| Author | Message | ||
| inthelows
Advanced Member Username: inthelows Post Number: 221 Registered: 11-2006 |
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 |
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 |
Still, wowsers. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 683 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 |
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 |
It's gone !! NLP | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1414 Registered: 3-2004 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Bill, Understood. The Further's coming along nicely, it looks like a beaut! Cheers, Reid |
