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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:52:42 AM

Title: (x) EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:52:42 AM

Hello My Friends can you help me with that Epic? is  Original?

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:53:30 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:53:54 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:54:23 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:54:51 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 05:55:14 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 16, 2017, 06:04:10 AM

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Post by: adriaan on June 16, 2017, 10:48:03 AM

Hi Wojciech, and welcome to the Club!

It certainly looks like a proper Epic. The finish is typical for Epics, Orions, Excels and Rogues made between 93 and about 97 (thin polyurethane). I'd guess that's a flame koa top - nice!

Title: Re: EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:16:36 AM

Thank You Adriaan.  I've got chance to buy that one and 6 string version But  I'm not expert   Can you have look at that one

Title: Re: EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:17:33 AM

http://allegro.pl/gitara-basowa-alembic-epic-6-1995-r-i6848564681.html

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:22:10 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:23:25 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:24:20 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:25:28 AM

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:27:37 AM

Is That Logo looking legit? I noticed few differences  and as well electronic looking different

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:28:44 AM

Once again thank You for helping me out

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 03:30:51 AM

Serial

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Post by: FC Bass on June 18, 2017, 06:39:56 AM

Welcome and congrats!
Everything looks (very) good :-)
Epic basses have Volume, Pan, Bass and Treble controls, you can adjust the overall volume of the instrument with the blue trimpot.  (you can replace the Pan pot with a new one and have gain control for each pickup: http://alembic.stores.yahoo.net/panpreamp.html)

That logo is the standard style that was introduced in +/- 1977, they added the Alembic script in 1987 and went back to only the logo in about 2003. (though the script is still available at request) Here you can see some variations of logo styles: http://www.alembic.com/info/co.html

My guess would be Flamed Walnut for top, looks great!

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Post by: FC Bass on June 18, 2017, 06:47:01 AM

Second bass looks like Bocate to me, looks like you have two Epics? (95W8891 is the 6 string?)

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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 18, 2017, 07:00:56 AM

The logo on post #11 (marked- Pic 2) does look odd, like the etched detail is absent... almost looks like the old hand-cut style logo... maybe just out of focus? Hard to see on mobile. :)

Title: Re: EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 07:09:09 AM

Yes both of them are epics. Thank You for reply, each one cost  1500£
I was worried  to buy fake one,

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Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 07:13:08 AM

This is focused one

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Post by: FC Bass on June 18, 2017, 07:33:24 AM

No worries, they look great! :-)

I'm not sure if you can edit the first post, but it would make it a bit easier for Mica if you include 95W8891 to the subject line.

Title: Re: EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 09:59:38 AM

I find already requested that serial   On Club.
It was Member from Canada, he sold guitar 10 years ago :D

Title: Re: EPIC 94W8491
Post by: Kaziobazio on June 18, 2017, 10:02:04 AM

http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/7374.html?1072993309

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Post by: mica on August 01, 2017, 07:24:19 PM

Here's the details for the 4-string bass in the original request:

serial number: 94W8491
model name: Epic
model number: WLB4
top: Walnut
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
pickups: MXY4
controls: "Epic" volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
finish: Satin natural polyurethane (oil-look)
originally made for: Guitar Center, Chicago, IL
birthday: August 10, 1994 (almost happy birthday time!)