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Nick Bielli

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(x) 1983 Spoiler 83S2563 [merged topics]
« on: August 19, 2021, 06:05:26 AM »
My first Alembic, just received it on Tuesday it was a purchase on Reverb, it came to me from Utah.
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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2021, 06:14:44 AM »
Welcome. 

Hope you find that new axe inspiring!

Jimmy J

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2021, 08:52:47 AM »
Congrats and welcome!

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2021, 11:00:42 AM »
Welcome to the Alembic world and I hope you enjoy the bass. We love pics if you can upload some. :-)
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

Nick Bielli

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2021, 07:17:32 AM »
Need to shrink my pics!

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2021, 07:09:07 PM »
Welcome to the Alembic world and I hope you enjoy the bass. We love pics if you can upload some. :-)

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 2568
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2021, 07:11:41 PM »
"Mud and tape by Willie The Snake" is written in pencil in the pickup cavity, pics by the best guitar guy around (doing a setup for me), Dave Domizi.
My adjustments weren't cutting it, had to go to the pro.
Hoping I can get some info on this bass. I love it, have an Acoustic 371 cab, getting the original Cerwin Vega reconed, can't wait to plug it all up and go.
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CORRECTION 1983 Spoiler 2563
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2021, 10:18:23 AM »
Whoops. 2563, not 2568

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 83S2563 [merged topics]
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2021, 07:59:42 PM »
I wonder who Willie is?

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Re: 1983 Spoiler 83S2563 [merged topics]
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2022, 04:36:04 PM »
You've got an early Spoiler bass there. Here's what I found in researching this bass:

body: solid Koa
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: 32" Medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: Pearloid (plastic) ovals
pickups: AXY4
controls: volume, filter, Q-switch, pickup selector switch, mono output
originally made for: Guitar Center, Santa Ana, CA
birthday: March 22, 1983

The original owner was in California

It was repaired in 2005 when it lived in Virginia. We reattached some loose wires, replaced the volume pot and output jack, then tidied all the wires with panduit ties. Don't know if it has the same case it did then, but it was described as "Odd shape, burgundy" at the time.
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Re: (x) 1983 Spoiler 83S2563 [merged topics]
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2022, 04:38:08 PM »
No idea about Willie - I don't think there's been a William other than my husband around here. I have a few ideas who *might* have written that, but there are often interesting messages under the pickups.

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Re: (x) 1983 Spoiler 83S2563 [merged topics]
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2022, 06:30:44 PM »
Thanks again for looking that up. The bass has just been a blast to play!!