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02-04-2010, 06:22 PM
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Got a custom quote on an Alembic and it's $22,100 after i tried to make it as no-frills as possible.  So it's either kids or an Alembic, unless i win the lottery or get an extremely well-paying job.(Not likely because i hope to teach a band class) 
(BTW Larry, a sparkly purple fretless Jazz might ease the pain of Alembic-less-ness  )
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Reason: I forgot sparkly.
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02-04-2010, 06:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blackshear, Georgia | | | Ooh, retail on a 5-string Signature Standard is $8,800! That's better!
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02-04-2010, 06:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dallas-ish Texas | | | Just for giggles and all, you should order as many MIM jazz basses as you can afford, and then take a picture of yourself swarmed in basses, post it on TB, send em back, and then buy yourself that Alembic.
Just a thought. Grats on the bass over kids. Plus kids lose their resale value faster than cars.
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02-04-2010, 07:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | Still jonesin' for my Jazz....  Quote:
Originally Posted by CBgaragebassist (BTW Larry, a purple fretless Jazz might ease the pain of Alembic-less-ness ) | You forgot sparkly.
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Reason: He forgot sparkly.
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02-04-2010, 07:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northeast, US | | | Is there really an instrument worth 22K?
In my book - no way.
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02-04-2010, 07:14 PM
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02-04-2010, 08:38 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | I could never understand the alembic thing. Every sound clip of them that I've ever heard, whether on albums or youtube, has sounded repulsively bad. My ibanez starter bass sounds better. Personally I don't like the look of em either.
could somebody please explain the Alembic thing to me?
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02-04-2010, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SBassman Is there really an instrument worth 22K?
In my book - no way. | Upright basses, yes. Bass guitars? Not so much. |
02-04-2010, 08:45 PM
|  | I make metal look good. | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baxley, GA | | | You have to order your custom through an alembic dealer. The price you get through the dealer is considerably cheaper than a custom quote.
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02-04-2010, 11:01 PM
|  | Master of Reality | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | I like to think that it's natural selection in action; anyone willing to pay $22K for a bass probably shouldn't be breeding anyhow.
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02-04-2010, 11:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman Is there really an instrument worth 22K?
In my book - no way. | Im my book, thats waaaaay too much, but still dont want kids.
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02-04-2010, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by IconBasser I could never understand the alembic thing. Every sound clip of them that I've ever heard, whether on albums or youtube, has sounded repulsively bad. My ibanez starter bass sounds better. Personally I don't like the look of em either.
could somebody please explain the Alembic thing to me? | Factor in some high-quality acid & it will make perfect sense.
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02-04-2010, 11:47 PM
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02-04-2010, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bassteban Factor in some high-quality acid & it will make perfect sense. | $22,000 worth of acid will make any bass sound like a Wagnerian symphony playing "take me out to the ball game."
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02-05-2010, 12:03 AM
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02-05-2010, 02:22 AM
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02-05-2010, 05:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tyneside, UK | | I LOVE Alembics but the chances of me getting one are few and far between.
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02-05-2010, 06:50 AM
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02-05-2010, 07:04 AM
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02-05-2010, 07:53 AM
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