Author Topic: 76AC070 (Read 1790 times)

garth4664 · « **on:** December 05, 2009, 11:42:41 PM »

Just received in Hong Kong, thanks Chris (the original owner who ordered it in 1975) for selling this bass to me instead of keeping it under the bed. Custom with series II electronics, refinished/reconditioned by Alembic a few years ago and looking stunning. Plays like butter with a very low profile neck, long scale, tree of life inlay...

garth4664 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2009, 11:53:05 PM »

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garth4664 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:20:29 AM »

Details include red leds, and an amazing looking purpleheart (?) neck. The hum canceller brass ring is also a thing of beauty, you can not feel where the wood stops and the brass starts. I've been forgetting to stop for meals since this arrived...

elwoodblue · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:41:23 AM »

They really outdid themselves when that bass was made.For Alembic that saying something.
It's hard to look away... nice pics!
Interesting truss rod cover...I haven't seen that on any others.

I'd love to see a picture of the neck from the back,
the purpleheart in the second picture is vibrant.

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2009, 03:49:16 AM »

that damn thing is Beautiful!.........is this one chambered on both sides,im looking at that cut and just wondering.

garth4664 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2009, 04:23:16 AM »

Hello Barnes, it seems to be chambered on the top side, but not very much due to the big arm cut away. The cut away is really a thing of beauty as there is also a belly cut on the back side of the bass, so when looking from the top it has a real 3-d shape to it.

Elwoodblue I'll get some shots of the back to show the neck colour - it is very vibrant, the transition to the headstock is also special.

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senmen · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2009, 05:12:43 AM »

Hey Garth,
many congrats to that gorgeous bass.
This is really awesome....
Enjoy!
Oliver (Spyderman)

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:28:39 AM »

that bass is beautiful!!! what does the switch below the input jack do?

~Taylor Watterson