Fair price for a 1975 series 1

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Author Message grok Junior Username: grok Post Number: 30 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 12:12 pm:    http://tucson.craigslist.org/msg/1696253835.html I'm very tempted. Is he asking a fair price? Are there any probems I should be on the lookout for? Thanks for the help! Mark serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 713 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 2:27 pm:    The only thing im thinking is asking for pics & its gonna need a possible electronics upgrade......but nevertheless it's a fair deal but still talk him down if you can! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 856 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 8:55 pm:    I talked to Tony when he had this Bass for sale about a year ago and I was planning on driving to Tucson , Arizona to get it and then all of a sudden my 97 Cocobolo long scale standard point Series II came into my life . I recently noticed that he had re-listed this Bass a while ago. He sent me pics of it a year ago. I believe that it is all original 1975 Alembic Series I .I also know that it has a Rosewood finger board instead of Ebony. I might call him again as well But I am not sure yet how seriously I will pursue it . Perhaps one of us will end up with it . grok Junior Username: grok Post Number: 31 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:29 am:    While I'm tempted, I'm a bit leery knowing that I'd probably need to do the electronics upgrade, which adds to the cost and time to get it to playing brilliance. And yet, I NEED a series bass! lembic76450 Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 211 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:38 am:    Mark, My '76 is quiet, no upgrade needed, they are not all noisy. My friends '77 is also dead quiet. You would have to check it out. Kenn lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4384 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:27 am:    I have a '76 Series I guitar and a '77 Series I 12 string guitar. Neither needed the electronics upgrade. Both are quiet and I live in a congested urban area - San Francisco Bay Area. Bill, tgo grok Junior Username: grok Post Number: 32 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 11:32 am:    Any thoughts about the rosewood fingerboard? All Alembics I've played had an ebony board, and I'm curious what effects the rosewood board would have. Anyone have a rosewood fingerboard Alembic? lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4385 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:16 pm:    My '76 has a rosewood fingerboard. I can't honestly say that I have ever noticed any difference other then cosmetic. Bill, tgo grok Junior Username: grok Post Number: 33 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 3:50 pm:    I've now seen a photo of the spec sheet, and it lists the electronics as "PFG CC". Are those standard series 1? It has the following recipe: top & back: padauk core: mahogany neck: maple, padauk laminations fingerboard: rosewood veneers: padauk, satin wood tuners: schaller inlays: abalone strings: pyrimid [sic] gold scale: 34 alembic electronics #: PFG CC davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9245 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 6:28 pm:    The "PFG CC" notation seems a bit of a mystery. Do you think you can get some good pictures of the electronics? grok Junior Username: grok Post Number: 37 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 6:46 pm:    I can ask for more pictures. In the meantime, here are a couple he sent me. I'm going to fix the white balance just to get a better idea of what the top actually looks like.... davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9246 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:02 pm:    That's PF6, not PFG. Haven't found anything on the CC part yet. dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 1028 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:08 pm:    Circuit card? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9247 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:23 pm:    That would be my guess. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 861 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:53 pm:    Those look like the same photos that he sent me about a year ago the first time that he had it for sale . We had a nice discussion about the instrument back then. longhorncat Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 359 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 7:56 pm:    Here is a better deal on a '77 short scale Series One for $3500: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/msg/1711702089.html jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1926 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 11:43 pm:    That looks nice... !!!! 12stringwilson Member Username: 12stringwilson Post Number: 79 Registered: 12-2008 Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 10:12 am:    Love that short scale!! That is quite a tasty price. jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1927 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 10:22 am:    Especially to a UK purchaser.... hammer Junior Username: hammer Post Number: 24 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 2:18 pm:    Been waiting for something like this to come up for awhile. Since it's local I'm going to take a look at it in person this weekend. Seller indicates its in good condition. Only downside is body is reported to have significant "weathering?checkering." longhorncat Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 360 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 2:45 pm:    If this short scale has it's power supply and cord, then it's under priced by $500. The long scale in AZ is overpriced by about the same amount.