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love2play
New Username: love2play
Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2012
| Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 10:40 am: | |
Well It is time to let go of my Bass I got from Andy West back in 1984. This is the bass that recorded most all of the Dixie Dregs albums, here is a link to an article Andy wrote about the bass. http://www.andywest.com/alembic.html. The neck was reworked and customized by Alembic with an inlay via John Paul Jones. It also has one of the first midi pickups for bass installed. This truly is a one of a kind! I am asking $6400.00. I will post some pics soon. |
crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins
Post Number: 978 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - 6:39 pm: | |
Right on. |
jim777
Junior Username: jim777
Post Number: 12 Registered: 10-2012
| Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 3:21 am: | |
Love Andy, one of my all time favorites By the time I got to meet him he was playing the headless Aria 6 string with the tremolo on it though. You should consider putting this up on talkbass once the Alembic folks have emptied their couches of change and hundrded dollar bills |
edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin
Post Number: 1314 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 2:03 pm: | |
I saw this bass in action in the late 70s a few time. Killer, killer tone. I think I also played it in Cambridge, MA once. There was a music story in the early 80s that said that the Alembic they had was Andy's. I saw him with the Steinberger, as well, but I didn't like the tone as much as the Alembic. |
love2play
New Username: love2play
Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2012
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 - 1:27 pm: | |
I love this bass, and your right it has killer tone. I was talking to Andy when he visited a couple of weeks ago and he was telling me that the only other Alembic he had was a fretless model he used on a couple songs and that he doesn't remember where he sold it. I bought this one from him in 1984 when I was lucky enough to take lessons from him. I also have his Steinberger sitting here.. |