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Bump for price drop to 2250GBP for a fantastic and very lively sounding Alembic.

[quote name='lancastercomputers' post='828100' date='May 4 2010, 08:05 PM']yes ive sold a few basses in the past to get an alembic...[/quote] seems I'm selling an Alembic to get a few basses bump

Hi all, I'm putting up my 1976 Alembic Series 1 for sale. If you have been looking for a way to get an Alembic Series 1 but can't afford to shell out the dough for a new one, or even a pristine used one, this is your chance. [b]The good stuff:[/b] 76 Alembic Series 1 Long Scale (34 inch) 4 string Body: Koa body with Maple Top and Perdoba Rosa back Neck: Maple neck with Purpleheart stringers Fingerboard: Ebony Headstock: Zebrawood front and back laminates Electronics: Series 1, Includes power supply. A prior owner modified it so that you can run a mono cable from the 1/4 inch jack and run on battery and Stereo from the 5 pin. This is good if you ever forget the power supply for a gig. G&G case. [b]The bad stuff:[/b] Headstock: neck joint was cracked and repaired prior to 2002. The previous owner has said it was stable all of this time. Pickups: Someone tried to remove the center humcanceller and left pry marks on the pickup. Inlays: The inlay at the 12th fret has a <1cm chip. Bumps and bruises: The instrument is over 30 years old and has some bumps and bruises to the finish on the body, and a few dings on the back of the neck, and the brass is tarnished. I'm in the process of restoring the brass and will post some new pics when that is done. Now that I made it sound terrible, you can look at the pictures and see that it is still a very beautiful Alembic. (The previous owner had a professional photographer photograph it...oooh pretty. ) As it stands now, I have an Alembic that sounds great and I can take out to gigs without worrying about every fingerprint. Selling because I had to replace our boiler last month and it put us in a bit of a jam. I was planning on restoring the bass, but if I did that I would have to sell it for closer to 4k..thought someone might be interested in getting it first. Lastly, the bass is in the US. I am happy to work out arrangements to make it a secure transaction. More/bigger pics are available. Due to increased flight prices and a home repair bill, I can't make it to the UK until fall and am looking for a straight sale now. Best, Ben