Author Topic: Series II 8-String Graphite Neck on eBay (Read 1600 times)

poor_nigel · « **on:** August 31, 2004, 07:54:49 PM »

Time to break your piggy banks open collectors of old Alembics. A real rare one is on the block here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&?ViewItem&item=3745733036

I have e-mailed the seller about corrections to the item he is selling and requested that he also post its serial number so the bass can be verified/check out by interested parties here.

This looks like the real deal, and the seller may even get the reserve of $7,000 (Hmmm), as 8-strings are rare, but 8-string graphite necks would be EXTREMELY rare. I can hardly wait to see how this one will turn out. I wish I had some money saved up . . .

poor_nigel · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2004, 07:59:15 PM »

Opps, I missed Jagerphan84's thread, already alerting the club of the bass' presence on the block. I was just SOOOOO excited! Sorry.

poor_nigel · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2004, 10:16:00 AM »

If anyone is interested in this bass, here are some better pictures of it. If you want full sized picture for evaluating this bass for possible purchase, e-mail me which, or all, ones you want. Note that these range in size from 25-33% of full resolution

Sorry for the wide post. If you move scroll bar to the right, you should see all of the pictures and text fine in the posts. Also I apologize for a bunch of separate posts, but I want to make sure each gets done right.

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I will post the results I get (Or Mica or a staff member can) concerning the double-struck serial number and lack of ALEMBIC on the pickups. Questions for seller will include is that a bone nut and is the logo on the headstock inlaid? I think this is a great bass! Definitely worth a look see, whether interested in buying or just lookin. Also requested pics of its case and a high res midsection of the fretboard. You can see dust particles in the pics he sent me, so you can pretty much evaluate (at least 75%) this bass from the high res shots.

effclef · « **Reply #14 on:** September 01, 2004, 11:11:26 AM »

Wheeeeeeeee doggy, that's a nice hunk of walnut, says Jed Clampett.

Interesting shape for the tailpiece, too.

Changing a normal Alembic over to a fretted fingerboard is a