I've thought long and hard about this. I'm going to Europe for half a year, very possibly much longer, and I have no interest in risking bringing my expensive bass to get damaged/stolen/destroyed. It seems a waste to have this sit in storage while I'm gone, and I probably will need the money as well. Besides, there will be other great basses in the future. Probably not a Brown Bass though, it took me half a year to find this.
So I'm selling my 2005 Alembic Brown Bass with green LEDs:
Neck: 5-piece Maple, Walnut and Mahogany.
Walnut Headstock Overlay w/ Alembic Logo
Fingerboard: Ebony w/ Abalone Oval Inlays
Green side LEDs
Body Core: Myrtle
Top/Back: Walnut
Finish: Natural Oil Finish
Scale Length: 30.75"
Width at Nut: 1.5"
String Width at Bridge: 2.1"
Overall Length: 42"
This bass has amazing action and is super smooth to play. A joy to play. Easiest bass I've ever played.
This is in perfect playing condition. I recently sent this to Alembic because of a neck relief issue, which they fixed perfectly.
Cosmetically, the only real issue is that it received a nasty ding and a few smaller ones from the ship there and back because of the case I sent it in (see pics). Since this has a natural finish it's probably easy enough to buff out and refinish.
There is also a place near the pickups where my thumbnail has rubbed off some of the natural finish (also see pics). I'm sure that a careful application of oil finish is all that it needs. There are some minor scratches on the back brass plate. Other than that there are a few hard-to-find minute dings and scratches.
This comes with a OHSC in excellent condition.
CONUS buyers: I'm asking
$4,200 + shipping, but am open to reasonable offers.
European buyers: I will be in Ireland from August 19th to 21st and can bring the bass with me if you can meet me between those dates. I am asking
3100 Euros which includes airline oversized luggage fees. In addition, I am asking for a 300 euro down-deposit before I get on the plane.
Paypal or cash only please.
If you are anywhere near Albuquerque, you should come check it out in person!
The only trades that I could remotely consider would be:
+$ trade for an iPhone 3G (need a GSM/VoIP phone for Europe)
+$ trade for decent 4-string travel beater. Meaning some 4 string bass that plays fine but is beat up so I wont have to care about it being broken/lost/stolen.
+$ trade on a decent travel bass (i.e. steinberger)
If you buy at the asking price, I will include a ATA rated case designed for a distillate. It needs to be repadded for the Stanley Clarke shape (this is why the Brown got damaged) but that's certainly cheaper than purchasing a new one.
Here are the pics:
And the boo-boo
