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Jeroen
 Post subject: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 25th, 2020, 4:27 am 
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Just came across this at Station Music in Germany. It's a custom bass with genuine Alembic hardware and electronics, and a very Alembic-like construction with lots of veneers and beautiful woods. I kinda like it! Some details aside (that brass nut with the irregular spacing, the just slightly asymmetric headstock), it looks really well-made and the woodwork looks impressive. It's in consignment at their store for a private seller.
I wonder if someone stripped an actual Alembic of its parts for this build, or if these were all bought separately.

BTW, they also stock two custom Warwick Infinity basses from a private seller!

https://www.station-musicshop.de/epages ... ducts/2933

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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 25th, 2020, 5:39 am 
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Jeroen wrote:
BTW, they also stock two custom Warwick Infinity basses from a private seller!


Oh.

My.

God.

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Jeroen
 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 25th, 2020, 6:21 am 
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Yep! Priced to keep though, so I'm safe :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 25th, 2020, 6:38 am 
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Same. But damn.
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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 25th, 2020, 4:28 pm 
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Wow!! Killer Warwick’s.. thank goodness I’m a long way away ;)

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J-meister
 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 28th, 2020, 8:33 am 
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More leftyness here:

https://www.station-musicshop.de/epages ... thand_Bass
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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 29th, 2020, 3:25 pm 
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Wow so a Ric 4003 is more than a Warwick Infinity custom order. Rics are stupid expensive in Europe.
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Jeroen
 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 29th, 2020, 5:16 pm 
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And Warwicks are stupid expensive in the US :P
Those Infinities are stupid expensive by European standards.

Ricks have gone up a lot in recent years. In 2009 I bought a brand new 4003 for 1750 euros. These prices at Station Music are unusual, Thomann sells them for considerably less.
https://m.thomann.de/nl/rickenbacker_40 ... 1604017127

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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: October 29th, 2020, 5:18 pm 
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Yeah, it's absurd except for their rarity. If the price dropped by a third, though, I might have to start practicing my German.
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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: July 28th, 2022, 12:15 pm 
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Welp.

I held out as long as I could, boys.

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PostPosted: July 28th, 2022, 3:54 pm 
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What a beauty!

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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: July 28th, 2022, 4:05 pm 
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Thank you. It really is. I'm absolutely floored.
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 Post subject: Re: Cool FS Bass (Alembic wannabe) in Germany
PostPosted: July 29th, 2022, 9:21 am 
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congrats, it looks awesome!
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