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| captain_jan
Junior Username: captain_jan Post Number: 16 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hello, after being quite busy for the past month I finally have a chance to put in a picture of my Alembics as I promised earlier. On this photo they're actually ashore at my girlfriends home but usually they live onboard my cargo ship with me. The short scale Series I dates from -75 and I bought her in -89 for a mere 800 GBP in London Bass Centre. I was told there was only one owner before me, maybe Mica or Val can shed some light in this as well as the wood material on the body. The serial number is 143. Despite the age she's in a very good condition. The long scale Series II dating from -87 is most likely one of the first laser LED basses ever built by Alembic. I bought her in -97 from Mark King when he was selling some of his basses via Bass Centre. Mark got two Coco Bolo bodied basses from Alembic and the other one he still has together with a Satinwood medium scaled Series II. He also sold an older long scale Series I at the same time and I wonder who is the owner today. I remember when I was 17 in -87 and saw in the December issue of Guitar Player an adviertisment with Mark leaning on a stack of a Mesa Boogie amp, and on its other side there was this incredible looking Alembic with LEDs. A year after I got an Alembic poster where Mark sat with this bass on his lap and the text stating "The Winning Combination". And of course I saw he play live with it. Little could I know that some years after I would own the very same bass! So these are my main instruments. I must say there are no other bass I'd think of playing. Except another Alembic, of course!!  All the Bass Jan  (Message edited by captain_jan on February 13, 2004) | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1039 Registered: 9-2002 |
Captain ahoy!!!! rats-rats-rats-rats I KNEW I had to go on board of your ship when I passed by last december in that snowstorm. I even had a (snow)mask on. rats-rats-rats Just kidding Jan. Glad to hear from you and it is good to hear that you survived your trips around the world. I didn't dare to e-mail anymore since you changed ships. Anyway ...me too had that poster of MK. In fact if I stretch my arm I can lift it out of the closet. Absolutely bea-ti-full basses ...oh -my -god. Paul the bad one I really have to go back to Turku! Even now my daughter isn't there anymore. In fact ...she's planning to go to the univ of Aix-en-provence (France) next year for advanced law-studies. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1040 Registered: 9-2002 |
Captain ahoy!!!! rats-rats-rats-rats I KNEW I had to go on board of your ship when I passed by last december in that snowstorm. I even had a (snow)mask on. rats-rats-rats Just kidding Jan. Glad to hear from you and it is good to hear that you survived your trips around the world. I didn't dare to e-mail anymore since you changed ships. Anyway ...me too had that poster of MK. In fact if I stretch my arm I can lift it out of the closet. Absolutely bea-ti-full basses ...oh -my -god. Paul the bad one I really have to go back to Turku! Even now my daughter isn't there anymore. In fact ...she's planning to go to the univ of Aix-en-provence (France) next year for advanced law-studies. | ||
| bracheen
Advanced Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 228 Registered: 11-2003 |
Beautiful! You're right, Jan, there is nothing like an Alembic. Snow? I've heard of that. There are actual storms of that stuff? Sam | ||
| mattheus
Intermediate Member Username: mattheus Post Number: 102 Registered: 5-2003 |
Wow, this is some great stuff. Isn't it a bit too cold up there for these beauties.... If so, they can stay at my house for the coming period... (perhaps 50 years or so...) I promise I will take good care of them, and post pictures every now and then... Mattheus | ||
| 811952
Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 84 Registered: 10-2003 |
Absolutely beautiful! John | ||
| hollis
Junior Username: hollis Post Number: 24 Registered: 11-2003 |
Beautiful.......Man! I don't know how you do it! My hands are full with 4 knobs and 2 switches! They must sound great. They sure are pretty. | ||
| mint_bass
Junior Username: mint_bass Post Number: 44 Registered: 1-2004 |
they look very perfect indeed |
