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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: had on November 11, 2004, 05:06:53 AM

Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 11, 2004, 05:06:53 AM: Hi,
I want to know the real price of a 1983 spoiler.
I want to know if i buy it a good price. Sorry im a frenchy and ive got some technical difficulties in english.
Thanx, i can give you more details of my bass.
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 11, 2004, 05:18:13 AM: http://www.slyzen.com/Divers/psn00004.jpg
Title: I search a price
Post by: mint_bass on November 11, 2004, 05:32:50 AM: Hi Had Welcome to the club

I dont really know what your bass would be worth but it is very nice.

Dont worry about the language difference we will manage. Someone will be able to tell you the value of your bass but i do not Know a lot about spoilers.

talk to you soon
Andrew
Title: I search a price
Post by: lowlife on November 11, 2004, 06:27:14 AM: Bonjour Hadrien, et bienvenu a la club.

Moi aussi, j'ai un Spoiler de 1985, fait de la meme bois et electronic de la votre, que j'ai acheter dans le mois de Fevrier passer pour un montant de $1,000.00 Americane.

Je ne sais pas si vous chercher la prix originale ou la prix de maintenant.

Mais quand maime, bien-a-vous,

Ellery (Lowlife)
Title: I search a price
Post by: bsee on November 11, 2004, 06:29:08 AM: Typical US values for a Spoiler of that vintage are around $1000 US. They would never sell for under $800, and very rarely over $1200. If you are in France, then the prices do tend to be higher. Instruments that I have seen cross the Atlantic have sold for a little bit more in Euros than what we pay in dollars. I would defer to our European members to provide a more accurate picture of instrument values in the EU.

-Bob
Title: I search a price
Post by: harald_rost on November 11, 2004, 06:51:04 AM: This is a tough question. Used Alembics don't show often on the used market here in Europe. As far as I remember were Alembics about 1.200 Euro on German Ebay the last few months. But these were Elan or Epic or Essence models (can't remember exactly). May be you can ask the German distributor http://www.station-music.de (http://www.station-music.de) for an estimated price.

Harald
Title: I search a price
Post by: adriaan on November 11, 2004, 07:07:05 AM: J'ai pay? 1400 euro pour un Spoiler de 1988 en bon ?tat. Pour ce prix, on peut aussi avoir un MusicMan - mais c'est pas la m?me chose.
Title: I search a price
Post by: corny on November 11, 2004, 07:30:57 AM: Bonjour Had, soyez le bienvenu!

En effet, moi aussi je pense que, dans l?Europe, un prix de 1400 euros est raisonable. J?habite aux Pays-Bas et les derniers mois j?ai vu Spoilers a vendre entre 1100 et 1500 Euros.

A propos, n?oublie pas que c?est difficile de jouer avec un slap technique, parce que il n?y a pas beaucoup de space entre le col et le premier pick-up.

Bon chance,

Cor.
Title: I search a price
Post by: adriaan on November 11, 2004, 08:39:23 AM: Cor,

J'arrive assez bien a faire du slap, on peut s'y habituer. Quand-m?me un Spoiler plus r?cent a peut-?tre un peu plus d'espace entre le col et le p/u.
Title: I search a price
Post by: palembic on November 11, 2004, 10:33:48 AM: SAlu HAd,

la bienvenue!!!!
1100 - 1500? en Belgique.
Se qui concerne le slap: Monsieur slap par excellence Stanley Clark veu sont PU presque coller contre sa manche de basse ...donc ... ah ...oh ... t'es pas Stanley Clarke ...b?f ...on peut r?ver non???
A bient?t

Paul le mauvais

Can you imagine ...a bunch of dutch, american and belgian dudes helping a french out of his problems. I think the world would be a better place with MORE Alembics ...so start breeding there in Santa Rosa ...we need some in Iracq.
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 11, 2004, 11:03:12 AM: Merci,n thank you.
I slap between the two pick up, strings don't touch pickups.
I bought her 1300 euros, so its a normal price, thank you for the informations and for the welcome.
ouai stanley joue en playback ;) non j'adore ce gars sauf le dernier album 1,2 to the bass, je preferais les albums funk rock avec des morceaux comme silly putty ou schools days.

Basse Alembic Spoiler N? 83S2914 USA
1983 Medium Scale 32
mahogany body Zebrawood top
neck-through 3 piece maple,
ebony fretboard
zebrawood peghead 5 piece veneer overlays on front and back of headstocks
spoiler electronics
pickups: AXY
controls: volume, tone control, Q switch rotary, pickup selector switch
mother of pearl oval inlays
schaller tuners
Bridge 2 piece machined brass bridge and stop tailpiece
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 11, 2004, 11:06:42 AM: --> lowlife

bah les 2 prix m'interressent, to see if the price increase with the time, she's more older than me
Title: I search a price
Post by: poor_nigel on November 11, 2004, 11:24:35 AM: Welcome Had. Nice bass, I like it!

I speak zero French, but am quite glad that others on here do. Maybe if there are more posts in other languages than English, I will be forced to pick some up. That would be a good thing. Maybe I can learn enough to get in trouble in a bar or something . . .
Title: I search a price
Post by: tom_z on November 11, 2004, 11:26:12 AM: Welcome Had. Congratulations on the acquisition of your Alembic. Did anyone mention pictures? We would like to see your Zebrawood beauty.

Right on, brother Paul!! I think you may have put your finger on a solution to problems and misunderstandings in the world. Alembicise the Planet! . . . At the very least, we can let music, art and poetry bring us a little closer together.

Tom
Title: I search a price
Post by: lowlife on November 11, 2004, 11:32:00 AM: Had,

Pour moi, ce le contraire. Du temps linear, j'arrive avec plus d'experience musical, mais desoler, je peut pas rapeller comment j'ai jouer une piece hier!
In linear time, my musical experience increases, as my memory of what I played diminishes!

Ellery (Lowlife - Bas Vie)
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 11, 2004, 11:46:50 AM: if its possible i can send pictures to somebody to put them in the thread.

Lowlife i was speaking abour price and not piece. I would like to know if an old alembic cost more monney or if the price is the same.
Title: I search a price
Post by: poor_nigel on November 11, 2004, 11:51:22 AM: Sure. I just sent you an e-mail. Reply and attach the pictures you want and I will size and post them for you, no problem. My e-mail can handle up to 10 MB at a time.
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 12, 2004, 11:31:06 AM: i dont like 2 things on my spoiler, Alembic is not written on pickups and all is not gold like the bridge. But i love him.
Title: I search a price
Post by: had on November 12, 2004, 11:32:30 AM: oups, i love her.
Title: I search a price
Post by: bassman10096 on November 12, 2004, 11:44:50 AM: Welcome to the Club, Had. Congratulations on your new Spoiler. It's a great bass. Send some pictures. We would like to see it.
Bill
Title: I search a price
Post by: hollis on November 12, 2004, 02:49:17 PM: Had,

Welcome some more.

Not to worry, my Skylark's pickups don't have Alembic imprinted on them, at first I was a little disappointed, but now, I feel as though they're just that much rarer. After all, it's about the sound, and nothing sounds like an Alembic except another Alembic.

Enjoy