Author Topic: Essence bass (Read 211 times)

johnobass · « **on:** July 07, 2011, 03:09:43 AM »

Hi can anyone suggest music shops around las vegas or los angles i will be there in september
and would like to purchase an amblic bass.
we don't have a lot of them in australia.
Cheers Johno.

mike1762 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:16:00 AM »

Are you looking for new, used, or either??? There are not a lot of dealers, but HERE is a list. You might consider arranging a private purchase while you are in the States. I'll be in Vegas Sept 5-11... when will you be there???

bracheen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2011, 09:31:51 AM »

Hello John, have you checked out Bass People in Annandale NSW? I think they are an Alembic dealer. Their website is www.basspeople.com.au
Good luck, the Essence is a great bass.

Sam

bigredbass · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:46:42 PM »

They sure are, set up by our friend Mr. Burgess at Green Square Music, the Alembic Distributor for Oz, www.greensquare.net. Good guys !

J o e y

wylie_j · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:43:29 AM »

GREEN SQUARE they may have a great set up but their service to Alembic customers is very piss poor especially if ur in an emergency situation like I was it took a few calls to finally get a return call an by that time i was stressing...things worked out but Green Square never came through....

mike13 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:59:43 AM »

Joel & Dave at the bass people give great service

tbrannon · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:12:55 AM »

I had a great experience with David Burgess while living in NZ. I ended up buying a used bass from the forum, but had several conversations with him about his Alembic stock. Very helpful and knowledgeable. He has a pretty good podcast too!

johnobass · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:15:31 PM »

Hi mike i will be in vegas on the 2nd september for 4 days, looking for a good 2nd hand bass to take back to home as luggage, will look at the list of dealers list prior to going, is there any one on the list that would recommend to visit.
Regards John.Munro.

mike1762 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:29:25 PM »

There's nobody in Vegas (unless Ed Roman has some used stuff), but there are a few in the LA area (I don't have any personal experience with any of them).

dnburgess · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:19:52 PM »

Hey Johno - have you been into Bass People? We normally try to keep 4 - 6 Alembics in stock - although we are down on that at the moment.

How about a custom build? The cost of ordering through Bass People is competitive with the US allowing for freight and GST - plus you get full local support if anything goes wrong. Not bad insurance on such a valuable instrument.

dnburgess · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:28:05 PM »

Hey Wylie - I'm really sorry that our service to you wasn't up to scratch. Hopefully you'll bump into some other Aussie Alembicians that will tell you thats not indicative.

Green Square Music is a small family company (sound familiar?) and occasionally things slip through the cracks. For urgent attention its best to either email me (david@greensquare.net) or ring Bass People (02 9516 1975). They are open Tues thru Sat. Matt runs the workshop and he is very familiar with Alembics.