Alembic Exploiter Bass

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:26 pm

Any leads on one for sale?

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:05 pm

Hi Marc,

You can check in the Alembic forum. I didn't see anything obvious there. You could post that you are looking for one though.

http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/16932.html?1188680988

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:30 pm

Well, there's a hobbit down the road here, who...

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:15 pm

Is he a hobbit because of the furry bare toes and feet, because of the curious round-doored architecture for short folk, or the voracious appetite that never grows too much fat...

Or is it just because of his last name being Wickersham?

I daresay Marc wants to avoid the 75% drop in resale value over new purchase price the second it gets shipped by Mica....

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:13 am

Tis not I who seeks one but, the so-called "friend"...

I have actually always been interested in getting an Alembic, however...it is the dreaded resale value Elys speaks of which made me fear such a purchase.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:54 am

You buy an Alembic used. They are the best value for $$$ out there by miles. Period.

When you see an very used 80's Ric going for more, then you know the time has come to buy.

I remember a quote years ago, where someone had posted and told either Zon or Tobias that they were thinking about buying one of their basses. The buyer mentioned he had an Alembic, to which the builder replied "Why would you want one of mine then"?

Says it all...

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:41 am

I'll second that. Alembic's are beautiful basses, and are a great value on the used market. Strange compared to the recent market for most vintage guitars.

I love my Essence!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:54 am

if you have a few assembly skills then you can build an explorer bass from Warmoth parts ... someday I am going to do a 5 string version ...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:52 am

I was thinking of buying some Warmouth parts just to give a try on putting something together.

It always starts out as...yeah...I'll build the ultimate P-bass...then how about a cool shape like an Explorer or a V..then it turns into a doubleneck...I price up the parts and resort to...Maybe I should just pick up something at a dealer or Ebay...

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:23 am

If you have a shop like this one, you too, can build your own Seligman, er, Alembic-like bass.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:35 am

The elusive staff...

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:59 am

Where's LegOLamb and his bow? Or Artemis Gordon? Surely that stock of precioouuusss wood had to have come from Galadriel's Forest itself?

(nice Photoshop job, Paul!)

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:54 pm

Jeff, I want to build a convertible bass. Yes, Explorer shape, then remove the lower front part, place on back, then I have a V, then I unsnap the buckles in the middle, open it up into a 4 over 8 doubleneck, which in effect will be a "W"...

Shouldn't be too difficult, expensive, and certainly not a waste of time. Oh wait, finally, it must collapse into a size where I can bring it on a plane as carry on.

I'm off to Home Depot and Radio Shack. They should have everything I need to make my dream a reality.

******Sorry, just a bit giddy that the Mets swept the Braves*****

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:31 pm

Bass strings love to be folded into a "W" shape!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:38 pm

Please don't used the "W" (dub 'ya) word around here!