Author Topic: Possible employee project? (Read 769 times)

dela217 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2006, 01:59:17 PM »

An older Series I is a great bass. Nothing beats the sound of Series electronics. If you put activators in this bass, it will be nice but not the same sound as Series stuff.

tbrannon · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:40:10 PM »

Michael,
That's kind of what I figured. If I already had an Alembic I'd probably be a bit more adventurous with bidding on this one, but I've got a limited amount of cash avaliable for gear purchases.

I reckon that if I'm gonna drop some cash on an Alembic, I might as well go for a Series. ~

longhorncat · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2006, 05:40:58 PM »

FYI, do notice that he is charging $95 shipping.

dela217 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2006, 06:43:17 PM »

I did notice that. It is $80 shipping and $15 for insurance.

smichaels · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2006, 04:56:08 AM »

This bass would at least show that Alembic did make a singlecut for someone...with big fat pickups! This is the bassplayer from New Riders of the Purple Sage...

dela217 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2006, 05:36:30 AM »

Yes. That was David Torbert. I would LOVE to find that bass. Notice that the pickup selector is not on the lower horn, but in the same place as the bass on Ebay.

Michael

ctjim · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2006, 12:26:56 PM »

Well all... contacted the selling agent to check
out scale, dimensions, weight... Not only were
they provided, but so was the reserve... Are we
sitting down??? The lyrics to this song go $2,000.00,,, Yikes!!! FWIW... next

dela217 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2006, 07:56:37 PM »

If it had the origninal electronics....maybe. I had a figure in mind that I was going to bid at the last minute, but it wasn't even close to that. I guess I won't waste my time. To me, it is not worth that kind of money. There are basses out there that I would pay dearly for, but that's not it.

So what did the seller say about the rest of the info? Scale, dimensions and so on.

Michael

crgaston · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2006, 08:29:56 PM »

Ignorant question...

Could those be AXY pickups without the epoxy casting? They look pretty raw as they are, like nothing I've ever seen before, and vastly different from anything else available at the time.

keavin · « **Reply #24 on:** February 24, 2006, 04:24:06 AM »

good question they look like something without the Copper shielding.

lbpesq · « **Reply #25 on:** February 24, 2006, 07:19:44 AM »

Ignorant answer...

I have no idea.

(Well, that's as ignorant as it gets, right?) LOL

Bill, tgo

ctjim · « **Reply #26 on:** February 24, 2006, 07:36:28 AM »

Michael, all - here are the dimensions etc...
scale (bridge to nut?) 37
total length 45
bout to bout 13
weight 13lbs
How accurate the #'s are is ?able. After hearing
the reserve I lost all interest.

lbpesq · « **Reply #27 on:** February 24, 2006, 07:38:54 AM »

... if Wilt Chamberlain played bass? ...

Bill, tgo

dwmark · « **Reply #28 on:** February 24, 2006, 07:42:48 AM »

Just a guess, but I think the scale measure may be from the tailpiece. And it suggests that the reserve was set with by-the-inch pricing.

bigideas · « **Reply #29 on:** March 18, 2006, 08:44:13 PM »

in regards to the pickups, didn't the ad say they are dan armstrong's?