Author Topic: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB [SOLD]  (Read 3722 times)

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2016, 05:46:02 PM »
Wow, neat-o!  I'll take some better pictures.  I really like how it shows them small until you click on them.  Sorry if they are too large for some monitors.  Good for checking basses for flaws.  Zero flaws on this bass.  Just dust and reflections.

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2016, 06:00:21 PM »
Back of headstock.

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2016, 06:10:20 PM »
Good Lord that Bass is Geourgous!
Peace,
Pete

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2016, 06:18:56 PM »
You took a very nice bass and made it incredible.  Hats off to you for wanting to see it played.  I don't know whether I'd be able to "set it free" if I had waited the length of time you did to get it back and then get it back again in its transformed condition.  Absolutely gorgeous.  Someone with more cash on hand than me,  Buy this bass!

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2016, 06:24:30 PM »
Back of the headstock is a good one for showing where the gloss finish ends and the satin finish begins on the back of the neck.  The maple in the neck and headstock are very flamed, and not showing up because of poor camera angle and lighting.  It is very hard to properly shoot flamed and quilted maple.  Sooner or later I will get lucky.  There is a lot to say about this bass, but I am not good at doing that much these days.  No biggie.  Hipshots are 20 to 1 ratio, and large barrel, so nicer on the strings - less breaks.  Kris at Alembic really did a fantastic job on this bass.  The craftsmanship is the best I have seen.

I cannot figure out how to get rid of the double picture below.  So I will leave it to a moderator.  Sorry . . .
« Last Edit: July 25, 2016, 06:49:33 PM by mica »

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2016, 12:49:27 PM »
Front of headstock - Good picture of the logo.  Cloud really looks like a storm cloud.  Kris took a very nice bass and made it what it is today.  His work is just impeccable, to say the least.  I am waiting for a day that is not too hot to take the bass outside.  This sale will be very slow, and that is fine with me.  I'll have more time with the bass.

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #21 on: July 28, 2016, 03:39:55 AM »
While waiting for proper weather for outside pictures, I should mention that I have no problem shipping world-wide and have done it before.  VAT - Gift - I do not care.  I bought my first SII on der payment plan - Deposit, and the payment every pay schedule. Worked out freat and I sold the same SII that way to a real nice guy.  So I am not against that.  It is not frustrating for me keeping and looking at the bass here, while a buyer save his duckies for purchase. 

I am currently working on the Walnut Wonder.  A great walnut short scale SI that will hit market with a new Jan-al case for @ $5K.  It is an especially nice little bass that I will finish on soon and start posting pictures of oit in another thread.  Actually, I have a veritable yard sale coming up soon of basses, amps, guitars, effects, Alembic toys, etc that will probably hit the block.  Fun.  If I cannot use it, someone else should.  Even cables - and a very unusual item, when I get the rest of the parts together.  A bodiless Alembic that would make nice wall art for someone.  Again, I simply cannot look up at it.

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2016, 10:57:26 PM »
While waiting for proper weather for outside pictures, I should mention that I have no problem shipping world-wide and have done it before.  VAT - Gift - I do not care.  I bought my first SII on der payment plan - Deposit, and the payment every pay schedule. Worked out freat and I sold the same SII that way to a real nice guy.  So I am not against that.  It is not frustrating for me keeping and looking at the bass here, while a buyer save his duckies for purchase. 

I am currently working on the Walnut Wonder.  A great walnut short scale SI that will hit market with a new Jan-al case for @ $5K.  It is an especially nice little bass that I will finish on soon and start posting pictures of oit in another thread.  Actually, I have a veritable yard sale coming up soon of basses, amps, guitars, effects, Alembic toys, etc that will probably hit the block.  Fun.  If I cannot use it, someone else should.  Even cables - and a very unusual item, when I get the rest of the parts together.  A bodiless Alembic that would make nice wall art for someone.  Again, I simply cannot look up at it.

Can't wait to see what you offer up!

rnolan

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2016, 08:21:03 AM »
The new picture size limit is 500MB per picture, ten pictures per post are allowed.
If you can find something dark to put behind you to minimize the reflections, that might help.
I suspect you mean 500KB not MB ?, I bumped into that restriction early on here.

That is such a beautiful bass

elwoodblue

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2016, 08:44:45 AM »
oops...yes kb. thanks

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2016, 10:59:57 PM »
Processed pictures.  Yes, I am very slow at this stuff.

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2016, 11:02:27 PM »
Next batch.  Sorry if I got redundant.  Its the drugs . . .

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #27 on: September 02, 2016, 11:03:51 PM »
More . . .

poor_nigel

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #28 on: September 02, 2016, 11:05:30 PM »
Still more . . . .

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Re: 1980/2015 Macassar Ebony Custom SII Electronics LSB
« Reply #29 on: September 02, 2016, 11:07:00 PM »
Last batch.