Bob Malone bass?

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Author Message bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 603 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 9:51 am:    Anyone else look at this thing on eBay? Except for the body shape, it looks like it came out of Santa Rosa. The electronics, the bridge and sustain block, the dual rods and cover, medium scale 5 with relatively narrow spacing. It's a very interesting piece and I am considering taking a run at it. Anyone have a comment? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3770315167&rd=1 keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 535 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 12:15 pm:    It looks like an employee project because those are alembic pups & alembic bridge,& sustain block & spyder tail peices, also the elecs looks like vol-pan-filter and a Q switch, also the thread states that guy who made it once was employed at alembic so i wouldnt be surprised if that bass was born @ alembic. apdavis Junior Username: apdavis Post Number: 26 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 2:35 pm:    I think it's the red bass they are trying to sell. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 604 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 3:09 pm:    Nope - it's just the opposite. The red one is for sale at Bass Alone (about $1200 or so), and the pictures were included for comparison. The maple bass not only lacks a serial number, but seems to have no markings of any kind. I can't say that it looks much like the red one, so I'm not sure there's any real confirmation about the origin of the bass that is for sale. I wouldn't be interested at all, but the construction appears to be very good and the electronics/hardware look like Alembic factory stuff. It also looks like a quilty/birdseye maple body with a flame top and about an 11 piece laminated maple neck. It even looks like an Alembic adjustable nut. Looking at the design and parts, I have a hard time believing this wasn't built with a lot of Alembic resources. timlynn New Username: timlynn Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 8:03 pm:    It is still For Sale - eBay Item #3771634359 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3771634359&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT timlynn New Username: timlynn Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 8:05 pm:    It is still For Sale - eBay Item #3771634359 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3771634359&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 646 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 8:07 pm:    Yep, and I might have bought it the first time around, but I was put off when you restarted the auction. Good luck.