Poor_Nigel...

[edwardofhuncote]

...had fine taste in Alembic basses. This is probably my favorite one he had of them all. https://www.ebay.com/itm/285467501715


Too bad they are asking two prices for it, and misidentifying as a Series II... I'm guessing Thomas swapped cases with that graphite-necked short-scale he had. But it's still nice to see old #75-150 is still kickin' around. I'd love to have this one.

[jazzyvee]

Yes Poor Nigel had great taste and a lot of basses. I am fortunate that he contacted me be the next owner of his Series II Europa bass. I couldn't resist. That shorty does look nice.

[BeenDown139]

Yes Poor Nigel had great taste and a....

well he sure did.  through a combination of serendipity and a large load of money falling out of the sky and landing in my lap, i happen to be the proud owner of his custom series II.  or as i call her, the ebony amazon.  this thing is the craziest bass i've ever held.  gets played almost every day.  hopefully she'll grace the stage with me if i ever get with a band that makes it outta the practice studio.  sheesh.

[jon_jackson]

I have two of Poor Nigel's former basses. A really good person with great taste in instruments. I appreciated his sense of humor and his custom packing of basses for shipment (which usually took a couple of hours of unpacking just to get to the case). I'd wondered where the fairy-moon bass went; glad it's in the club. One of my favorite Alembic inlays.

[rv_bass]

I always wondered where the 75 short scale zebrawood ended up.  I’d be interested in that one if anyone in the club has it.

[edwardofhuncote]

That'd be #75-219, a known duplicate serial number.

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8331.0

*Realized later this morning, the thread with the graphite short-scale was not Thomas' bass... just one he liked a lot.  Not sure how or why this one's case got labeled Series II.

[dela217]

75-219    I would give that one a good home.

That one is definitely a duplicate serial number.   The other 219 used to live here in New Orleans.    Different bass for sure, the zebra grain went in the opposite direction.
Michael