(x) #77-621

[edwardofhuncote]

Mica, this wonderful old Series I is in my care here in Virginia now... I'd appreciate any information you can find on her from your files. Of course I know who the previous custodian is. 

[tbrannon]

that's 3 now?  congrats!   love that straight grained top.  really beautiful bass.

[edwardofhuncote]

Quite a brood of Dragons seem to have taken up residence at my house... this one however, is the most senior among them, and is my only Series-equipped Alembic. I'll do up a Showcase Thread and tell the rest of the story once there's a chance to take some proper pictures. 

[goran]

wow that looks like really nice bass, I bet it sounds as it looks.

[elwoodblue]

Wooohooo!!!  Congrats.
 


 (let me know if you need a DS-5)

[rv_bass]

Awesome, congrats, Greg!  Beautiful bass!

[mtjam]

Wow! Very nice!

[pauldo]

Gregory... I think you have a problem.

 


That really is a beauty, the previous owner obviously loved her deeply and we know you will do the same.

[hammer]

Gregory


Congratulations. I know you've been scoping out what is on the market for some time now looking for that Alembic you just can't refuse and I just knew it would eventually come to you. This appears to be a very nice specimen.


Just remember once you strap that thing up and hoist it onto your shoulders that it's okay to sit and take the load off your spine every three or four songs or so ( the slow ones that is).

[sonicus]

Congratulations ! Very Swell indeed

[edwardofhuncote]

Thanks All! 

Well, my firsthand experience with Series basses is limited to a small handful of about a half-dozen, but in a very short time I have totally bonded with this one. It has some of the best traits of my '81 Distillate and Custom fretless, and I swear there's a little bit of my Persuader in there too... so weird! The one that sticks out in my mind though, is the most obvious- it is remarkably close to another sibling bass I played a while back (#77-954) that belongs to another Club Member who was passing through. That one is also a medium-scale walnut-topped Series I... nearly a twin. Playing that bass was a turning point for me.

More later, after Mica weighs in here, and I take some decent pictures, but in short, I love it... very much looking forward to playing it with the band. 

[the_home]

Gregory -
Very nice Series you've found. I'm interested in the bridge. It doesn't look like the earlier style (mid 70s and before) which appear to have a more curved look. Yours looks flat. Transitional design maybe?
Enjoy your new physical therapy apparatus.
Tim

[allgood]

Congrats!,

[edwardofhuncote]

Definitely a very transitional model Tim, though I am not sure how many variations on the channel bridge there were... According to Eiji-san's Archives, #77-630 was the last to have one, so maybe at the time of #77-621, they had begun using up old parts. No idea, but I'd love to know.

Here's a better picture of the bridge and tailpiece, for posterity.

[rv_bass]

The ‘73 bass for sale on Reverb has the same bridge with straight ends.