| Author | Message | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 487 Registered: 11-2004 |
Has this one been up before? Europa 5 string- Crown headstock, buckeye top, purpleheart neck lams, signature electronics. | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 347 Registered: 10-2003 |
Oh good grief, I hate it when these things keep coming up. That bass is gorgeous. When it went first time I breathed a sigh of relief; I really don't need the temptation, particularly when my cash is already spoken for. | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 680 Registered: 4-2005 |
Isn't this the one where the fellow checked in as a new member and said he needed to sell his bass because his home had been destroyed and situation devastated because of Hurricane Katrina? drr | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5168 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yes, here is a thread for his previous ebay listing. Here is the previous ebay listing where it sold for $3,751. There is no feedback related to the previous sale; he does state in the current listing that he had a problem getting paid by the buyer. It's a beautiful bass. The statement in the current listing that the electronics are "top of the line" is of course inaccurate. (Message edited by davehouck on June 26, 2007) | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1652 Registered: 3-2004 |
Why must everyone exaggerate prices? From the listing: "A BASS LIKE THIS WOULD COST OVER $12,000.00 TO BUILD..." I don't see any LEDs mentioned and I come out around $10500 or so on the quote generator to build this without considering a monthly special. That means you should be in the $8K vicinity to order something very much like this new through a dealer. It's a beautiful bass and a number in the $3500-4500 range would seem a very fair deal. | ||
| bassjigga
Advanced Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 219 Registered: 8-2005 |
The crown headstock seems so out of place on the Europa to me. Nice bass though. | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 349 Registered: 10-2003 |
$8k? Is that all? IIRC I was recently quoted more than that by a well respected dealer for a near identical-to-mine Triple O with Signature electronics and maple facings. I would've thought Series electronics and Buckeye should take it way beyond that. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5176 Registered: 5-2002 |
Shaun; this bass does not have Series electronics, it has Signature. And, depending on the model, the Buckeye upgrade is not significantly more than the Triple O upgrade. Throw in a Knobby headstock upgrade. And of course your comparison depends on which Maple. | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 352 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ah, I thought it had Series. I obviously didn't look very closely. Thanks Dave! Still, great looking instrument.... I wasn't talking quilt BTW.... | ||
| jhalb
New Username: jhalb Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2007 |
I just picked this up from FedEx today. I bought it off of ebay. Thanks to Stan for letting it go. He seams to be a great guy. This is my first Alembic and I really love the members forum.John | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 854 Registered: 11-2004 |
John, what an outstanding bass you have there. Congrats and welcome to the club. Rich | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5344 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats John! It's a beautiful bass! Oh, and welcome to the club! |
