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BeenDown139

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Here's a big kid's bass!
« on: January 11, 2021, 04:43:49 AM »
this one's not for the faint of heart, stubby fingered or weak of shoulder and back:

https://reverb.com/item/38212366-alembic-series-ii-6-string-lsb-omega-cut-bass-1989-led-s-knobby-headstock-near-40k-list



the description kinda stretches reality, but what a monster bass!  Whhoo!
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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2021, 10:46:12 AM »
Nor those with thin wallets!

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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2021, 11:15:57 AM »
My first thought when I saw that was of the 6 stringer "Bonnie" that belonged to one of our members "Paul", who passed away a few years ago.
It isn't the same wood top as his but the size and overall body styling is similar.
That will be a great bass for someone and not for the faint hearted.
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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2021, 12:20:48 PM »

That will be a great bass for someone and not for the faint hearted.

I would not be that person in either regard.  But if I was, it would certainly check all the boxes.
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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2021, 10:43:32 AM »
Any idea what the seller is talking about re: "stock Series II electronics w/an added 4-way Filter"? Or is he just misunderstanding something about stock SII electronics?

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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2021, 11:16:12 AM »
not sure if the seller really know what he's talking about, he uses the same verbiage in all his listings as far as i can tell.  must've got a little sloppy with the copy and paste this time around...

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a rare 32" Medium Scale Bass w/its larger body also made famous by none other than my mentor, Stanley Clarke, whom I personally learned every lick from Clarke’s “School Days” album back in 1976, ....

i think i have some hip waders around here somewheres...
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Re: Here's a big kid's bass!
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2021, 12:17:15 PM »
I have 2 Custom Spoilers with this spacing. A Flame koa 6 fretted and a 7 Cocobolo lined fretless. I can tell you that they are both easy to navigate. Over the years I have had all the scales Alembic offers and my preference is the 32 medium scale. Sometimes a leap of faith can be a positive life changing experience.