Author Topic: Not an Alembic (Read 263 times)

dtothec · « **on:** April 01, 2015, 07:29:45 AM »

Found this today on ebay, a little misleading!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OHagan-RARE-Bass-Alembic-Dimarzio-Pickups-Schaller-/271824987679

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2015, 07:41:50 AM »

This is ugly and wrong in so many ways...

sonicus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2015, 07:46:52 AM »

Yet another ABUSE of the Alembic name ?

lbpesq · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2015, 09:08:55 AM »

Let's see, the manufacturer went out of business 30 years ago, and it needs a new truss rod. But it is un-often seen! WOW! and only $500! But it really is amazingly like an Alembic. Both have strings, knobs, little switches, and a cone-head. A virtual doppelganger!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

jazzyvee · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2015, 09:44:54 AM »

April Fool joke?

dtothec · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2015, 10:02:50 AM »

Jazzy I think you hit the nail on the head, got to be!

adriaan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2015, 12:08:40 PM »

These O'Hagan basees have popped up before. If you squint real hard, there is a vague resemblance to a Small Body with an Omega cut. Not an April Fool joke, this one.

hifiguy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2015, 12:16:15 PM »

DERP!

elwoodblue · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2015, 01:15:42 PM »

I saw something similar recently...
...This.

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2015, 01:18:06 PM »

Definitely an Alembic! I mean, it has an omega, right?

Bill, tgo

FC Bass · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2015, 01:38:22 PM »

That one is definitely not worth $17, more likely somewhere around $10
Looks like the hardware has been replaced with non brass parts and either the bookmatch or the Omega is centered poorly... Factory second maybe?

Hal (Tomahawk) has a bass similar to the one from the op. (heavily modified)

elwoodblue · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2015, 02:00:34 PM »

I'd love to have one of these with some center lams-