US$ 31,000 Bass (is this for real?)

[westland]

The advert in eBay says Alembic Series II Bass Guitar
"The Roman Conqueror" up for auction... here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7335641038&category=4713&rd=1

... ummm ... can someone enlighten me as to why this should be a $31,000 bass (or even an $11,100 one if I am to believe the reserve)????

Oh ... and I forgot to mention that it already has received 33 bids (starting at $9.99)

I checked the seller's other items for sale. Clearly a discerning collector ... his lot included such finds as: (1) a Corning Casserole set; (2) a copy of Sleisenger& Fordtran's Gastrointestinal & Liver Disease; and (tah dah!) a RARE Star Wars Jabba's RANCOR Store Display Model

 

[popinfresh]

Alembic's go for stupid prices at times...

BTW you should go on their custom webpage thing and see what you can build

 

[bmc]

Actually that price is about our brethern in Australia pay for Fender Squire's. No big deal.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Looks Heavy.

 

[karandy29]

i have seen a US 50,000$ conklin 11 string. ***

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

That quilted cocobolo is killer.

 

[Cliff Bordwell]

 

[WillPlay4Food]

I guess the roman numeral fretboard inlays didn't catch only my eye. Those look really stunning. Definitely a unique inlay.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

and it's educational- help you remember your early super bowls

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

The advert in eBay says Alembic Series II Bass Guitar
"The Roman Conqueror" up for auction... here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7335641038&category=4713&rd=1

... ummm ... can someone enlighten me as to why this should be a $31,000 bass (or even an $11,100 one if I am to believe the reserve)????

Oh ... and I forgot to mention that it already has received 33 bids (starting at $9.99)

I checked the seller's other items for sale. Clearly a discerning collector ... his lot included such finds as: (1) a Corning Casserole set; (2) a copy of Sleisenger& Fordtran's Gastrointestinal & Liver Disease; and (tah dah!) a RARE Star Wars Jabba's RANCOR Store Display Model

$31,000 will buy you a mediocre concert violin. You'd get a top-of-the-line (if Alembic's your thing) bass for that price. Where's the confusion?

 

[ras1983]

$31,000 will buy you a mediocre concert violin. You'd get a top-of-the-line (if Alembic's your thing) bass for that price. Where's the confusion?

its $US31000 'cause someone like entwistle can afford to and will buy it. In all honesty, if I were rich, then i would buy it, or any other bass like it. If I were flea, with an internationally famous band, making millions a year, i would buy 10 of these because it wouldn't matter financially.

Its like asking why is a lamborghini murcielago worth $AUD600,000. Its because its a lamborghini. Plain and simple.

Please people, lets not forget that Stanley Clarke changed the way bass was played using and alembic!!!

No confusion here...

 

[justateenpoet]

$31,000 will buy you a mediocre concert violin.

According to Ken Smith and some other DB guys, $31,000 will get you a "decent" bow!

 

[werbo1]

is that coco bolo even quilted?

 

[flea-bass]

$31,000 will buy you a mediocre concert violin.

I think I'll stick to bass.

 

[Funkengrooven]

All the Alembics that I ever played had good to fabulous electronics and necks that felt like tree trunks.
It is doubtful if I would give it house room even if I could afford it.

 

[WillPlay4Food]

All the Alembics that I ever played had good to fabulous electronics and necks that felt like tree trunks.
It is doubtful if I would give it house room even if I could afford it.

Talking about house room, I only owe about 31,000 on my condo!

Let's see, pay off condo or buy a bass... I'm so confused...

 

[tplyons]

According to Ken Smith and some other DB guys, $31,000 will get you a "decent" bow!

Quite true. LOL. Makes you wonder the quality of bow I'm using. Cost me a mere $147.

 

[Techmonkey]

When I started playing violin I used to break a bow every month...

 

[keb]

That'll getcha about 30 Rickenbackers or MIA Fenders.

That Alembic's a fine piece of work... but I'll take 15 Ricks and 15 Fenders for that price.

Or 10 or 12 Sadowskys.

 

[violatedppl]

way to many knobs I would be so confused, after about 5 things just get lost