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Author Message rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1241 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 7:31 pm:    http://m.ebay.com/itm/151263512931# hifiguy Senior Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 409 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 7:58 pm:    Pulling Alembic electronics out of a custom made Alembic bass seems completely wrong on every level - like sticking a Corvette engine in a Ferrari or an Aston Martin. It bounces off the brain at a very strange angle. darkstar01 Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 528 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 8:22 pm:    I just recently found out this bass is at a guitar place directly across the street from my studio. Considering all of the attention it's gotten over the years here, maybe I should go check it out. keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 2004 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 5:33 am:    I would like to know more about the splices of white wings and any other modifications. As often as it pops up my curiosity is peaked. Still confused why anybody would do it but to each their own. Keith pasewark Advanced Member Username: pasewark Post Number: 240 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 7:08 am:    It haunts my nightmares. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5761 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 7:44 am:    IT' BACK!!!!!!!! Oh, the horror, the horror! Bill, tgo jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4044 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 8:42 am:    I wish it were on sale when I met Vinny Fodera at the UK bass show in London earlier this year, I could have asked him about it. I can't recall if mica has ever commented on this bass when it has been reported on the forum. But her view would certainly be interesting. Jazzyvee fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1523 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 8:49 am:    The original electronics + pickups are included, takes away some of the pain :-) Mica commented here and said she's pretty sure it started its life as a Triple Omega. byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1461 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 10:20 am:    Honestly, if you want a new 6-string Alembic, then buy this for the neck, as the price of the ebony lams and leds would be a good starting point. Sell the electronics and hardware, to soften the blow further. drjenney Intermediate Member Username: drjenney Post Number: 154 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 10:54 am:    Anyone know what kind of Alembic electronics it included? drjenney Intermediate Member Username: drjenney Post Number: 155 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 11:08 am:    Anyone know what kind of Alembic electronics it included? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11338 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 11:42 am:    The hole pattern suggests Essence electronics. Bradley's idea is certainly interesting; buying it and sending it to Santa Rosa, and have them put new body wings on it, reinstall the pickups and electronics, and maybe upgrade the electronics. Oh, and remove that butterfly from the peghead. So if you were thinking about a 36" scale six string with ebony neck lams, this could be a starting point.