Author Topic: Interesting preamp on 78 Series 1 (Read 199 times)

nnek · « **on:** July 28, 2013, 04:22:12 PM »

check out this bass on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181167803221&item=181167803221&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466#ht_67837wt_1094

This looks to have a custom pre amp board?

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2013, 06:25:29 PM »

The board looks ok to me. The nut, on the other hand, doesn't look original.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:13:08 PM »

The By the same seller has this link to a Strat that the listing says has the finish played through. Am I the only one who thinks it's pretty darn obvious it was attacked with a heat gun? And what's wrong with people, anyway?

Peter (who might well support mandatory jail terms for relicing)

hankster · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2013, 05:07:10 AM »

Well, if you played the Strat 36 hours a day, with sandpaper strapped to your forearm, for about 7 years, you wouldn't need a heat gun. Maybe that is the answer. Ha!

hammer · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2013, 06:46:05 AM »

Looks to me that this was a victim of sand blasting using a grit the size of small pebbles. Very strange wear pattern with finish removed in some peculiar places.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2013, 07:21:57 AM »

It was the bubbled & charred paint that first caught my eye.

Peter

nnek · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2013, 04:20:10 PM »

WOW that is some kinda custom Strat paint treatment... maybe the former owner liked acid rock?
I thought the circuit board with dan in red was odd based on my only referance being my bass. I see there are others with dan like his other Alembic listng: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Alembic-Series-1-Omega-6-String-Guitar-w-DS5-Power-Supply-55-HD-Images-/181177485849?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a2f050a19#ht_68284wt_1094

This one does have a lot of extra lams parallel to the neck wood. and there is a new transistor on the board. Anyone else with an early series instument have the serial number on one side of the crown head like this?

nnek · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2013, 04:23:07 PM »

WOW that is some kinda custom Strat paint treatment... maybe the former owner liked acid rock?
I thought the circuit board with dan in red was odd based on the only reference being limited to my personal bass.
Now I see there are others with dan like his other Alembic listng: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Alembic-Series-1-Omega-6-String-Guitar-w-DS5-Power-Supply-55-HD-Images-/181177485849?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a2f050a19#ht_68284wt_1094

This one does have a lot of extra lams parallel to the neck wood. and there is a new transistor on the board. Anyone else with an early series instument have the serial number on one side of the crown head like this?