, maple/purple heart construction.  Your bass is beautiful and I'm sure you'll love it the same.  Greg provided me with a lot of encouragement too - he's a great consultant :-)  All the best with your new baby!

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: Bassman8416 on February 24, 2016, 11:27:17 AM

Thanks guys, I will post pics when it arrives. I have owned a Spoiler 4 string 32scale...they take regular long scale strings right? I recall medium scale strings being to short?

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 24, 2016, 01:06:39 PM

Yessir, regular long scale work fine. The added distance to the tailpiece makes up the difference. I use TI Jazz Flats (made for 34 scale) on mine.  
 
I was counting up, and as long as I've been watching these, I have seen maybe five or six of these Spoiler and Persuader 5-string models for sale, one if them (the one Dan ended up with) twice. There's just a dozen or so in the whole Showcase section. I think the whole 5-string bass was just starting to catch on in the 1980's. Maybe Mica can shed some light on when and how that took off with the Spoiler/Persuader and Distillate platforms, or roughly how many there might be?  
 
I'm 100% sure there's a thread here somewhere that our own Jimmy Johnson commented on using a Spoiler 5-string (or maybe it was a Persuader) to finish a tour after his #76AC418 was infamously stolen. Can't remember where it was... anyway, I've often wondered if that was his preference to the cone headstock began.

Title: 5 String Spoiler
Post by: DanFrank on February 24, 2016, 01:30:58 PM

> I put long strings on my medium scale 5-string Spoiler and 4-string > Persuader=E2=80=A6.