Clarky

Offer received, just discussing payment with potential buyer. Will update if/when sold

Try me with a near offer (nothing silly please, as I am in for >£2300 including Mono gigbag and cost of Sims LEDs)

From his message to me (hope he doesn't mind): "Hi , thanks for your enquiry , I think if it’s already been refinished before I’d have to take it right back to the wood to make sure we are getting a good foundation, very time consuming but better done once properly. Also you might like what is under the black ? I can only give a very rough guide cost wise but I’d estimate £500 as a ball park figure"

Dave W said it would have to be stripped first before refinishing again in black, so I assume its eminently possible to turn it back to (what I was told on Alembic forum was the) birds eye maple original finish

PS, double-walled packing box just arrived 2 days early so I can post as of tomorrow

The guitar and bass line up for Prince's late 90s Sign o the times tour. Black Spoiler in the background, just to left of middle

... and Jason Newsted (although his Spoiler had upgraded electronics and supposedly was waterproofed due to his excessive sweating)

PM'd

Lovely take on a J and solves the main issue (for me anyway) of the weight.

I now have a double walled carboard shipping box arriving next Thursday, so if anyone is interested in buying this bass and requires it being shipped, I will have the facility to do so as of Friday week

SOLD

I hope to have shipping materials at the start of next week so for those interested please be patient for a few more days. Cheers

I hope to have shipping materials at the start of next week so for those interested please be patient for a few more days. Cheers

Thanks and replied. I will investigate shipping options although I do not currently have box or bubble wrap ....

Thanks and replied. Would prefer, in the first instance, collection as I don't currently have a box and bubble wrap. If that changes, I will update

Of my two Sereks, I decided to go with my recently acquired Serek Midwestern as its a simple plug-and-go bass and the Grand, while rare and fun, is a bit more quirky (in particular, I doubt I would ever use the fuzz in a practical situation as it doesn't fit the country/blues rock music I typically play)

PS, if anyone wanted to get this refinished in gloss black so it looked minty, Dave Wilson (bass finisher extraordinaire) quoted about £500. Would take all-in price to £2500 which would be an utter bargain compared with new Alembic prices (cheapest model starts at $8k, without extras and before import/delivery). I decided against refinishing as I figured I would be happier gigging a road worn Alembic than one that looked fresh out of the box.

One of the first 3 batch release of Serek Grand basses. Never left home since arrived in the summer. Stunningly easy to play roasted, short scale neck. Volume plus 3 position selector for regular, deep/dubby and fuzz circuit. Immaculate except for one tiny, almost imperceptible dint plus the bass arrived with a small, fine hairline crack at the rear of heel (which has not shifted at all subsequently). Marmite looks. I think its cool and retro whereas @TheGreekthinks its a 1970s Woolworths special, lol! Interested @Happy Jack or @Sarlscharisma? 😁 Pics and vid here Cost me £1900 including import duty. Looking for £1800 given rarity. No box so for now its a socially distanced hand over from my front drive in SW13 (Barnes, south of Hammersmith Bridge). NO TRADES as selling down my bass collection to the bare bones.

Very dinged and scarred black 1984 Alembic Spoiler (32" medium scale), weighing in at under 10 pounds. From research I discovered its a very old refin over birds eye maple and with a replacement neck pickup. Up close its really evident how heavily used this bass had been, but from a couple of metres (eg onstage) looks cool AF. I originally paid roughly £1700 including import duty from a Reverb seller in Mexico City and close to £500 at SIMS getting side LEDs and the side of the fingerboard re-lacquered (it was a bit tatty) so its super slick to play. Comes with new Mono gigbag (£180). No box at present * EDIT: BOX ARRIVING THURSDAY 21ST JAN * so its socially distanced pickup from my front drive in SW13 (Barnes, south of Hammersmith Bridge). Pics below taken after LED installation, pics in gigbag taken today. Link to Mexico Reverb ad which shows clearly how battle scarred the bass is https://reverb.com/uk/item/33972935-alembic-spoiler-1984-black NO TRADES as selling down my bass collection to the bare bones.