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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Enzo on February 27, 2014, 05:52:58 AM

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: Enzo on February 27, 2014, 05:52:58 AM

Very curious Epic (I guess). Looks like a Warwick Fortress.  
Serial 96C-10130
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188409.jpg)

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: stout71 on February 27, 2014, 05:54:57 AM

That's one cool looking axe.  Interesting pickup placement.

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: Enzo on March 11, 2014, 05:46:41 AM

Could also be an Excel...

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: mica on February 09, 2015, 07:45:57 PM

Wow, I think I must have been on vacation when that bass was done. I have no recollection of it whatsoever! The angle of the picture is exaggerating things, but it's still very unusual and I'll venture to say one-of-a-kind.
 
serial: 96C10130
name: Custom  
model: CLB4
top: Burl Walnut
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
shape: Custom (Fortress Horns, Europa Butt
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: Pearloid (plastic) ovals
side markers: bronze
peghead: Cone with veneers like neck through, no volute
pickups: MXY, treble pickup 3.5 away from fingerboard
electronics: Epic volume, pan, bass, treble, mono
finish: satin natural polyurethane (oil-look)
backplate: plastic
hardware: polished brass
originally made for: Larry Morgan Music, TX
birthday: August 20, 1996
Other production note: String with .040-.060-.080-.100
 
The bass visited here in 2000 (again, I must have been on vacation because I STILL don't remember seeing it). The fingerboard was levelled and refretted. We were going to change something about the electronics, but the customer changed his mind when he sent it in.  
 
Enzo, did you buy this bass?

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: Enzo on February 17, 2015, 04:16:23 PM

I wanted to, but owner was holding it tight. I'm a waitin' though  Still working on the money to refinish my SII Graphite baby.

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: nrg_svr on February 18, 2015, 10:33:16 PM

THAT is awesome!!!!!
 
I see Ric in it too with the inward pointing bouts. WOW!!!!!!! The Fortress hasn't quite got that look. This is way cooler!! Whoever ordered it had a few basses in (their) mind!
 
'Fortress horns, Europa butt'.... hmmm.....
 
That is skookum all the way!
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Message edited by nrg_svr on February 18, 2015)

Title: (x) Custom Epic 96C10130 Warwick Fortress shaped
Post by: mica on February 19, 2015, 12:35:21 PM

I had to look up skookum. Thank you for the new word!