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Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: artswork99 on September 24, 2008, 03:05:55 PM

Here's a nice looking Spoiler on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1982-Alembic-Spoiler-Bass-Natural-Finish_W0QQitemZ370089541009QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item370089541009&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14) from the decal generation.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: basstard on September 24, 2008, 03:10:35 PM

Sweet bass, an early specimen. Haven't seen any of those before.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: lbpesq on September 24, 2008, 04:07:23 PM

Active and passive modes??????
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: mike1762 on September 24, 2008, 08:30:56 PM

Is that really Koa?

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: FC Bass on September 24, 2008, 09:04:55 PM

Wood looks a lot like my '83 Koa Spoiler, so I guess it is.
I think all early Spoilers had a solid Koa body...

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: basstard on September 25, 2008, 02:06:48 AM

Yes, and the earliest ones had decals instead of bronze logos.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: bsee on September 25, 2008, 03:05:49 AM

The pics look a bit unnaturally light to me.  I had an '82 solid koa and it looked more orange than this.  The ebony looks sort of light brown, too, so I think the balance on the photos might be a bit off.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: dannobasso on September 25, 2008, 06:30:20 AM

My 83 (now black) was solid koa. I was under the impression that the first runs were that way. The Kaman ad featured the solid koa type. In 86 I was able to get the different top and Alembic chose a purpleheart body for the quilt maple top. Of course with Alembics there are exceptions and one offs.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: basstard on September 25, 2008, 06:45:29 AM

As far as I know, the earliest ones were solid koa.

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: FC Bass on September 25, 2008, 09:55:17 AM

I've had two '83 Spoilers (still have one of them) one Yellowish and one brownish (Both solid Koa, see pics)  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/56611.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/56612.jpg)
  @ Danno: Please tell me you did not paint that beautiful Koa Black?! That's heresy!  (finally got to use the angry smiley )  Edit: There are some '83 Spoilers in the showcase section with a top, I guess somewhere in the second half of '83 the Koa wasn't standard on the spoilers anymore...  (Message edited by fc_spoiler on September 25, 2008)

Title: Decal Spoiler 82S2216
Post by: dannobasso on September 25, 2008, 11:25:28 AM

Yup~Alembic did it.