| Author | Message | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 163 Registered: 11-2008 |
Time to move on as they say, with a wedding and upright lessons to pay for this bass needs a home where she'll get played. Bought it from Danno a few years back and am asking $2750.00 shipped Conus. 9+ shape plays fantastic. | ||
| bassman8416
Junior Username: bassman8416 Post Number: 26 Registered: 5-2012 |
Hey bear, its Craig....still saving, was hoping to have purchased this from you buy now. I understand you need to finance things. I have learned its best to keep to myself until I have the bread in hand....especially when it comes to an Alembic. Just to painful to watch these beauties come and go. It does give me hope though that there is always someone selling one here and there and my day will come. | ||
| alemboid
Intermediate Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 139 Registered: 5-2003 |
Woods? Scale? Pics? :-) | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2631 Registered: 3-2004 |
I was thinking about buying it around the holiday season in 2008 when Danno first offered it up. In fact, I am not sure he had offered it until I saw it in his group pic and asked about it while he was selling other things. Scale is 32". Woods are the standard recipe with a nice walnut top. Danno had it refinished, so it was very clean in 2008 when he was selling it. It is 89D5675. It only lacks LEDs for being perfect for me, and I'd find a way to buy it now if I had the money. -bob | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 164 Registered: 11-2008 |
Thanks Bob i was about to chime in but you did it perfect. I would love to post a pic but can't figure it out. I can e-mail anyone interested pics and if you can post them more power to you :-) . html or not i can't out smart it.... Bass is still very clean sorry was in a rush when put up original post. Bass is in the Denver area if anyone wants to try her out. ---Bear | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10786 Registered: 5-2002 |
If you send me some pics, I'll post them for you. | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 165 Registered: 11-2008 |
Pm sent Dave. Thank You very much. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10787 Registered: 5-2002 |
Here are the pics ...   | ||
| tonypiazza
New Username: tonypiazza Post Number: 7 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is this bass still for sale? Truly wonderful. Best regards, Tony Piazza | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 168 Registered: 11-2008 |
Still for sale here in Wonderful Colorado. | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1288 Registered: 7-2003 |
This is a great one, but probably the wrong time for me, nonetheless. I'm getting to be a 5'er guy. What're the neck and heel widths on this bass? How strong is the B string(I'm getting pretty comfy on a Modulus Q5)? | ||
| brianclarkebert
New Username: brianclarkebert Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2012 |
You've got mail=) | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1454 Registered: 3-2004 |
I can testify that this is a great bass. Complete refinish by Alembic and sounds wonderful. Its a bargain at that price. A pic when it was a Joisey resident.  | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 169 Registered: 11-2008 |
Thanks Danno. Looks like she's going to the Mothership for a quick once over and then hopefully on to Washington St. I love this bass but my love for upright bass and the lessons needed to reveal it's secrets are more important at this point in my life and she needs to be played more. Nuff said I was\am proud to have been a custodian for this lovely instrument. Bear | ||
| brianclarkebert
New Username: brianclarkebert Post Number: 2 Registered: 7-2012 |
Oh yeah, happy birthday from my amazing wife, I can't wait to get my hands on her;) Nothing wrong with an upright bass either. Thanks bear | ||
| charles_holmes
Intermediate Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 183 Registered: 3-2009 |
Simandl Books for Double Bass have been the standard books that I hear most people have trained from (Including me).A few other books I would recommend are, Solos in the Thumb Position "Michael Moore", Solos for the Double Bass, Those books will be more than enough to chew on! (ah heh, heh, heh!) | ||
| brianclarkebert
New Username: brianclarkebert Post Number: 3 Registered: 7-2012 |
Charles that's a nice series I distillate you have there. Simandl is a great book for double bass, I spent about two years studying out of that book in my younger years, and got tons of goodness out of that, cheers from a son to be alembic owner;). ...........B. | ||
| brianclarkebert
New Username: brianclarkebert Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2012 |
Charles that's a nice series I distillate you have there. Simandl is a great book for double bass, I spent about two years studying out of that book in my younger years, and got tons of goodness out of that, cheers from a soon to be alembic owner;). ...........B. | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 171 Registered: 11-2008 |
This ones on it's way to the mothership, and then Brian's casa! Dude really does have an awesome, "amazing" wife. I talked at length with her and he is one lucky guy. Thanks for the Simandl tip Charlie, someday i hope to check his books out but for now it's the Rabbath Method as that is what my teacher has goin on. I have no sight reading skills YET, so I am starting from the beginning playing mostly arco so i can get my intonation going on :-}... This is a very humbling instrument to learn. -Bear | ||
| brianclarkebert
Junior Username: brianclarkebert Post Number: 18 Registered: 7-2012 |
So she showed up at 2:00 this afternoon, I just finally put her down for a second, All I can say is wow!!! What is not to like about this bass. Pictures did not do her justice, Thank you care-takers for keeping her in such great condition, I feel very fortunate for my first Alembic, She's coming to bed tonight=) | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 178 Registered: 11-2008 |
Yea!!!! I just got back from my honeymoon and saw this. Glad to see you got it!!! Enjoy. Peace and low notes....Bear |
