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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: poor_nigel on December 07, 2016, 08:08:50 AM

Title: [SOLD] Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics
Post by: poor_nigel on December 07, 2016, 08:08:50 AM

I just took another bad hit on my retirement fund.  Welcome to America - OK, let's not get political.  I figure this bass will take some time to sell.  Some know it simply as Monty.  It is one of the most original, unique basses Alembic has made to date.  There are at least three main threads on it, including its Custom Of the Month spread. 

http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_monty.html (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_monty.html)

Here is another in the Showcase:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22136.0 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22136.0)

And it four-year term in the Factory to Customer Section: Marc's "Simple" Bass:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7092.0 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7092.0)

Ya, this is anything but a simple bass.  Mid-scale that plays as easy as a short scale.  I thought about keeping it for myself, but I have a short-scale coming from the factory soon, so . . .  To understand this bass, please read all there is and ask any questions you might have.  I seriously do not want to sell this.  I figure it may take six months to a year.  I am willing to accept payments.  Once a 10% payment is made, it is locked in and packed up.  That method has always worked well for both me and the buyer on the basses I have used it with.  Comes with standard Alembic case.  If you want a Series sound, just add an SF-2 to it and there you go.  Tentative price is $8,000 shipped.  Please feel free to call Mica and ask her anything on this bass or myself.  It is truly an amazing bass.

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: tbrannon on December 07, 2016, 11:16:15 AM

Quite possibly my favorite Alembic bass of all time.   Wish I had the $$ to make the down payment and to buy this bass.  Good luck w the sale. 

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: rv_bass on December 07, 2016, 05:20:49 PM

Cool bass!  :)

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: poor_nigel on December 07, 2016, 08:44:42 PM

From questions asked:  The front LED turns on and off with the side LEDs.  All LEDs are blue.  Also, there is a side LED in the first fret position, which most basses do not have.  There is a master volume control.  There are pages on the club site going over the differences between 20th Anniversary and Signature electronics.  The frets are mandolin frets, not regular jumbos like on most Alembics.  So action is very low without buzz.  It is almost fretless, really.  The bass weighs 10.4 pounds. Except for the four maple lams in the headstock, which are pretty dark for maple, all woods in this bass are either mahogany or Gabon ebony.  The mahogany I believe to be British Honduras mahogany. Mica would know for sure if asked.

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: poor_nigel on December 09, 2016, 07:05:58 AM

I go nutz at Christmas time.  For this month only, price dropped to $7,000 and buyer pays shipping to anywhere he or she may want it shipped.  Come January, off it goes to evil eBay to sit and get ogled by the mob - Humiliations galore! 

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: gtrguy on December 09, 2016, 10:14:57 AM

OK Yogi!

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: Fly-by-night on December 22, 2016, 06:46:57 PM

Quote from: gtrguy on December 09, 2016, 10:14:57 AM

OK Yogi!

Yah, shure - you betcha.  My mom was ½ Norwegian, ½ Finnish.  Dat's da way dey talked, up nort' dere in Superior, y'know?

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: synapticgroove on April 27, 2017, 06:44:37 AM

Is this bass still available?  There hasn't been any updates since last December on it.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics and LEDs
Post by: mica on April 27, 2017, 12:00:19 PM

I'll mark the title. I know this bass found a new home.

Title: Re: [SOLD] Gabon Ebony 32" Scale Custom Bass with 20th Anniversary Electronics
Post by: synapticgroove on April 27, 2017, 02:14:21 PM

 :-\  Thanks Mica


We'll, I'm stoked for the new owner.  That bass is a beast!