Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: connor on January 27, 2011, 09:55:57 AM

Title: Alembic Series I "Copy"
Post by: connor on January 27, 2011, 09:55:57 AM

I found this and called the store owners, and apparently it was originally an Alembic but something tragic happened and it was put back together by an outside luthier. Apparently all the electronics are original though.
 
I'm really tempted to buy it, but my question is does anyone have any more information about this bass? How close to being a true alembic is it?
 
http://www.bostonguitar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BGWI&Product_Code=BG-MISC-ALEMBIC-SERIES-1-4u (http://www.bostonguitar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BGWI&Product_Code=BG-MISC-ALEMBIC-SERIES-1-4u)

Title: Alembic Series I "Copy"
Post by: kungfusheriff on January 27, 2011, 10:30:24 AM

$3500 for an admitted fake that was destroyed and rebuilt by God knows who? No freaking way. You can still get a real, undamaged Series bass in a private sale for that kind of cash.

Title: Alembic Series I "Copy"
Post by: adriaan on January 27, 2011, 10:33:37 AM

Interestingly, this one was up on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&hash=item3362b821b5&item=220699566517&nma=true&pt=Guitar&rt=nc&si=TnK3Ty77ndhRZt25ccy6veTHpSs%253D target=_blank) last November, as discussed here (http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/89913.html?1290719532 target=_blank).

Title: Alembic Series I "Copy"
Post by: connor on January 27, 2011, 10:35:04 AM

yeah. that's the conclusion I just came to.
 
Connor

Title: Alembic Series I "Copy"
Post by: gtrguy on January 27, 2011, 11:09:52 AM

Another mystery bass rears its head once again!
 
Dave