Interesting Copy of Alembic by Phil Jones on Reverb

[lbpesq]

Here’s something you don’t see everyday:


https://reverb.com/item/83000962-phil-jones-custom-alembic-omega-1988?utm_content=feed_listings&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Feed-Email&utm_term=Feed%20Email


Bill, tgo

[edwardofhuncote]

Well, not every day... just Groundhog Day. Maybe we should call this one Phil? Clearly the Reverb feed algorithm has all our numbers. 😄

I was wondering on the last thread about this one, for a 1988 build, what the electronics might be? With a three-knob-no-Q-switch cluster, is it most likely Persuader or Elan controls? What else could it be?

The price is getting closer to reality, and it's a pretty neat project bass. On an older thread, Joey recalled the guy's name from Gibson, so that's something. I'd have to do something about that headstock drill pattern. Hell, I'd drill a 6th hole and mount a dummy tuner in it before I'd live with that symmetry!

[BeenDown139]

interesting.  note that  it's fretted and the headstock is 3+2 ( like a fretless 5er ) as opposed to 2+3 like the fretted 5ers.  ive alwasys wondered about that, i suppose there's some rationale for it.  looks like a long scale. 5 Laminate body.  gig bag. 
pretty hefty price drop from the original listing.  might be worth taking a chance on if yer into this sort of thing.  good luck to all!
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