(Note: I am also offering for sale a Darling custom short-scale 4-string bass on this site.)
I need to sell a 2017 Alembic Europa custom short-scale bass in absolutely mint condition, and I want to offer it first to Alembic Club members. The previous owner commissioned this bass directly from Alembic with the goal of enjoying the fast, slim neck of a Stanley Clarke model, without the balance or neck dive issues, and with the simplicity and user-friendliness of the Europa electronics.
Features of this build include:
* Gorgeous bubinga top over a mahogany body with maple accent laminate and purpleheart pinstripe
* Matching Orion headstock with bubinga front and back veneers
* 3-piece, satin-finished maple neck with walnut stringers
* 24-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone oval fret marker inlays
* Scale length: 30.5" / 774.7mm
* Nut width: 1.53" / 38.9mm
* Neck width at 24th fret: 2.12" / 53.8mm
* String spacing at bridge: 16.5mm / 0.65"
* 2 AXY pickups
* Europa electronics: volume, pan, filter, 2-position Q-switch, bass cut/flat/boost switch, treble cut/flat/boost switch, LED on/off switch
* Gold-plated hardware
* Custom finger ramp matching the neck and body wood
* Side LEDs in blue, amber at 12th and 24th frets
* Serial number: C14595
* Weight: 9.64 lbs / 4.37 kg
The bass is currently strung with Alembic CX-3/45S (.045-.065-.080-.105) short-scale roundwound strings, and comes with the build sheet, stock adjustment tools, and case candy. It will be shipped in the original custom-fitted G&G hard shell case in mint condition.
My asking price is $5,000, and we split fully insured shipping via pirateship.com (CONUS only), but any and all reasonable offers will be considered, as the instrument must be sold. All requests for additional information and/or photos are very welcome.
