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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: tasq on April 27, 2015, 07:08:06 PM

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tasq on April 27, 2015, 07:08:06 PM

Looking to know more about this bass that I just purchased in Seattle, WA. Any info would be helpful.

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tbrannon on April 28, 2015, 10:08:58 AM

Welcome!  
 
These can take awhile to get processed- if you'll post a picture, we can take a look and get some educated guesses going for you.  based on the serial number, it was built in 1993....

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tasq on April 28, 2015, 10:24:52 AM

Thanks for the quick response! Let's see if I can upload a picture successfully. (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/208898.jpg)

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tbrannon on April 28, 2015, 11:58:02 AM

That's a cool looking birdseye top!!  
 
My guesses based on picture:
birdseye maple top w mahogany body (and a seriously amazing grain- almost quilted- on that elbow contour)
Epic electronics- V/P/B/T
 
Somebody added that ramp after they got it... hopefully it's just double sided taped or something....  
 
Mica gets to these requests when she has time, but sometimes it takes awhile.  If you get a chance, explore the forum a bit more and create a thread for this beauty in the showcase section!

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tasq on April 28, 2015, 03:18:11 PM

Thanks! I'm very happy with it. Honestly the best bass I've ever played on.

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: terrace on April 28, 2015, 03:26:38 PM

Did you get it from Bass Northwest ?

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tasq on April 28, 2015, 07:35:45 PM

I did! They were very patient as I plucked around on half a dozen or more extremely nice instruments before I narrowed it down to the Alembic.

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: tasq on April 30, 2015, 11:28:21 AM

Now that I've perused the forums a bit, I now realize that the back of the instrument is as important to people as the front, so here's the shot:(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/208957.jpg)

Title: (x) Epic 4, 93W8018 USA
Post by: mica on September 16, 2015, 05:15:08 PM

Hi John,  
 
Here's the details from the instrument file:
 
top: Bird's-eye Maple (a *really* nice piece!)
accent: Purpleheart pinstripe
body: Mahogany (another nice piece)
neck: 3-piece Maple  
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
pickups: Alembic MXY4
controls: Epic volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
originally made for: Midwest Music, OH
birthday: November 18, 1993
 
Toby pretty much nailed all the specs for you. It was sold as a used bass by San Ash Music by a customer in Ohio in 1997. Other than that, and the add-on ramp that I've now noted in the file, that's all I can tell you.  
 
Looks great - love the top so very much!