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kmh364
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Username: kmh364

Post Number: 1604
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 6:05 am:   Edit Post

"Exotic" '94 purpleheart-topped (????) Epic @ $1695 BIN!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-EPIC-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-c-1994-EXOTIC-WOODS_W0QQitemZ7380864605QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
applejuice
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Username: applejuice

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2006
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 3:13 pm:   Edit Post

Purple heart is purple, not brown.
speicky
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Username: speicky

Post Number: 86
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 3:44 pm:   Edit Post

maybe it's "just another trick of the light"... or the timewarp !

Being just a human, I would guess... walnut ?
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2948
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 4:22 pm:   Edit Post

At first, I was going to guess Wengé, but now I think it's a very dark piece of Bocate on the body with a lighter one on the peghead. Serial number should confirm it if anyone gets a hold of that.
bracheen
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Username: bracheen

Post Number: 955
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 3:21 am:   Edit Post

The $1695 BIN is pretty funny considering it's listed for $1295 on their website. I guess my 94 Epic was a steal at under a thousand.

Sam
keith_h
Advanced Member
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 307
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 3:57 am:   Edit Post

Sam,
I've noticed several music stores that also have e-Bay store fronts or auctions that try to get more on e-Bay than they do when you buy direct. I have talked to a couple that had auctions with "Buy it Now" and starting bids well above what they would charge over the phone. For example I was pricing a A&H mixer that had a buy it now of $999 plus shipping. When I called to get info I was offered the same item for $799 shipping included. In another case I was offered the item for $75 less than the starting bid. Makes you wonder if the folks are trying to take advantage of the over exuberance that an auction can bring.
Of course it might be related to the manfacturers minimum advertised price since they were authorized dealers.

Keith
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 1610
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 4:46 am:   Edit Post

I just thought they were smokin' rope...both with the obviously mistaken top wood description and the way-too-high-for-the-market BIN pricing...hence my thread title.

FWIW, it never hurts to ask about a "real" price from the vendor, especially if they're a retailer. That's how I got my killer deal on the Series I I got recently.
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 550
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 7:37 pm:   Edit Post

I know some woods change color over time (vermillion goes from orange-ish to brown-ish, for instance), but I'm with you guys: Sure doesn't look like purpleheart to yours truly, either.

What I'm REALLY wondering is what is all of that white in the grain?

J o e y
valvil
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 816
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 4:46 pm:   Edit Post

Those look like flash reflections coming from the grain.

Valentino
bassfingers
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Username: bassfingers

Post Number: 55
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 5:28 pm:   Edit Post

The white flecking in the grain mentioned by Joey is something I've only seen before on the occasional Wal bass with a facing of Paduak and on the odd Wenge faced Wal.

I should add that most Wals I've seen faced with either of the above woods exhibit no white streaks at all but they do crop up now and then.My first impression was the same as Mica's,Wenge.

Simon.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 475
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 7:42 am:   Edit Post

As it's an epic, I'd go with Valentinos' observation. The 'paint' on early Epics is just a fine covering so doesn't fill the grain in the same way that the current finish does. Sadly means that it's more susceptible to wear and tear.

graeme

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