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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Twocan on January 17, 2017, 06:57:05 PM

Title: (x) 95K8887 Essence Fretless 5
Post by: Twocan on January 17, 2017, 06:57:05 PM

I just picked up this 5 string Essence Fretless! Hard to find the words to describe this one. It plays as good as it looks!

Any info you can provide would be appreciated!

Title: Re: 95K8887 Essence Fretless 5
Post by: mica on January 17, 2017, 08:21:41 PM

Hi Steve,

Here's what I found out about your lovely bass:

serial number: 95K8887
model name: Essence
model number: KLB5F
top: Bird's-eye Maple
accent: Walnut pinstripe
body: Maple
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony, lines fretless
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: "Essence" volume, pan, filter, mono output
originally made for: Gelb Music, CA
birthday: February 1, 1995

The original owner was in California and owned another Essence 4-string bass at the time.

Title: Re: (x) 95K8887 Essence Fretless 5
Post by: Twocan on January 17, 2017, 08:30:06 PM

Thank you Mica.

Title: Re: (x) 95K8887 Essence Fretless 5
Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 18, 2017, 09:56:37 AM

Congratulations & Compliments Twocan. That's some fine-looking birds-eye maple there, not too much, not to skimpy - Just Right! ;D  And fretless too - Bonus Points! 8)

Looking forward to the Showcase Thread on that one.  ;)

Title: Re: (x) 95K8887 Essence Fretless 5
Post by: Twocan on January 18, 2017, 02:13:43 PM

Coming shortly! I was hoping you'd see this ;)