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precarius
Member Username: precarius
Post Number: 87 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 7:02 pm: | |
1983 Alembic Exploiter (Message edited by davehouck on April 27, 2006) |
longhorncat
Member Username: longhorncat
Post Number: 69 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 6:17 am: | |
Is $2000 for that a pretty good deal? |
drjenney
Member Username: drjenney
Post Number: 60 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 6:36 am: | |
I looked at it. According to the ad and photo, it is "missing" the 3rd pickup--so, no Series electronics. Looks like Essence electronics w/a Q switch. It has no purpleheart stringers. So, nice shape, if shape is all you're looking for, but tone...? I don't think so. |
adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan
Post Number: 880 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 6:49 am: | |
Looks like Spoiler electronics (volume + pu switch + filter + 0/8 dB Q switch). One gets the impression that most Exploiters were spec'ed as Spoilers. As far as tone goes - it's still every inch an Alembic! |
kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff
Post Number: 518 Registered: 8-2003
| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 7:37 am: | |
adriaan is exactly right, I had a nearly identical bass --the "Spoiler Exploiter" is the most common JAE-inspired Alembic bass, with Distillate Exploiters and Series Exploiters made in apparently far smaller numbers. I personally wouldn't pay $2K for a Spoiler in any body style, but the one I had was an extremely cozy bass to play, though I suspect it suffered from preamp problems, which is why I offed it. |
ken
Junior Username: ken
Post Number: 16 Registered: 7-2002
| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 8:48 am: | |
That one used to be mine one owner ago. Great bass. Since there are no bidders yet, I emailed the guy with an offer to see if he'd sell it back to me and end the auction early, but no dice. I miss having an Alembic. :-( |