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inthelows
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Username: inthelows

Post Number: 221
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 7:13 pm:   Edit Post

BIN $2995
Looks real sweet. 21 of the same picture to prove it!!
NLP
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lidon2001
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Username: lidon2001

Post Number: 269
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 7:19 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: kungfusheriff

Post Number: 575
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post

Still, wowsers.
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 683
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 11:41 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 684
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 11:41 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: inthelows

Post Number: 230
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:35 am:   Edit Post

It's gone !!
NLP
bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 1414
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:52 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: dela217

Post Number: 734
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 8:03 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: rraymond

Post Number: 202
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 9:09 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1920
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post

Reid:

I'm sure they could ... for a price ... there's the rub.

Bill, tgo
bassjigga
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Username: bassjigga

Post Number: 88
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: rraymond

Post Number: 203
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 6:07 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1922
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: rraymond

Post Number: 204
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 8:48 am:   Edit Post

Bill,

Understood. The Further's coming along nicely, it looks like a beaut!

Cheers,

Reid

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