Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: xlrogue6 on January 06, 2014, 03:39:50 PM

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Post by: xlrogue6 on January 06, 2014, 03:39:50 PM

Just spotted this on Craigslist, for anyone interested: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/4275441483.html (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/4275441483.html)

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Post by: nnek on January 07, 2014, 09:18:20 AM

Too bad the Koa is all covered in black.... A well played example, must have been irresistable and hard to put down!

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Post by: bigredbass on January 08, 2014, 11:11:19 PM

It originally had a Kahler Wiggle Stick(!), so he had a BadAss countersunk into that rattle-can paint job.  
 
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Post by: sonicus on January 09, 2014, 12:13:18 AM

Well , ___ Depending on how good the route job looks after you strip off all of the paint there might still be hope to be able  to inlay a nice looking piece of wood and then installing an Alembic bridge and tail piece. While I was at it I would just go ahead and instal the bridge with the brass block. Then after all of that you could always do a proper paint job if the wood work does not look appealing . Just thinking ______.

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Post by: cozmik_cowboy on January 09, 2014, 08:43:52 AM

That's what I was thinking, Wolf; I bet the good folks in Santa Rosa could come up with an artistic way to do a fill (was also wondering how much it would cost to change the head to a crown).

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Post by: sonicus on January 09, 2014, 08:56:07 AM

Peter , yes___ a classic Alembic Crown Headstock would be stellar .

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Post by: xlrogue6 on January 13, 2014, 10:02:23 AM

Just FYI, this bass was reposted over the weekend so it's still available for any adventurous soul with a project Alembic budget.

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Post by: edwin on January 13, 2014, 11:44:55 PM

Peter, I know they could do a great fill. They did that with my old Series I (78-1180) when I had them cut an omega to replace the point. They had to fill in the battery compartment and did it with a beautiful piece of ebony.
 
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