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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: room037 on February 09, 2011, 09:58:09 PM

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: room037 on February 09, 2011, 09:58:09 PM

ALERT!
 ALEMBIC stanley clarkes standard deluxe with series ll electronics - $17000 (http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/msg/2205342973.html) appears on craigslist LasVegas.
But it is surely Ferbic!
There are no peghead photo with logo.
The bass has 4 pegs and round PU selecter, same as Ferbic.
 
Eiji

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: tubeperson on February 10, 2011, 07:08:24 AM

This is listed as a Series II, except the Series II electronics do not use 3 way switches for the frequency point of the sweep.  Instead you can adjust the frequency point using a knob for greater flexibility as compared to a Series I.  Something is amiss here!

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: dela217 on February 10, 2011, 09:33:06 AM

That sure looks like a Fernandez to me!

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on February 10, 2011, 06:47:06 PM

$17K?  Well, I guess you'd expect to pay that for a Standard Deluxe.
 
Peter

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: gtrguy on February 11, 2011, 11:15:22 AM

The maple core looks odd too. And the zebra wood quarter sawn top.
 
Dave

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: gtrguy on February 11, 2011, 11:18:36 AM

OK, maybe it's not quarter sawn. However, it does remind me of a lot of Fernandez I have seen photos of.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: sonicus on February 11, 2011, 11:30:06 AM

Multiple listings;
http://reno.craigslist.org/msg/2206747920.html (http://reno.craigslist.org/msg/2206747920.html)
 
$14,000 as well

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: mica on February 11, 2011, 12:42:34 PM

I asked for more photos. We'll see if anything develops.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: musashi on February 12, 2011, 01:16:06 AM

I did, too.  But was sent mostly 4k thumbs.  I also asked for photos of the power supply and cable, and the serial number.  That seemed to stop the flow of communication...

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: sjhoffma on February 13, 2011, 11:06:09 AM

Do you ever think that there are just people out there who find say, a Fernandez bass or guitar, who know NOTHING about instruments at all, who have a friend, who knows say, very little about guitars/basses and says, WOW THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ALEMBIC! I've heard of them, they are very expensive! Then the owner of the bass/guitar goes online, checks out Alembic's price list, and sees that a custom made series instrument starts out at around 13,000 dollars, and honestly thinks that they will get that for the guitar they stumbled on to? Or do you think it is all a scam/ with evil intent?  
 
I think about this when I see Rogue basses on ebay going for like 5,500. The people can't always be that greedy, they just may not be wise enough when it comes to Alembics to know that despite the 6,800 factory list price, a used rogue bass generally sells for a little over 2000.  
 
This is also why when a guitar store gets ahold of a series bass or guitar, they generally want around 6 to 10 grand for it, rather than the 3-4 grand we all know it should be.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: gtrguy on February 14, 2011, 10:52:40 AM

Yeah, who are these people? Doesn't EBay charge to post stuff? I see it on Craigslist too.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: sonicus on February 17, 2011, 06:39:11 AM

Now $7.000 _From a different location AGAIN ! ________________There is also now a phone number listed   that can be called for inquires;            http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/msg/2217628948.html (http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/msg/2217628948.html)

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: bigredbass on February 25, 2011, 12:13:34 AM

From an '81 Fernandes catalog:
 
http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/fernandes/1981/en_p1718.html (http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/fernandes/1981/en_p1718.html)
 
Sheesh . . . .
 
J o e y

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: pauldo on February 25, 2011, 10:30:22 AM

Wow! Shameless design 'borrowing'.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: benson_murrensun on February 25, 2011, 12:19:12 PM

Can you say, rip-off?
And what about that FAG Series? Never mind.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: elwoodblue on February 27, 2011, 09:57:44 PM

Almebic copy (http://cgi.ebay.com/Fernandes-bass-fab170-almebic-copy-Series1-very-rare-/250780665171?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a63b14553 target=_blank) now on ebay for $5000.

Title: "Ferbic" on craigslist LasVegas
Post by: bigredbass on February 28, 2011, 10:24:22 PM

Oh yeah, one of those Ferbandes Almebics, made in Pajan back in the 08's.  Sounds great through a Mambeg STV's with the 10-8 bacinet.  I like the way they sound especially with ground-wound springs, though they really sing with ground-sirloin Mean Darkley's.  Doesn't way whether the 48 amp flower apply with the 5-string cabal is occluded . . .
 
E o j y