| Author | Message | ||
| lothartu
Intermediate Member Username: lothartu Post Number: 124 Registered: 8-2003 |
It says Series II but it looks like a Series I to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Series-2-Bass-Guitar-1975-Appraised-at-11-500_W0QQitemZ7376891389QQcategoryZ118984QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2878 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yes, it's a Series I. The ad mentions the case but does not mention the power supply and cable. I like the flamey pattern on the back. | ||
| room037
Member Username: room037 Post Number: 76 Registered: 9-2003 |
I found the pictures on my archives (76-506?). Picture No. is 17340 to 17342. I think, these infomations are in club board. | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1525 Registered: 9-2003 |
Knotty Maple??? Huh? Looks like a mild quilt and/or bird's eye. $11k appraisal from Alembic? Maybe to replace it with a new one! Sorry what I say, but someone here is smokin' dope! LOL! Hint: it ain't me! LOL! | ||
| bassfingers
Junior Username: bassfingers Post Number: 29 Registered: 11-2005 |
Looks very Series 1,from here too. Lovely back too,you're right Dave.It's interesting how different the front and back are.The front is more.......... Is there such a thing as 'Dappled Maple'?. Guess there is now!. Simon. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2880 Registered: 5-2002 |
Eiji is right. This bass was previously offered for sale on this board several times with the serial number 76-506. The serial number on the Ebay listing must be a typo. Here is a previous thread with pictures. | ||
| room037
Member Username: room037 Post Number: 77 Registered: 9-2003 |
Yeah, I remember it. I posted on previous thread ! I can't understand, why the bass is listed as 76-508, or 1975. Is the seller same as previous thread or next owner ? Anybody contact the seller ? | ||
| sculleyhum
New Username: sculleyhum Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2005 |
any ideas why this didn't sell from the earlier thread? Was he asking too much? I have asked the ebay seller a couple of questions including a photo of the serial number - no repsonse to any of my emails. Scam? Is the current bid high, or about right if it is a clean 76-508 (or 506)?? responses from forum appreciated since I am not getting responses from the seller... | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2926 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Gary; welcome to the group! As to why it didn't sell on the board, he may have been asking more at that time than anyone on the board was willing to pay at that time. I don't think a price was posted, so I don't know how much that was. The current seller says they are selling for a friend. And the seller has numerous current listings for costume jewelry. This may be why you're not getting a response to your email. I doubt it's a scam. But you need to find your own comfort level. In my opinion, the current bid is high; but that's just my opinion. Obviously the current bidder doesn't think so. If the listing had said that the bass has had the electronics upgrade, then the current bid would seem more reasonable; but it doesn't say that and it probably hasn't had the upgrade. The seller confirms there is a power supply. I can't remember what a coffin case is. As I said in a previous post above, I really like that flamey pattern on the back. And I'm partial to Maple. I think it's a nice bass. If you really like this particular bass as opposed to wanting an S1 in general, then that's a consideration in your decision. | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 12 Registered: 1-2005 |
I live with this Bass. The reason it is being sold amonst others is that our 4 year old dog is really sick. His treatment has aleady hi 5 figures. We hate to part with it but some things are more important. To set the record straight. It is a Series 1 Medium Scale Birds eye maple. I belive it was Armando who sent us the certificate of authenticity. It's replacement value is 11,500.00 It has been with Steve for over 15 years. Any other questions can be e mailed to me directly | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 124 Registered: 12-2004 |
strangely enough, the owner has posted a jan 1 message and the previous bid was retracted due to the bidder's inability to make contact w/the seller. seller still hasn't addressed the serial number issue. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 13 Registered: 1-2005 |
Unfortunatly for me, I had a friend post the Bass on eBay for me. We have an old clunker of a PC. So basiclly due to her carelessness on making contact with the bidder in a timely manner the sale was lost. The Bass is for sale and as I previously mentioned anyone can contact me with questions. Feel free to contact Alembic also as they have a complete record of the Bass I was told that the person selling the bass for me faxed the bidder a copy of the serial number | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 125 Registered: 12-2004 |
that's a reasonable explanation except for the fact the retracted bid was for $5K. not trying to be contentious, but that's a really high bid for this bass. sorry, but i'm not a believer. | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 126 Registered: 12-2004 |
oh, and still no explanation about the serial number. | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 14 Registered: 1-2005 |
The serial number is 508. In the original thread on the Club listing it was listed as a 506 typo. I'm not understanding the confusion. It is news to me that the bid was $5k You're right that is really high and news to me. I was told something different altogether and much lower. The price listed was $3500.00 Lesson learned never go through a third party | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2946 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Steve and Patrick; if I remember correctly, when I previously checked there had been one bidder; and obviously when the listed price is $3,500 and there is only one bidder, then the high bid is $3,500. | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 127 Registered: 12-2004 |
hi, dave. i, too, saw the posted bid of $3500 which sat there, unchallenged, almost since the first day of the auction; however, if you check the bid history by clicking on "0 bids", you find out "garyd44" retracted a bid of $5K due to an inability to make contact w/the seller. i just report it the way i read it. maybe "garyd44" put in a bid of $3500 and then went in and rebid $5K so that he would still win if bidding went that high. that's the way i've won several of my alembics. however, i stand by my assertion that's an inordinately high amount of money for anyone to bid and it is indeed unfortunate that the seller chose to let someone else list his bass, initially describe it as a series II, list the wrong serial number, and then cost the seller a possible $5K sale---which buyer would have been obligated to honor had bidding gone high enough-----all because seller was using an unreliable "ghost" agent to list and sell the bass. to me, this all sounds strange, but it's a beauty bass, eh? yah, eh! | ||
| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 368 Registered: 5-2002 |
pmoran, I'm thinking that "garyd44" put in a maximum bid of $5,000. Since the opening bid was $3,500, that's the way it showed. If someone else had come in and bid, say $3,700, then garyd44's bid would ratchet up to $3,800. His maximum would still be $5,000, but he would show as the leading bidder at some lower number until someone else bid more than $5,000. Steve, sorry to hear about your dog. Having had to part with my long time companion this April was extremely tough for my family, so I can appreciate your position. Good luck on selling the bass. Posting it for sale on this club and at Talkbass.com with pictures of you holding it might put some folks at ease about it not being a fraudulent offering. Alembics are an investment and also have high fraud potential (Roman Conquerer?). Peace, James | ||
| j_gary
Intermediate Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 163 Registered: 6-2005 |
Guilty as charged your honor! Pat, if you had represented me during my sqabble with the misses, I'd still have my house, car, boat, pride, P Bass, ......ahhh... she can keep the P Bass. You make a convincing case. I'm scared. Steve, can you help the defense here? Throw us a line? Does the glove fit? Wait a second, stop the presses. We may have mitigating circumstances here. It would appear Steve is a full time musician. During a 10 year period of my wasted youth I made a living playing bass. As I recall, when functioning as a full time musician, the rules of the "daywalkers" world do not apply. I would often forget the endless minutia of day life, like filing income taxes in 1975 & 76.(Could have used you then too Pat, I.R.S. agents don't buy the, oops I forgot bit) God I miss those days. Okay Steve, I got your back here. When you get a chance come save me. Better hurry, it's looking like the "Little Big Horn" here, and I'm lacing up my running shoes. | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 15 Registered: 1-2005 |
Sorry I don't understand the last post. As I said before I can e mailed directly and Valentino also knows my guitar. Quite simply I was a fool to let my ex friend (ex wife ) post it. The sale of this instrument has always been above board. We simply need the money for Zeus our dogs care. That is the most important thing to us and at $500.00 - $1000.00 per Vet visit we are running low on resources | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 811 Registered: 7-2002 |
I' ve spoken to Steve a bunch of times and the whole serial number thing is due to the fact that over time numbers stamped on the headstock can fade and look like something else. Steve's a very nice guy and a gentleman. Hello Steve, my best wishes to you and Zeus. Valentino | ||
| j_gary
Intermediate Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 165 Registered: 6-2005 |
Hi Steve, sorry to hear about the puppy problems. No worries, lots of Alembic scams out there and if the facts start to look sidyways, the troops get restless. Valentino has put the matter to rest. James offers some excellent advice above. Good luck, Gary | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2005 |
Thanks Val! It was getting a little scary. To all out there The bass is for sale!!!! It can be viewed on the ebay link above or in the archives with pics Dave posted All offers within reason will be considered | ||
| kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 447 Registered: 8-2003 |
Steve, I'd be interested in the bass if it hangs around a bit...the one thing to love about income-tax season is new toys! E-mail me if you wish. What's Zeus' diagnosis/prognosis? Thanks, KFS | ||
| jalevinemd
Advanced Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 298 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'm glad this finally worked out. Sometimes I think these witch-hunts get a little out of control. | ||
| j_gary
Intermediate Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 167 Registered: 6-2005 |
Hi Jalevinemd, I too am glad it got straightened out. I wonder if the "witch hunts" are necessarily a bad thing. They may get tough as the facts do not add up, but I appreciate the fact that members research Alembic's on the market. It was a great help when I began to search for my first bass. I was very naive about the Alembic world. Thanks to some excellent detective work by various members here, I was able to avoid a couple of real "deals". At these prices, the help is priceless. In this instance, poor Steve did take some shots over the bow though the bass was legit. However, it appears the listing was flawed. As such, the Alembic C.S.I. got involved. At the end of the day it brought out the facts, which should dramatically improve the market for this bass. I would not have gone near this baby prior to this thread. Now I'm thinking, hmmmmm..... I could get another year out of my 1990 Mazda if I bought this beauty. | ||
| steve_90029
Junior Username: steve_90029 Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2005 |
Anyone who is interested can email me . The Bass is a Beauty and we are willing to neotiate offers  |
