Alembic Series 1 Bass 1980 cocobolo/m...

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Author Message harald_rost Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 149 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 4:42 am:    Looks like a very nice Series 1. http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Series-1-Bass-1980-cocobolo-mahogany-case-pwr_W0QQitemZ220219570892QQihZ012QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5245 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 8:10 am:    Very pretty - but it looks like Bubinga to me. harald_rost Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 150 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:07 am:    mmh, the pics are not very good. I have two Warwick Thumbs in Bubinga which look different in wood to this Sereis 1 - but there is a great range in different bubinga woods. There is burl and swirl and so on. I've seen a lot of different Warwick Thumbs all in Bubinga. Was Bubinga a wood option back in the 80s at Alembic? Is it today? I love the sound and feeling of my Warwicks - beside my Serie 1 in Lacewood ;-)) longhorncat Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 253 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:48 am:    My Bubinga Persuader looks very similar: bassjigga Advanced Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 319 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 6:46 pm:    I agree. Looks like bubinga to me too. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6415 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 6:48 pm:    I think the handles on either side of the headstock are an interesting feature. The top and back do look very nice in the pictures. So does the Persuader! elwoodblue Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 280 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 7:26 pm:    I second that...and nice handles: