Author Topic: Mystery bass on ebay (Read 803 times)

elwoodblue · « **on:** August 01, 2012, 11:58:00 PM »

As the auction says :
I think this guitar was made by some one who worked for alembic bass company I was told , you have to investigate

So...Investigation initiated -
Does the logo ring any bells? The scroll says Oasis to me , the bat wing headstock seems familiar. ??

Zebrawood mystery bass

longhorncat · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2012, 07:39:06 AM »

I emailed the seller a few days ago asking for larger pictures and a shot of the electronics cavity.
He replied with What you see is what you get.

wookie · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2012, 08:42:13 AM »

What a jerk! I'm going to email him too : ) lol!

longhorncat · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:15:24 AM »

I'd love to see what's inside.
I assume that the Alembic electronics are gone.

mtjam · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:19:27 AM »

Wow! What a motivated seller! LOL

hifiguy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:21:14 AM »

To paraphrase an old Monty Python sketch, this is a bass with a message, and the message is Beware!

wookie · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:47:17 AM »

I'm with hifiguy! I read his feedback... No bueno! If he's not being cool, he's hiding something, and I don't want to spend my money buying this guys lies and ambiguity. I don't care if Jesus made this bass. I will say that body is cool though maybe the next Alembic model?! The mini me if I could, I'd copy the pic and ruin some wood trying to make one! Lol!

hammer · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2012, 10:35:01 AM »

With that attitude the most pertinent questions are...(a) does he really want to sell it, and/or (b) what's he know that he doesn't want prospective buyers to know about?

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:22:14 AM »

I wonder if this was a shop night instrument. That headstock also looks vaguely Irwinish, so I would guess that it would have been made sometime after Garcia made Irwin famous. Too bad the guy won't share a gut shot.

gtrguy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:28:46 AM »

Hmnn, in the sellors feedback there is a guitar they sold with a comment, bent neck not disclosed', EBay made him give a refund.

Shipping is also way too much.

wookie · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2012, 12:21:03 PM »

Yea, gtrguy, that's what I saw that made me think, no way! can anyone here save and print an outline of the body? If you can do it I'll give you $5 bucks and pay the shipping : ) I would actually bid on the bass but I have a real bad feeling about it. I still think the mini body and head are pretty cool! Let me know fellas! Thanks!

mica · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2012, 12:52:42 PM »

Wasn't that peghead logo found on a Mark Johnson instrument before?

mica · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2012, 01:14:46 PM »

Here's an MJ peghead shot:

mica · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2012, 01:25:45 PM »

I have no idea on the electronics. We certainly sold parts to Mark, but those pickups look like someone used a blow torch to disconnect them. There's no shots of what's under the hood, so it's anyone's guess as to what's is actually in there.

wookie · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2012, 02:26:12 PM »

Is that a led zep pic inlaid (forgive my ignorance, I'm not much of a fan, sorry)? It looks cool though... I love when Mica gets in on the posts! hey, before that Orion comes home can you sign the inside electronics cavity cover? And maybe you could print a full size pic of the mystery (probably all jacked up) bass body and head?