Alembic Series II Long Scale Fretless on Cash Converters!

[Philip-M-Bass]

Beautiful Wood!!!

https://webshop.cashconverters.com.au/item/2914176/alembic-series-ii--long-scale-fretless-bass-guitar

[lbpesq]

Another one with the pickups incorrectly mounted.

Bill, tgo

[adriaan]

And in Australia, I would think.

[garth4664]

Very strange to see a clearly loved series 2 in that shop. Its just down the road from me. Will take a look and report back with a serial number. Anyone in the club missing this bass, stolen?

[adriaan]

Here's a link to the Stolen Alembics page: http://www.alembic.com/info/stolen.html

[garth4664]

My dad went in there today and saw the bass. Couldn't find a serial number! The shop said it was a custom and wouldn't have one! Highly suspicious. May see if i can go in there, open the rear plate and find a number on the pf6 card or in the cavity.

[adriaan]

Difficult to say how old it is, but if it's a 70s instrument then the serial might just be stamped into the top edge of the peghead, to either side of the point on the crown.

[flpete1uw]

The lack of an adjustable nut indicates a 70's or very early 80's.
Don't know when the adjustable was implemented, my 1980 series is not adjustable.
Pretty bass

[Philip-M-Bass]

Afternoon Gentleman,

Anybody know what kind of wood was used for the top & back?

[edwardofhuncote]

Nara maybe? Hard to say from those pictures, but it does look like both the top and back are from the same stock.

I know - IT'S TREE-WOOD! 

[Philip-M-Bass]

 No imitations!!  you wouldn't lie to me now, would you?   

Thank you Edward!!!

[hammer]

Too bad it's in Australia as its pretty close to what I've been looking for. However, at the going price, even if it's in Australian dollars, that's a pretty expensive piece of "tree wood."

[sonofa_lembic]

With the round, non-inset battery plate, it should be 1980-81.  The serial number would have been stamped in the end of the fingerboard, but on a fretless, they likely would have left it off.  In the electronics compartment, it could be stamped into the core wood.  Does it have LEDs on the side of the fingerboard?  If not, then it has a replaced fingerboard, and that may be why it has no serial number visible. 

[sonofa_lembic]

My dad went in there today and saw the bass. Couldn't find a serial number! The shop said it was a custom and wouldn't have one! Highly suspicious. May see if i can go in there, open the rear plate and find a number on the pf6 card or in the cavity.

Have your father go back and look at the end of the fingerboard.  I can see the serial number stamped in there in the photo.  What is unusual about this bass is the added walnut strips on either side of the neck.  Most of the time that indicates a replaced neck from Alembic, or at least a mistake from the factory.  The bass looks legit to me, and if the serial number is there on the fingerboard, it likely is legit.

[garth4664]

Ok just looked myself. Serial number is 79 1444. Bass is nice with a few issues. Needs a setup, one pickup chipped, plastic non original nut. Some deep scratches and marks ib the back. No power supply or 5 pin.