2004 XXL 5 string

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Author Message lmiwa Advanced Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 210 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:16 am:    I'm the latest person to have the privilege of owning Rob's 36" scale custom 5 string! Lots of ebony in the neck and lots of beautiful coco bolo on the front and back. It's big, it's beautiful, and it's heavy, but ooohhh how it sounds... Here's the original F2C thread: http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/7369.html?1083627138 Loch olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2595 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:38 am:    Was this one at the Chicago gathering? It looks real familiar. lmiwa Advanced Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 211 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:57 am:    Yes it was. And a random comment by me was what started the whole transaction! chalie_holmes Intermediate Member Username: chalie_holmes Post Number: 105 Registered: 3-2009 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:09 pm:    Damn! That is a magnificent bass! I want one baaaaaaaad!!!!! Just like it!!!! Most excellent!!!! Super KUDOS on such a marvelous transaction!!! I have a friend that is a bass player, we were at a cookout with a bunch of other musicians and he said that he's going to buy a used corvette for 10,000 dollars. I told him that if I had 10 grand that I would have to buy a 5 string Series Alembic and get a beat up chevy wagon so I could pack my gear in it to get to gigs. The room got deathly quiet and the incredulous blank stares at moi began. Have no fear my Alembic brethren, I didn't blink and stared em' all down! Slap it low bro'!!! Chalie davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8333 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 1:03 pm:    Congrats Loch!! That's one great bass!! artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 725 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 1:18 pm:    Loch, That is SWEEEEEET! Play it Healthy! Art tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1053 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 2:18 pm:    Awesome stuff Loch!! That ebony is some serious stuff ain't it? jeffbass4 Junior Username: jeffbass4 Post Number: 25 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 3:22 pm:    WOW...that is awesome!! Now I want one like that too. I don't care how much it weighs. I just love Cocobolo, it's so nice!! pauldo Intermediate Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 182 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 3:32 pm:    Loch! I remember seeing that bass in Chi-town and couldn't stop myself from carressing the 'pistol grip' horn on it,,, beautiful! Congrats on being the very proud owner! "Have no fear my Alembic brethren, I didn't blink and stared em' all down!" Chalie - you crack me up :-) The incredulous blank stares that you were getting where probably accompanied with thoughts such as... "Olympic? Why would he want a Series Olympic,,, isn't once every four years enough?" chalie_holmes Intermediate Member Username: chalie_holmes Post Number: 106 Registered: 3-2009 Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 4:49 am:    Yo Pauldo! Ha! You give me the giggles too homie! They probably asked.."Why would he go to Greece to buy a bass?" lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3985 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 7:06 am:    Loch: Absolutely gorgeous bass! Congrats. ENJOY!!!! Bill, tgo dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1206 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 8:14 am:    Congratulations Loch, I hope you enjoy a long and very musical relationship with your splendid coco bolo/ebony beauty. Mike fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 922 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 8:19 am:    Awesome! I bet you can move a mountain with a low B from this one... Congratz! sonicus Intermediate Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 166 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 8:40 am:    An Exemplary Specimen for SURE!!! Congratulations serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 484 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 5:12 am:    I played this Bass (upper right corner)at the chicago gathering & that thing weighs a Ton!!! chalie_holmes Intermediate Member Username: chalie_holmes Post Number: 107 Registered: 3-2009 Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 5:20 am:    I'd love to have tons of fun! But when the stock market tanked it f***ed me good or I would have bought one! Thus, I can only dream about owning one of those fantastic axes! enzo Member Username: enzo Post Number: 79 Registered: 4-2009 Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 7:19 am:    I've never seen this bass before ! http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/enzo42/Bag%20End/IMG_0210.jpg What a fantastic beast ! Enjoy it Loch, this is a great buy ! mario_farufyno Intermediate Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 141 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Friday, July 10, 2009 - 3:47 pm:    Oh, how I miss not living around you, Guys... mcdonger Member Username: mcdonger Post Number: 82 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 8:01 am:    Fantastic looking bass. I can relate to the weight of your bass as my Series II five is an anchor, weighing in at 15.6 lbs. But nothing and I mean nothing sounds like it. Even with a 4" wide Moody leather strap I end up holding it up during a mass (between songs) to get if off my shoulder. No pain, no gain. Enjoy it.