| Author | Message | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 68 Registered: 9-2009 |
In comparing ratios of a new $600 US bass x 10 or $6,000 US -- approximate price of a new Alembic. Using the same ratios (x 10)applied to the average price a car... = $13,000 US You could drive a new: 1. 911 Turbo, 2. Bolwell Nagari 3. Mercedes 600 series 4. Spirra 5. Maserati GranTurismo S 6. Maranello Ferrari 7. Mustang Shelby 8. Lamborghini Gallardo Nera If you apply this same concept to Series Basses You could drive a new: 1. Rolls Royce Phantom 2. Lamborghini Murcielago 3. Mecedes-Benz SLK McLaren 4. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 5. Callaway Speedster 6. Ferrari Enzo Owning an Alembic, is as good as it gets. You can believe that with real numbers! Peace and Love, Hal- (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 22, 2010) | ||
| darkstar01
Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 229 Registered: 6-2005 |
yeah, why spend 13 grand on a car when you could spend 150 grand. makes perfect sense hal. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 69 Registered: 9-2009 |
No, this was not my point... I was speaking to how objects of the same classification vary in price; thus from such price, I derived the ratios to an object of a different class. Therefor, if you have 150 grand to spend on a car, your standards (if applied to a bass...) would be on par -- to own an Alembic. GET IT!? Peace and Love, Hal- (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 22, 2010) | ||
| dlbydgtl
Member Username: dlbydgtl Post Number: 91 Registered: 7-2008 |
I got it. And i am getting ready to order another one. Alembic that is....My car just gets to me to work ( I need a new car worse than a new Alembic, whatever.). An Alembic moves my soul! To each his own. John | ||
| slammin
Member Username: slammin Post Number: 53 Registered: 10-2009 |
I have a 1990 300zx TT and at the time, it was compared to sports cars many classes above the price of this car. To this day,this car still holds its own against cars that costs thousands more, so though I get your original point, there are some other gems out here that are very underrated. My Peavey Cirrus comes to mind. Even so, I really can't ever see myself purchasing anything but Alembic in the future. Love the sound, feel, and quality. | ||
| jbybj
Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 305 Registered: 6-2006 |
I just wonder where you can get a new US made bass for $600? But if I understand you Hal, your saying that if you can afford it, you should buy an Alembic bass? I wholeheartedly agree, good advice. I would also add that if you have only $200, and you find a cool used bass that grabs your fancy, that it's infinitely superior to spend that $200 on an entire bass, than whatever small portion of an Alembic you could get for the same money. I have an Epic, a Europa, and a couple of $200 used basses. They all feed my soul and bring me great joy. JBY | ||
| darkstar01
Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 230 Registered: 6-2005 |
so if i want a bugatti veyron... what kind of bass do i have to buy? (Message edited by darkstar01 on July 22, 2010) | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 70 Registered: 9-2009 |
You get the The Toma_Hawk, and do the Camel Walk like James Brown... Haaaaaaaaeeeeeeeey!!! Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| darkstar01
Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 231 Registered: 6-2005 |
[facepalm] | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2656 Registered: 10-2002 |
When I want a new Bass I'll have Alembic build it. My new car I'm building myself....  graeme | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2051 Registered: 6-2002 |
What car is it that you are building? | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1287 Registered: 11-2004 |
Is that an MG by any chance?? I seem to recognise the front bulkhead from my time as a mechanic | ||
| nnek
Junior Username: nnek Post Number: 37 Registered: 8-2009 |
Bug Eye Sprint? | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2657 Registered: 10-2002 |
It's an MG Midget mk 3, not bugeye (or frogeye as it's known this side of the pond). I've had it for the better part of 30 years although it's been off the road since '97. Restoration began in earnest 2 years ago. I was hoping to have finished the bodywork and got it painted by the end of August, then I could have spent the winter cleaning and installing all the parts. Unfortunately I'm still waiting for a panel to be made which is holding up progress on the rear end. I have all the front end panels in sealer and primed, and I've just cut off the rear wings to find even more rust that'll need cutting out. At least I've become pretty proficient at welding :-) Graeme | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2659 Registered: 10-2002 |
in fact, here's a pic of the loose panels just after I sprayed them. Definitely not a bugeye bonnet ;-)  Graeme | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 775 Registered: 12-2004 |
How bout a custom wood grain dashboard by alembic! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2660 Registered: 10-2002 |
it's a thought. The MG owners club sell a very tasty walnut dash. | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1289 Registered: 11-2004 |
Not a bad guess my me eh?? | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 690 Registered: 5-2002 |
I thought the bugeye Sprite (sprint?) was an Austin-Healey. Were they related to MG? | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1158 Registered: 5-2009 |
And where does Sunbeam fit in here ? Remember the Sunbeam "Tiger" LOL ______ | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4503 Registered: 7-2004 |
The MG Midget and the Austin Healy Sprite were, essentially, the same car with different trim. Back in the day, (boy, does that sound old!), we referred to both of them as "Spridgets". Healy also made another version, the "Bugeye" Sprite with it's own, unique, body. I had a 1961 Bugeye, "the gutless wonder". Loved that car. Wish I had never sold it. Of course it had electrcal problems as the electrics were by Lucas, "Prince of Darkness". (Why do they drink warm beer in England? Lucas refrigerators!) I just tore out the entire wiring harness (on the Bugeye it was only about eleven wires), and built a new one myself. The turning signals were controlled by a 3-way toggle on the dash. Click it to the left and the left turn signal flashed. After turning you had to click it back to the middle, etc. Looks like a fun project, Graeme. I'll be looking forward to seeing her all back together. Wolf: Sunbeam made the Alpine and the Tiger. The Tiger was, as I recall, an Alpine with something like a Mustang 289 in it. Insane vehicle. Maxwell Smart drove a Sunbeam on the old "Get Smart" TV series. Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on July 24, 2010) | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1159 Registered: 5-2009 |
Thanks Bill. I remember having been offered a Sunbeam Tiger in around 1971 for $150.00 . It showed the signs of the times because it was covered in hand painted" Haight- Ashbury" Art. I did not buy it at the time because it had been in storage for a few years and the seller had no idea as to what was wrong and I was too young to have enough experience to fix it. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2662 Registered: 10-2002 |
Bill. Contrary to popular opinion, we don't drink warm beer; we drink it at the correct temperature. You should come over for a visit sometime. Graeme p.s. I'm also looking farward to having her all back together (but it'll be a while). | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2379 Registered: 4-2004 |
i thought this(fill in the blank) left the website months ago........ SERENITY NOW! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1452 Registered: 9-2002 |
And Graeme, remember to tell him the steering wheel is on the 'right' side, NOT the wrong side. BTW, do you know The Stig? J o e y |
