Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: Songdog on January 13, 2022, 09:13:01 AM

Title: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: Songdog on January 13, 2022, 09:13:01 AM

Alembic Series I Electric Bass Guitar (1977), ser. #77-929, black road case. $9,500 + $150 Shipping
 (https://reverb.com/item/49281294-alembic-series-i-electric-bass-guitar-1977-ser-77-929-black-road-case)
There's a long description (which could use some paragraph breaks). It includes: "It shows some fairly heavy finish checking, including minor flaking on the back of the neck but not a lot of actual play wear."

Seems like kind of a high price if the finish is literally flaking off, especially compared to some of the other Series I basses listed.

Title: Re: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: Slam on January 13, 2022, 09:59:42 AM

https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=10443

Easier to read on their web site.

Nice looking bass but IMHO a little pricey

Title: Re: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: gtrguy on January 13, 2022, 10:44:43 AM

Description says "It was recorded as originally made for a customer named Rothschild" etc. Funny how things can be interpreted by a seller.

Title: Re: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: gtrguy on January 13, 2022, 10:47:46 AM

Also says, "While no longer as fashionable as it was in the late '70s, ..." Too funny!

Title: Re: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: keith_h on January 13, 2022, 10:50:36 AM

Rothschild was a distributor for Alembic back in the 70's.

Title: Re: 1977 Series I bass on Reverb
Post by: gearhed289 on January 14, 2022, 07:14:13 AM

Quote from: keith_h on January 13, 2022, 10:50:36 AM

Rothschild was a distributor for Alembic back in the 70's.

Yeah, that made me literally LOL.