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Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: room037 on September 20, 2007, 08:26:45 AM

I reported  Custom body Series 1 Bass and Guitar (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8402) at showcase.
I find the bass is for sale at the shop.
The price is expensive for 80's used S1(over $5000).  
But Tree of life inlay is $6000 option now.  
No scale information.  
 
If the bass has 5 strings ....
 
Eiji
 
(Message edited by room037 on September 22, 2007)

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: mkazaria on September 20, 2007, 10:53:07 AM

How can I contact the owner

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: to_81_0190 on September 21, 2007, 02:37:28 AM

This bass is now on sale at the second hand shop called Guitar house in Tokyo Japan. This shop doesn't have web store or E-mail adress. Telephone (03-5380-3086) is the only way to contact unless over the counter sales.
 
Toshiaki

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: tkotmk42 on September 21, 2007, 12:17:03 PM

Actually,  
 
http://www.guitar-house.com/hot070910_07.html (http://www.guitar-house.com/hot070910_07.html)
 
But they do not have email address.  
I have personally dealt this them before.  I sold my first custom Alembic thru this store.
Very nice store, they know their stuff, as you can see by their inventory.  Their store had guitars ALL OVER the place, and it's a very small shop.  They put out an ad on most popular guitar magazine in Japan, and my bass was on their ad, and sold within 2 days after magazine went on sale.
 
They have website.  I am super tempted on this deal... as this is very nice medium scale bass.
 
But 598000 yen, about 5600 dollars before tax/shipping... >.

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: crgaston on September 21, 2007, 12:33:25 PM

Whoa, so does that mean the short scale bass below it (on the linked page) is only 850 USD???

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: tkotmk42 on September 21, 2007, 12:37:32 PM

Yeah, because it's the Fernandes 'replica' w/o power supply  

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: room037 on September 22, 2007, 01:31:50 AM

Hi Toshiaki and Takeo,
 
Thank you for the advanced info.
I went to the shop half an hour ago.
The bass has only a few dings.
Good balance and light weight than my standard body basses.
S/N is 86-4*** range.
 
Unfortunately, shop master clearly said No international shipping.
 
Eiji
 
P.S.
The shop has  another series 1 bass. (http://www.j-guitar.com/sp/sea/view_detail/s10891047.html)
It's lefty and no hard case, P/S and cable.
The price is very reasonable, JPY 198000 ($1700).
 
(Message edited by room037 on September 22, 2007)

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: room037 on September 25, 2007, 09:37:17 PM

86' Custom bass was sold.
I hope we will find again on the club board.
 
Eiji

Title: 86' Custom Series 1 now on sale !
Post by: David Houck on September 29, 2007, 08:17:55 PM

That '86 is a cool bass!
 
And $1,700 is very reasonable for an S1 w/o case and power supply.
 
I did notice a couple interesting things.  The pickups don't appear to match, and the neck pickup is upside down.  There appears to be a master volume.  And at least one of the knobs doesn't look right.  There's also an extra strap lock button on the other side of the point.