look at this ruined alembic

[WarriorJoe7]

I woulnt pay $500 for it. And the shipping is $110 to boot.

part of what sets alembic apart is its electronics which are gone, and its fancy woods, which are ruined by a sloppy routing job

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[Bassisgood4U]

I wouldn't have done that routing. Otherwise that's one badasss bass.

 

[Arnie]

Thats a shame... Im surprised how lacklustre the finish/wood is/was..

 

[gustobassman]

Yikes!

BTW, what the heck is "Flame Maple Paint" anyway?

 

[Webtroll]

easily worth 500, but not what he's asking for it. at 500 you've lost the signature electronics but you still have a solid bass, and EMGs ain't bad (although I think those are 35DCs not 45DCs)

 

[smcd]

My first thought was "what kind of a doltish hack did this? Then in the description I found my answer -


"I am the original owner of this bass"



What a boob.

 

[BawanaRik]

If it was local I would pay 5 beans. But it's not and they won't.

 

[BawanaRik]

My first thought was "what kind of a doltish hack did this? Then in the description I found my answer -


"I am the original owner of this bass"



What a boob.

How many Fenders got their very own BAB back in the 80s?

There's a thread about drug testing in the work place. Can we link these two?

 

[BioWeapon]

Pfft, starting bid of 1025 $! Insane.

 

[REMBO]

My first thought was "what kind of a doltish hack did this? Then in the description I found my answer -


"I am the original owner of this bass"



What a boob.

i agree with you!

 

[howdoyoudo]

Seems pretty cool.

 

[Doctor J]

You have to wonder if, at any point with router in hand, he asked himself the question "Is this a good idea?"

 

[Batmensch]

What are y'all complaining about? I thought modding basses that don't need it was the national pastime here on TB.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

Seen it before. He wants $900 cash for a local deal. If he is the original owner it begs the question where did the original pickups go? I would be all over it if he had the original pickups and it was less money. Sell of the EMG's and restore the bass, but he probably has some story about throwing the pickups away..........it sounds like these pickups were put in last year.


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[Bassisgood4U]

Those electronics get better with age, and he yanked it all out. Man oh man.

 

[Jazz Ad]

It's not a clean job but it obviously works.
EMGs are fine, although not Alembic.
It's exactly the kind of instrument I like to buy.

 

[Webtroll]

What are y'all complaining about? I thought modding basses that don't need it was the national pastime here on TB.

yeah, that's true enough. at least for me.

 

[GM60466]

I don't care for what was done to this bass. Find a new passtime

 

[hrodbert696]

I'd agree it's not worth what he's asking with the EMGs in it. Before I go calling him names, I would be curious what happened to the original electronics. Maybe they got damaged or died on him and he had to replace them, who knows what the story is? But I agree, a set of garden-variety EMGs is no substitute for the original electronics, and the value is way down for that.

 

[Zooberwerx]

I'd agree it's not worth what he's asking with the EMGs in it. Before I go calling him names, I would be curious what happened to the original electronics. Maybe they got damaged or died on him and he had to replace them, who knows what the story is? But I agree, a set of garden-variety EMGs is no substitute for the original electronics, and the value is way down for that.

Okay, I won't call him names but can we at least all admit he is delusional at best?

The replacement costs for Alembic pups / elex are prohibitive and the botched mods make restoration to the original state a no-win situation for the new owner. The best I could do would be to offer ~$300 (the neck & body are worth that) and then slap on a custom wood veneer pickguard (to disguise the routs). I would also use the opportunity to "clean up" the new EMG's (centering, spacing, orientation) knowing the the mods would be camouflaged.

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