Author Topic: There are collectors...and there are COLLECTORS (Read 174 times)

oddmetersam · « **on:** September 25, 2010, 11:58:45 AM »

Hey, Folks!
I know these aren't Alembics (and for my milestone 100th post to not even be Alembic oriented is almost sacrilege), but I just had to share this. Scroll down and check out the pics...

http://4henry.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/504-warning-bass-content/

glocke · « **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:16:16 PM »

zoinks....

Just think of the maintenance! youd have to hire someone just to come in and do dust them, oil the fretboard once a year, etc....

88persuader · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:51:33 PM »

Is this a form of hoarding?? If I kept every instrument I ever bought I'd be just as bad or worse (I play 6 instruments) but when I want something new I sell something old to finance it.

glocke · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2010, 02:44:40 PM »

There is a fine line between being a hoarder and a collector.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2010, 03:36:29 PM »

I wonder if there is anyone with that many basses in their alembic only collection.

Jazzyvee

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2010, 04:22:42 PM »

I get happy thinking about having all those basses until I get bored with the thought, then I am happy again, for not owning them.

Anybody want a boat?

Peace and Love,

Hal-

darkstar01 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2010, 04:48:24 PM »

Jazzy- I seem to remember Rami saying something along the lines of i'd take a picture of all of my alembics, but i just don't have the floorspace. Don't want to speak for him, though. But I do remember he had a BUNCH of Excels in the showcase.

bigredbass · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2010, 07:47:00 PM »

To me, 'Gibson Bass' (and I previously owned a Ripper and an RD) is an oxymoron on the level of 'government intelligence' and 'jumbo shrimp'.

J o e y

jazzyvee · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:48:17 AM »

I recall that Rami has a serious collection of Alembics, I had him in mind when I posted my comment hoping he will show us his splended collection. Although I notice he hasn't been posting many comments on the forum in recent years. So we may have to wait patiently in the hope that it will happen.

Jazzyvee

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toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:50:17 AM »

Boat sold!

The happiest day was when I bought a boat, and the happiest day was when I sold it...

Peace and love,

Hal-

pace · « **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2010, 06:56:49 AM »

That's an interesting L-5 style fretless.

jet_powers · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2010, 08:45:35 AM »

Interesting as that collection is, that dude has OCD!!!!

-JP

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 27, 2010, 02:17:39 PM »

that is one of, if not, the craziest amount of basses 1 person can own, and as incredible/awesome as that is, i find that i only play 2 basses at a time(even though i have 7...) but i guess it's an issue of each having a special meaning because there's no way he could possibly play each one. i know that the only reason i still have my Ibanez Iceman bass is because it's such a cool design(one of the original with all black body and cream binding) and because it was my first non-starter bass.

~Taylor

slicknickhaas · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2010, 08:20:07 PM »

Gadzooks! That's a gaggle of Gibsons! one for each day of the year?

peoplechipper · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2010, 11:56:45 PM »

Wow,

One day Gibson will come to him like Gretsch did with Randy Bachman for info, as he's obviously got the best collection of Gibson basses EVER...

Tony

Author Topic: There are collectors...and there are COLLECTORS (Read 174 times)

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