Author Topic: When did you get your first Alembic and what was it? (Read 1458 times)

poor_nigel · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2012, 02:18:09 PM »

If the quote generator is scary now, imagine it after the price hike finally gets installed in it that was supposed to be done last January. Once the price hike goes into effect, prices on eBay will jump for used instruments. Luckily, I have all the basses I will probably buy in this life time. Otherwise, it sucks to get old!

wayne · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2012, 06:34:59 PM »

1990

5-string 20th Anniversary (one of VERY few fivers with that moniker)

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/19580.html?1120832114

C-Ya............wayne

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:25:20 AM »

purchased in 1980 at 19 yrs old, this 1972 series I/with series II guts .....(Serial#12.)

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alembic76407 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:07:05 AM »

July 2 1976 I got my Series 1 and still have it

hieronymous · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2012, 11:31:34 AM »

Hey jazzyvee, my first Alembic was in 2002 too! An '85 Spoiler/Exploiter bought at Blue Note Music in Berkeley, CA:

unholyprawn · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2013, 10:27:03 AM »

What an appropriate thread for my first post. My first Alembic was a 1983 Persuader (Single pickup). It is honestly and truly the best bass I have played. In fact, I liked it so much, less than a month later, I bought an Epic.

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unholyprawn · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2013, 10:28:17 AM »

What an appropriate thread for my first post.

My first Alembic was a 1983 Persuader (Single pickup). It is honestly and truly the best bass I have played. In fact, I liked it so much, less than a month later, I bought an Epic.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2013, 01:23:13 PM »

Hey Charles, welcome to the forum, and a grand entrance with two basses.

Jazzyvee

that_sustain · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2013, 05:12:23 PM »

I bought my first at age 19. It was a 4 string Essence in natural finish...all maple(figured top). This was in 1994. I found out about Alembic through BassPlayer Magazine. They praised the company above all.

Welcome, Charles

that_sustain · « **Reply #24 on:** March 25, 2013, 12:19:53 AM »

Charles..that Persuader is somethin' else.

rjmsteel · « **Reply #25 on:** March 26, 2013, 09:41:05 AM »

1981 Distillate. Bought new at Makin Music, Homewood, IL ($1,400.00) Still have it.

The guys at Bag End, (when they were in Palatine, IL), let me try out the Series I they had, and still have, threw a set of headphones plugged directly into the bass and I fell in love.

guineapig · « **Reply #26 on:** March 27, 2013, 10:40:13 AM »

A 1993 Spoiler. I bought it in 2005 in a small music shop. The owner of the shop had bought the complete stock of another shop that stopped it's activities. According to him the other shop bought it new and never sold it. So that would make it NOS I guess... I don't play it very often, so it still looks like new...

georgie_boy · « **Reply #27 on:** March 30, 2013, 06:11:48 AM »

Got my Series 1 1976 model from the Bass Centre in London for my 47th birthday........present to myself.
I still have her and she is even better now, just ask Jacko, he's played her.
It's her birthday tomorrow 31st March 1976

georgie_boy · « **Reply #28 on:** March 30, 2013, 06:13:14 AM »

You can see a pic on my profile page

senmen · « **Reply #29 on:** March 30, 2013, 08:51:10 AM »

It happened back in 2004 after the JE Limited Spyders had been launched. My first one, Spyder No. 04-50, 4 string My second one, Spyder No. 08-25, 8 string My third one, Dragon Wing "Tears for John", my first custom Alembic. All sold unfortunately, but soon to be replaced by something new....

Greetz, Oliver (Spyderman)