| Author | Message | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 372 Registered: 9-2003 |
ALERT! "ALEMBIC stanley clarkes standard deluxe with series ll electronics - $17000" appears on craigslist LasVegas. But it is surely "Ferbic"! There are no peghead photo with logo. The bass has 4 pegs and round PU selecter, same as Ferbic. Eiji | ||
| tubeperson
Intermediate Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 140 Registered: 5-2005 |
This is listed as a Series II, except the Series II electronics do not use 3 way switches for the frequency point of the sweep. Instead you can adjust the frequency point using a knob for greater flexibility as compared to a Series I. Something is amiss here! | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 1067 Registered: 6-2002 |
That sure looks like a Fernandez to me! | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 876 Registered: 10-2006 |
$17K? Well, I guess you'd expect to pay that for a Standard Deluxe. Peter | ||
| gtrguy
Advanced Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 342 Registered: 9-2004 |
The maple core looks odd too. And the zebra wood quarter sawn top. Dave | ||
| gtrguy
Advanced Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 343 Registered: 9-2004 |
OK, maybe it's not quarter sawn. However, it does remind me of a lot of Fernandez I have seen photos of. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1619 Registered: 5-2009 |
Multiple listings; http://reno.craigslist.org/msg/2206747920.html $14,000 as well | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7218 Registered: 6-2000 |
I asked for more photos. We'll see if anything develops. | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 136 Registered: 5-2004 |
I did, too. But was sent mostly 4k thumbs. I also asked for photos of the power supply and cable, and the serial number. That seemed to stop the flow of communication... | ||
| sjhoffma
Intermediate Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 170 Registered: 5-2008 |
Do you ever think that there are just people out there who find say, a Fernandez bass or guitar, who know NOTHING about instruments at all, who have a friend, who knows say, very little about guitars/basses and says, WOW THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ALEMBIC! I've heard of them, they are very expensive! Then the owner of the bass/guitar goes online, checks out Alembic's price list, and sees that a custom made series instrument starts out at around 13,000 dollars, and honestly thinks that they will get that for the guitar they stumbled on to? Or do you think it is all a scam/ with evil intent? I think about this when I see Rogue basses on ebay going for like 5,500. The people can't always be that greedy, they just may not be wise enough when it comes to Alembics to know that despite the 6,800 factory list price, a used rogue bass generally sells for a little over 2000. This is also why when a guitar store gets ahold of a series bass or guitar, they generally want around 6 to 10 grand for it, rather than the 3-4 grand we all know it should be. | ||
| gtrguy
Advanced Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 346 Registered: 9-2004 |
Yeah, who are these people? Doesn't EBay charge to post stuff? I see it on Craigslist too. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1624 Registered: 5-2009 |
Now $7.000 _From a different location AGAIN ! ________________There is also now a phone number listed that can be called for inquires; http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/msg/2217628948.html | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1615 Registered: 9-2002 |
From an '81 Fernandes catalog: http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/fernandes/1981/en_p1718.html Sheesh . . . . J o e y | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 581 Registered: 6-2006 |
Wow! Shameless design 'borrowing'. | ||
| benson_murrensun
Senior Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 413 Registered: 5-2007 |
Can you say, "rip-off"? And what about that "FAG Series?" Never mind. | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1191 Registered: 6-2002 |
"Almebic" copy now on ebay for $5000. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1618 Registered: 9-2002 |
Oh yeah, one of those Ferbandes Almebics, made in Pajan back in the 08's. Sounds great through a Mambeg STV's with the 10-8 bacinet. I like the way they sound especially with ground-wound springs, though they really sing with ground-sirloin Mean Darkley's. Doesn't way whether the 48 amp flower apply with the 5-string cabal is occluded . . . E o j y |
