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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Twocan on June 05, 2018, 06:54:09 AM

Title: (x) 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: Twocan on June 05, 2018, 06:54:09 AM

I am looking at purchasing this bass today - any info on its history would be appreciated!

Title: Re: 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: Twocan on June 06, 2018, 07:19:48 AM

I bought it ;D - looking forward to info my new bass!

Title: Re: 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: adriaan on June 06, 2018, 10:30:23 AM

Learn something new every day - there were two Special Edition runs for Guitar Center. Yours appears to be from the 1997 run, with a nice maple top, a brass trussrod cover with inscription, and a brass backplate. The 1998 run added a double pinstripe laminate and oval inlays. There were 60 basses in each run.

Title: Re: 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: Twocan on June 06, 2018, 11:40:49 AM

Thanks!

Title: Re: 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: mario_farufyno on June 06, 2018, 01:53:53 PM

gorgeous "watercolor" maple top!

Title: Re: 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: mica on July 29, 2018, 04:25:48 PM

Hi Steve,

This is a special anniversary bass for Guitar Center. This one was originally sold to the Boston store.

Here's the deets:

top: Quilted Maple
accent: Purpleheart
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple with Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
truss rod cover: brass
backplate: brass
pickups: MXY56
controls: volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
originally made for: Guitar Center, Boston
birthday: October 3, 1997

Title: Re: (x) 97W11047 Epic 5 - Special Edition?
Post by: Twocan on July 31, 2018, 04:47:45 AM

Thank you for your time Mica!