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Author Message molan Junior Username: molan Post Number: 23 Registered: 6-2009 Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 6:10 am:    Alembic Series II Custom 5-string Top and back: Ziricote accent: Maple laminate body: Mahogany neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart with oversized middle laminate scale: 34" (long) fingerboard: Ebony fingerboard dimensions: 1-13/16 x 2-11/16 (custom) inlays: Black Tahitian Mother of Pearl body shape: 3/4 Heart Omega pickups and electronics: Series II custom note: pickup selector on lower horn hardware: 24K gold plated birthday: February 25, 1997 £6,475 (approx $10,750 US) Looks lovely pas Advanced Member Username: pas Post Number: 205 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 6:23 am:    This poor bass has had more owners than Elizabeth Taylor has had husbands! It's resided at Bass NW, and last I saw of it, it was at the Low End. Someone please find this wayward bass a good home... otis Junior Username: otis Post Number: 49 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 5:35 pm:    Hmn, strange. I went to Basschat UK, and I could find nor hide nor hair of this listing. Weird... Frank bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2406 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 9:13 pm:    It does look a lot like the bass that was about $5K @ Bass NW a few years ago. Nothing like crossing the Atlantic to increase the price of an instrument. molan Junior Username: molan Post Number: 24 Registered: 6-2009 Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 3:08 am:    Here's the BC link : http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58001 The site was down for a short while yesterday so maybe that's why it was hard to find bigbadbill Senior Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 512 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 3:34 am:    Bsee, that's because you can add a third to the cost simply to get it over here (shipping, massive duty etc). uncle Junior Username: uncle Post Number: 14 Registered: 1-2009 Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 10:54 am:    That's correct. I bought this bass at the Lowend shop and indeed it costed me more than another 2000 USD extra to import the bass to Belgium. It's a very beatifull bass and it plays and sounds like a dream but since I suffer from "backproblems" the last years this bass is to heavy for me and it has a little neckdive. This last problem is solved with a wider strap but the weight... It doesn't have to go but because of this I just use my Alembic MK-V again instead of the series II and you will all agree that this is not a bass that should hang on the wall waiting for a "short" gig to be played!