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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: kipknee on July 15, 2003, 10:17:53 PM

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: kipknee on July 15, 2003, 10:17:53 PM

There's a Series I on Ebay right now with a description that's an interesting mix of what's true and what's not true.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2545880597 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2545880597)

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: rogertvr on July 15, 2003, 11:18:23 PM

Talk about poetic license! I wonder what Mica and Susan will have to say about that?

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: dean_m on July 16, 2003, 06:39:01 AM

You know what I think would be funny.  Is if this poor guy were to receive an email from every single one of us here on the board correcting him of his mis-information.  Maybe after 700 some-odd emails, he might get his facts straight.
 

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: billy_v on July 16, 2003, 07:57:52 AM

Dig the alnico frets!  Terrible shame about that old Alembic company--what ever happened to them?  (Ha!)  Looks like this guy took a wrong turn on the Information Superhighway!  

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: David Houck on July 16, 2003, 08:07:23 AM

He has also apparently listed it twice; same pictures, somewhat different text.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2545857384&category=4713 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2545857384&category=4713)

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: elzie on July 16, 2003, 08:13:32 AM

Brother Dino, you read my mind, which is probably not difficult;)
 
Paul

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: rogertvr on July 16, 2003, 08:15:03 AM

That will be interesting if he gets bids on both of those!

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: David Houck on July 16, 2003, 08:22:00 AM

I was unable to find any recording credits for a Brett Richardson; which leads me to wonder if that part of the description was hyped also.

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: dela217 on July 16, 2003, 01:03:24 PM

If I am not mistaken, he was a Muscle Shoals session man.
 
Pretty bass though.  

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: kipknee on July 16, 2003, 01:13:07 PM

I did a search for Brett Richardson on the Internet (and I'm VERY good at using the various search engines) and the only reference that I could find to a Brett Richardson was assistant engineer on the Winans gospel records.  Also, I thought David Hood (yet another Alembic player) was the major bass player of the Muscle Shoals group.  
 
BTW, the two auctions are closed now.
 
(Message edited by kipknee on July 16, 2003)

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: dela217 on July 16, 2003, 01:24:58 PM

Yes!  You are right.  I was thinking David Hood.  Sorry.  
 
Strange that the auctions are closed now.

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: David Houck on July 16, 2003, 01:39:33 PM

I agree, it is a nice bass.  I ran some more searches but was still unable to find anything on Brett Richardson; but then session players are frequently not credited on liner notes.  So that part of the listing may indeed by accurate.

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: David Houck on July 16, 2003, 01:50:30 PM

Strange indeed .

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: alembic76407 on July 16, 2003, 02:02:34 PM

it looks just my Series 1, I hope he can sell for the money he's asking, I don't think so but!!!!!
 
David T
 
PS my guitar player has a guitar that was rumored to have been owned by John Lennon.
 
I started that rumor !!!!!

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: harald_rost on July 16, 2003, 11:25:00 PM

David is right. The 70's Series 1 usually were sold for 2.000 to 2.500 in the past at Ebay. So there was no bid as it was to be expected.
 
Harald

Title: New Alembic Company?
Post by: elzie on July 17, 2003, 09:55:24 AM

Well, the listing has been re-written! I wonder who mentioned it to him.........
 
But again, there are two listings, and both at $5000.