Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: edwardofhuncote on August 27, 2016, 12:44:54 PM

Title: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 27, 2016, 12:44:54 PM: This one looks like a small standard body, but with Epic/Orion/Excel electronics maybe? Not sure... they are arranged in an odd asymmetrical pattern. Hard to guess what they are without a look inside. Cool zebrawood top and matched headstock.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=191955642323&alt=web

I sent the seller a request for better information on the controls. Will update...
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: keith_h on August 27, 2016, 01:20:44 PM: It looks like it started off as a small body Essence then someone changed the electronics to V/P/B/T after the fact.
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: adriaan on August 27, 2016, 03:40:00 PM: Might be a medium scale, with the bridge and tailpiece moved back as far as possible. Small crown peghead too.
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 28, 2016, 12:01:02 PM: After two tries, the seller still says the controls are: Volume, Pan, and Tone. The seller is not the original owner, and apparently doesn't know the difference. I would guess Keith is right and it was an Essence in a custom body shape, retro-fit with Epic/Orion/Excel type circuitry sometime. It's a cool bass... at the right price, I'd have to make a project out of it. (like I ain't got enough projects going...) ;)
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: keith_h on August 28, 2016, 03:27:43 PM: Back in the first decade of this millennium there were a number of small body, short scale Essence basses showing up in the various places you find these on the Internet. As I recall most were flamed maple and while this one is nicer with the zebra wood I thought it might be from that period.
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: FC Bass on August 28, 2016, 03:57:50 PM: Quote
(Short Scale) 30- 32
...very helpful :-)
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: sonicus on August 28, 2016, 07:17:36 PM: I like this little bass . It is kool.

Wolf
Title: Re: Odd Alembic on ebay
Post by: mica on September 01, 2016, 05:36:50 PM: Looked it up over in the serial number request page. (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22137.0)