| Author | Message | ||
| precarius
Intermediate Member Username: precarius Post Number: 104 Registered: 11-2005 |
Nice bass! I've never seen a spoiler with the decal logo before. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1982-ALEMBIC-SPOILER-4-String-Bass-sole-owner_W0QQitemZ300038796914QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
| fc_spoiler
Advanced Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 385 Registered: 5-2006 |
Xtremely nice!   Thanx! | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 593 Registered: 2-2005 |
He even quotes Ed Roman in the description. Keith | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 179 Registered: 12-2004 |
i've posted a question to the seller regarding the obvious decals and leaving him/her enough room to tell the truth and admit they're decals or lie. which option will seller take? anyone want to guess? my guess is seller will fail to address the decal issue in any manner or form. also, please note that as of a few minutes ago, my question has not posted at the bottom of seller's ad. anyone want to take bets on whether my question joins the other 2? i'll bet "not". in my question, i mentioned that decals seriously undermine the value of the bass due to replacement costs. i love cross-examination. it's why i became a lawyer. | ||
| lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 224 Registered: 4-2005 |
Post where Mica mentions the decal logo: http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/2599.html I suppose it's too much to ask a paralegal to do your Alembic searches... ;) | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 180 Registered: 12-2004 |
not sure why you're dissing me on this, but i read that post a long time ago. does that decal look like the one on the bass in question? i guess you have issues. i wasn't trying to be egotistical. i've been a lawyer 26 years. i love cross. i wouldn't trust a paralegal to do cross either! | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 181 Registered: 12-2004 |
btw, he just responded that if i know so much then why did i ask that question. if i knew what i was talking about i would know all alembics came that way back then and that i should know that this came with a decal because it was a cheap alembic. those are his words, honest to god, not mine! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3672 Registered: 6-2000 |
That's got the original Spoiler decals - that's my mom's handwriting for the word "Spoiler" under the Alembic script. To some people, this would be even more valuable since it's so rare. It's not even an available option anymore. Others have had us remove the decal and replace it with a cast logo. To each his own, eh? | ||
| lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 225 Registered: 4-2005 |
Wow - I guess it's true - lawyers can't take a joke. lol Bill tgo, anything to add? | ||
| crgaston
Advanced Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 315 Registered: 11-2005 |
Q: Why do lawyers wear expensive shoes? A: They taste better! ;-) Don't feel too bad, Pat; I could have made the same mistake, too. Tom's link is where the decal is mentioned, but the photo is of a different logo altogether. | ||
| lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 226 Registered: 4-2005 |
No dis, just joking, my bad... I figured enough work was done at courthouses with a wink and a grin that a lawyer would get it. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1340 Registered: 3-2004 |
I agree that this should be more valuable as a result of the decals. How many of those can there be out there? This one looks like it's in good shape, too. The hardware looks shiny and it has nice flamed neck wood! With the price escalation in the past year or two, this even looks fairly reasonable at the buy now price. | ||
| elwoodblue
Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 96 Registered: 6-2002 |
I agree, the price looks fair...too many words in that auction...whew. I bet that logo would look great in a blacklight. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1723 Registered: 7-2004 |
Yes, lawyers can have a sense of humor. What do you call 1000 lawyers face down in Lake Michigan? A good start! A man walks into a lawyer's office and requests that the lawyer prepare a simple will. The lawyer agrees and quotes a fee of $100. The man hands the lawyer a crisp new $100 bill and leaves. After the client has left, the lawyer realizes that there are actually two new $100 bills stuck together. This creates an ethical question for the lawyer: Should he tell his partner? Guys, don't give Pat a hard time. His reaction is understandable - he used to be a prosecutor! LOL (Inside lawyer joke). Pat: I just noticed the picture you put up on your profile. Very nice family portrait. I can see why you look so happy! Bill, tgo | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1342 Registered: 3-2004 |
Bill, I thought the answer to the first one was "Too little, too late." Heck, I always thought prosecutors were the good guys. At least, the ones I've had the pleasure to have known have been. | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 395 Registered: 12-2004 |
As long as we don't start in on consultant jokes, everything will be okay. | ||
| fc_spoiler
Advanced Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 386 Registered: 5-2006 |
A consulant walks into a pub.... Nah...I'm not going to Spoil this thread  | ||
| kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 555 Registered: 8-2003 |
I'm not above consultant jokes....this is a pretty good one: http://demotivators.stores.yahoo.net/consulting.html | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 812 Registered: 2-2006 |
Let me confer with my constituents on that Bradley and I’ll get back to you in a day or two. Of course if we need to call in a consultant it may be a week or two.  | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 813 Registered: 2-2006 |
I know Patrick has a sense of humor, I remember him out bidding me on a MK on eBAy then taunting me about it. LOL | ||
| dibolosi
Junior Username: dibolosi Post Number: 48 Registered: 1-2004 |
I have one of these decal Spoilers (also a 1982). It sounds very much like the ones with the bronze logos |
