Kiwi

I remember seeing that for sale on EBay about 10 or 15 years ago. IIRC the asking price was something like US$32,000 to help pay for the uni tuition fees for one of his kids.

Unfortunately it's less good when you compare against the prices of used Smiths 6 years ago. Inflation doesn't account for all the rise, as it doesn't with Wal's either. Alembics have been chronically undervalued for decades, if you believe their new price is any basis for their used price. In 2008 I could afford three BSRGN Smiths. Three! Such decadence would be the stuff of bucketlist fantasy now. Just imagine if salaries had gone up by the same rate as boutique bass guitars.

If it ownership can be proven, it might be best to sell it through the pawn shop, on Reverb or have it sent somewhere to sell on consignment. Beans are fetching respectable money these days.

Can you put it aside until the OP gets back to you? Salem?

Gnnnnnn...binary solo!!!!!

MM Stingray : Mesa Boogie Bass 400+/Warwick Pro Tube with EBS Neo212 (even though the Warwick amps are coloured for Warwick basses, they suit stingrays too) Fender Jazz: SWR400 and SWR Goliath 4x10 (slappy stuff)/Mark Bass Little Mark + MB 104HF(fingerstyle) Fender Precision: Ampeg SVT Classic +8x10 (sounds horrible with any other bass apart from a jazz with flats) Status Empathy or Modulus Quantum or Zon Legacy :SWR400 and SWR Goliath 4x10/Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 + EBS Neo212 (these amps do a great job of making graphite necked basses sound thicker and fuller) Jaydee Supernatural / Status Series 2000: Trace Elliot MkIV or V + 1048 cab (probably needs no explanation but...that eighties burp). Warwick Thumb or any kind or Warwick Bass really) : Warwick ProFet plus 2x12 or 4x10.

I hope it's a fun day out. Wish I was there.

You're describing what nearly 20 years of playing experience has led me to discover for myself. I'm also a great believe in matching basses to amps (and speakers) for this reason. Ultimately all three components (bass, amp and speakers) are part of the recipe and we choose flavours that compliment and enhance. You described the amps in your OP in exactly the terms I expected after playing through them which was affirming.

Yes, someone on here admitted to having one in their collection a few years back. They were basically black, Jaydee-made jazz basses, nothing special.

And we bumped it up just this week...

Not in a blog format, I'm sorry. But you can set up a thread along fairly similar lines. Oldman has done this.

I'm going to remind everyone on this thread about our policy to take action if the tone starts getting too personal or antagonistic. Feel free to disagree but please keep the exchanges civilised. Thanks in advance.

For the boffins amongst you, we needed to upgrade from Php7.4 to 8.0. It affected the BC theme for some unknown reason.

This seems like more than a gambling addiction, there's compulsive risk taking, a total lack of remorse or empathy plus both shameless and cunning dishonesty. I don't think he's doing this because he needs to survive.

Geoff Gould pioneered monocoque design for Alembic in 1976. This is a different mode of construction, known as wrapping. Status used this in the body wings for their Series 2000 and Stealth 1 models. Their necks were still monocoque. This was the approach the Status took in their Stealth II model. They used epoxy foam injected into the hollow space left over after monocoque construction.

It's been unlocked for you. If the title has withdrawn or sold in it, it'll automatically lock. This is to save some time in moderating.

Based on my experience with their jazz necks, I'd probably avoid it. But I wouldn't stop someone else from pulling the trigger.

I have to admit turning down the opportunity to buy a 1965 Jazz about 15 years ago for £3500 for two reasons: 1) It was light but fragile. I was paranoid about something breaking, even as innocuous as a solder joint, and losing value on it. 2) I didn't like the idea of thousands of quid being tied up in an asset that was so easy to carry. It would never be gigged because I would be in sentry mode the whole time and that would undermine the satisfaction of owning it to a large degree. Ironically, another one of my basses has surpassed that in value by some margin so I find myself in that situation regardless.

Yes, and there are some goldtops-refinished-as-bursts out there that have maple caps with an off centre glue line. It wasn't so important back then. They probably just wanted something that looked like a burst from the audience.

Cough.

It's actually a strategy to test interest out. They can monitor the number of watchers and, if they're serious about selling, they'll lower the price for a quick sale. Alternatively they will hang on an outrageous price to hook someone who is desperate and willing to pay above the odds...thereby setting a new precedent for others to use as the basis for yet an even more outrageous price. It worked for Wal basses.