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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: cosmicprune on November 29, 2005, 04:56:22 AM

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: cosmicprune on November 29, 2005, 04:56:22 AM

Hi,
 
I just bought this Essence on eBay here in the UK. It's great - what can you tell me?
 
Thanks,
 
Simon.

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: cosmicprune on November 30, 2005, 11:39:10 AM

Thought I'd post a picture too ...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/22924.jpg)

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: mica on December 06, 2005, 01:46:11 PM

I don't see the file  but I'll guess it was recently pulled and not yet refiled for responding to another request while it was on eBay.  
 
From the picture, I'll guess:
 
top: Vermilion*
accent: Maple
body Mahogany
neck: Maple with Walnut pinstripes
pickups: MXY  
controls: volume, pan, filter
 
*The picture is dark, but it could also be Purpleheart or even Bubinga. I'm marking the request with (u) in the title, so we'll check for it from time to time.  
 
Sorry I couldn't give you more details.

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: cosmicprune on December 06, 2005, 03:27:18 PM

Thanks for looking. It was the top I was most curious about, as no-one seems to know what it is. Someone had even suggested it could be Coco Bolo, which would be nice!

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: mica on December 06, 2005, 04:38:55 PM

Maybe you could post another picture of the bass that might show off the top more clearly. I don't think it's Coco Bolo, however.

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: cosmicprune on December 06, 2005, 11:27:11 PM

OK, here's another one. It has a lovely deep red lustre, which doesn't quite come across in the picture.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/23063.jpg)

Title: (u) 95K9298
Post by: mica on December 07, 2005, 11:36:53 AM

It sure looks like Vermilion to me.