f/t Alembic Epic 4 cocobola

[Dan Horboychuk]

i have an Alembic Epic 4 string with CoCo Bola top that i am looking to trade for possibly a 5 string of equal or greater value (plus some cash on my part for the right bass) Looking towards Smiths, Sadowsky.... let me know what you have??
will post pics soon.

*****new pics further down posts bridge has been cleaned up*******

[calmb4tehpwn]

Wow. Cocobolo top? I bet that's gorgeous.

Consider trade for an epic 4 with quilted maple top?

[Dan Horboychuk]

sorry not looking for another Alembic, im not feeling the neck i prefer a thinner flatter feeling neck.

[calmb4tehpwn]

It's a beautiful top, but I'm not sure that it's cocobolo. It looks more like one of it's cousin rosewoods. Too brown, the grain is too thin and too common. Cocobolo is generally more spaced out, and more defined. It's possible this is in fact cocobolo, but it's an oddity among them, if it is.

Have you contacted Alembic with the serial number? They can give certainty to the wood.

Good luck with the sale!

[jibreel]

Please put me first in line if you want to sell !!

[justjake]

p,m, sent

[Dan Horboychuk]

Originally Posted by calmb4tehpwn

It's a beautiful top, but I'm not sure that it's cocobolo. It looks more like one of it's cousin rosewoods. Too brown, the grain is too thin and too common. Cocobolo is generally more spaced out, and more defined. It's possible this is in fact cocobolo, but it's an oddity among them, if it is.

Have you contacted Alembic with the serial number? They can give certainty to the wood.

Good luck with the sale!

yeah i gave Alembic the serial and now im just waiting to hear back, not really sure what it is, i was told CocoBolo by the store where i purchased it but now im hearing all different opinions on it lol. i guess Alembic can clear all this up.

[Fekwood]

Originally Posted by calmb4tehpwn

It's a beautiful top, but I'm not sure that it's cocobolo. It looks more like one of it's cousin rosewoods. Too brown, the grain is too thin and too common. Cocobolo is generally more spaced out, and more defined. It's possible this is in fact cocobolo, but it's an oddity among them, if it is.

I agree, the grain pattern is much tighter than any piece of Cocobolo I ever worked with. My best guess, it's a Bocote top. Bump for a very nice bass indeed!!!

[Tumeni Notes]

Originally Posted by Dan Horboychuk

yeah i gave Alembic the serial and now im just waiting to hear back, not really sure what it is, i was told CocoBolo by the store where i purchased it but now im hearing all different opinions on it lol. i guess Alembic can clear all this up.

I will be very surprised if you get any information back from them quickly.

I purchased a used Alembic Epic on eBay and it took them almost a year to respond on my serial number info request. Great bass, horrible customer support.

[Dan Horboychuk]

some new pics, i cleaned the bridge this weekend.

[Dan Horboychuk]

bump

[Big Brother]

Looks like it could be wenge to me, I have an identical one

[Dan Horboychuk]

traded locally for Nice modulus q5

[morguedoc71]

I vote Bocate...I used to have an Epic 5 with one of those tops.

Free bump!