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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: collm on April 24, 2019, 04:47:49 AM

Title: (x) Custom Persuader V serial: 87P4644
Post by: collm on April 24, 2019, 04:47:49 AM

hi,
I have some info on this bass - which I bought and registered here in June 2018.

but, I'd like some info, if possible, on the name written on the back of the baseplate.

written in fibre pen is: "Wes Ferguson"

was he builder/checker at Alembic in 1987?

cheers,

Title: Re: Custom Persuader V serial: 87P4644
Post by: pauldo on April 25, 2019, 01:11:43 AM

Could be a bass player?  But a quick Google search doesn’t show anything.

I had Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten autograph the inside of my Distillate’s brass cover.  Then a few years later I had Mike Watt autograph it also...  he had so much sweat coming off his forearms he wiped half of Stan’s signature off!!! :o

Title: Re: Custom Persuader V serial: 87P4644
Post by: mica on July 16, 2019, 08:12:50 PM

I couldn't find the file for your bass. Generally there are no builder's signatures on the inside of backplates - it would get mighty crowded since just about everyone here is involved with every build. I would reckon that the name was of a previous owner or of someone that a previous owner admired and as Paul suggested, had them autograph it.

This has been added to my roster of misfiled/missing files. When it turns up, I will post details here. Meanwhile, you're welcome to post pictures and I will make some educated guesses on the materials.

Title: Re: (u) Custom Persuader V serial: 87P4644
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 17, 2019, 02:30:56 AM

I thought this one was familiar. She's an 'almost twin' to my Persuader 5-string, and I knew I'd met her before.  ;)  Here's an older lookup thread with the info found:


http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=23382.msg234203;topicseen#msg234203

Title: Re: (u) Custom Persuader V serial: 87P4644
Post by: mica on July 17, 2019, 04:39:32 PM

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on July 17, 2019, 02:30:56 AM

I thought this one was familiar. She's an 'almost twin' to my Persuader 5-string, and I knew I'd met her before.  ;)  Here's an older lookup thread with the info found:


http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=23382.msg234203;topicseen#msg234203

Thank you Gregory! I usually do a club search when I can't find a file just in case, but I obviously blew it this time.