marcus bell Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 hi guys, just wondering if anyone had one of these basses? they look great! [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/29633.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/69852.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/alembic202209-04.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/cat.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/DSCN0150.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Very nice! They "look" heavy though... if you know what I mean! What does one of those cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'd much rather get the FAB than the FAG..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) They go for a £lot.....[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fernandes-FAB-180-bass-guitar-Alembic-series-1-clone-copy-/280899456283?nma=true&si=czn8IRgqFlIrO%2BelmAY6ZRibcEw%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] Oops sorry that wasn't the question! Edited November 21, 2012 by chaypup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The model names were well chosen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I've never owned one but I did play the full range of them at the Frankfurt trade show in the mid 80's & they were pretty fantastic. The guy I was with actually owned an Alembic series 1 at the time & he thought they gave his bass a pretty good run for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'd love one if it came up cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) I've neither seen one of these nor played one but they look fantastic - it appears that Fernandes were trying to clone Alembics and did a pretty good job from construction to electronics to aesthetics. I'm sure there's a lot written on the Alembic Club site but I haven't checked - prices do appear to be reasonably high though (I suspect that Fernandes are a lot more rare than Alembics and to get one in good condition with fully functioning electronics is probably not easy). The bass in main photograph looks very much like a pre 2006 Alembic Brown Bass (neck dimensions, nut, construction etc.) - very lovely! Edited November 21, 2012 by lozbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I had the chance to get a couple of these at trade price but stupidly decided not to & ordered myself a Jaydee instead. The other stuff Fernandes had on their stand was fantastic too - excellent replicas of just about every famous guitar you can think of - Jaco's jazz bass, Iommi's SG, Randy Rhoads' white Les Paul & polka dot Jackson, Matthis Jabs' black & white stripey explorers etc. etc. I wish I still had the catalogue. Not only that but while I was on the stand the guitarist sitting next to me trying out a load of stuff was Neal Schon - I was only in my late teens & I was a huge Journey fan so I was totally awestruck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico@Bass Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1353487213' post='1875029'] I'd much rather get the FAB than the FAG..... [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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