Author Topic: [No longer for sale] - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple  (Read 1347 times)

TexasBassMan

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2020, 09:33:57 AM »
Hmmm... that'll give me more time to save up. :)

paulman

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2020, 06:15:21 AM »
Let the savings battle begin!  I too am saving for this bass has hee! ;D
The only thing that stays the same is change.

paujones

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2020, 10:46:27 AM »
Just know it is still for sale to the Alembic club members.   I took it down from Reverb and Talkbass. 

TexasBassMan

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2020, 06:51:44 PM »
We'll keep saving up... sweet axe there.

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2020, 01:40:40 AM »
Wow, what a beautiful bass.

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2020, 07:30:16 AM »
Smart move pulling it down off the market. It's got to be tough right now for anyone selling big ticket items. Even those people who you think would be safe in their jobs during a pandemic are being furloughed or asked to take pay cuts (I know several surgical nurses here in MN who have been furloughed and one doc who specializes in orthopedic surgery who has been asked to take a temporary pay cut because no one is coming in for procedures).

I wonder how the mothership is doing with new orders and if they've had any cancellations? I certainly hope they are getting through this okay.

paujones

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2020, 10:12:16 AM »
One thing I noticed is that the number and quality of Alembic instruments listed on Reverb seemed to increase between March and April.  I bought a vintage series 1, and pulled the trigger on a new series 2 custom build in January, so I wanted to sell a few lesser used basses to offset the expense.  When I first listed my Alembic's I immediately got the whole sales offers from buyers who were really resellers who wanted to try for a quick deal.  In hindsight - they were pretty good offers - considering how the market for these types of instruments has been hit for sure.   Sad thing is that me band had our largest and highest paying calendar planned for this year and many of the public festivals have just flat out cancelled their series.  Others have move us out to the late fall or winter, and some to next year.   I am still optimistic thing will re-open, and gigging will become a thing again.   

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2020, 10:24:01 PM »
Looks like one of the tips to the omega was cracked off.  Is this observation correct?

paujones

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Re: For Sale - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple
« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2020, 11:39:36 PM »
The bass was sent back to Alembic in 2016 or 2017 to have the lower horn repaired.  At that time the inlay was upgraded from the basic press on to inlayed with abalone, and the hardware upgraded from brass to gold plated.  It’s been perfect since then.