Optimistic Seller!

[garyhead]

Good luck with that!  Maybe too many add-ons for an Essence.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/205320657631?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=f6fdd376d9b54c47837372e9c6932737&bu=43199323312&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20250228013825&segname=11021&recoId=205320657631&recoPos=1

[BeenDown139]

yah the same one's on reverv:
https://reverb.com/item/87510022-alembic-essence-bubinga

new prices keep goin upp and up, makes me glad i got my new one a coupla price increases ago. used, not so much.  you could get a nice old series I for that much $ and have enuff left over for a pretty nice stereo rig and maybe a clown car to haul it around in.  jsut sayin.

[garyhead]

I could see if a customer wanted a custom Essence with the add-ons but it will be curious if a shop can find a buyer willing to spend $12K over the current used market for a 4 string Essence.  And I'm being generous for that 5K price used.

[rv_bass]

New Alembics cost more than used Alembics.  That’s pretty much what a new one costs 😊

[garyhead]

You know RV, you are correct!  I bought my Essence 6 new for $2,500 in 1993……then it hit Me….. that’s 32 YEARS ago….to this geezer, it seems like yesterday!  I won’t even discuss what I paid for my Classico 6 in 1998.   

[rv_bass]

I know what you mean, I used to pay $12 for Levi’s blue jeans, and 1974 still seems like yesterday to me 😊

[edwardofhuncote]

Worth mentioning... Eddie's Guitars is an Alembic dealer, with a phone number and a storefront. They cater to a clientele that wouldn't flinch at buying this bass. I can't imagine a circumstance under which I would buy that bass, or make any other transaction of that size using an online platform and not have some human interaction. But hey, it's 2025... I guess some folks would rather do it that way.

The important thing about this one, it's new, and it's in-stock. No waiting. No issues. No foolishness. I agree it's a lotta' money, but the 13 people on that build sheet had to get paid somehow. If you want it cheaper... I dunno, wait 20 years and buy it third-hand?