Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: smokin_dave on December 05, 2005, 11:05:45 AM

Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: smokin_dave on December 05, 2005, 11:05:45 AM: http://cgi.ebay.com/One-of-a-Kind-Custom-Wickersham-Tribute-Bass-Alembic_W0QQitemZ7371638215QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Hmmmmmm,nice try but hardly a substitute for the real thing.I sure hope nobody gets suckered in to paying the $2300.00 buy it now price.
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: kmh364 on December 05, 2005, 11:18:27 AM: Nice try, but NOT! LOL!
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: jacko on December 06, 2005, 05:36:54 AM: Also features a matching maple back cover plate over the electronics cavity
To my eyes, there's no way this maple cover 'matches' the back.

graeme
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: kmh364 on December 06, 2005, 05:52:39 AM: Well, maybe it did match , when the grain was aligned, LOL! Use your imagination and rotate the cover (like a jigsaw puzzle piece) until it fits. The bass isn't bad, but that cover looks like a four-year-old did it.
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: lbpesq on December 06, 2005, 07:05:04 AM: The back and the cover plate are both wood! That's sort of a match, I guess.

Bill, tgo
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: smokin_dave on December 27, 2005, 02:57:55 PM: This thing is back and look at the buy it now price this time around.Doubtful that it's in the park pricewise for what it's actually worth and still an embarrasment.
http://cgi.ebay.com/One-of-a-Kind-Custom-Wickersham-Tribute-Bass-Alembic_W0QQitemZ7377558423QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(Message edited by smokin dave on December 27, 2005)
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: 2400wattman on December 28, 2005, 08:32:38 AM: The b.i.n. price has dropped to $875.00, can't be that bad for the cost. Also Mighty Mite p/u's are full of output and balance.
Title: Just like a series 1?
Post by: jlpicard on December 31, 2005, 12:49:41 AM: If I were truly going to build a tribute to Alembic and the Wickershams, I would at least have done a full radius on the body, don't you think?