Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: fivestringdan on January 26, 2024, 06:15:47 AM
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https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ALEMBIC/Custom-Long-Scale.gc
Looks like an Essence with a standard point body.
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nice lookin bass. not so sure about the price tho. it's in beaveerton. before portland turned into what it is today, i used to love to hang out in beeverton with my cousin. but i digress... love the detailed description. at least it has a case. of some sort. whaddya think? walnut top? cocobolo? ziricote? i dunno. gonna walk the dog.
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There were windy with the description! Top looks like Padauk. Just from the front the spec looks like an essence. They gave the person about $4200 for the bass from the listed price which is usually 60% of that. That's "about" where and essence sells for so the person who bought the instrument for GC didn't know anything about Alembic. No surprise, it took me a while to understand how things work at the factory.
nice lookin bass. not so sure about the price tho. it's in beaveerton. before portland turned into what it is today, i used to love to hang out in beeverton with my cousin. but i digress... love the detailed description. at least it has a case. of some sort. whaddya think? walnut top? cocobolo? ziricote? i dunno. gonna walk the dog.
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It has a 'C' in the serial number (I asked) but I am pretty sure it has Essence electronics. Looks like a pretty ambitious price to me.
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BTW, typically the markup on what is paid put foe used is 50 percent. SN is 96C10048.
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They gave the person about $4200 for the bass from the listed price which is usually 60% of that. That's "about" where and essence sells for so the person who bought the instrument for GC didn't know anything about Alembic.
well it's a cold and snowy day here in the mile high, i'm slightly bored (fixin to fix that) so i'll play along for a minute.
i'd be very surprised if they gave the seller that much, based upon a personal GC experience that i don't wanbt to relive here, i think maybe 50% of "market" value is more in line. i've had some interest in acquiring a bar-hopper and an essence fits the bill. so i've been watching the essence market in a casual sort of way. i know where i can get a nicely appointed (for an essence) essence for $2200 USD right now. there's another on reverb for $2.6k, been there for some time. bunch more for >$3.5kUSD that are going nowhere for the forseeable future.
this one's a little dressed up, but it's still an essence. no inlays. not alotta tonal variety. this one having a dark top and mahogany body is probably not gonna be that snappy sounding. that larger body will probably neck dive a little less than a standard essence. $6999.99 USD. spend a little more and you can get an entry-level series I based on what's listed on reverrb right now. plus it's "vintage". you know what that means!
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BTW, typically the markup on what is paid put foe used is 50 percent. SN is 96C10048.
They don't do that in Arkansas, Little Rock store at least. I don't remember exactly but it's never been a 50/50 split. 60/40? Maybe I can find an old receipt.
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ok, so here's a prime exmple for ya. ya gots $7k USD cash money burnin a hole in yer pocket.
behind door #1:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ALEMBIC/Custom-Long-Scale.gc
behind door #2:
https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=28304.0
whatcha gonna do?
<edit 2> the other condition being ya gotta spend it before yer old lady finds out ya got it
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and before anybody busts my chops about medium scale, i'll say in advance if this was my only choice id sure learn to live with it. shoulders are crapping out on me anyways, so who cares?