Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: bungalowbill on July 27, 2018, 08:24:25 PM
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This looks... ummm... interesting. :)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Series-II-Fretless-8-string-Bass-w-Graphite-Neck-w-LEDs-Walnut-1982-2-/312200102077 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Series-II-Fretless-8-string-Bass-w-Graphite-Neck-w-LEDs-Walnut-1982-2-/312200102077)
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There is a recent thread here with a bit more history about the bass...
http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=23874.0
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I wonder if it could be converted into a fretted 5. It's really lovely but a fretless 8 string seems like a narrow niche.
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It’s off eBay, and is now on Reverb. There’s also a new demo video on YouTube.
https://applink.reverb.com/item/14017912-alembic-series-ii-fretless-8-string-bass-w-graphite-neck-w-leds-walnut-2-1982 (https://applink.reverb.com/item/14017912-alembic-series-ii-fretless-8-string-bass-w-graphite-neck-w-leds-walnut-2-1982)
https://youtu.be/AvU7QbG-PFs (https://youtu.be/AvU7QbG-PFs)
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I think that bass's listing was just re-posted once or twice as its price changed about $2K since the initial offering. This auction still has another day and change to go (ends Wednesday afternoon, PST).
Auction #: 312202526011
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Love this bass. Wish it had wood fingerboard like my other graphite neck Alembic basses. Those with phenolic fingerboards sound sterile and have a less musical character. I've owned two phenolic fingerboard basses over the years. Never again!!
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Big price drop...
https://reverb.com/item/14434686-alembic-series-ii-fretless-8-string-bass-1982-walnut
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Wow nice price
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I wonder if Blue Cross / Blue Shield accepts barter for coinsurance? I mean... I could really enjoy this thing for a few weeks until the wheels came off the wagon, euphemistically speaking. Then I'd be like- well, no, I don't have the $5000 copay right this second, but here's a vintage Alembic Series II 8-string graphite-necked fretless... rarer than... I don't actually know what. How'd that be? And the Harwell-Grice guys would be like- Dude... what in the cat-hair is that thing?! And I'd just giggle a little as I twisted the CVQ's counter-clockwise...
One of you guys needs this thing. I would say Jimmy J, but it needs either 3 less or 2 more strings. That leaves you, Brother Elwood. <twitch>
;D
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Well..yeah..your right...that was me thinking loudly :D
3 or 4 closet queens set free should do it.
...deep breaths...
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SOLD
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SOLD
FYI - the Reverb and updated eBay ads are still active.
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Aw man... for a minute there, I thought Elwood broke bad and bought a big bad sister for Ol' Eleven-Hundred. ;D
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Update:
The bass is still for sale.
The reason that I said the bass had sold is that I did have a buyer lined up and he even sent a deposit to hold the bass but he was unable to follow through.
Sorry for the confusion. I was too quick to say that it was sold. Live and learn.
Thus, the Bass is back up on ebay and Reverb and I am considering all reasonable offers.
Thanks and sorry for the false alarm.
*I have been using the bass as a 4 string for the last week and it is working out very well and sounds brilliant.
I just wish I were a better fretless player.
See picture.
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I wonder if it could be converted into a fretted 5. It's really lovely but a fretless 8 string seems like a narrow niche.
Yes, indeed, it certainly is a narrow niche. No doubt about it. I think the only bass that has an even narrower niche is the John Judge double neck.
I have been having a blast playing it and trying to improve as a fretless player. Admittedly, I am not that good at fretless.
A big part of the challenge for me is that I have short scale basses, medium scale, long scale, and an xl scale (36'').
If I were to really want to get good at fretless, I'd just need to stick to one scale length and instrument for quite some time.
I am a big fan of fret markers.
The Series II fretless 5 that I used to have was pretty easy for me to play because of the fret markers. I understand that some people don't like the way they look but they certainly are helpful!
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Big price drop...
https://reverb.com/item/14434686-alembic-series-ii-fretless-8-string-bass-1982-walnut
Bump
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demo video of the bass in action.
https://youtu.be/JSS52gDUAnc
(https://youtu.be/JSS52gDUAnc)