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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: the_mule on June 26, 2004, 12:00:53 AM

Title: Flame Koa Epic 5 sittin' on the dock of 'the bay'
Post by: the_mule on June 26, 2004, 12:00:53 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3732834532&rd=1
 
What a fabulous top! Brilliantly looking Epic, there have been some internal repairs though...

Title: Flame Koa Epic 5 sittin' on the dock of 'the bay'
Post by: smokin_dave on June 26, 2004, 03:15:02 PM

Wow,that top is amazing.Cool looking Epic and somebody is going to get a deal on this one.

Title: Flame Koa Epic 5 sittin' on the dock of 'the bay'
Post by: bassman10096 on June 26, 2004, 07:04:17 PM

What I don't quite get is this:  The seller describes the Epic as a floor model that one would assume had never left the store, got lost in inventory then found (essentially new old stock).  Knowing the high quality and durability of Alembic components, and assuming limited hard playing time, why would the bass need pots replaced and rewired?  If all this work and replacement was really done, you gotta hope they went to the trouble of ordering Alembic components.
 
Nonetheless, the top is beautiful and the bass looks pretty much mint.

Title: Flame Koa Epic 5 sittin' on the dock of 'the bay'
Post by: the_mule on June 27, 2004, 12:15:35 AM

You're right, that's the strange part of this story. Certainly worth asking before bidding...