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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Wanted & Wishing => Topic started by: fahrwestbass on September 10, 2008, 02:53:20 PM

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 10, 2008, 02:53:20 PM

I'm looking to buy my first Alembic. I've been playing a six string but I've been thinking about getting a five string and stringing it EADGC. I'm not sure what scale length would work best for this application.

Title: I want in!
Post by: claudio on September 10, 2008, 02:56:04 PM

Check This:
http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/55040.html?1219856578 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=11968)
 
Let me know if you'd like to see more pics

Title: I want in!
Post by: David Houck on September 10, 2008, 03:00:00 PM

Hi Eric, welcome to the board!

Title: I want in!
Post by: southpaw on September 11, 2008, 08:46:53 AM

Hi Eric, thanks for joing us.  Keep us posted on your first Alembic.  Of course we want pictures  when it arrives. Owning your first Alembic is a very memorable event in life! You will soon know that feeling.

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 12, 2008, 05:20:15 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys. I am really looking forward to joining the club for real when I get my first Alembic!

Title: I want in!
Post by: longhorncat on September 15, 2008, 03:30:07 AM

 Here's an Orion 5 on eBay w/ a $1500 opening bid. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320297104842)
 
 
(Message edited by longhorncat on September 15, 2008)

Title: I want in!
Post by: David Houck on September 15, 2008, 07:20:43 AM

That Orion has Essence electronics; nice bass!

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 15, 2008, 09:42:08 AM

Essence electronics meaning volume, pan, low pass filter?

Title: I want in!
Post by: David Houck on September 15, 2008, 03:51:51 PM

Yes; standard electronics on an Orion are volume, pan, bass, treble.

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 15, 2008, 04:33:49 PM

I almost bid on the Orion 5. I think bidding ended today without a bid. I'm a newbie to Ebay as well as Alembics and I got spooked by the seller's lack of any feedback or history...

Title: I want in!
Post by: David Houck on September 15, 2008, 08:07:54 PM

Prudent.  The lack of feedback is a legitimate concern.  Take your time, watch Ebay for a while and get familiar with it.  Also watch our Seen on Ebay section and watch the reactions of our members to various listings.  Get to know the things we look for in a listing.  And take your time getting to know Alembic and Alembics as well.  Spend as much time as you can reading the threads here, learning about the models, the electronics, etc.  And have fun; there's a lot of really cool people here and lots of really cool stuff to learn about.

Title: I want in!
Post by: longhorncat on September 15, 2008, 09:36:40 PM

Did you see Danno's Epic 5 for $1250?
That's a great deal!
http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/55368.html?1221534393 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14809)

Title: I want in!
Post by: claudio on September 19, 2008, 01:23:36 PM

I just listed my Essence 5
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150295961515 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150295961515)  
 
1992 5 strings long scale Essence Bass  
Long scale 34  
Comfort fit neck  
Koa top  
Mahogany body  
Maple pinstripe  
7-piece maple neck  
Ebony fretboard  
Brass hardware  
Essence Electronics w/Q-Switch added  
Chrome Gotoh tuners  
Bronze logo  
 
New Alembic hard case (from an Alembic Orion/Rogue)

Title: I want in!
Post by: longhorncat on September 19, 2008, 04:33:02 PM

That Orion 5 is back out on eBay.  
I spoke with the seller and it seems like the real deal:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320301170977 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320301170977)
 
There is also a sweet Europa 5 just listed:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260289717641 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260289717641)
 
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/56374.jpg)

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 21, 2008, 09:27:12 PM

Thanks for the help and support everyone! I have made arrangements to purchase a six string Elan so I am no longer shopping. I will post an update when I receive the bass...

Title: I want in!
Post by: fahrwestbass on September 30, 2008, 10:48:25 AM

I got my Elan 6!!! It is a beautiful bass that plays and sounds better than anything I have ever played. I will post some pictures in the showcase section when I can get some taken.
 
Thanks to everyone and Danno most of all...