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Author: | pjmuck [ September 27th, 2016, 6:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Alembic Fretless Excel |
Gorgeous instrument: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Alembic-Fr ... SwYIxX6oyB |
Author: | bhunt1 [ September 27th, 2016, 6:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
That is beautiful! I think I saw that advertised somewhere else recently - I think it may be a short scale. |
Author: | Moses [ September 27th, 2016, 10:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
I have to say, I think it would look infinitely nicer if it had a dark fingerboard. |
Author: | Jeroen [ September 27th, 2016, 11:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
And a longer neck! While I appreciate the beautiful woodwork with all the laminates and everything looking really solid, I don't really like that bodyshape. It looks especially quirky and rather bulky with that shortscale neck attached! Would probably look better on a fullsize instrument. |
Author: | pjmuck [ September 28th, 2016, 8:02 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
Moses wrote: I have to say, I think it would look infinitely nicer if it had a dark fingerboard. Agreed. A nice amount of lemon oil outta help that out. |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 28th, 2016, 11:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
.... it is a killer price ... |
Author: | bbl [ September 28th, 2016, 11:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
Where does this guy Chris get all these instruments to sell? I ask this assuming he's more of a buyer/seller than a player, so maybe I'm wrong. On a side note, Dan from Guitar Showcase (San Jose) has told me there's a guy in Henderson, NV who "buys a ton of fine lefty guitars and basses." I've always wonder who that is. |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 28th, 2016, 1:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
bbl wrote: Where does this guy Chris get all these instruments to sell? I ask this assuming he's more of a buyer/seller than a player, so maybe I'm wrong. Nope, you're spot on. ch1 (Chris) has been in business on eBay for many years now and has a well established business. As I've mentioned in other threads, contact him in person and get a 10% discount off of eBay prices. bbl wrote: On a side note, Dan from Guitar Showcase (San Jose) has told me there's a guy in Henderson, NV who "buys a ton of fine lefty guitars and basses." I've always wonder who that is. I'm brain-cramping on his eBay handle unfortunately. He also posts the same items on Craigslist, but I haven't seen any of his listings in over a year ... Henderson is about 3.5 hours from me on the road to Vegas. Maybe that's why I gloss over his postings |
Author: | fivebass52 [ September 28th, 2016, 11:10 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
That is one beautiful bass! Being born in San Francisco, and raised in-and-around Santa Rosa, Ca, where Alembic hails from, I'm totally down with Everything about this Bass! Love the shape, woods, fit-and-finish, and the way the woods contrast, and accentuate one-another. If I had the cash, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! |
Author: | Jeroen [ September 28th, 2016, 11:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
AzWhoFan wrote: I'm brain-cramping on his eBay handle unfortunately. He also posts the same items on Craigslist, but I haven't seen any of his listings in over a year ... Henderson is about 3.5 hours from me on the road to Vegas. Maybe that's why I gloss over his postings You mean leftyloser? |
Author: | penguin [ September 29th, 2016, 10:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
This isn't the same one as this is it?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEFTY-2008-Alembic-Excel-Fretless-4-string-Bass-EXCELLENT-/201660302077?hash=item2ef3e402fd%3Ag%3Az~oAAOSwFV9Xy1Gg&_trkparms=pageci%3D379747c7-f3d8-4824-81d4-10259689439a%2Cparentrq%3Df2b5cc5b1560a860f50a3798fffd5c52%2Ciid%3D1%2Cobjectid%3D4713&nma=true&si=9f6brkKs9RMzFtSv0iRVTTVY5c4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 29th, 2016, 1:01 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
DING DING DING DING!!! it is. penguin wrote:
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Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 29th, 2016, 1:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
Jeroen wrote: AzWhoFan wrote: I'm brain-cramping on his eBay handle unfortunately. He also posts the same items on Craigslist, but I haven't seen any of his listings in over a year ... Henderson is about 3.5 hours from me on the road to Vegas. Maybe that's why I gloss over his postings You mean leftyloser? possibly, but I can't confirm that because I can't find any items for sale by leftyloser on ebay. |
Author: | crescenze [ September 29th, 2016, 2:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
AzWhoFan wrote: Jeroen wrote: AzWhoFan wrote: I'm brain-cramping on his eBay handle unfortunately. He also posts the same items on Craigslist, but I haven't seen any of his listings in over a year ... Henderson is about 3.5 hours from me on the road to Vegas. Maybe that's why I gloss over his postings You mean leftyloser? possibly, but I can't confirm that because I can't find any items for sale by leftyloser on ebay. Here's a recent one. I believe he's had some other listing recently as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/232082685173?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT |
Author: | fivebass52 [ September 29th, 2016, 4:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
It Sold on eBay for $1500! Just goes to show, make an offer, you never know what the seller will take... |
Author: | crescenze [ September 29th, 2016, 5:01 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
fivebass52 wrote: It Sold on eBay for $1500! Just goes to show, make an offer, you never know what the seller will take... Why is the other listing still up and open? |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 29th, 2016, 8:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
crescenze wrote: AzWhoFan wrote: Jeroen wrote: You mean leftyloser? possibly, but I can't confirm that because I can't find any items for sale by leftyloser on ebay. Here's a recent one. I believe he's had some other listing recently as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/232082685173?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT appears he's in "Orangeburg, South Carolina" so it's def not him! |
Author: | fivebass52 [ September 29th, 2016, 8:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
crescenze wrote: fivebass52 wrote: It Sold on eBay for $1500! Just goes to show, make an offer, you never know what the seller will take... Why is the other listing still up and open? You're right! the original poster's auction is still up... Two different sellers, both with a 100% ratings, one in San Diego, the other in Long Beach; so they're not far from each other... I wonder what the backstory is on this bass, and subsequent sale? |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 29th, 2016, 8:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
Interesting, the original $1500 listing shows 'Sold' when I look at it. |
Author: | fivebass52 [ September 29th, 2016, 9:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alembic Fretless Excel |
AzWhoFan wrote: Interesting, the original $1500 listing shows 'Sold' when I look at it. So, the sale on this bass, http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEFTY-2008-Alem ... 7675.l2557, was on September 4th, and sold for $1500... the current listing, http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Alembic-Fr ... SwYIxX6oyB, is a Buy It Now, SO: it would appear the the current seller bought it from the the Last Seller, and is now trying to make a tidy profit off it... seems we all weren't looking at the sell-by dates.... |
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