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Alembic products => Showcase => Persuader Basses => Topic started by: jas on April 24, 2008, 03:20:52 AM

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: jas on April 24, 2008, 03:20:52 AM

Here's mine! I've been concentrating on 6 strings for a while but before that I was a bassist. Never dreamed I'd actually own an Alembic, such is their almost mythical quality - and I am impressed, REALLY impressed! These are the pics from eBay. I will take more but these are pretty good. Big thank you to  Richard F, the seller. What do you think the body is made of? Happy playing, all!  Jas
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/51109.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/51110.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/51111.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/51112.jpg)

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: jacko on April 24, 2008, 04:36:19 AM

Nice bass John. The body is almost certainly mahogany. I'd say the top is a very dark piece of coco-bolo. You'll probably find there's an extemely thin walnut veneer between the fingerboard and the neck which used to be installed to aid fingerboard replacement. In case you hadn't seen it, there's a page on the main website dedicated to the company's history (http://www.alembic.com/family/historyintro.html).
 
Graeme

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: eflat on April 24, 2008, 06:21:48 AM

Very nice, looks like my 86 Persuader...
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/20140.html?1175921746 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9198)
 
You will love it, enjoy!
 
Gary

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: tbrannon on April 24, 2008, 06:32:48 AM

Very nice- I'd say Graeme is spot on with his guess of Mahogany and Coco Bolo.  I really like the top wood right on the body wood without the pinstripe laminate.

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: adriaan on April 25, 2008, 03:35:38 AM

Given the amount of darkening, and the fairly straight grain, I'd guess it's a vermillion top. Nice one, whatever the top wood!

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: white_cloud on April 29, 2008, 03:04:14 AM

Hi Jas,
 
Congratulations with the Persuader - very clean! Looks almost identical to my 87 Persuader (check it out here in the showcase!)so I would hazard a guess that the top is in fact Bocate just like mine!
 
Best wishes,  
             John.

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: keurosix on April 29, 2008, 08:12:19 PM

Hey Jas,
Welcome to the club! Nice Bass. The top looks like CocoBolo to me. I have a similar dark coco top on my Modulus Graphite bass. You can determine exactly what it is by posting the serial number in  
Owning an Alembic / Serial number Requests
here in the club!
Happy playing!
Kris

Title: Jas's Persuader (85)
Post by: jas on May 06, 2008, 01:50:41 PM

John, Kris,
Many thanks! John's Persuader does look gorgeous, but I think my wood top is darker. Hard to tell.
Kris, I've posted a request for data in the serial section.
This is a bit like genealogy. However, as you both know, playing it is the greatest pleasure...
 
Awesome!
J