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| dibolosi
Junior Username: dibolosi Post Number: 28 Registered: 1-2004 |
Often I wander the www to see what other Alembics are out there (in my quest to talk myself into affording a Series 1) I found this ... http://basspalace.com/dynamic/displaybass/4StringBass/4000 I know it's not showroom grade but after seeing so many overpriced Spoilers on Ebay, I thought this listing to be a bit of fresh air. My Spoiler is beat to &$*&^! but it sounds like an Alembic | ||
| longhorncat
Junior Username: longhorncat Post Number: 46 Registered: 8-2005 |
Here is a Zebra Wood Spoiler on eBay in about the same condition and for about the same price: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7393069160 | ||
| dibolosi
Junior Username: dibolosi Post Number: 29 Registered: 1-2004 |
Yes. After I made this post I went to Ebay and saw that Zebra Wood. Of course I blurted aloud "oh NOW one shows up" doesn't it always work that way? | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 635 Registered: 9-2002 |
The Swami is a great guy to deal with. This has 'MyFirstAlembic' writ large all over it. If it were me, I'd 1)Talk him down to 8 or 9-hundred (WHO? US? FUSSPOTS???) 2)ReFinish it if you just have to, but certainly invest a couple of evenings' elbow-grease on the brass, etc. 3)Maybe reload with FatBoys since you stole it for $800 I'm not sure WHAT he means about the end of the fingerboard . . . hope it doesn't mean a partial refret and sanding down to good wood. Hopefully some lemon oil in medicinal amounts would bring it back, but you'd have to talk to the Swami to be sure what he's talking about here, and he's a square enough guy to tell you the truth. If it's gotta have major surgery, I'd pass in a heartbeat: No good stealing one, then spending a bunch of money on the back side of the deal. Remember Paul's mantra! Rosewood over mahogany is mighty fine, almost a 'poor man's cocobolo', and it's 32" like most SPOILERs. I almost like fixer-uppers better than new. I get a big bang out of 'restoring' them. When your friends see it after you're through and it looks almost new, they wonder HOW you got it so cheap! J o e y | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3117 Registered: 6-2000 |
The auction that Bill posted a link to caught my attention - the serial number didn't look right at all. I talked to a very nice gentleman named Brian at the Guitar Center location that was selling the bass. He was kind enough to help me with some detective work to see if we couldn't determine the actual serial number witch is 83S2960, just in case a Club member winds up with it. |
