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Lovely bass and incredibly light for this vintage - these have a tone like no other J in my experience

Wow, I've always lusted after this particular bass - what an unbelievably gorgeous top - the flame in myrtle can be hypnotic (and the top of this surely is)

On Hold

I have a used Alembic hard case from around 2008. It is designed to fit a small bodied standard bass (short-scale). There are external marks and scuffs from a decade of gigging, though the case remains strong and robust and the plush-lined foam is entirely intact. All the latches work, though the right hand latch retaining spring (the spring that holds the lock-up when open) is non-operational. The only other minor issues are that the studded closure tab for the accessories compartment door is missing as are the keys for the case. The cases are made by G&G for Alembic and are incredibly expensive when new (around £350 I think). It may fit a Gibson SG, EB0 or EB3 though I can't be sure of this. Collection in Manchester is good or I can ship (by sticking a shipping note to the outside of the case - I don't have a box). The case looks shiny in the second image, though this is simply because I'd wiped over the dust with a damp cloth. Possibly a long-shot on BC but worth a try - the case will be advertised on Alembic Club too. Price is £60 collected but I can ship to the UK and Europe at cost. Any questions, please just ask. Update - I've had a look at this and it would probably be possible (fairly easily) to remove/adjust the foam body insert. If somebody wished to do this, then the case would fit a wider range of basses - it's fairly long so will take a 34" scale bass. However, I just tried it with a Precision and it won't accommodate the top horn. You'll see from the images that the case has an extended accessories compartment - this extends around an inch too far to permit insertion of a P! It's designed to fit something like an Alembic Stanley Clarke model with the wide but short body - removing the body-fit foam would leave a reasonably large body space but not a long one (for the top horn at least). .

I picked this up last week as another in a long line of pointless purchases (I've had wireless from the most expensive to the incredibly cheap and still prefer cables - I thought the bug style transmitter might convince me but it hasn't) So, for sale at £85 collected in Manchester (or I can ship for an extra £3.50 or for £6 if you want insurance) This was sold to me as new but when it arrived the plastic bags had been opened and the micro-bubble sticker attached to the transmitter battery door. I can't find any marks or signs of usage and the unit appears to work perfectly (I tried it for around 20 minutes). All adaptors are included and the unit appears to be unused apart from the opened bags. Please just let me know if you have any questions

I think I used to own this - if it’s the same bass, it’s a fabulous instrument in every way! Very tempted to have this back

Lovely body contouring on this!

Absolutely beautiful - for me, the finest high-end Fender type basses available (and Stenback apart, I’ve tried most) - great prices on these too (IMO of course). Fralin’s work perfectly in these... that said, so do Lollars. GLWTS, I doubt you’ll need it

Very special basses indeed and this one looks beautiful. There’s something about F-type ergonomics that Christian does better than just about anybody else. With the coco board and binding this is a thing of splendour

Wow, absolutely gorgeous - as a Spector player (Shorty) I can imagine that this sounds staggering and plays beautifully well. I haven't come across a higher-end Spector that doesn't

Wow, I had a Suhker bolt on - gorgeous bass. This is a real step-up at an incredible price (IMO)

Sat here all afternoon playing a Spector shorty and avoiding work. Boundless fun. I’m sure the Bantam is every bit as good - true Spector quality without the immense US price premium. Get some fun over Christmas

a lovely bass though some further details may help - the UK election seems to have knocked about £130 of this (for now...)

I couldn't agree more - as a dedicated and long-term user of A/B ledsleds, I was very sceptical, indeed most of the D amps I've used have only reinforced this scepticism. The B Amp changed my opinion. It hasn't usurped the big Aggie in all circumstances but it's a go to in most situations. Versatile, sophisticated, pure and very powerful. I'm not sure why we don't have a B Amp HP rather than a Forte HP (given the features of the B Amp), however, the B Amp is sufficiently powerful for all the settings in which I'd wish to use it

These are lovely old basses and have been ignored and underrated a bit in my opinion. They have a fairly unique tone and it's possible to achieve an incredibly low action. This one looks to be a slightly later version (there were some minor changes over the years of production) but it's in great condition for a working bass. Good to see something out of the ordinary