graham1945 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Hi, I expect I'm going to regret this, but I desperately need the space!! This is a great example of a 1997 Alembic Orion five string fretted bass, in flamed maple. Purchased new by me from the Bass Centre around the date of its birth. I've tried to photograph the buckle rash on the rear of the bass, which is not uncommon for this type of finish, but I'm struggling to find any other marks except a very minor dint on the top of the head. The brass and gold plate are all in excellent condition, as is the Pro Tec case. It could probably use some new strings, but not much point me putting on new strings if they're not to your choice. If you've not played an Alembic before, they have a unique sound and one of the best 34" scale B strings I've heard. I'm in Bournemouth and you'd be welcome to try this first. I've had the neck side marker dots enlarged up to and including the twelfth fret, which is clearly shown on the pics. My old eyesight struggled in poor lighting conditions to see the original Alembic dots! A link to the Alembic website for all the dimensions is here: [url="http://www.alembic.com/prod/orion.html"]http://www.alembic.com/prod/orion.html[/url] Current retail price is astronomical, but I'm looking for a sensible £1,400. I'd prefer a meetup rather than shipping, and I don't want to use Paypal, thanks. The pics hopefully speak for themselves. [b]An update! Although I'd prefer a sale, I'd consider a trade for a good Fender (or similar) American deluxe P Bass five string (with two pickups), plus a bit of cash.[/b] [u][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Further update: For a bit of new year cheer, I'll let it go for £1,250 shipped (in the UK only). If I don't get this, it'll go back in the cupboard!![/size][/font][/u] Finally uploaded via Photobucket, many thanks to HTH on this site. Thanks. Graham There is a limited amount of feedback on me in the feedback section under Graham1945, if you want to check that out. Edited January 20, 2013 by graham1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbishatbass Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Lovely looking machine - bet it plays as well as it looks. Have a bump Edited December 1, 2012 by Rubbishatbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hope you don't mind me bumping this within 36 hours - it's taken me almost all that time to include photos with the post!! Thanks to HTH on here for the info. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Glorious and a very good price for such an instrument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Oh well, looks as though this has suffered the pre Christmas gloom! Just had one offer, and a trade suggestion. So this is a shameless bump for a beautiful bass. If it's not going to sell, I'd consider a trade deal with a good quality five string Precision, similar to the Fender American de luxe, with two pickups, plus a bit of cash, if anyone is interested. Cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Dear Santa.....please can I have one of these.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margusalviste Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 These basses are poor gold! And the price of that particular bass is amazingly low. Grab it fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Coffee Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ive gat GAS again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks for the compliments guys. Looks as though I've picked the wrong time to put this up? Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Reduced price bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Now back on sale bump, bump! Surely one of the 1,000 plus viewers is interested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 This is going back on the road due to lack of any real interest. My gain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='graham1945' timestamp='1358681427' post='1943123'] This is going back on the road due to lack of any real interest. My gain! [/quote] Fixed it for you.....[color=#006400]"This is going back on the road due to lack of any real[s] interest [/s] cash being available.... "[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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