Medium scale series 2

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Author Message wfmandmusic Intermediate Member Username: wfmandmusic Post Number: 122 Registered: 1-2012 Posted on Monday, November 03, 2014 - 5:48 am:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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:    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!