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wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member
Username: wfmandmusic

Post Number: 122
Registered: 1-2012
Posted on Monday, November 03, 2014 - 5:48 am:   Edit Post

On the hunt for a late model. Open to different string variations. Trades available or not.
hammer
Senior Member
Username: hammer

Post Number: 609
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Monday, November 03, 2014 - 6:19 am:   Edit Post

I wish you luck with your search.

I was on the look for one for quite a long time (2 years) and while I saw a number of long and short scale Series II on the market, medium scale were few and far between. I've always wondered whether those who buy medium scale Series II basses take them to their graves or if it's a matter of a lot fewer of them having been built over the years.

Does anyone have any statistics on the scale length of Series basses that have been by the mothership over the years?
stout71
Advanced Member
Username: stout71

Post Number: 224
Registered: 7-2011
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 5:48 am:   Edit Post

I don't know the stats, but my custom medium-scale Series II is on the production schedule (I think.) It ain't for sale, though! I've played 34" forever. I figured I'd mix it up. (Sorry for pseudo-hijacking the thread.)
wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member
Username: wfmandmusic

Post Number: 123
Registered: 1-2012
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 5:38 pm:   Edit Post

Good question hammer. Most likely I will have to do what stout is doing. Unless of course he gets his, hates it, then trades me for a 34 and some cash.
Just planting a seed....
stout71
Advanced Member
Username: stout71

Post Number: 226
Registered: 7-2011
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 4:11 am:   Edit Post

That made me laugh out loud. :-)
adriaan
Moderator
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3169
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 10:05 am:   Edit Post

The odds of finding a medium scale Series II might be better if you were looking for an early model, rather than a late one. Just a thought ...
wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member
Username: wfmandmusic

Post Number: 124
Registered: 1-2012
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post

Agreed and good advice. In the end that won't really matter much anyhow. If I find one, I most likely will be letting my current series 11 go back on the market.
hg30904
Intermediate Member
Username: hg30904

Post Number: 120
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 11:46 am:   Edit Post

As long as you admit that it was the nicest bass you've ever played...so far!
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 1093
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 - 7:16 am:   Edit Post

lol, Harold.... It's an awesome bass for sure!!!!
wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member
Username: wfmandmusic

Post Number: 129
Registered: 1-2012
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 - 2:27 pm:   Edit Post

Ye Harold lol. It is an exceptional bass. I tried really hard to love the 34 inch scale on this particular bass. I can play it fine but it does put my left wrist in a position that 40 years of muscle memory does not agree with. I have found a nice medium scale so I'm making a move on this one. Do you want to buy it back once again?
hg30904
Intermediate Member
Username: hg30904

Post Number: 121
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 2:50 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks for the offer, I did have to think about it. Glad that you had fun with it. I have now sold it to two people and each one of them has moved on to a medium scale S2. I don't know what that means...but they both stayed with Alembic, they both stayed with S2.

Congrats on your find!

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