39 years and still going strong

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Author Message alembic76407 Senior Member Username: alembic76407 Post Number: 789 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 2:51 pm:    I bought my Series 1 39 years ago to day. I had a 1966 Karman Ghia convertible and the only I could haul it was put the top down and stick it in like a surfboard . lemon oil and strings with love tonight Sir David T edwardofhuncote Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 426 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 3:40 pm:    Outstanding - Congratulations & Compliments sire! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11826 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 3:47 pm:    mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8562 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 5:31 pm:    Two gems right there! artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 2047 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 5:54 pm:    39 years old and a great looking instrument, you've been a great caregiver! Happy Birthday and Hi Sir David T, wishing you 39 more! slawie Senior Member Username: slawie Post Number: 801 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 6:54 pm:    Both looking well preserved. Congratulations, my how time flies. harald_rost Advanced Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 242 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2015 - 11:18 pm:    Happy Bithday comes from my Alembic Series 1 #278 from 1976! terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2390 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2015 - 12:38 am:    Lovely bass, one of the classic Alembics which looks as good as ever! I was too young and broke to even afford the cheapest of instruments back in 76! jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4553 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2015 - 1:05 am:    What an anniversary to celebrate. I wish you many more years together. I didn't even have an electric guitar back then I was learning on an £8.00 Kapok branded Chinese made Spanish guitar which I still have to this day. bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2400 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2015 - 1:08 am:    Terrific story, David, and kudos on a long-relationship with that wonderful axe. That Series shape four-string in natural has always been an icon to me. I had to laugh . . . . about the same time (old guys rule!), I had a VW Beetle convertible, and was in a quandary about how in the hell was I going to move my then-new Peavey Bass head and 215 cabinet around in said-same vehicle. Got a call for an unexpected one-nighter that night, and I knew no one in the group well enough to know if any of them had a van or pickup. Gotta go now, then it dawned on me, so I went out in the driveway and dropped the top. Got the 215 up on the back bumper and tipped it over the folded top into the back seat. Ta Da ! ! ! Got some strange looks, especially driving it back home like that at 3 AM ! It gets even better later: I bought one of those Acoustic rigs with the 415 cabinet (for our younger readers, bass playing in the 60's thru the 80's was a MANLY profession, what with moving all those Coke Machine sized cabinets) right after I traded the Bug on . . . . wait for it . . . a new Honda Civic ! Joey rv_bass Junior Username: rv_bass Post Number: 46 Registered: 8-2014 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2015 - 5:12 am:    Very nice, I love the color! growlypants Intermediate Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 138 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2015 - 6:26 am:    Congrats, Sir David T!! She's a beauty. (And yes, I, as well, was too poor in the '70s to even THINK about those Alembic basses.) (And Joey, you crack me up!) moongerm Advanced Member Username: moongerm Post Number: 225 Registered: 8-2013 Posted on Saturday, July 04, 2015 - 4:27 am:    Congratulations, lovely! lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6127 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, July 04, 2015 - 10:17 am:    Gorgeous bass, Sir D. The old ones really are quite beautiful. If only us owners could keep our looks so well as we age! lol. As for transportation, I still remember Jazzyvee's pics of his entire rig loaded into a smart car. Musical equipment tetris at its finest! Bill, tgo wideload Advanced Member Username: wideload Post Number: 213 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 4:17 pm:    I still can't get over your being able to buy an Alembic bass at the age of 3! Play on, man! alembic76407 Senior Member Username: alembic76407 Post Number: 790 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 7:04 pm:    and I could drive at 3 also 5a_quilt_top Senior Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 574 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 12:10 pm:    To quote E. Scrooge: "Remarkable boy!" As such, it's no surprise that you'd gravitate toward an Alembic.