https://reverb.com/item/99231719-alembic-serie-ii-cocobolo-1993
Fifty thousand dollars??
At least there's free shipping...
yeah, i saw that. couldn't help but notice that there's some pretty spendy instruments going up for sale on rrevverbb all of a sudden. maybe that dragon wing sale not long ago emboldened some of the hoarders out there to see if they really do have a unicorn.
i love series II's. had a couple. still own one. but $50k USD for one with no omega, no inlaid logo, no ebony lams and 4 strings to boot is really testing the market. front side LEDs notwithstanding. got 'em. not sure i like 'em. haven't used 'em yet. side LEDs are the bomb, tho. imho. ymmv.
<edit>. at least it's a long scale
i'm done buying instruments, so y'all go ahead on this one.
good luck to all!
Yeah, I love the side LEDs, but to me the fretboard landing lights are a bit much. I guess that's why they're on an On/Off toggle... there if you want them, gone if they're not.
Yes, sure! ;D ;D
Not an amount i would choose to pay but still it's a lovely bass, and no doubt sounds extraordinarily good.
Quote from: BeenDown139 on July 08, 2026, 02:44:51 PMone with no omega,
Does the omega signify anything beyond being pretty?
V.
Quote from: VicDiesel on July 09, 2026, 04:48:18 AMQuote from: BeenDown139 on July 08, 2026, 02:44:51 PMone with no omega,
Does the omega signify anything beyond being pretty?
V.
They always sound better with an Omega-cut, Vic. 8)
No, and yes. It's often seen on a custom body, and very desirable to some. I don't know if it (Standard Omega) was an upcharge in 1993, or if whoever commissioned that bass just preferred a Standard Point body. Either one would have been do-able.
That is an especially nice set of cocobolo. :o The laser markers are a custom bonus. Gold hardware... yeah boy. 13+ pounds... chuckle. They have the power supply and cable too. Looks like it's in decent shape. But $50K. We tell folks at the store. "ask what you want, take what you can get." I don't see anything to warrant that price, but it isn't mine.
Lovely but priced to keep! Or has to sell from the wife :-[
Mark King fans are dying or getting to the age where they can't play???? ;D
Nice bass, priced to 'protect'...lolol
There's an medium scale as well.
Takeo
Well that's going to sit for a long time. The description says "SERIES II-MB-4" which would indicate medium scale. But then it says 34'' scale. ??? 13+ pounds!
That makes me feel really good about what I paid for my Series II.
$50K?
I have lights along my '79 Series. You know what I heard a lot back when I used to trot that out? "Oh, you're the guy with lights on his bass."
Now if a six string med scale Khaleesi came up I would have to raid the 401K.
Quote from: Nova Constellatio on July 09, 2026, 08:59:11 AMThat makes me feel really good about what I paid for my Series II.
You
could trade one of them funny-lookin' coins for it if they were legal tender... 😆
Quote from: edwardofhuncote on July 09, 2026, 11:47:37 AMQuote from: Nova Constellatio on July 09, 2026, 08:59:11 AMThat makes me feel really good about what I paid for my Series II.
You could trade one of them funny-lookin' coins for it if they were legal tender... 😆
True, but I think they'd be getting the better end of the deal.
There's already been an $11,991 price drop. It's now only $37,999😁
Quote from: hammer on July 09, 2026, 06:31:59 PMThere's already been an $11,991 price drop. It's now only $37,999😁
Quelle bargoon!
There's already been an $11,991 price drop. It's now only $37,999😁
yeah that made me do a double-take. maybe the seller's a lurker here?
so currently on reeveerb there's 2 SII's and 6 S1's priced considerably below $34k (USD) (a few of which i'd consider better outfitted. imho. ymmv. and all that rot) that have been there for months & months. i say, good luck with that sir! i'm sure glad i'm not having to sell any of mine.
Quote from: hammer on July 09, 2026, 06:31:59 PMThere's already been an $11,991 price drop. It's now only $37,999😁
Make him an offer he can't refuse! :)
I've got a feeling this one is on consignment. It looks like the seller's shop has quite a few higher-end bass guitars. I'm not 100% sure there's a brick and mortar store, but there's a website and phone/email contact for 'Slapstore'. Like I said fellas... a guy walks in your place with an item like that, wants to sell, you have to see what you can get. And you don't start low. A consignment fee up here is 10-20%, depending on what the desired net is. No idea what they get in Florida but I'd guess more.
We never see basses like that here, but I see this same conversation play out two or three days a week at the store with some very high-end guitars. When they get listed on Reverb too, the price goes up incrementally to cover the extra fees and shipping costs. If you just walk in to buy, then it's mano-y-mano dealing until you reach the consignor's bottom dollar.
Now I'd never suggest that someone just bypass the hive of scum and villainy that is Reverb... but if I really wanted that bass and didn't want to play silly buggers, I'd just call the guy.
QuoteNow I'd never suggest that someone just bypass the hive of scum and villainy that is Reverb...
well the DW came from a flipper, but i gotta say the guy was up front, worked with me on the price and packed it for shipping like he actually knew what he was doing. pretty sure the guy he bought it from took a haircut, tho. so not a lotta difference from a B & M in that regard. i gotta say there are some bottom feeders out there that i'd never deal with, along with the B & M's. i guess if yer in the market and ya gots yer eyes set on a prize then ya gotta be prepared to take a chance and dance the dance. i would've much rather have dealt with a clubber. but it worked out for me. others not so much. it's a shark tank out there! good luck to all!
so an interesting coda to this madcap adventure. i've had other more interesting things to do so haven't really paid attention for a while. listing ended. one of those things that kinda makes ya go hmmmm.......
Quote from: BeenDown139 on July 15, 2026, 01:18:22 PMso an interesting coda to this madcap adventure. i've had other more interesting things to do so haven't really paid attention for a while. listing ended. one of those things that kinda makes ya go hmmmm.......
Now it's listed in Chile at the same price.