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Title: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 23, 2018, 07:46:06 AM

Listed as a Spoiler 5. And it is a Spoiler 5 body, with an accent laminate under the top, 3 purpleheart neck laminates and a crown headstock too!

https://reverb.com/item/15284943-alembic-spoiler-1991#&gid=1&pid=1


Looks more like Distillate controls though, with a replaced knob and switch. This guy sure has some uber-cool, somewhat unique basses.


(but that "I'm not sure" bit on the Fernandes he had last month was silly)
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: jacko on September 26, 2018, 06:30:13 AM
looks like Europa controls to me.

Graeme
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 26, 2018, 06:50:03 AM
Could be, Graeme... not sure exactly when Europa/Rogue came out. They are quite similar.
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: keith_h on September 26, 2018, 04:01:34 PM
The listing is gone. Elan Plus and Distillate had the same controls which would fit the era. With the Elan using a pan and the Distillate a pickup selector. The one knob being different would fit with someone replacing the pointer knob with something not as dangerous so I lean to Distillate.
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: mica on September 26, 2018, 05:24:59 PM
Actually Elan Plus is Elan with the Distillate bass and treble switches, but Elan Plus has the pan pot instead of the pickup selector switch that the Distillate has

Europa and Rogue share the same electronics.

I didn't see the listing, so I can't add anything specifically about that bass, sorry.
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: jwright9 on September 26, 2018, 06:03:00 PM
FYI, Dock's (Dock's Basses) Reverb account has been suspended.  :o
That is why the Reverb listing is not showing up.

However, the bass in question is also on ebay and can be seen here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ALEMBIC-SPOILER-BASS/302893010285?hash=item4685d48d6d:g:dEgAAOSwNEdbpZzi (https://www.ebay.com/itm/ALEMBIC-SPOILER-BASS/302893010285?hash=item4685d48d6d:g:dEgAAOSwNEdbpZzi)
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: David Houck on September 26, 2018, 07:33:16 PM
Quote from: J9 on September 26, 2018, 06:03:00 PM
FYI, Dock's (Dock's Basses) Reverb account has been suspended.  :o
That is why the Reverb listing is not showing up.

Somehow, I don't find that surprising.
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: keith_h on September 27, 2018, 10:44:37 AM
Getting a better look at the picture I change my opinion to Elan Plus as it looks like a pan control with a replacement knob. It also appears that one of the switches has been replaced.
Title: Re: Another Strange One at Dock's
Post by: Grouse on February 20, 2019, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: keith_h on September 26, 2018, 04:01:34 PM
The listing is gone. Elan Plus and Distillate had the same controls which would fit the era. With the Elan using a pan and the Distillate a pickup selector. The one knob being different would fit with someone replacing the pointer knob with something not as dangerous so I lean to Distillate.
This is correct, it is a round replaced knob, but it "clicks" through 4 positions.  -A