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Title: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 04, 2025, 03:59:48 AM

I thought it was the same bass we spotted here in Roanoke a couple months ago, but this is a different one. Same specs though. Looks nice.

https://reverb.com/item/88026710
Title: Re: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: garyhead on April 04, 2025, 07:37:11 AM
Nice condition for 37 years old.
Title: Re: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 04, 2025, 02:30:18 PM
Price went down today too.
Title: Re: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: bigredbass on April 04, 2025, 04:47:12 PM
If it's anything like my red one was (quilt maple over mahogany with the triple purpleheart stripes and ebony fingerboard), that may very well be a monster.  A monster on steroids if you flip the AXY's for FatBoys. 

Been there, done that.  Worked in Spades.

AND . . . all the brass is CLEAN!
Title: Re: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 05, 2025, 03:37:44 AM
If it's anything like my red one was (quilt maple over mahogany with the triple purpleheart stripes and ebony fingerboard), that may very well be a monster.  A monster on steroids if you flip the AXY's for FatBoys. 

Been there, done that.  Worked in Spades.

AND . . . all the brass is CLEAN!

Joey's Big Red Spoiler 5- https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8925.0 (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8925.0)

I'd forgotten it was long-scale. Indeed,  a devastating combination... maple over mahogany,  and three purpleheart laminates up the neck. AXY FatBoys too? You Can't Go Wrong.

This one is 32" medium-scale I'm sure, just like my Persuader 5-string. And if I didn't have that bass and the 10 years of history and special connection to it, I'd make a play for this one.
Title: Re: Spoiler 5 on Reverb
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 12, 2025, 05:36:37 AM
The price on this one dropped to $3600, and it sold. Unsurprisingly. That was a very nice 5-string Alembic. I wonder if we'll see it re-emerge on the flip-side. (I'm legitimately curious...)