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Title: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: Songdog on December 03, 2021, 10:00:35 PM: https://www.thunderroadguitars.com/store/2006-alembic-custom-clb5-1

Sigh, another long scale 5-string when I'm looking for short or medium scale 4-string. Sure is pretty, though.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: adriaan on December 03, 2021, 11:54:58 PM: It musr be Joey's Tiger Emerald (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8537.0), and the pictures suggest it has been well looked after.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: japhy4529 on December 22, 2021, 11:05:24 AM: I had bought this bass from Joey about 5 years ago. I ended up sending it back to him as there was a hairline crack where the fingerboard meets the neck (B-string side, near the nut). I also paid less than half the amount it's going for now! Also, now sure why it's being listed as a "CLB." It's an Elan.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: jazzyvee on January 29, 2022, 06:56:47 AM: Good to know, the crack and price hike. i looked at buying that bass a few years ago when it came up for sale. I quite liked the idea of a p style 5 string. Was the crack the result of trauma/ impact or de-laminations of the neck woods. Shame, it is a beauty. Maybe the seller should get it checked out/repaired by alembic. Then it coikd be safely mentioned.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: bigredbass on January 31, 2022, 04:37:21 PM: It was a slight separation at the end of the fingerboard at/beneath the adjustable nut. Nothing a good repairman couldn't seal up in nothing flat, unless I'm sorely mistaken. I'd never seen it nor noticed it until I sold it and heard from the buyer, an honest mistake on my part, but again, I could be wrong, I can't see this being anything that a good repairman couldn't remedy really quick.

A shame this seems to follow this axe, it's easily the best five I ever played. Had I known about it and times had been different and I could have kept it, any of several repairmen here in Nashville would have spot-glued it and smoothed/buffed the spot, and that would have been that.

This bass lived a very careful life when I had it, and was never dropped, abused, or ignored. I think the pics will bear that out. I was always very fussy about my Alembics.

But to be honest, I can only speak of my time with it, and have no clue where it's been since I sold it. But it was babied when it was here.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: rv_bass on January 31, 2022, 04:42:43 PM: I usually don’t like tinted basses, but that thing is beautiful! :)
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: jazzyvee on April 17, 2022, 01:57:39 AM: If that bass was over here in the UK, i would most likely have tried to work out a deal on it and sold my bocate europa to offset the cost.
Title: Re: 2006 Alembic Custom CLB5 $4,999.00
Post by: gtrguy on April 17, 2022, 12:22:12 PM: I have dealt with these folks before and they are very nice. As far as pricing goes, they cater to a pretty well heeled crowd.