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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: glocke on February 16, 2011, 09:40:38 AM

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: glocke on February 16, 2011, 09:40:38 AM

Didnt see this posted yet.  Sweet looking bass....Im really a 4 string guy, but this is one six stringer I wouldnt mind having...
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Bass-with-Sadowsky-Fodera-strings_W0QQitemZ280629405304QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7131620310101701293 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Bass-with-Sadowsky-Fodera-strings_W0QQitemZ280629405304QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7131620310101701293)

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: adriaan on February 16, 2011, 11:38:40 AM

with Sadowsky/Fodera strings, no less! :p

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: eligilam on February 16, 2011, 12:33:58 PM

there was a thread about this bass the last time it was on ebay a couple of weeks ago ...I also love the way it looks and I had emailed the seller to see if he would add a make a offer option  but he wouldn't budge from the rather inflated price of 4500 dollars ....you could probably custom order a new scorpion for that much

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: artswork99 on February 16, 2011, 01:56:10 PM

Here's the previous thread (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=11396).

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: bsee on February 16, 2011, 10:03:02 PM

My best guess for that bass would be in the vicinity of $12K list. Find a dealer willing to order you one for $4500, and you've got a real deal.
 
$12K is based upon a Europa six with maple top and back and an extra purpleheart stringer in the neck. No option there for five stringers. Also no option for a heart omega scorpion body which is likely to be more of an increase than the Balance K heart omega that I specced.
 
Is this bass a deal at $4500? I have no opinion on the matter.

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: bigredbass on February 18, 2011, 10:25:15 PM

I wouldn't begin to try and troll thru the Quote Generator, but I'm with BSee.
 
PistolGrip cutaways/Scorpion shape, knob peghead, heart omega tail end, matching quilt tops and bottom, I'd be stunned if you could even get close to $4500 new for a matching bass.
 
And no, $4500 ain't cheap, but that's a whole lotta bass, and I think the price is in the ballpark, IF it's as clean and sound as it looks.
 
Joey

Title: Cool Skorpion on ebay
Post by: eligilam on February 19, 2011, 08:20:03 AM

I know, guys.  I keep forgetting that facetious comments don't translate well on the boards without the appropriate emoticon accompaniment....