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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: BeenDown139 on January 04, 2025, 04:22:29 PM

Title: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: BeenDown139 on January 04, 2025, 04:22:29 PM

https://reverb.com/item/86474261-alembic-series-ii-immaculate-condition

$14k USD.  such a deal.  can't tell if it has neck LEDs, i think the knob count indicates it.  if i wasn't having the water heater replaced next week this could become my working girl and i could leave the museum piece at home.  hafta sell the MKD tho, don't think i wanna do that.  kinda shows ya how the market for used instruments is these days.  not sure i'd be wanting to unload anything just now.  might hafta take a haircut.

Title: Re: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: tonyespinoza on January 05, 2025, 06:38:37 PM

thanks for the cross listing!

it does not have LEDs.

i'm considering cash offers now as well as some trade+cash offers.  :)

Title: Re: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: BeenDown139 on January 06, 2025, 11:45:21 AM

miscounted knobs.  the pickup selector's not on lower bout like 8m used to.
 good luck to all!
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Title: Re: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: BeenDown139 on January 07, 2025, 09:59:47 AM

well somebody couldn't resist it.   cheers!

Title: Re: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: StephenR on January 10, 2025, 08:42:53 AM

This beautiful bass is still available. It is listed here in the SF Bay Area on Craigslist as available for trade. The owner is interested in the following basses.

Trade Interests:

Status, headless preferred, 32" @ 16.5mm curious
Wal 4 or 5
Ken Smith 4 strings only
F Bass BN4 @ 34" only
Fodera 4's @ 34" or 33"
Fodera 5's must have 17.5mm, 33" preferred

Title: Re: nice SII jsut popped up on reverbb
Post by: BeenDown139 on January 10, 2025, 09:09:35 AM

well if ya wants a bare bones SII (what a concept) this should fill the bill for ya, i was thinking about making it the gigging counterpart to the ebony amazon but im not sure it would work out.  since i've been taking it to band rehearsal it makes the mighty MKDeluxe pale by comparison sound-wise.  but i think the things this bass lacks that contribute to the ebony amazon's massive sound, especially the ebony neck lams, massive tailpiece and lack of neck LEDs might make me regret that decision.  it is about 2 1/2 pounds lighter than the ebony amazon, which is a huge plus.  once this band starts gigging, i dunno about dragging a museum piece around the underbelly of the denver music scene.  plus then i'd have another high $ bass riding the bench.  i dunno.  interesting trades he's looking for.  too bad one of them's not a buckeye burl MKD.
<ed8t> almost forgot - good luck to all!