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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: precarius on November 12, 2008, 01:46:52 PM

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: precarius on November 12, 2008, 01:46:52 PM

Beautiful bass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-5-string-custom-bass-guitar-Europa-med-scale-98_W0QQitemZ280284864213QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item280284864213&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-5-string-custom-bass-guitar-Europa-med-scale-98_W0QQitemZ280284864213QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item280284864213&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318)

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: juggernaught on November 12, 2008, 08:20:22 PM

wow.  what a steal!

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: bsee on November 12, 2008, 09:16:03 PM

I so prefer the standard string spacing, otherwise it's a beauty.  It's actually not ery different from your old Distillate in terms of features.

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: ampeglb100 on November 13, 2008, 09:05:42 PM

I wonder what it would take for Alembic to replace the custom inlay with a regular one to match the other inlays...  Mica?
 
This seems like a great bass for a high C 5 string tuning...
 
Andy

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: poor_nigel on November 13, 2008, 09:48:06 PM

In the Bid History it lists me as o***n to protect me from the evils of the black market.  Quick Andy, bid on this sucker, so I don't end up having to shell out $2,500 for it.  It does bother me a bit that the quote generated on the page is not for this bass.  A 'quick pick' deficit from the list is that the bass definitely does not have a cocobolo back on it.  Then again, he started the bidding low enough, and buyer beware, its on eBay.

Title: Europa 5 string
Post by: ampeglb100 on November 14, 2008, 08:38:04 AM

Hello-
 
Yeah, I noticed the false Coco Bolo back line item as well on the quote...  It looks like a great bass, I just wish the custom inlay wasn't there.  I am waiting for a full response to my question that he posted about the exact condition of the bass.  Pending his response, I may bid...  But $2500 is a fair price, IMHO.
 
Andy