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Title: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: s_wood on February 09, 2021, 05:03:13 AM

Beautiful 1974 Series I in Edmonton.


https://www.kijiji.ca/v-guitar/edmonton/alembic-series-1-bass/1549940412 (https://www.kijiji.ca/v-guitar/edmonton/alembic-series-1-bass/1549940412)

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Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: hammer on February 09, 2021, 05:26:21 AM

Nice looking older Series 1.


I wonder if that price is in U.S. or Canadian dollars. Still a bit expensive but   if the ad is listing the price in Canadian dollars that's about $7500 U.S. which is a lot more reasonable that $9,500.

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on February 09, 2021, 04:05:30 PM

I hope the screw through the hum-canceler didn't hit anything important.........

Peter

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 09, 2021, 04:20:28 PM

I've seen a few humcanceller coils screwed in. I think they may have come this way for a short time, maybe '74-'75. Happy to be corrected.

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: rv_bass on February 09, 2021, 04:47:17 PM

Oh man, that's nice!  :)

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: mica on February 09, 2021, 06:34:20 PM

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on February 09, 2021, 04:20:28 PM

I've seen a few humcanceller coils screwed in. I think they may have come this way for a short time, maybe '74-'75. Happy to be corrected.

Yes - chances are that an HX with a screw in the middle came that way.

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: rv_bass on February 09, 2021, 06:56:23 PM

Interesting to see that this bass has two truss rods.

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: lynn@atlyn.com on February 13, 2021, 08:05:05 AM

I'm the 2nd owner.  #7472.  I had the double truss rods installed by Rock's Guitar shop in Prince George, B.C. back in the 80s. Our Canadian winters had taken a toll on the neck. The dual truss rods and graphite inserts fixed those issues. The screw in the hum canceller is stock. Yes it's $9,500 CDN.

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: rv_bass on February 14, 2021, 09:33:04 AM

Thanks for the added info, that is a beauty for sure!  :)

Title: Re: 1974 Series I in Canada
Post by: Mostlow on March 28, 2021, 05:34:23 PM

Not sure if this is the same bass, but it's a '74, in Edmonton, for the same price, posted 3 days ago. What are the odds?

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-guitar/edmonton/alembic-series-1-bass-1974/1557415437(https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/OmAAAOSwCKFgXJUr/$_59.JPG)