'83 Scorpion Body Distillate Finally Showed Up

[Zut8083]

Thank you again, guys, for the kind words.

Jon-

I bought it from "Station Music" in Germany, in Burgau.

I did say that it "finally showed up", yes.  Shipping via UPS was three days, but a lot of thought and debate went into this purchase after seeing that they were legit and had good reviews when I looked for their feedback.

I did indeed buy it online, and corresponded with the shop via email, primarily.

https://www.station-musicshop.de/epages/64398533.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64398533/Categories

https://www.station-musicshop.de/epages/64398533.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64398533/Products/10514

[jwright9]

Three days! LOL!


That is pretty fast international shipping. Wow.

[Zut8083]

Yup.

Wednesday Afternoon/Evening->Friday Morning.  It arrived Stateside on Thursday, went through the customs dance, and was on the way out here by 2AM Friday, or earlier.  Station Music did a good job in my opinion.

[hieronymous]

I love this bass! I personally wouldn't let genre considerations prevent me from using it with a band - I had an Exploiter for my first Alembic and ended up selling it because I wasn't playing out and felt it should go to someone who would use it and play it out - now I kind of regret it, I would totally rock it in the various groups I've been playing with the past couple of years (soul jazz/jam band).

Enjoy it!!!

[StephenR]

Cool bass Zut!

I am always impressed with the Station Music website and based on your experience it sounds like the customer service is really good, too. They have a number of beautiful Series five-strings in stock but unfortunately the $22,000 price tag means I will not be ordering anytime soon. As far as quick international shipping I ordered a cabinet from Barefaced in the UK recently and they ship FedEx International overnight. The cabinet was at my front door in California about 21 hours after it was shipped, pretty amazing considering it also had to clear customs and have an import fee assigned.

Enjoy your new bass!

[Zut8083]

Thanks, folks!  I almost went back to Station after the transaction, and wanted to work out a plan for the Series 2 graphite neck.  BUT, I am happy with Thumper and I think the new bass deserves plenty of attention now.   Besides, 12,000 Euros/$15,000+ is a lot of gyros!