Hellzero Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 As @jazzyvee mentioned earlier, but it wasn't really noticed: 25 basses including 11 Alembic basses were stolen a few days ago from Station Music, Germany! The total amount is around 275,000 euros. The list of stolen Alembic basses is on the Alembic forum website, with some pictures, but just go to the Station Music website to see these stolen basses: https://www.station-musicshop.de/epages/64398533.mobile/en_GB/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=48919944&PageSize=5 The link with serial numbers: https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27500.msg279412#msg279412 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassFace1991 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Scum like that deserve the word bastard branding on their foreheads. Good luck with selling those. Hope they're recovered soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Here are some photos of the stolen Alembic's. Edited November 10, 2022 by Hellzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I do wonder if the people (b'stards!) who robbed the shop knew what they were stealing. I mean, if I was going to steal something I'd like to think I could sell it easily afterwards eg: the market for a knock off 70" TV is quite large (so I'm led to believe 😇) whereas finding someone to buy a bass guitar is severely limited. Compound that with a number of the basses are stolen are Alembics which are a niche within a niche, highly identifiable and not hugely desirable by the majority of the bass community! Either they have been stolen to order or will have to sell them on at a fraction of their shop value. I would love to own one (eg: No 14646 5 string above) but know that if I was offered one and could afford it i would immediately know it's a knock off! 🤣 Here's hoping they find the culprits and get the basses back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 14828 should be easliy tracked by the Police with its flashing blue lights... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 That's really sad for a store that is presumably trying to push a high end niche brand in Europe. I think it will be very hard indeed to hide these basses from the playing community anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 That’s a lot of Alembic stock for one shop to carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Serial number: 2512 Stollen… (I miss the bad jokes thread) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I know that insurance will likely cover some of this…….but, it is a real shock that a reputable store like Station Music has become a victim. A big shout-out to those guys who are warning the bass community by advertising this on the various internet auction sites and bass forums (fora?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zogworst Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Very upset by this: I was saving to buy either the short scale walnut or cocobolo series I they had and had been in touch with a very nice sales rep there; went online to check which had been sold only to see pretty much all they had was gone. I can’t imagine the shock the staff are going through, and hope this wasn’t an inside job. I figured a very wealthy muso’d bought them all, but for some reason my gut told me to search “alembic basses stolen from Station Music” because of the number of basses missing from the stock, and this horrible news comes up. Yes, bastards who stole them; really wonder how they plan to fence them, and hope they are caught with alacrity; each Alembic being unique, we know they’re all irreplaceable. Damn them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I don't approve but if the thieves want to leave any of them with me I won't tell the local rockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Any news if any of these have been recovered yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 'til now, they are still in the wild... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 They must surely be hidden in a lockup somewhere. Even the most feckless fence would have have determined quite quickly that these could be identified and traced. That said, they could end up elsewhere, outside of Europe, where they might be more easily sold on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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