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klinkepeter

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« on: November 25, 2012, 11:05:12 AM »
Hi folks, i got this one last week from a bassist in belgium, nice guy and a good player as well. He made me a great deal on it, this bass
is from 1990 and is still in a great shape. There is only one issue at the upper horn, where a pre-owner screwed a whole for a strap (very dumb), he felt probably uncomfortable with the regular strap position of the short scale alembics. I have a luthier who will make it almost invisible. Anything else is just like new.
It has red side dots. The neck is unbelievable to play,i never held a bass like this into my hands.
The bass is still tuned  A D G C (that?s tenor, isn?t it?) and sounds 100% like Stanleys shorty.
So finally i got 4 alembics (2 seriesI, 1 custom made and this one) and each sounds different, very unique but still always like an alembic.
Here comes the pictures:

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2012, 11:07:53 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2012, 11:09:21 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2012, 11:09:44 AM »
this should have been the next pic..
 
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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2012, 11:18:02 AM »
here it is

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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2012, 11:19:43 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2012, 11:22:02 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2012, 11:31:09 AM »
Erste klasse !     What a nice Series II !  
 
    Congratulations

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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2012, 06:51:31 AM »
Very nice!  Congratulations Peter, Play it Healthy! Art

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2012, 09:40:28 AM »
Beautiful bass that appears to be in great condition.  Congratulations!!

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« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2012, 05:18:35 PM »
Very nice!

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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2013, 11:27:25 AM »
Fantastic looking bass and congratulations on your purchase.  
Jazzyvee
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2013, 04:50:05 PM »
Damn...das a nasty bass dere mon!

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« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2013, 05:36:44 PM »
We Really Like.

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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2013, 09:52:37 PM »
those little knobs are?
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!