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Alembic products => Showcase => Series I Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: rv_bass on July 17, 2017, 05:11:08 PM

Title: 76-270
Post by: rv_bass on July 17, 2017, 05:11:08 PM

A big Thank You goes out to Joe for bringing these two basses together, both made from the same piece of Zebrawood way back in the '70s:

On the left 75-174 and on the right 76-270

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: elwoodblue on July 17, 2017, 05:21:35 PM

Ooooh...that's a whole lot of "The Zebrawood"


Amazing pair !! :-*

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: tx196059 on July 18, 2017, 06:31:02 AM

Hey Rob, I loved your idea of putting a tree back together. Glad I could help you make that happen. Have fun!

Joe

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: flpete1uw on July 18, 2017, 08:28:13 AM

Beautiful Basses! They sure look like "The Zebrawood" to me.
My Series 1 sn 215 is cut from the same clothe.  :) 

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 19, 2017, 02:29:46 PM

That is a beautiful thing right there.  Well, two beautiful things I guess!    ;D

I may have posted this thought on the other thread, but the pickups on #270 are interesting. I can't recall seeing a caramel-colored pickup in the more modern shape... aren't they usually the earlier type with two mounting tabs?

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: rv_bass on July 19, 2017, 06:51:36 PM

Thanks!  Three actually, Peter's is quite nice as well!

I think I would assume they are newer pickups. 

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: rv_bass on March 23, 2019, 05:55:45 PM

Looking through a lot of photos of ‘76 Series basses lately it appears as though this shape was common, so I’m now going with the assumption that the pickups are original.

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: David Houck on March 23, 2019, 07:45:08 PM

I didn't catch this thread first time around.  Those are some beautiful basses!

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: rv_bass on August 08, 2019, 06:04:13 PM

Ain't she perdy?  :)

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: elwoodblue on August 08, 2019, 06:42:44 PM

Verily  :D

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 08, 2019, 06:54:05 PM

One of my all-time favorites.  8)

I was thinking #76-270 was a medium-scale though, Rob...  ??? Does she she just look that way when pictured next to #75-174 maybe? Neck is set a little bit deeper in the wings?

Title: Re: 76-270
Post by: rv_bass on August 08, 2019, 07:10:29 PM

I think it's just the angle in the photo at the top of the thread, both 76-270 and 75-174 are long scale basses.