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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: vyfel on April 09, 2025, 07:43:35 AM

Title: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: vyfel on April 09, 2025, 07:43:35 AM

Hi all,

I have purchased a Alembic recently and is very interested in getting some more info about my new favorite instrument. I know it's from 1994 and a model called Epic but nothing more really.

Wont ever sell it but it is always fun to know the value.

Could you guys help me out? - I have attached some photos.

Serial: 94W8703 USA

thanks!

Henrik

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: adriaan on April 09, 2025, 09:09:10 AM

Hi Henrik, welcome to the Club!

Not sure about the top wood, but it might be Koa with "watermark" figuring, which we don't see that often. It's a close cousin to my Epic which is 94W8256 and has more of a flamey Koa top.

Enjoy it!

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: vyfel on April 10, 2025, 06:02:49 AM

Thank you for the info!  :)

Yeah there is a LOT if different woods on the site so kinda hard to know exactly what it is.

Such a cool bass!

best,

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: vyfel on April 12, 2025, 12:13:18 AM

Hm after some more research today, this looks like burl maple, burl myrtle or even burl redwood to me. Anyone else have any thoughts?  8)

Thank you so much!

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 12, 2025, 05:45:37 AM

I'm guessing Adriaan has this one correctly ID'd as watermark koa.... that bubbly stuff fooled me before a couple times. If you enter those terms in the search box above right, a few threads will show up where there are some pictures.


Whatever it turns out to be on the card, you have a gem there.  :)

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: Songdog on April 12, 2025, 12:55:12 PM

I'm in the "not burl maple" camp. My bass (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27289.0) has burl maple top wood (officially, per Mica) and it looks significantly different.

Epic is a nice body shape to look at, and even nicer to hold, enjoy it!

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: vyfel on April 17, 2025, 05:36:51 AM

Thanks everyone! Useful info  8)

Title: Re: 4 string bass: Serial 94W8703 USA
Post by: Artgeckko on April 20, 2025, 09:03:09 PM

Wow-
That some beautiful wood grain there!
Nice bass.  Enjoy it and welcome to the club. 
Some amazingly knowledgable folks here.
Just know it will take some time for the request.