Author Topic: Alembic Jazz Bass sighting. (Read 246 times)

georgie_boy · « **on:** March 13, 2012, 05:14:49 AM »

Sometime ago, I saw an Alembic Jazz bass, made with an ash body at the back, and a beautiful figured walnut front. I t had 2 Jazz pups, a volume,pan,filter and switch, and was gold plated.
WELL----I was in Glasgow (Scotland) yesterday at a shop called Guitarguitar (absolutely amazing instruments--and hundreds of them) and guess what--There it was hanging on the wall. They want ?2900 for her, but she looks brand new--not even a hairline scratch on the back!
I just had to play her, and she is very nice indeed although the tonal range is not as great as my old 76 Series 1.
Anyone interested, check out the shop on the net---Must warn you though, she weighs a ton!!!!!!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2012, 05:55:56 AM »

I think Jacko commented on the very same bass quite recently. There are a couple of new ones on uk eBay at the moment too
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alembic-Jazz-Bass-4-String-Custom-/180641032717?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0f0b6a0d#ht_562wt_689

And
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alembic-Jazz-Bass-4-String-Custom-/170617108622?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b992788e#ht_520wt_689

Enjoy

georgie_boy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:12:11 AM »

Hi Jazzy
Well, it's neither of those!!
I'm sure it's somewhere on the Alembic site though I'm not sure how to find it.

George

jazzyvee · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:38:55 AM »

Is it this one I posted on the forum a few years back
http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/71522.html
Jazzyvee

georgie_boy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2012, 04:08:02 AM »

It has a Jarrah burl top and ash back!
If you go to the guitarguitar site,then select GLASGOW shop, and scroll down through the second hand items, you'll see it there.
There are 2 small images to the right of the bass that you can enlarge to get a good close up.
G

jazzyvee · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2012, 06:59:04 AM »

Beauty

jacko · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2012, 05:25:54 AM »

It's the one that was in the Edinburgh Guitar Guitar a couple of months ago. I guess they figure the good folks of Glasgow have more disposable income ;-).

Graeme

jazzyvee · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2012, 06:08:17 AM »

I'm sure they do especially those in the banking and oil sectors. :-)

jazzyvee

georgie_boy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:14:30 AM »

What did you think Graeme!!

jacko · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:19:19 AM »

It looked a really nice instrument and in perfect nick but I didn't play it as they had it on the wall and i was in a bit of a hurry. I'd say the price for a used essence would be considered high by our transatlantic cousins but for a near perfect Alembic bass in this country it has to be a bargain. Especially when you see the UK Alembic dealer down in sevenoaks has 2 similar instruments at nearer ?4000 (probably the 2 on Jazzy's ebay links).

Graeme

georgie_boy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 29, 2012, 06:23:51 AM »

I can say that there is not a single mark on this bass.
The sound is superb, and is perfectly balanced between the pups.
All I would say, is that it weighs a ton!!, and that it does not have the range of a Series bass---butGraeme will probably tell you more about the range of Series instruments, as he knows more about my instrument that even I do!!!

jacko · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2012, 07:39:59 AM »

It's back in Edinburgh. I was in Guitar Guitar this morning arranging for a couple of Mesa cabs to be there and they had this bass back on the wall. Apparently it had been taken to Glasgow as someone wanted to try it out.

Graeme