Alembic Europa 5 Bocate

[jazzyvee]

I'm about to put this bass up for sale. I've had it since 2005, and bought it from a member here. It's been a great bass over the years but recently I have been using it less and less in preference to my two filter basses.


I will put some photos on here later but if anyone is interested in advance of that drop me a private message and we can talk there. I haven't yet decided what the going rate is for it.
Here is a link on here to it. [size=78%]'97 Europa 5-String Bocate Top (alembic.com)[/size]


It now does have my initials inlaid onto the 12th fret and some fret-fx led's which I will probably take off as they are a bit delicate now.                     

[Rondog]

Very nice

[jazzyvee]

Some photos

[jazzyvee]

More photos

[jazzyvee]

After checking sold listings on Reverb all that are older than mine , i'm going to list it at £5500 ono which is lower than the average.
The bass is in excellent condition. I can remove the fretfx if it is not required. There is an inlay of my initials in the 12th fret which was done by Jaydee custom guitars about 12 years or so ago plus and my name engraved on the truss rod cavity which i may be able to remove if if is a deal breaker or the buyer can just reverse it. The switches are mounted on chrome plated washers as a few years i installed some East ACG filter based electronics which required enlarging the existing switch holes to fit the filter controls. The original electronics have been back in the bass for ages now but I had to get larger washers mount the original switches.  If I can find some black washers I will install those instead.


The back control cavity cover is gold plated and was like that when i bought the bass. What else can I say. Well it is a great sounding bass and i am only selling it because it is not getting enough playing time so i'd rather it went to someone who will give it more attention.
Send me a PM if interested. I have an original case for it also.

[BeenDown139]

you are not going to believe this.

   i'm almost dead certain that's one of my old basses.  when you mentioned that it was bocate and had a gold plated control cavity cover, it set off a flashback to when i was living in seattle in 2001, living the life of a stock-option-rich dot-commer.  i bought this bass and its fretless essence cousin brand-new from guitar center somewheres between 1999 and 2000.  they both had been hanging there for some time and i had that freshly minted-almost-millionaire-overnight money burning a hole in my pocket.

i think the cover came up for auction on ebay from alembic sometime after i bought the bass and so i jumped on it.  the original cover was brass.  it's long lost.

here's a picture of my bass collection from those days.  my first exploiter. and a martin B-2 rounding it out.  the europa and exploiter went as trade bait for my first series II.  the essence went to some guy who i think was gonna have it fretted.  yikes!

that's freaking daft, mate!

[jazzyvee]

Wow small world. I bought it from a member of this forum who was Italian but lived in America for a while, before moving over the to the UK and i collected it from him in London. Really nice guy, had a bass rig that was only a few inches off the ceiling and a nice series bass.
I did think of replacing the gold cavity cover and having one made to replace it. That said, if anyone has a spare cavity cover, let me know.

[BeenDown139]

well i was so flabbergasted by seeing another one of my former instruments turn up here that i almost forgot my manners.

good luck with your sale, sir.  i hope the fact that it passed through my hands doesn't detract from its value.

[jazzyvee]

Oh before i forget, i would also be interested in a trade, cash either way for a short scale series II 4 string or a Spectrum guitar.

[jazzyvee]

Bass is still looking for a new home and i'm open to sensible offers from members.

[jazzyvee]

Reducing to a round figure of £5000.

[jazzyvee]

Just a thought. There is a chance I could be in the states on tour later this year, subject to all the official stuff going through OK. So if anyone here is interested in the bass, I could bring this bass over for my tour and we can hash out a deal before I go back home.

[BeenDown139]

as much as id like to be reunited with my old bass i think ill pass on this opportunity.

howsomever, if yer gonna be in the mile high (a.k.a. denver, colorado, U$A) lemme know.   if yer not on covid lockdown maybe ya can make yer way over to BeenDown Estates.  sit out on the patio.  pet the dog.  smoke some high-grade d0pe.  watch the sky turn colours dontcha know, laddie.

[bassman Brian]

I'm interested and in the SF bay area Keep me posted.     Thank you,

[jazzyvee]

Open to sensible offers.
PM if you are interested.