Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: bsee on February 01, 2009, 04:45:09 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-SERIES-II-STANLEY-CLARK-OMEGA-CUT_W0QQitemZ110345483431QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item110345483431
Much of the description appears to be related to a new Series II rather than this particular 1980's bass, but still a nice looking instrument. Who knows what offer will trigger a bite.
As far as the errors, it appears to be garden-variety lightly flamed walnut rather than a burl. The hardware (bridge, tailpiece, backplates) don't appear to be chromed. The logo is definitely not a surface mount with shell. Can't tell for sure if it has side LEDs but, if it does, there are no batteries to power them when not attached to the DS-5 (I don't know if this would be typical or not). Finally, the body wood looks a little light, more like the typical mahogany than walnut, but I wouldn't state that with any confidence.
I guess, with all the above, I might even get a confirmation of scale length before making a bid, and don't forget the possible need for an electronics upgrade to quiet a bass of this vintage.
As such, the replacement cost estimate is bogus. I would put this at a little over $15K list/ $11.5K street with a free LED special. If you wanted this bass, I think you'd order a Series I, upgrade the electronics, and add one purpleheart stringer and the LEDs. Anything under $6K still seems like a pretty fair deal if this is what you're looking for and as nice as it seems.
-bob
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Looks like he has come down on his price (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=11883) a little.