Author Topic: What do I Have here? (Read 131 times)

ricksbro · « **on:** February 14, 2009, 06:25:30 AM »

I recently inherited my late Brother's bass & guitar collection. He was very proud of his Alembic, as he was with all of his instruments. I just can't seem to find out which model this one is. I've tried to contact Alembic, but have yet to receive an email, or phone response from them. Attached is a pic. Any ideas? Thanks!

(Message edited by davehouck on February 15, 2009)

FC Bass · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2009, 06:38:03 AM »

Welcome to the club!
Sorry to hear about your loss, my condolences.

That's a stunning , looks like a Flamed Koa top.
The first two digits of the serial number will reveal in which year this bass was build ;-)

You can ask for a serial number check here ;-)

bassfingers · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:36:11 AM »

Welcome,and please accept my condolences on your loss.

Dave is THE man here and I agree with what he said.

tbrannon · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:53:45 AM »

That is a beautiful Elan. I agree with fc that it looks to be a koa top.

So sorry for your loss.

bassfingers · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:57:13 AM »

Sorry fc spoiler,I mistakenly attributed your comments to moder Dave.

David Houck · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:47:07 AM »

Hee hee; it's easy to get Flip and I confused, we both have long hair and play Alembic basses!

The body core is most likely Maple, as is the neck. The fretboard is Ebony. The controls are Volume, Pan, Low-pass filter, and Q switch.

It's an absolutely wonderful bass! When you plug it in, you'll probably notice, compared to other basses, the increased clarity and evenness of tone throughout the frequency range.

As for contacting Alembic; they absolutely love to help in any way they can, but they are a very small shop and the amount of email, phone messages, and board postings they get can be a bit overwhelming despite their best intentions.