Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: BeenDown139 on July 30, 2022, 11:48:45 AM

Title: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: BeenDown139 on July 30, 2022, 11:48:45 AM

lovely top but whatta beater otherwise.  not sure what to make of the price.  looks like the electronics have been modded,. hopefully with factory stuff...

https://reverb.com/item/58489120-alembic-essence-quilt-top

Title: Re: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: Jonny on July 30, 2022, 07:54:29 PM

Electronics look legit.
No doubt.

Title: Re: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: adriaan on July 31, 2022, 01:05:56 AM

Not too sure about the provenance of the added circuitry, though. Or the side-mounted jack.

Title: Re: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: mica on July 31, 2022, 09:57:30 PM

The added stacked pot is 100% NOT legit as we don't buy any stacked pots. I can't tell you anything about what was added, but a big hint about modifications is any sign of electrical tape is a clue it wasn't done here.

If you aren't demoing the bass in person to test to your satisfaction, I would ask the seller about the mods before purchasing this bass.

Title: Re: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: gearhed289 on August 01, 2022, 09:35:40 AM

I didn't think the stack pot was original. The knobs appear to be EMG, so maybe someone integrated one of their BT circuits into this bass?

Title: Re: interesting essence on reverp just bopped up
Post by: OJ Dorson on August 01, 2022, 02:00:43 PM

Very much looks to be an added EMG BT circuit. I wouldn't pay extra for this privilege.