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inthelows
Advanced Member Username: inthelows
Post Number: 221 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 7:13 pm: | |
BIN $2995 Looks real sweet. 21 of the same picture to prove it!! NLP link |
lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001
Post Number: 269 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 7:19 pm: | |
It's a 20th Anniversary model. It appears to have the omega tips shaved off. USE A GUITAR/BASS STAND!!! lol (Message edited by lidon2001 on December 21, 2006) |
kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff
Post Number: 575 Registered: 8-2003
| Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 10:31 pm: | |
Still, wowsers. |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 683 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 11:41 pm: | |
I was thinking the same thing as it looks odd with the flat bits at the edge of the bass. Jazzyvee but it does look delicious. Jazzyvee |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 684 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 11:41 pm: | |
I was thinking the same thing as it looks odd with the flat bits at the edge of the bass, but it does look delicious. Jazzyvee |
inthelows
Advanced Member Username: inthelows
Post Number: 230 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:35 am: | |
It's gone !! NLP |
bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee
Post Number: 1414 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:52 am: | |
Those flat edges looked like they were cleanly removed and maybe even finished over. If you wanted them back, they looked very repairable. Maybe we'll see who the new owner is in the coming days. |
dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217
Post Number: 734 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 8:03 am: | |
I had one of them once. I was a fool to part with it. I would have been tempted to pull the trigger myself if the tips were there. The one I had was medium scale. Were they all medium? Michael |
rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond
Post Number: 202 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 9:09 am: | |
Maybe I've had too much eggnog, but looking at this tipless beast got me wondering... Could you take a previously omega-cut bass and make it into a std. point bass? On another thread the question was posed regarding making a std. point into an omega-cut, well how about the reverse? With Alembic's incredible inlay skills they could bandsaw out the omega to make nice flat edge then cut a chunk of wood to fill the hole. Heck, you could order several different "plugs" to change the look of the bass... Nah, nevermind, back to the nog, Merry Christmas everybody! Reid |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1920 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:54 am: | |
Reid: I'm sure they could ... for a price ... there's the rub. Bill, tgo |
bassjigga
Member Username: bassjigga
Post Number: 88 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:55 am: | |
I don't think it would work. It's not just a matter of replacing the part of the neck that was cut out. Part of the body wood gets carved into also with the omega. I suppose you could glue a piece in but you'd probably be able to see it. |
rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond
Post Number: 203 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 6:07 pm: | |
Hey Bill, there's always the inevitable "ca ching!" of the cash box, isn't there. But if there's one group of folks I wouldn't deny making a living, it's the folks at Alembic. We all feel like that, or we wouldn't be here! Cheers everybody! David your point is well taken, but I think to make this screwball idea work, you'd have to use different wood types. Using this quilted maple bass as an example, I'd imagine a "plug" consisting of a purpleheart veneer wrapped around a flamed walnut core. So, a primarily light faced intrument would have a dark faced omega-point, and visa-versa. Alright, so beyond the eggnog, I've had a couple of Foster's Special Bitters. I'm not bringing bikes into this because I've only got a Raleigh! Happy Holidays Alembicians! Reid |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1922 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:24 pm: | |
Reid: I have no problem with Alembic charging for such a mod. I only meant to point out that it would be a fairly extensive and unique undertaking as well as expensive. Bill, tgo |
rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond
Post Number: 204 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 8:48 am: | |
Bill, Understood. The Further's coming along nicely, it looks like a beaut! Cheers, Reid |