Beautiful Spoiler

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Author Message flpete1uw Advanced Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 211 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 - 2:07 pm:    What a Beautiful Spoiler. That Ebony is exquisite. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Spoiler-Electric-Bass-Beautiful-Vintage-1988-OHs-Case-Candy-/190999967284?pt=Guitar&hash=item2c787c3634 sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3163 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 - 2:36 pm:    Yes , I have already gone though various phases of self control regarding this one. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3164 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 - 2:36 pm:    Yes , I have already gone though various phases of self control regarding this one. bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2095 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:13 pm:    I don't know which name to properly call this 'striped' ebony, but I just love it; Yamaha used this a lot for fingerboards on MIJ BB-series basses, and I just loved that they left it where you could see the stripes, instead of the usual 'black dye' job. I regret I forgot to use that when I had my Elan Five built. A beautiful piece, and Thank You it's got a mahogany core: With maple it would have been REAL snarky. J o e y