78 MSB on ebay

[KR]

The condition of this one...looks like it was used as a paddle in a flood. Road worn.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125534805738?hash=item1d3a751eea:g:9h4AAOSwfOBjK8d4&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKu%2BrTAiyoWGZ0pbmx5ZMFOs2BFbqiVrCGB867YHnAbIJn8R4J4C2RnFclq1%2F1mL80ODlUlmVM31Wv%2BbefpmzKVEQkPoWG%2FAtqpccW6wWRQQCCvzWQINdhg%2Fz9%2FUZRQ9S%2Fmxv900lUZ4Cj%2BGxXPATfws8ESm8KhHNEdGd4GveCfrgus3iRVKp1kUtaFOhEOC0B1lm883KmKJc5mXnTuecTY%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-jY0NTwYA

[hammer]

Looks like someone's basement flooded and the bass didn't get out in time or have boat to jump in to.

[dela217]

I recognize that look.

[edwardofhuncote]

That's pretty extreme. Other than a replaced switch though, it looks like it's all there. I don't even like using the expression, but there's a 'beater' Alembic if I ever saw one... and medium-scale too. Yessir. Play the splinters out of it.

*Reverb ad has pics of the electronics...
https://reverb.com/item/61067440-1978-alembic-series-1-natural-electric-bass-guitar-w-case-short-scale-wow-rare

[fivestringdan]

Top laminate near the electronics cavity is separated from the body core. Also looks like there was some water damage..or tons of sweat to the lower point. This looks like a lot of work, cool but I'd pass unless I could check it out in person.

[fivestringdan]

Looks like someone's basement flooded and the bass didn't get out in time or have boat to jump in to.

I thought the same thing. Mold in the electronics cavity too.

[gtrguy]

Hey, that should buff right out! (insert dumb smiley face here)

[jazzyvee]

Putting aside any issues with the electronics or structural damage, i like the aesthetic of the bass and would rather a bass like that, road worn or traumatic event but still solid and functioning as designed, to paying for a new bass that has been made to look roadworn.
I wonder what the actual condition is.

[hammer]

I would certainly agree with Jazzy on the craziness of purchasing a new bass that is made to look road worn. Personally, I just don’t get it. How frequently did the medium scale versions of these get built? I have one myself but most that I’ve seen are 34s. And there’s the Standard Point Series 1 that recently came up on Reverb that’s a short scale which I’m assuming is even more rare.