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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: jazzyvee on August 27, 2014, 01:05:28 PM

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: jazzyvee on August 27, 2014, 01:05:28 PM

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/244052-alembic-evh-signature-5/page__fromsearch__1
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/197384.jpg)

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: keith_h on August 27, 2014, 03:11:33 PM

Unusual having the solid body wings like that. I like the look of the maple. This bass also gives me a good idea of what some 50 year old Eastern Maple slabs I have would look like as a bass.  
 
Keith

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: FC Bass on August 27, 2014, 03:15:04 PM

Looks like the white one that was for sale recently (More for the collector than the bass player this is not the original finish)

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: FC Bass on August 27, 2014, 03:18:08 PM

http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/185927.html (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=5313)

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: keith_h on August 27, 2014, 07:27:54 PM

Flip - Good catch. I think you might be on to something. Personally I like seeing the maple rather than covering it up with paint.  
 
Keith

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: jazzyvee on August 28, 2014, 12:14:23 AM

I thought that when I saw it too Flip. I actually liked it in white paint too. I'm not as keen on light woods as I am with the darker woods. Now if that was in Cocobolo or madagascar ebony, my fingers would be twitching.

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: bsee on August 29, 2014, 12:53:22 AM

I'd probably be interested if it were in the US at a US price.

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: charles_holmes on August 29, 2014, 05:11:07 AM

That bass speaks to me. I love its body and I am a huge fan of the crown head. But I want a series and won't settle for anything else.

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on August 29, 2014, 10:21:54 PM

Who is EVH?

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: adriaan on August 29, 2014, 11:53:28 PM

It's the one and only Edwin van Huik!
 
Here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8209)'s a thread under Artists and Their Alembic. Best to start with the archived messages first.
 
And a more recent thread here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8101)!
 
(Message edited by adriaan on August 29, 2014)

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: mtjam on August 30, 2014, 05:15:01 AM

Here's an EVH that I am proud to call mine.
 
[link] (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8591)
 
Pretty sure that Mica told me that this is the only one to be offered for sale by a dealer in the United States. Excellent balance with this different body style, and very versatile with the East Meets West electronics.
 
Edwin Van Huik is a great guy. We exchanged some messages when I told him that I picked up his signature model here in the States.
 
I like that 5-strring. Someone here should take it home!
 
[edited to fix the link]
 
(Message edited by adriaan on August 30, 2014)

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: mtjam on August 30, 2014, 10:25:01 AM

Thank you for the link!

Title: Alembic EVH 5 string bass.
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on August 30, 2014, 05:33:24 PM

Thanks Adriaan
 
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