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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: goran on October 15, 2019, 11:31:28 AM

Title: ALEMBIC JJLB5-WBH Jimmy Johnson Signature Model
Post by: goran on October 15, 2019, 11:31:28 AM

https://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/650834

Man a god price for beautiful bass.

Title: Re: ALEMBIC JJLB5-WBH Jimmy Johnson Signature Model
Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 16, 2019, 02:59:03 AM

Interesting, that it also features an aluminum bridge block. Now that is a true JJ feature. Seems like we saw this one before, on ebay maybe, but it's been a good long while.

Title: Re: ALEMBIC JJLB5-WBH Jimmy Johnson Signature Model
Post by: JimmyJ on October 16, 2019, 08:06:02 AM

Yeah, nice looking bass.  Something about it seems familiar... and yet...  Ha!  Not a bad price I suppose for a bass that looks like it has never been played.  It's not a Series though and I have no idea what kind of sound it makes.

I don't think Alembic made many of these.  I was honored, amazed, and a little embarrassed that they offered a JJ model for a short period of time.  But I'm afraid my personal design ideas didn't appeal to many others - even with this wider more standard string spacing.  As I eluded to in another thread, the more customized you get the less likely you are to find others who agree with your wacky design ideas.  :D

Jimmy J

Title: Re: ALEMBIC JJLB5-WBH Jimmy Johnson Signature Model
Post by: goran on October 20, 2019, 12:23:37 PM

That's right Jimmy, but I seem to find my 1980 shape more comfortable than Balance K... but, I'm still in testing stage, I love how my old bass has wider body... And I was 100% sure that Balance K would be better...